The native American., 1840-08-01

Tor The Naiire american.
OUR OWN AGRICULTURE.

OUR OWN AGRICULTURE
Gone of the most interesting objects which
meets the travellers eye in Kentucky, IS It's
IpaSure lands, in which You see grass thick
land abundant, and which are, notWithsand-
ling, ovcrspread with trees, as large and lofty
las those which grow in an ordinary forest.
! have never beheld such pastures. so fine a
combination of woodland and meadow in any
of the other States, or any other part of the
world. will tell yon the mode OF making
them: The underground is cut away and
grass seed sown. or in some cases hay is scat
tered over the land IN winter and eaten by
the cattle, horses, sheep, aud swine, which
live and fatten on it. Here they sannter,
sleep or crop the rich heritage, sheltered from
the caIorific scorching OF summers SIM, by
the dense foliage of the wide spreading oak,
elm, and beech (For this region, add the
locust, birds-eyc, rock or sugar maple wal
nuts, shell bark, cedar, wild cherry, and black
gum for utility and ornament the fruits Of
some to sustain birds that feed on insects.
New rs this country is, large fruit orch
ards are every where visible. The apple,
pear, peach, and plumb tree, promise this sea-
son to Weld Il bountiul harvest '-ProfesSor
Halls LcuerS from the las! and West:
Washington Cify.
1t is proposed that the orchard be planted
near to the farm house 50 as to clifford pastu-
rage and food for the bees, poultry, rabbits,
pigs, ewes and lambs. which will in exchange
for the pasturage and food that the grounds
and fruits will afford them, destroy the worms,
bugs, and other winged insects that are de
structive to the fruits and fruit trees, manure
and cultivate the fruit trees and ground, and
thus full crops OF the mulberry, cherry, april
cot plumb, ncctarine peach, pear, and apple
be obtained, and succession kept up for fam
lily, feeding to stock, and commercial purpo-
SEES, and the longevity Of all the trees promo
led
Also two permanent grass lots, near the
homestead, adjacent to the dairy So as to
change the pastures ofthe milch COWS every
four days, by which plan the cows will al
ways have fresh sweet herbage, and afford the
family rich, sweet milk, cream, butter and
cheeSe. Thus saving the aborof sending daily
a distance for the COWS, which are sometimes
Injured by other stock, and in being driven to
and fro 1t is proposed that this orchard, the
grass lots, the dairy, bees, rabbits, and such
number Of hogs, ewes and lambs as may he
supported by the pasturage and food Of the
orchard, to be the wite's prequisite-out of
the advantages from which she will be ena
bled to fill the meat house, feather the beds,
clothe her household, add to the nursery, fam
ily and primary school district library, and
furnish the groceries.
This arrangement will enable the farmers
wife, to whom the unfortunate often look for
aid, the more fully to giveit, and preventit in
some measure by giving employment to those
t,-,, pi,,,r tba trca
ming, securing, drying the fruit, marketing it,
producing and securing comfort at home and
|dinusing it in her neighborhood. Il"
Adjoining and identifying the country: and
promoting the health of the farmers home by
Having those pleasing and useful objects about
it, viz. the orchard, the poultry, hogs, ewes,
|lambs, grass lots and COWS, which are not only
attractive to the children and family, but to
the visiters and travellers. Wou'd not the
introduction Of the above plan among the In
dams promote civilization among them as well
as among ourselves
In portions Of Maryland, Virginia, aud the
District Of Columbia, land is cheap probably
cheaper than in the West, taking the distance
to large market towns into consideration, and
the great facilities for agricultural improve
IlnentS with smell mari ana green Sand, winch
abound on the shores of the Potomac and the
tide water region, and the low prices of lime
and manures in the District cities. An eX-
animation into this subject would probably
induce many of the valuable citizens Of Ma
ryland and Virginia, who are migrating
to the great Western States, to locate them
selves on lands which have been selling for
less than four or five dollars an acre, with
valuable mari pits on them, or near them
within few miles of the Capitol Of the Union.
The great thoroughfares to the capitol may
become populous, highly productive and or
namental-vieng i'll beauty and grandeur
with the woodland pastures of Kentucky
the beautiful farms, orchards, and permanent
pastures of more favored portions of our
Union.
e. AN AMERICAN FARMER
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