Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-02-22
[Ftom ths Farmers MOnthly Visiter.l
EUROPEAN FARMING.

EUROPEAN FAhMING'
I think that the superiority TO he Oh
served in British aud Flemish Agriculture,
IA TO be attributed to the nice adaptation
Of crops-the perfect system that pre-
walls in every departmenl-ihe free out
Law for manures to iHvgorate The soil
the patience that never tires 10 The com
ple,ion Of task once undertaken, and
the industry that in no kind Ofweather, at
no season Of the year, fails to remember
and perfJrm itS tasks and duties,
England is remarkable for cOnining TO
certain districts iho productions which
flourish best in those soils. Thus the
light sands Of Norfolk are bes. adapted to
t1rnips, barley and clover. 1t was by
this course that Mr.. Coke earl Of Lei
cester,) reclaimed from perfect barren
ness his splendid estate at Hoikham.-
Warwickshire is famous for heans as
frst crop, wheat and timothy following.
Not less perfect is the system: each one
has his part and his duties assigned to
him-he is there stall times, and In all
Weathars, aud he sipnlstos To no only
there. And this system pervsdes all
things OH the farm.
Jpon tsrm in Snry, where spent
six pleasant and agreeable mon hs, had
the opportunity 10 see the use aud pro-
+ fis Of sysiemttic farming. il WAS a hay
farm, of less than two hundred acres--the
rent paid about S2,u00. The whole
farm, except the garden. was moved
Alter the hay was taken care OF, the
fields were all shut up Wn'i there was a
good feed upon them Then Mr.. r. went
to tie nearest fair and purchased large
beeves near fat. In those fresh luxuriant
pastures, whore the grass grows almost
fast enough TO render not fabulous Sir
Boyle Roche's story Of the kite thrown
into an Irish meadow over night, hidden
BY the grass next incoming. the beeves be
came in a very short time fit for Smith.
Geld or Old Leadenhall. After q few
days rest, the tair was resOrted TO for a
second drove Of cattle OF smaller size,
hut Ia good flesh, which soon shared the
lot Of all fat oxen, and became the roast
beef Of old England. The fields were no
longer in a condition to make beef aud
therefore were TO furnish the predicament
Itnearly fal" 10 take the "frst bi:en in
some unfed meadow. The fourth course
was a herd Of small Welsh cattle TO be
merely improved. FIfttly and lastly came
sheep, 10 be kept I'LL the meadows be.
gan 10 start in the spring, when they were
sold and the meadows shut up.
To recruit this farm, the carts which
took The hay to market returned laden
with manures to be used as top dress
ing. When not bringing back provisions
for farm use, think ! may say they al
ways came back with manures. had.
some years ago, in my possession book,
which was borrowed by some friend or
Other, who liked it so we'll that he forgot
to return IT, This book gave The best
account Of EnG lish practice with respect
10 mannres, Of any have seen. 1t was
said in that book that five thousand tons
OfInsnure had been applied in me year
on a single esrala. know that lhe guam.
titles are immense, and that the lands in
that country are kept in n high state Of
fertility by The axiom impressed ON the
hUsbandman that food is as necessary to
the earth ss to tho human hody. Bul do
not think that have selected plttern
farm l0r the subject Of The forrg ,ing re-
marks. Il was in all respects Ouly me
dum farm. There could NOT bo the sune
opportunity for the more elaborate prac
tices Of hnsblndry that there is in large
Yorkshire (aFms. II is my opinion Iha
some Oi the best managed farms in Eng.
land we're on the estates of the Duke Of
BuCkingham, al s owe, in Bucks. h is,
however, the fashion iu England, TO pat
rOnizs agriculture; heaven grant it may |
become 80 here. You can form no idea
With what ease an American can intro.
duce hiInself to the English, if he is fond
Of farming. The RiTl o: few ears of
Indian corn 70 the Horticultural Society,
brought me tickets and invitations without
number to their gardens and feles at
ChiSWick.