Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-03-23

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! resaueees around them. and proper
lnsttlrd ofimpraving their land, legislative
cure stnuld check. The effort will be
altsuaesi with beneficial consequences. 10
ihe SGa,e. Every new experiment among
the p9pulalion have alluded TO in clear
ing5nSw fields, destroys a quantity Of val,
aableiimber, a deficiency of which in ma,
ny places Is be2inninsto to be seriously felt
and ihis devastation is committed while
science and experience teach that not The
quapsllg of land planted, bu, skill in cul'
tures sield largest returns. Nature, in The
eciAc6fgof her works, never intended any
Iior h@l bounties should be annihilaied.-
w is consumed 10 Que application, aids
in CARNATIONS. and varied nud ahun
daui Ral,ulums are furnished 10 reinvisor-
aielaEa sesi0re w woTn aad exhausted soil.
The sauowcd fields Of Europe a,resI this
lruilis and 50 beautifully is her system nd.
jasies where deficiency appears TO exist
wc ciilag well suspect ouro"u want of oh.
seryaFi0n. 0n.--Acciient sometimes leads u
important discoveries. aud invites 10 fur
l!Ief ssruiiay. ban science pursues the c'ce
which q hind Providence may have pre-
sented io unfold her favors. An cnligb;-
eUed and liberal Government is ;!ic parent
10 exieni this care. 10 offer that nurture
which viii promote The growth, visor. aud
prosperity Of her people. South Carolina
is nptlwanIng in affection 10 her children.
The Executive presses Oil ihl, Legislature
what IS so much needed, auh your COM
nliisse recommend the adoption of bis
views.
ilcfaiaples were required to cn('rcc
,heitutili,y, your Committee nigh, pJint'o
the Efforts of many of our sisrcrS,aIcs aCd OF
lore;gsna,ions. Georgia has just compile
ted geological and meteorological survey
Of h4 ninefy counties, and can now esti-
mait her resources aud her wealth.. In
Pen}sylyania, tue discovery Of gypsum
hassFsated n revolution in her agriculture.
whit her coal mines bid fair 10 make
largSpsrtion Of the U. S. tributaries. Mas
saclEsr,ls has expended large sums IN
b6sntiss on grain. aud geological and asri-
cul,kal eys.-lier lime now qulckens
cold InIste,ils soil, which feeds .ecHlus
popaa.iou. aud offers surplus Tor export
alton Maine, by a bounry uf>isn cen,s
onlle production ofnvcry twenty bushels
of saeat recently expended S76,0o0.-
Linz; .aiiii her has become an article "i
-,xpa alion. and from three small ,owns
-st.Sa ,oi ,wci-c i,u.ifcs' tioos-
aud doiiars is realized New York is car
rying On nuuagrieultural and geological sur
rey OF ,hai State, aud New Jersey,
Maryland, Virginia, Michigan. ln'iiana.
md North Carolina. are all examining aad
developing their own resources.
In 10 country in the world more than
England is fostering care Of agriculture
exhibited. both by Government and lnl!ri
.luais. Though thar country is emIcens!y
manufacturing. nay. the great worksllop
Of lhcuurlJ. and contains few more square
miles Ihan South Carolina. she IS ennhlcd
10 suppurt twenty five millions of inhah-
i,ants, and furnish enormous governlnen-
tai resources. In Scoland. agriculture IS
coudu,let! exclusively on scientific princi-
Piles, and the farmer applies 10 The chemist!
To instruct him in The peculiar nature OF his
soil, and slimulanls best adapted 10 i's
Observation-Disclosures the country.
aud inEueIand. not only IN RESOURCES had
fur manure 10 sa!;, clay, mari. lime and
gypsurn, bu' they also import for iha,
purpose fish, horn sl,avingS. wcoiicn rags.
and human homes from tic Continent ~!
Europe. The great Frederick "I Prussia
made agriculture bis peculiar carr, andan
nunlly appropriated "a nirIliou a;:rl ii half
Of .io!ms io i,s aL"nnrom M. No"ii'i-
s,adins the dcsoatiml Of war, he LEFT n'hi,
death. twclva m!liInns 0i pnGnd1 IN .hr
Golfers Of The nnlion. by ncglcclms his
policy ihn, country * now tributary I"
Other uaiions ihrcc miliiOm, of pounds for
food. So all iuportnul i, al attention 10
agriculture considered IN Europe. thai
schools arc established Under musl al the
Governments OF hat Country. where The
science is mol only theoretically but pracIi-
culIy taught.
Wi,iiiIesc examples at home aud Il
bnad, can South Carolina remain unlon-
v,nccd, uninlluencedl Will she uor ava.
ken from her apathy! Will she moi per-
celve and improve The only nieaus of ar
resting downfall in her furunesi Will
she not contemplate the srea, odds aSalns;
which sha is conrendins-a widespread
cxleui OF new country, morc flesh aud
cou.eniai ihan hernwn 10 Tho production
Of her great staple, ailudng away her
citizens aud causing be removal of rum-
bers of II rsiageSl Sine carind, continue II
compe,,ioa. aud II is Time To see our own
resources, and prumu!Satc them 10 our ar
riculurisisi irue economy dictates such n
cou Sc.
Sixieeii years ago. an appropriation vas
granted by this State, for, q GeoloSical
survey. and The effort wos no, without en-
courasemenl; thirty species Of Minerals
were discovered, and len Of Rock. Among
these wefe two species OF Iron Ore; also,
Marble. Limestohc, Pyrites. Gold aud
Oil Stones. To renew that research,
nigh, al this iiiae be ineSpedienI, but your
Committee were unanimous in RECON-
mendng an Agricultural survey of the
Sra,s, and will here briefly mention ils
purpori aud advantages.
An Agriculturalsurvey, relates to tho na-
ture of,he soil, particularly in reference to
the crops cultivated: TO the climate. with
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