Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-02-02
Erum the Plough Boy.

| day star OF Improvement has aIeaoy risen
above the horizon. 10 ditfuse light aud renova.
ted life OH the broad expanse Of our butciiered
couutry, IL ID wiki some dIih-encc that ask
the Use Of your columns 10 .prrnd before the
country the humble contributions OF my leisure
moments TO the common cause OF agricultural
! improvement.
A. an evidence Of this state of the public
| mind, W. nave but 10 look around US, and we
| see the intelligent and industrious FartnerS,
assembled h. slmos, every section oil oar c"'i'i'
| try IS organised bodies. for the purpose oi en-
qury and research. This speaks lan2uag''
| 10, To be misunderstood. Already has the press
The great engine oil intelligence, taken up the
| task. and good must bc the result. - pe'".
the fact Il must aud will awaken the cnergies,
and arouse The dormant powers oil all. Patr!'
olism calls aloud, necessity urges. sell inteiesl
commands, aud all nature woos Us 10 action.
Until lately the plant Of the South have vIo'
laIed every law Of nature So ier rs land was
concerned. hui wc hope better stalr oi ttiiie'
will ere long take place Of the principal meth
OIs heretofore pursued, and PhEnlx 'iRe, !!r
lnir lace ol our land assume II youth!ui aud
irrshcncd aspect. We hope ere ione to see
the green carpc, OF nature studded VITA how-
crs 9i ever, hue aud every scent, spread Tar
aut wide DER the now driOIned, wa!erworn,
aud cast away fields. Let the farmer cease hls
Itinerary bid him love the hume, the birth
place aud the grave Of his lathers-ct his en-
rr.ies, his iulcilcc; and his care b- his hume,
Jet all rui,loiu. and the plastic hand oi nature
will assist. wheu plrmty vii take The place oi
squa!lId poverty, the earth will yield her iruits
IN abundance. conlrI,inrui will reign whe:
obcdiencr 20 the constituted laws O: God are
observed. nlorai, ply seal organic. nnd social
lnl.Inprraice may then sing the syIcon song
The sros ShOps hare lost their eharnI, they are
pissed bv. snuu.rd AMI neglected. TO die iron
inanIliun The farmers are tile great majority
ni our country. nud 1t follows OF course that
the, ARE the certain moJitiGrs oil pubic opn.
ION. Then UP brolher iarEIcrs, and arm To The
rescue. Intelligence for your compass, indus
Try Tor your CANVASS, and strength oi Will Ior
your ruddcr. auI the port or happlnes. and
prosperity IS directly ahead.
Bu, TO my purpose Having spen, the spare
.uUiucnls Of the most active paIi oil my iIle. III
research aud enquiry into The things BY Which
we are surrounded, such IS geology, mine.
gSs I.S.s..S fssodcas1se =, ny
a,ind that il will not be amiss TO give, through,
tie columns o! your paper, some plans whereby
the farmer can ascertain the nature ani com.
pos l,,on Of line land he culuyateS. The T"cSs
and Strata to.h which ali soils are aud have
been made. AID I'll hat compose The nlore solid
partso Tie Globe, we find arranged By nature
IN certain and uurrr!ug order, but Al the sanie
time ", hnd s'ra,.,s very different III their con
pnncht paris, are associated together; and o:ieI
may be iuund under the soil. materials thai II
brpu..It 10 the surface and united ar mixed
with the soil OH the Sur.l'e, would add much
10 lis fertility aud fitness Tor the improvements
Of H. vegetable productions. Consequently
the po.iunn and nature vi rocks IN general
will BE- ui consequence 10 the Iarnier, knowi
cdgr OF which will enable him 10 grasp Il, any
| advantage that may present To- his inIc!Iiscnce
| IN thr first place rocks are divided into primary
aud secondary. The primary rocks. such as
granite are composed of cnrySiais OF Quarts
| rchI-par and Mica. aud CONTAIN no other nag
mcnis no organic remains at any KIND, or any
! fragments Of other materials, tho cTcn here
primitive appears To BE- 4 Term. not nslownbi.
! a. there must have been time when III" cIrt 1"
tai, tia, omp0srd them, existed separate and
distinct hul thus time is yet III the n!cana %
| un,,r. and could not benefit the Farmer ~ ih,
! speculation.
The secondary rocks or strata ccnsis, partly
of chrysra!nc matter, containing fragments "
other rocks organic remains, 10th OF vegetables
! and marlnc animals. AMI often III" rcnlAihs
! the lowest orders oi land. animals. Sc. Sc.
The primary rocks are nearly always 10 b'
| found IN large masses. the layers "i winch aT'
generally vertical or but li,,Ic inclined to ih'
horison
There arc cich, primitive rocks ,o be Oh
served, Isl, Granite, being found at The lowcS
depths, which have been penetrated by man
composed Of Quarts. Fcldspai. and Mica, a
ire s,arly ccmrnted together IN which are ~
strata or lines, OF layers. When the sam
materials nrc arranged IN layers, II then lar
the name Of sncis.
I'd f. Micacrous, Sciiisins, composed at VII
CT. n shiny scaly lonking material. (com,nnnl
called ismslaSs and Quurts or Slick. the whit
rOcts called Fin, rocks are Quarts or riiIr
ceor,S rocks. sand is Sick, generally c"i"rcd b!
Iron. Thes,. rocks are arranged ~ layers. !!
the general little cur,cncal. Some OF IN
highest ununt1itls are nIclrcOns ScEistS-.
believe the Ear noted Table Rock, is princirall
OF ihl4 klnd
Sd Sieuitc, composed OF tior blend an
Field, .,ar
i,!r Scr1crtinc, made up OF rcsplrmdar
ilorl.h!cnd ana feldspar. The cn:t stats wsIic
form tins rock. are often 20 -mIil 10 eve II
uniform appearance. II also often contain
,,ea,i,.s or soap stone. II bears ilnc po.I,
and pre.rnts beautiful var'rsaied green.
9Th Porpliyn, cun,lsts oI einpar III chTv'
,a.s cmbcd,icd ~ the same na,criais. bnt"i di
cr.ul coIurs: the color depending IN general o
Iron ~ some ot Ms conditions
9Th ,iranelar Marble. THIS IS entirely chry'
,aIs of cnrbuna,. Of iur When white: wic
ro,.rcd II contains some iron, hears n fine pa
,.h. and when VI ciusc ha.,! IeAtuIc Is used b
S,,ruarics for ,ilcir finest works
7rn Cl"rtc Sch>t, this Is a gray or gree
sub,trncc analogous 10 Mia aud fcid.par.
9Th Quarzosc Rocks, composed Of grant
; lar o,,sr,z. n.trm united /" surail quantities
chrys,,line materials belonging t" other rock
Secondary rocks ar" much moro numurot
than the primary. bn' we shall only name Il
most common thai occur III our country.
=, Is,. Grsnwackc. consistiuG Of fragments
, ouurtzs or clori,c schisi, cemen,cd principal
, b. fe!dspnr
End. siliceous sandsione. composed Of fl