Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-06-13

found in Flanders and Loubardy, where
the Iand is divided into small farms, and,
being tho'oughIy tiled, produces abundant
food fer The inhabitants. And the experi.
eHce Of quarter Of century in France
proves that, b. the occupationot the coun-
try under sms.l working farmprs, the land
Is producing one.lhifd more food, and sup
porting yoPulaton third greater, than
when 1t was possessed in large masses,
The law is aniye.sa-it apriics to every
country--that !ho secret Of success in seti.
culture consists in TIE thorough cutivat.on
ot slnai piece Of ground, which, we'll
MANFRED and well worked, yields up it's
treasures IN prodigal promscn. In almost
every part Of New England one capilal er.
ror rUGs through lhc whole system Of fars
ming. II great deat If moapg is iuUesied in
ta0d, and Il cery i,ttle noHey emDiDypd in "
cuhtyailoE. And it is sad to see the owner
OF large farm pride himself on the num-
ber Of acre2 which he Possesses. and una
dettake 20 cultivate the soil without puIia
cjent means. Such man has ern hap.
PLY compared to a merchant VINO expends
all bis capital in building for his own Use a
large rcomy store, and IS afterwards seen
gazing with complacency Oh his bare walls
and empty shelves.
He has chalked out 10 himself hard lot,
and voluntarily enters or state Of seryi-
tude worse than Egyptian bondage. His
work l. never aCcompIshed He tuile at
all hours, and yet is never ahead Of his
work, and his work is never half DONE
He has not time 10 accomplish auv thing
thoroughly. HIS house is out of rppair; his
Darn dIapldatrd; his cattle poor, biz fences
IN ruins, his pastures ovcrrun with hueheg,
and acres Of land hch, under pioper cul.
tlvatlOn, might be made 10 Weld rich hars
vest, are hutIi,tle removed from barrennesa,
perhaps dotted with mullen, turdorkg, this.
+ ties, or frd with sorrel, white weed, and
other noxious plants, which root ou, the
grass and eatup the life Of the soil, without
at1ording nourishment to man or heast.
What hara-sed, unhappy being must
he the owner Of such farm! He has no
time for recreation or mental improvement.
He is doomed 10 the treadmil for life, with
his spirits depressed, despondpncy stamp.
ed upon his haggard lmeampnts, and the
"OAIh " NV N'L'bVhh sNdN lllS d. MS NPdTtb
= with him there are no pleasant associations
l. with the past the present is full of anxiety,
! care, and hard labor and dark cloud rssjs
u upon the future. Hereminds me of Hoods
5 touching "Soug of the Shirt" and it may
u be well said or sung Of him
Work-wolk-work
From weary chime to chime
: Work-
As prisoners work for crime,
Pl0w, and harrow, and hoel
: Hoe, and harrow, and plow
:, Till the eheart is sick. and the arm benumb'd,
" And misery stamped on the brow,
/, Such man has little reason to pride him.
/, self on his extensive possessions; and, par.
: a@oxcal as it may appear, he would, in
/, nine cases out Of tel. add % his riches as
= web as his enjoyment by giving away one
e half Of them at least. He is, in the true
a sense Of the word, miserably poor, in fact q
A. sIavei and, when his eyes are opened to his
N real condition, it is no wonder that he il
If glad to emancipate himself by selling his
:, farm for what he can get, and escape
3, post-haste, to Texas or Iowa.
r SieePer's .4gricuiUral address.