The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-10-28
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From The Cultipator.
KNOWLEDGE ESSENTIAL TO AGRI
CULTURE.

ESSENTIAL TO AGRI.
CULTURE.
"There are those 10 every community, I
Who BY o small sacrifice OF time aud alteu.
ton, with a very trillng expenditure in aid
of The objects TO be desired, may IN few
VI $ revoluiion.ze the present miserable /
state Of agriculture around them and thus
become identified with the best Interests
aud most enduring prosperity ofshelr neigh !
borhood."
This appears 10 us 10 he sound doctrine. !
Make men ioteligeui, make them 20 under F.
stand the subjects that are Of the mssl t.u.
sequence to them, place IN their hands
those works that relate TO their business
and their interests, and they will soon oct
undersiandingly and decislyely. We be-
lIeye, and We doubt not all well informed
men will concur with Us, that the most ei-
.eciual means for the advancement ogricul
tuie 10 this country, and placing The farmer
IN the position which the genius and ins,iIu.
,ions OF the land allot to him, is tho diffusion
0fagrleulturpl kuowled ge--.leaching the far.
mer to read, aud thus dlsabuse his mind Of
the prejudice watch still fingers with SO.
many, ofthe inuiidiy Of science, knowledge,
aud general leOraing, IN connection w.sh
agriculture.
II may easily be shown that there is no
single occupation or business IN life, where
extensive knowledge is more necessary
than IT'S TO luli understanding and proper
practice of agriculture. There is nouc SC
intimately blended with all tho important
branches Of the natural science as this /;
none to which geology, chemistry, botany,
and entomology, are such important coz
,riba.ogs aud invaluable euxiEaries. The
earth, the or, are full Of instruction 10 The
farmer the pebble, leal, insect; the eompo
s,tlon and decomposition Of msttar and It's
causes, are all before him, all constantly
gong on arouud hiG, all inviting attention
az part Of the processes be mus, produce Il
be is successful cultvalor Of lie SOIL
He must read aud If be feels the value Of
knowledge himself, he will be proportional
5ly anX:ous tina, those around him, b..
neighboung farmers, bis friends, should
read also. A community Of knowledge
constitutes one Of the strongest ties that
can bicd society together; whatever mas
, be the topic, 1t is bond Of feeling aud in
lerest not easily broken OF destroyed. Al
intelligent and practical man may chang
the whole course st agfieusiurp IN a neigh
borhood, aud give an impulse TO its prosper
i'y, which may endure long aRer the CAUSE
Is forgotten. We have seen a man 90 into
a uelghborhocd Of Cafmers, respectable
men, but vho did not read, and felt the Ole
fashioned contempt aud aversion for those
who did. This man gas reader Of agrl
cultural papers aBd when an improvement
was pointed out thar his good Judgment
showed was adapted TO his farm or bis cir
cumstances, be ADOPTED Il an once. Ho
improved his farm by draining his lands,
and nearly doubling the ordinary crops. by
skiIful cropping and rotation. He ics ,Hog.
ed his stock BY purchasing at gFeay cost,
superior animals 20 breed (tom. His neigh
bors at FIRE, called him book Turner, end
sneeFed at his management They sacr
found the laugh was Oh tie wrong side, anG
began to enquire the cause. Ii he could
get a no.ghbor to read, hia percdlcai.
were always at heir service and IL De me-
q brother farmer, some proposition was
made or Isq1iry started which lie was surt
would lead 10 useful results. Soon ihel
fond al agricultural paper necessary, anC
became subscribers themselves ;Gnd agRl
cultural paper has become as indispensable,
as po!lIca! one, and It's arrival is always
looked for With interest and pleasure. -
The prominent farmers Of that nelQhhor
mood are now readers several diferen
publications are rBcclved ard Wken JheS
meet the comparative merits Of the diler
ent modes Of husbendcy are sreely and .alol
ligeutly discussed. We would wish % Sci
: such examples as this more frel1ou,ly ilpl
lated. When they become common,
sill be proud day for American AGREED
ture. 10 such instances, We lraca The trll,
secret Of improvement, Tor although lhl
locker on may at frst sheer at the reader
he 10 sure eventually 10 initiate, first tba in
Proyemont5 he makes, and lastly his coursi
If reading. We ask Il IS a favor, Of every
friend to agricultural improvement, Il
bring knowledge q farming periodicals. Il
the notice of bis nejghbof Jet them be iu
duced 10 become subscribers-,o read, n
refec, on tue means Of improving their cul
tiyauon, aud point viii be gained which
will afford "a ya,i0uaI hope Of rapidly lncrcas
iHg our permanent prosperity.
ADVANTAGE OF CHANGING SEED.
The opinion appears to prevail to con
.!derable extent among wheat growers
that sowing the product ofany kind Of wheat
m continued succession far several years or
the same farm, all eventually result 10 de-
generacy. We have no doubt that in many
such cases, degeneracy actually does "a Il
place. Neither is il at all lmprobatGe that
II ls, 10 part, owing 10 this cause and that q
change Of seed occasionally, would have a
sanitary influence 10 etfecting 90 Improve
men, 10 The crop. Bot whether tho i'm.
proyement is ia consequence Of mere
change from ono place to another, or in part,
"a some other circumstance connected with
. thus rIapvn tgstgur in uBbtS.tt ,,.s. ., -,