The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-06-17
RUR.9L ECO.yV.WY:-
LARGE AND SMALL FARMS.

LAktsE AND SMALL Ann
Il would as,onlsh a Ne,V Englauder or
European 10 see tho extensive farms oil the
great south west. A thousand acres in cot
ton is not uuusual, and several hundred are
essential to respectable planter " Of the
south and even in Tennessee. II is not un.
common for farm 10 consist OF from one to
four thousand acres of land. But this rs
not half ;-some of our farmers With from
fifty to one hundred hands, after paying
expenses, do mol, according 10 their own
reports, clear more than from two TO four
Thousand dollars, sometimes less, per an
mum, nu as many acres OF land. This ar.
CUES bad management somewhere, and 1t
We are a, liberty 10 point out defects, we
mention the error Of attempting the cult
walton Of more ground than eau lie titled
properly as the greatest. There Is more
pride with many IN having large corn, cot
ton aad tobacco fields than IN producing an
abundance aud making ae.l profits. With
THIS preamble, II may DO well TO designate a
few of the Disadvantages of too large farms.
lst. The mania for grea, qualities OF
land induces cot few to purchase so exten
sivoly as to DO scarcely nble TO pay the tax
es, and we have often known valuable tracts
sold by The civil authorities TO pay the tax
es. BY this plan, it requires no small de
gree Of active capital TO support the empty
name Of large lan0holder, and when the
mos. Of tie wealth OF an Individual is 10
this kind Of property, il is dead, unproduc.
tive capital which will keep It's possessor,
IN most cases, poor and hard pressed for
lie every day comforts Of life.
I'd. The farmer who attempts the cult
vation Of more land than be has force and
means O: rendering highly productive, tray.
els over much ground and works hard for
l;gh, cgops. Fifteen acres to the hand IS
no. more than the average allowance III
this country, and suppose this ground yields
FIVE barrels Of corn to the acre which IS a
liberal calculation, the product wocld be sey.
enty five barrels &c corr, or It's equivalent
80 something else. But cay sc adopt the
system Of preparing the land well, by deep
and early ploughing aud heavy manuring,
then Eve acres, with less work TO the acre
after planting, will give from ! 5 TO 20 tar
refs TO the acre; say only fifteen, the five
acres will give the same amount Of grain OF
the fifteen, and with much less capital, less
labor, aud great deal more satisfaction.
In many parts q. Europe the rents Of the
lands coss as much or more per aHnum than
would pay for il here, and the tenants, nf
ter paying these heavy charges, become
independent, aud opuent; but II the land
holder in this country gets two dollars pei
acre rent, in "trvck,n he thiuks himself
well eli. Surely our hosbandry is a; d low
ebb; not much wonder then il is looked up
on as a poor occupation.
Agriculture cannot be understood or ap
prccialed TIL ttcre is greater effort to pro
dice large crops on small quantities ol
land, and less disposition to plan, more than
can pnss,hly receive due attention. We
may DO asked If those Who have farms so
large as 10 rrpdfr il iupraeicab'e TO put
them iuto the highest state 81 cultivation
mus, turn part Of tie lard ont as commons
10 carry on, the new aud Improved system ,
By no means. The whole secret and
true policy OF fariolng con ssts iu making
I'LL the capital productive. Ii iI.s fields
are too largo and too many, select such
poiirous for ulIage 90 the farmer can bfag
10 hi-h state 81 cultivation, and SOW tie
balance III grass adopted 10 tho soil, and
ease aud prosperity viii follow. The great
est ignorance Of The country IL exhibited H.
making extraordinary exertion 10 produce
gram Tor cattle and hogs and letting them
stand on dry los al the hme. Large and
thrifty animals cannot be made on this sys
TEN, and the farmer will exhaust the sell
and push his hands 10 keep lis domestic
creatures barely allye. Let % ADOPT The
system BY which Ue can have green food for
our stock both in the winter aud the SUM
ner mud our animals viii grow larger and
keep iatter and much less labor will be nc
ccssary. II We are able to msouro bot
ona acre, or are able 10 cult yale bot ono
as il should be, le, US not aitomp, more,
bat rest satisfied that ore acre will give vs.
more than I've negligently managed This
rule might arply 10 The whole management
Of the farm, for most Of us have more cat.
tie, horses, sheep and hogs than We have
good houses and shelters TO protect, and
means 10 keep IN good condition. The con
sequence IS every Animal viii 10 apt to
want for something, aud It IS not At oil pro
babe we eau have any thing fine Or Of
which a good flrner would bc ashamed. --
4 hille farm well TILED and a little house
well tiled, should be greatly preferred to
largo neglected farms nui big open empty
bafn ike dwellings fgricuiiurist
CURIOUS ARTS.