Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-11-10


every enlightened and especially every Rcpu he
OWES 10 this great pfmurll interest ii suc
ETY.. We must have u pritssofship of agriculture IN
onl nN osity. part a. the general course ut liberal
S'nncs to infns' our young men, when they luii lis
Walls, with competent knowledge OF the prnep - If
prol' s'lon Which many Of them embrace IN alier tt
In az uun To This. there should be established N ennnrr
ton Nllht. nsersty, special horticultural Institute
Designed fer those who might wish OF had eonye-
hie oiullow the general course nt University studies
brl Mfoec inject would ho 10 acquire shorter time OF al
less tN pcnse the professional education an Instructed
ael.cullurist MS we'll the general accomplishments ii
an intelligent useful citizen. In this rant ltnt theory
and practice should ~ hand IN hand and ur thai purpose
model aud experimental am should be- attached 10 the
Institute 10 be conducted under the shu super
Vision aud management, and la afford example, al
ihe most improved methods olcunre aud fertilization
Oh such an Institution, perfect eNcmpht. tested hy
forty years ol successful experience pre- sou cd
the admirable aud celebrated establishment ii Non Eel
enholg al llonyl IN Switzerland. am spared the ne
rrlly al details III the development oi Ihs supeeslu
by supply referring thai well Luown establishment as
general model admitting readily oi mod laena where
difference II circumstances may he supposed 10 require
lhcm 1t was my good fortune. during my residence III
Eunrc, u ylsii tins classic epoi aud ,an SIT say
HAT SAW nothing IN the palaces oil kmns, in tie
us OF the oc arts, IN the gorgeous displays Of wealth
and power on every hand, which impressed ne with hall
the admiration felt IN contemplating the modest lut NJ
bl, establishment ol the Swiss Republican rat1ot and
sagr. Agriculture he chose the basis OF hls enter
rrsr; and by tho happy continuation in the Thinning OF
his rGpls nj intellectual and bodily labor mutually re
lssins aud pisnr 2est Ia each o,het he has achieved
lhoso plodlpes OF moral aud physical improvement,
which have drawn upon his institution the earnest aen
non and applause II the civilized world II has inr
nSh,d 10 Continental Europe the best models Of lis az
Icnliutc, While Il has sent ioh into its various Sairh
and Kingdoms some ot ih,it meai useful vfuons mud
enlightened citizens Al the came time time the meera
lim OF llu", stands proud reluatiou Of all the seo
oiypcd saltts. frequently indpl9td, scientific
farming, the accounts of the establishment kept with
minute mercantile oNactncss, disclose. through So
rlrs ol lcars nett profit of - per cent upon tho whole
capital cmpayed-n rate of pfollt with which. venture
Ia say, ans Il Us practical farmers would be than
contest,
have thought no, unsuitable to the present oec,-
slun pcntcmcu 10 pIrspni these observations on the
mean, ot extending the usefulness Of our Society OF Gle
waiting the standard IT cur prlesslon, ard o pfonine
the progress 81 agricultural science. (which the highest
prosperity al The state as well MS our own petsoha IN
lrIcss and feelings is 81 deeply concerned II shall
have thrown out anything which shall appear 10 you
worth, Of benny further pursued, shall esteem myself
happy IN awakening the interest ol those, whus- lhll
gent cAcons, concnrrlng with those oi oar agricultural
brethren Csew here must ensure by thrruntod mofl IN
iGcncc success 10 whatever oJret Of public good ,'y
may cspulse.
Pass We nov from these topics 10 those Of moro IA
nar character connected with operative aprrullule.-
The bluuul auhur oi our hring, gentlemen, has given
man dominion the earth, and all lis Iludut
tlun4 hu coupled with the grant the express condition
and Injunction that he should aab3ac il by his industry
and tod II part OF the scheme Of Divine Providence
that Spontaneous should supply the wants ui man
On the contrary, there Is hardly any thing Which nature
prcuts To state which superseds Tie necessity
o human Labor 10 make some ehaner III it, 10 pfelae II
tur lc usc Of man. Political economists, indeed. tell ~
that Mdor Is The only oi the noccssarios and con
ycncuccs Of llo, OF what they call mcd'h Whatever
.pluu may hc taken 10 this proposition, ~ lis un1ual
flied sirlcupss, is NeIthooss undcnaGc thai human
labor Is, by li, The most important constituent III almost
all articles consumed by manoyen tie ordinary pro
dnclso hecarlh. 1hegr,at philosopher, .ecle. remarks
that nj will rightly consider things % they conn,
Ia use. and eaa up the several expenses about Them
what Is plttly oHlna III nature and what 10 labog We
shall ind That, III moot 81 them, ninei nuc hnhdfdlS
are wildly to put 10 the account 81 MboW. And he
adds, that III Mould be strange catalogue al things lha
the industry Of man provided ahd made OF, alom or
tfy loaf n bread before II 10 II We could
tlate Them. Let rs not fcplne nj tins law al our BE-
ing. but recognize IN II new lnuo oi the go dness and
wisdom OF Divine Providence, which thus Supplies us
with motives to that active ~Nertiun our lacu
ties mental and bodily, in which only the True dignity
aud happiness Of man 10 be found.
The earth. then, is given 10 US IN STATE unfit mud
incompetent iur the support OF civilized men, hut with
varied and n finite capacities Of production, 10 be drawn
forth by human industry and art There h no pat ol
us primitive surface which does mol stand IN need o
improvement in other. by dt1ic0i mcans.-
lhs is the fundamental principle d igncnure "a an
art, aud points 10 constantly progressive improvement
as lhu ctd Of every generous System OF fumlng \"
man should be content simply iopftseryc his lands III The
coldition Nhlchy 1hepoor sloulIbc oado fiell,
and the rich tlchor; and such is the efficacy vi artificial
means Of improvement that What or gnay The pour
est land in Europe. q refer To the Ii hi sandy sls ul
/ FamIclg) is now probably The richest 81 that
/ Flemish llushandry has became synonymous with the
perfection Of fertility and pfoduclycn,ss. In ciiret:na
dis extraordinary trump over the disadvantages ii ma
ture much doubtless, has been done Iy good illasc,
deep plunghng. thorough dlaiGiug and q jal c5us
rotation Of cros hut tic ntsl tie.onl tctli has leea
the minute care in collecting and preserving aud unwea
Rcd diligence in the application, oi m0'"nts. These,
indeed IN connection with proper culture, are the
! "chanus and mighty maggie by which the wondcr WORN
ing pow, 5 ,fagucullual improvement has every where
wrought It's miracles. 1t is alike curious and enaonr
aonr to obst rye how the catalogue OF these precious
nsour,os is daily extending by the dIscoFcrts OF
modt science, aud the lrqnislHo fpnt oi tie hn-
man mind. Ia addition TO the numerous class ol
vegetable aad animal nauurs, long known. aud
Whrc virtues a,c been tested by cenrSpirA rcrichtr.
II is discovered that he respective comp nnes u
lime and magnesia in bones, ard Tue peculiar Chemical
aincs Of charcoal plrdcr and soot lave placed them
high on the isl Of valuable tsr,illlers.
Boz, it is che1y in the wide field mineral manurcs,
and in the bowels II the earth, that the researches Of the
chemist and tic gcolgisl from tine To time unluin5
new resources lo stimulating and increasing the pro.
duciycncss of lis surface. | need not lrIng 10 your
view any of these .todcn discoveries, Of which yon
will obtana lar satisfactory knowledge fom The
publications which treat of them. But cannot pass
without notice the extraordinary aud cheering osnlis
which, have already Elllov ed and ltY Ia la still