The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-04-23

wv AhS icd'cs VI piuuts uIe tHtlf inngS.
The leaves Of Iurnips expose a wide surface
to the atmosphere, and so derive much OF
their subsistence. The broad leaves like.
wise Shade the ground, preserves its mois-
lure, and prevents IFS exhaustion by the sun
and air.
Meat and clothing come from animals
The more animals are sustained upon a
farm, the more meat aud the more clothing.
Those things bear Of course, proportion
10 the number Of bulloeks, sheep, swine and
poultry, which are maintained. The great
inquiry then is, what kind Of crops will
least exhaust the land in their cultivation,
and furnish support TO the larges, number
OF animals
A very large amount Of land in turnips.
Fields OF three, four, and even five hundred
ncres are not uncommon. SIuce their in.
PRODUCTION, bulochs aud sheep have tire.
bed 10 number; turnlps, for the reasons
given, furnishing abundant food. For one
bushel Of oats, ten of iurnips, may be
grown q, the same cost. The grea, differ.
ence IN the two crops is TO be found in the
barB yard. Here is the ties, of their value.
The value Of manure 10 agriculture is well
appreciated. DR.. IRE states that tho value
Of il annually applied TO the crops, a, cur.
rent prices, SURPRISES IN ratue the uhole
amount IN fcrfiga commerce. This ,uruip
crop returns vast amount Of nutrilye
matter TO the soil. The farmer then from
his green crops, and by regular system Of
rotatlon, hads green feed for his cattle aud
wheat for the market. Tho growth Of
green crops is intimately connected with q
system Of rotation Of crops.
The lands in Norfolk are sandy. Here
are The distinguished improvements Of Mr..
Coke, now Lord Leicester. His usual 70.
iailon is barley, clover, turnlps, wheat
These lands resemble much Of the land in
the county Of Plymouth and the sandy lands
TO be found 10 the vicinity OF the Connect.
Gu, aud Merrinack rivers. The culIIya.
lion OF green crops in New England, Do.
serves attention. What would be The best
kind Of succBlen, vegetables, whether iur.
nips, or carfot.,5r Ssedes, he was 10, pre-.
pared TO say. But no attempts bad been
made among US Of systematic agriculture
and until VIC enter upon some regular roia.
ton Of crops aud our husbaudry becomes
more systematic, no distinguished success
could be looked for. As to our soil, there
was DO Inherent ineapacily for any oil the
common crops. We could raise wheat.-
The average crop ia England is twenty six
its.at ..,i~ 81 4.
poor soil he had obtained this summer sew.
en,y SIX bushels Of wheat upon three acres
OF land.
10 England large portion of the ,urnip
crop Is consumed on The land where il
grows. The sheep are fed ont OF doors oil
winter, millions are never housed. This
was a matter OF surprise, especially consd.
orlpg the wetness of the climate and these
sheep were often exposed ~ fields where a
dry spot could not be found. Sheep we're
often folded by waited fences or hurdles
temporarily erected IN different parts of The I!
field, and removed from place to place as
tho portions Of the crop were consumed
In some cases they we're folded aud the I
cases they were always fed on lands intend /
ed the mex. year TO be brought under cult |
WALTON. In one case he saw man employ. I
ed IN the field, raising turnips with a crow
bar for sheep, who WAS expected TO be oc.
cupied exclusively in his business the whole
winter. |, IS deemed BY many farmers
much the preferable mode 10 dig all the 1
turuips as they are wanted. 10 this case
they are more completely consumed. The
Swedish turnip does no, suffer even by be.
ing frozea IN tho winter. la tho North,
,urpips are generally housed or they are
covered with straw on the land which is 10
be brought under the plough. Land is of.
ten designated by way OF excellence, as
" land thut will carry sheep 7 that is, land
on which crops of tufnips arc raised for
feeding the sheep and such lands are great
ly enriched by their being fed upon it. In
The Lothians in Scotland where the cult
vaiion is as fine rs any part Of Great Bri.
tain, turnips are largely cultivated. Here
they are generally covered or housed
The Swedish turnips are particularly suited
TO cold climate.
Another importan, improvement IN Eng
Iish agriculture is their system OF irrigation,
by which you are to understand, not flow.
ing back Of water to stand upon the lands,
but trucking of water from canals, or
carriers, that shall keep their light aud
sandy soils sufficiently moist 10 support veg,
citation. Ono of the most remarkable spe,
cmens Of Improvement Of this kind is seen
IN a celebrated estate in Holland,s called
Forest. By forest, we must understand a
tract of lard containing here and there an
oak, and which is mainly covered with a
shrub similar TO our brake. On this place,
he was told by the foreman, that only few
years since the sand was often agitated by
The winds, and that it was mainly barren
heath, not worth one shilling per acre but
how, in consequence of letting on water
from brook, along canals over tho sides
If which il trickles, three cuttings Of hay
are annually Obtained, Of two tors each TO
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