Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-05-14

and causing that changeIo become. one Of
I proflb by making available in good subs
slantiaf cash. articles of home production
which the planter is aol0 ab9re setiing.-
1.-The planter is too proud to sell butter.
and chickens" or even surplus calf
No he can't do that. 1t is beneath3 the
dignity Of the planter TO do anything which
his forcfu,her did not do. He raises cot
ton. Yes he raises COTTON. and to be digniA;
fed, he gives 1t a,Uayt!!! His sous dash
about on blood horses when they should
be driving carts on the farm, and his
daughiers-God bless ihem-fhey tbrum
piano which ifrhappily paid for requitet
the full nett proceeds oil. the labor of twen-s
tv slaves for one whole year to furnish
them this exravagant article Of. taste and
luxurious refinement. Again, The cotton
planter frequently buys his corn when hea
conid raise il for one third the amount he
is forced TO pay for ii. Whoever heard Of
fat mules, respectable looking carriage
horses. good stock Of cattle and hogs on
a plantation where the proprietor bought
even one half the corn he consumeS?-
He should raise his own hoss-but he-
turns in The hour oG need 10 Kentucky for
his portland alas !-he never provides"
against recurrence of distress from fte
annual want of bacon. He smokes.-G
Yes "hc smokes and cld10s," and for the
last delicate amusement he must tickle his
tongue with "Leftwick's natural sweet'fa
or some famous James River Honey
Dew"-boM s,0eetene9 ,Oith Molasses:i
which he could do at a low rate at home,s
What are The consequences? What diff.
cuiiesaris from being the producer of
one staple. which causes him 10 fuctuate
with The marker price of that article
Our soil and climate is adapted 10 The IA.
vorable productions Of almost every arti-
Gle of domestic consumptfon--why do we
MOI avail ourselves of these natural advan-
tages? The cry is'we must raise cotton,
and keep up The dignity of the planting
interesl!! Why moi, al once SET abour
determining the difference between farm
ing aud planting. the former of which
supports and rewards industry. whilst the
.larter isouly food for the suckers of PRIDE
which often /" gets a jaH."
The next change is 10 6nd out what in
come may reasonably he expected from
every acre Of land which may be culliva-
led, and after counting the cost Of cultiva- !.
lion, see how much labor these acres will
require to make them produce one third
more by the application Of a judieious
system ofSlfllage and .!nlanuring. This ;,
:: change rses our ha6a ts'Is sriA A+aaeeeserily
involve allIhe1olher changes desired. IT
will lead to the adoption of improved in
srruments Of husbandry, the Introduction
of profitable and productive races Of do.
meslic animals of all sorts; and the dis
seminalion of good seeds. This system
would soon n.ake our waste places and
old desoIaled and depopulaled homes,eads
resound with the merry whistle OF the
pToughmau. and plenty would crown bis
iabors. Mosl of our planters are ignorant
of the first principles Of agricultural econ
omv, and know nothing al all of the
formation and perfect use Of the best
manures.; subject which has been thor
oushly investigated both in Europe and
the sterile regions of the North. ln some,
places we have seen where industry has.
first eradca,ed stones where in the first
cultivation Of the soil the plough could not
enter, and thatsame industry with untirine.
zeal has waxed on, until those sterile beds
of New England granite have become,
rich in agricultural products---so rich as to,
repay the cultivator for al, the labor he,
ever has bestowed them-and now affords:
a handsome remuneration as reward for.
his enterprise and perseverance. When
such difficulties can be surmounted and
crowned with remaneraiing-which by
the bye, is the most fatterins success TO
The agricullurist, why cannot our agrcul-
lurisls, a, one glance perceive that 70
render an acre of land washed ir..n eul,
lies aud bitches rich and proluc,ive bv
manuring, is an ehsier ta*,,s than to- pre-
pare for cultivation ar. acre Of heavily
timbered wood land, r.,hich will after three
or four years Guilty. alton requires the same
aids to keep up lis produciiveness which
the improved suil requires TO make its cul-.
lIvatIon .p'Io6lablc. Unqueslionably can
ti'is DC done and That loo, with even less
labor. Turn to agricultural statistics and
we, fnd ,ha, the sreaies, yields Of all kinds
Of crops have been made on improved
soils and that the virgin soil Of the richest
productions Of ihe Union can never COM
pete in the quantity OF production with
those soils which have been highly i'm
proved by y'judicious manurins, The fact
has repeatedly been proven tha, any soil
can he made 10 double the product Of its
original slate, when subjected 10 judi
cious system Of improvement, Let US
then hear no more Of the El.Dorados of
the West. Let rs like The genius Of
Roanake, cling with reverential affection
TO the haunls of our boyhood and return
10 our patrimonial oaks with a feeling
which would lead US 10 bestow every care.
upon their preservation; which feeling,
an enlightened understanding on all sub.
iects connected with the improvement of
our native land would soon generate and
foster into vigorous and sustaining exist
ence.
A man never rises by drinking. If he
beoins TO drink in the low proaShon ba