Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-15
DOMESTIC.
THE SOUTHERN PLANTER

THE SOUTHERN PLANTER
This ;s the title OF very neat and handsome agri-
cun-al work issued in royal octave iortn IN monthly
numbers. by Messrs G. T. Bolts and L. NJ. burioo.'
Ric hmond, Virginia, al one Dollar per ahhuhi 'h au-
vance We have been favored with an exchange oy
the Editors and have extracted from IT'S pages oi our
present number several valuable articles the most nm
nor,an, of which is an original letter from General
WASHINGTON on Agriculture. This letter VIII De ftaa
with interest aud profit by every farmer IN The country,
as well other persons -,
w. cannot do less (and do that most cheeriuliyl
than TO rccommen the Southern Planter TO the patron
nre of our farming friends, and the Agricultural CON.
munty generally. II is cheap Tat none can peao
inability to pay for ill., and 50 foil ut interesting matter
tha, none can TAIL Of bein. benefited by us pe'csa'
Resides the Editors ofihls work the manufacturers
of all kinds OF Agricultural implements, and one o.
them. (Mr Bol,s,) has invented Straw cutting Ma
chine which has taken the premium at every Agiicul'
tural Exhibition al which j, has been presented q
cut representing this Straw Gutter IS on the AIN page oi
the cover, and The wofH IS iiustiultu "''" SN1'
rietv of cuts throughout.
From the uares 81 the Southern Planter and from
other sources wi;aia cur reach We snail ne "pe 10
present our readers weekly with variety OF valuable
information under our Agricultural head "ouiu that
we could persuade couatry trends spend small
marion If their time in reading and other
papers tina, they might he prepared to avail themselves
OF The improvements OF the age III rendering the'r
soils more valuable ard productive to themselves ana
their children How hard is ii to convince men OF the
hest interests They have submitted so lorg I" sys
tenn of Education that taught them that the study OF
politics was the only one % which they should pay
attention in order to be benefited IN Their ceineS, ana
reley ed from pecuniay distesses that II is with the
utmost difficulty they now be persuaded 10 turn
their thoughts in { different rec,ion though sad e1
perience ought long since 10 have convinced them that
upon their own exertlons they we're dependent, and
almost exclusively GepccceE Tor tue comforts OF I've,
and the blessings OF ease and quetude. The house
&c
regard to the occurrences of life, the small island IN
the ms, the ocean unconscious that there are other
and much more important tracts Of country beyond It's
view. ahouuding with luxuries and wealth utterly un
known to it. So ,!.is house or family, while IN the
world. know nothing OF what is ;tansPiring beyond
their own limits Fake newspaper, then, for the be
NETT of your chdrea thai they grow not up IN utter
IGNORANCE ofte alirs Of s world, aad be compelled
10 follow your oan example IN aii things, whou, q
knowledce of better y.ay OF getting through with
their abors aud tolls.
The people country where newspapers are no.
taken and read are always about hundred years DC
hir their more enlg btened peghoors upon every sub
ice, that can be named and 1t seems 10 us that whon
these aids tiey :nus. remain III SORT OIL semi
barbarous coEd;on, and, therefore, emit SUBJECTS OF
truly civilized community.
Not orly IS il lct Ignorance ana wee are mana
ma,dens-bu. also true, that ignorance imposes IN
io,erable burdens upon the abong class, whether ogri
cultural or mechlnlcal II is perfect tfuisin, ina
men must have kn,wt3ge o! the improvements ina
have been AMI are daily making in any particular pro
f,sson in order avail themselves OF the oenehs
those improvements. But more GRCn.
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