The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-12-05
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To THE YOUNG FARMERS OF MARY
LAND.
on PRACTICAL AGRIcuIrugE.


enables me to devote a few moments 10
subject on which have long contemplated
addressing YOU, uut untl the present, pre-.
vented b. various caus Shat OF Prdcti.
cal FGrmiag -nore especially as applying
to young .H5-ylaa3 farmers, like myself
on old lands.
The rccen; change 10 he form Of our
venerable and useful Agricultural Journal,
keeping pace as it does, with the Lights"
as they are discovered booming above the
mists Of by.gone ignorance, has suggested
The spirit Of these papers or, if you will
dignity them with the term essays-an5 il
is my special aim, 50 Ear as consisien, with
fact, TO avoid all the technology Of pendan
try, the schools, ana lie metaphysical
theoTst.
Succeeding to The management Of an old
estate, OF period when mercantile pursuits
presented more prcauary attractions than
agricultural, my dcs; experiment in the lat
ter, was to la, ny iarm on shares, by The
advice of ms lueads, 70 uorkipg man;
the consequence vas that a, TIE end Of TWO
years, was heartily glad % rid myself Of
a vampire, who exhausted what ittIe
"bIood there vas eltia tile old "turnip
his last boast on q1ltIjng me being, that
he had skinned my place N ',ro years"
and thought BY rushing il q favoriIe
phrase Of his 10 be aJe to DO the same,
where BIO vas gong Hence sou can reed
lily imagine the condition in which found
matters, on assuming sway in person.
My first efius q, restoration were, TO
repair and have made several huBdlej pat.
GELS Of out fencing discardng entirely
aud using the materials on II, oil inner or
cross lines, save good sized, paled barn.
yard FIVE ri, feeding aud milking yard,
and poultry yati-desigairg 10 pursue
the soiiag and oEercise systems, aud s.u
dy the economy Of natures, Of winch,
more snon.
OF course lie eyes Of g., oar noishbors
were upon nc and their aged mouths spaka
wonjrous,y wise as to What, would NJ,
do not what roLll, 10 make a living
off that old place. Your meadows have
all run our quah ore you'll have to
spend many dollar 10 repair your houses,
another quolha-aud SO on, until at last,
had not possessed the negative merit Q.
obsHuacy, Should have beaten ny plough.
share into d sword, aud taken HE road to
Texas for livelihood
elisa pity said person Who wal
burning blue lime, yoa doa', line tia, bare
looking fsld why It Wont raise dog
hair Nov gentlemen " IT'D your leave
II IS Of that Geld intend treating 10 this
my fits, agricultural paper My on-siare
teork.ag man Dol leaving uatl lale in No
,em5sr, 10 line could be found 10 flush
piece Of sod tor my corn having to s1S ny
aheat, some as late as 25.h November 50
the only spot clean enough the uel
spring, was "that bare looking field : no.
By tie order Of retrospect, you shall hay
the history Of this feid-a ueighbor had
some SIX years ago on q lease his la
cropping was wheat, 10 lind uhtch he rt
compelled to haul on. old strau its GU
being too short 10 lie around a sheaf NJ
brother then worked Il 10 corn, MANFRED
the bills; The crop was scarcely worth sa
ing next ny working man planted il
corn, partially MANFRED IN The hills, al
then neg!ected--so that you will percet
the only place | had for this yorscous Gro
had been planted 10 Il the previous yea
without, Of course, any yieId-After Ia
ing Il poughed, narrowed aud rolled
March, had It cross pioughed, harrow
twice and rolled in April marked of
checks 3 #. by 4 ! widest spaces ruaal
north and south, or nearly 50 i-haued
two hundred one horse cart loads Of wo
pile stuff and sand and mortar, from
old wall comPosted, about equal parts, P
ting two shoyeis ,ab IN each hill. Now
coil naturally, is What we term a VII
oak, clay bottom, with few traces Of il
ore, in particles "a stiff unnana yea
coil If poughed when ret, aud inpossi
10 be worked when dry.
The seaeou, you vii remember, was
~ dry, Notwithstanding this, after the b
ing, ordered the cuttyalor to be pas
through /, IA both directions, unil coun
manded-I was assured by all the
hands, "ls'I e3 ire. SIR" petsis