The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-09-07
now .ALwAys- TO MAKE
GOOD CROPS.

GUOD CRO PS.
A,ihe close Of an e-say on " Maryland
and her Agriculture" addressed to the
New York Stale Agricultural Society BY
Dr. Gideon D. Smith. the writer said that
he knew oas farmer who aiscays makes
good crops. A correspondent Of the Ame-
rican Farmer. desiring 10 know some
thing more about fhaf farmer. and his
system Of farming. addressed number Of
queries to DR.. Smith. which brought forth
q communication, from which we make
ihe following exirae.-il was Published
in he American Farmer Ct the OH uIi.:
These principles Of Agriculture, are:
fSt, cultivate no more lard than you can
cultivate well, both IS tolabourand manure.
lf you have more land and less money
and labor than you can use with full ef-
fec, turn portion Of The lanl into mo-
nsy by selling il, andapply lie proceeds 70
the improvement of thal retained. Thus
reduced me size of your farm 10 the ca
paciiy Of your efficient forces. Tabor and
money! instead Of trying to extend your
sIinled forces over too wide surface,
aud thus weakening them and destroying
their efficiency. The second principle,
is. 10 put your soil into good condi ion,
by iinsing. dseppicughing, maluring.
and correcting lis proportions Of clay and
sand when prsc'irablc. All land in my
opinion will be greatly benefited BY The
application ofliIne. Some requires more,
some less. 10 produce the same results.
but all lands require il as constituent OF
the soil. You will find lime most active
on red lands. hut II is useful on all kinds.
Dep pioughing is in my opinion essen.
tial 70 sncressful farming. &c yon have
ihin soil, by deep ploughing, liincing
and rnanuring. you viii in q few years Sc
cure deep soil. Even though you do
turn up q portion Of blue clay with
your four horse plough, DON'T be frighten-
ed at the sight oft, Il is better 10 have
blue clay mixed in desp soil, than hard
pan Of il under thin one. But il you
find too much clay thus turned up. correct
It's stiffness by carting sand upon il and
mixing il with The clay. A rart load cf
sand is Often Of more value 10 soil than
the same quantity .f manure. Reverse
the process if any portion Of the land be
Too sandy--carry clay 10 it, and lhrs slif-
fen il.
The advantage OF deep ploughing is al |
most incalculable. Ii will ultimately
make deep soil, and deep soil is essen
iial 10 good crop in dry season. The
roots Of the plants strike deeply into il.
INSTEAD Of spreading out horizontally
near the surface, as they are compelled
10 do in thin soil, and are thus secured
from the effects OF drought. The rain
sinks into deep soil and is thus preserved
10 the uses Of The crop; willie in a thin
soil. Il runs of. is soon evapnrated, or
stands on The surface, doing little good
in the former cases, and absolute injury
in the Ia ter. ! should not only plough
deep, but should follow in The furrow
Of the four horse plough with good sub.
stratum plough. and This with the lime
ing judicions manuring, and proper ROTH
ton. should calculate upon as my sccu-
rlly for good crop, always. / believe
this practice 70 be not only the bes.
preventive OF winter-killing and injury
from drought, but also of injury from
the fly. BY this Practice you secure
robust constitution to the plant, and,
Of consequence, thus enable II 10
withstand, without hahn, the pressure up /
on the sap vessels occasioned by the
flaxseei pupa Of the fly. as it becomes
embedded in lis surface. In illustration
OF The good effects Of deep ploughing,
will refer TO the practice Of garden
culture. Who ever doubted that deep
spading, (even two or thee spils deep,) /
was, not only useful. but necessary 70
SUGGEST And in what does garden diff
Ter from farm! In size, nothing else.
Manure cannot always be obtained.
nor can enough be made by every one
for The whole farm. But vast amount
may be Obtained and made. more than is
now usually done. BY little manage /
ment The manure now made may be in
creased in valne, without increase of
quantity. Properly constructed manure
pits should be prepared. with shed roofs
10 protect their contents from The effects
Of rain aud sunshine. All manure should
be deposited in the pits while fresh.
before the rain has washed away its salts.
or the heat Of The sun epapora,ed lis vo-
lalile principles. Every kind Of vega
table and animal offal should be thrown
into the manure pits. The pits should BE-
80 situated near the barn or under il, thai