Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-11-06

necessary TO acommencemeut. This NIGH
lead Ultimately 10 the establishment Of .
large maaIfaclory 10 lie town IL Mar.
tnsburg, where eers = ABUNDANT ws,el
power, and population II supp " tn
requisite labor; and thus would be ad.
ded another element. new SO asPlorably
k~sniing 10 our sacialpIosperly.
From Ire Southern, 10 HE NofthsrI
extremity OF oar county runs marrow
ven Of slate land, vesy much un4errsled
IS tB'nk IN is sagricu;arsl capabilities
True, l; IS nov for the most part poor, IL
cultivated ard unpr fitahle. Scarcely
any part Of il howevefis more tna0 a
Mill dslantffom atun3 nj lims stone, md
what doubt is ID r. 81 the efficacy oil li6le
as q manure on sub a SOIL sfost of tue
own-rs Of limestone adjoining wpuId graz
itutously accord The privilege u gathering
the rVck from Their prem ses. but whilst
in other places lane is hrst purebased, and
then hsuied ten or twelve 8es, this ex-
pertinent 50 comparatively easy 10 Qua
people IS eyoud their energy. am NOD
aware that j, has b ca iaely tered on one
single slate farm ia the county. and ytl !
DO nnt doubt, that inc with dep pleugH
ing with thu subsoil plough wou d soon
render the late sill as product W. as much
OF cur limestone Lad COW s* WI nunt
OF our iuteihs' nl and euitrpHsiHg farmers
demonstrates tins guoposititn I i, oar people
by JadIcuus experiments? LIT il b. our
duty gentlemen TO n IN te xpotimeuis
and to furnish our fellow citiz as living Oh
these Isufs, all the information W. can col
lect. Let US eneourl g them N an efout,
which if successful, all greatly improve
their interests, and conveit large body
Of ourcountY from sier ie, lnto proiuc-
tive region.
The rema nder and much ihesla ger
portion Of our Territory, consists OF all Tie
varieties ofihe hest limestone soils known
in our fertile valley, from tie rich loan
10 the stiff ella " almos, devoid OF sand or
gravel: and IS admirably adapt TO wheat,
RI, and all the gram and grasses. fruits
ind vegetables OF our climate and region.
The firms CONSIST generally OF from l5G
to $50 acres including the proper proper.
ton OF wood, though many reach not q
hundred md u few, probably notanaun
ting to one doza N the county, r. ach 500
acres. Much the greater part Of our la.
bour is performed by Freemeu, and there
are conparalvelyfew landed preprjctors,
who with their hidden d not perform II
part OF the farm work. OF those even WHO
own slaves, few have more than enough
to do the ordinary work and inthe spring,
summer and fall months, are compelled
to hire additional iab our.
Such in general S the-condition OF our
couaty and people. Such a population,
orderly, temperate, industrious and NOR
|atsBs,key generally are, must eoatsla all
the elements Of social happiness and ag
rcnliural prosperity. Those who prefer
siive labor are at 'liberty 90 use il, whils!
those who think !, Improbable, or are
prncipled against it, wiltfiud amplecouh.
iensnce IN theleelihgs ndexample efsome
of our most successful tarm rs. Why
then are our lands nol more 10 demand,
and our agricultural interests more pos
peroes a'.#a1Hf H.sa ~s'
But before considering these questions,
lei me briefly advert to anolhef subjecl,
the importance olwbich might we'll DE-.
mand a whol address, and on wbich per.
hops hgbdegree dfagricuharalimWove
ment must NANNY depend Agriculture is
moi what II was20 or even 10 years since.
Science seemed then 10 tieat il ~ sub
iect unworthy its nssocia,on. To turn
tn. glebe, to $ W toreap the produce AMI
market il wall, which the most unsafned
could perform perhaps successfully, were
all that was then thought necessary to the
character Of Farmer. But Of lste agrI-
culture has bee me science. | do not
mean 10 undorvalur good practical farm
ing, nor 10 say that it can only be sue.
cessfnly ptsctised by the educated. God
forbid it snoud be so. But the farmer
who has cducacon and intelligence, to IN
deistand the lights which science is now
continually shedding upon agriculture,
upon soils mdnureS, &c, andto adapt them
ludlciously 20 his own Circumstances must
hereafter possess great, and continually
increasing advantages over HIS unmiorm-
ed neighbor, who, unless he hns great APP.
titude at learning and promplness n a3op.
ting the Improvements OF Others (Which
unfortunately ignorant peuple are not
generally inclined to do must, in the i'm.
provements OF the dav, soon lose his rank
amongst successful farmers The most
essential improvement therefore which
can take place amongst our agricultural
population, IS, more decided attention
than heretofore TO The educa,on of,n RI
sing genera.lon. Neither can any man
doubt, that our interests, ara frequently
and deeply allec'ed COR good or evil, by
the legislation of the country. Ii would
therefore be most decidedly TO our adv
tage that every farmer should have the
intelligence necessary 10 ~ g. orE'msei
IN these matters, so, thst we as class
might be enabled to act together inielli'
gently, in support Of our peculiar inter-
esis. | believe sincerely that fthe ngTi-
cultural, were the most Intelligent, as ~ is
the most numerous class ia society. il
would add intellectually 10 the p,rmme
cy, sieadint IS and prosperity ol our point
icai mstttutlons One small advance you
can all speedily make in tins matter. -