New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-03

To make the river flow.
And clouds might give abundant rain.
The nightly dews might fall
And the herb that keepeth life in man
Might yet have drunk them all.
Then wherefore, wherefore were they made,
And dyed with rainbow light,
All fashioned with supremest grace
Upspringing day and night
springing in valleys green and low,
And on the mountain high,
And in the silent wilderness,
Where no man passeth by
Our outward life requires them not
Then wherefore had they birth
To minister delight to man,
To beautfy the earth
To comfort man, to whisper hope
Whence r his faith is dim,
For ichos0 cdreth for the forsrs,
VA much more care for HIM
Trials of Sculpture Acid and Bones for Tnr-
nips,' by r. w. PURcHAs, and On the use of
Saiphurtc acid ruth Bones as Compost" by P.
DAVIS are two short articles, and, we have no
doubt, very useful ones, on an important subject
| Editors Table-Under this head are noticed
" late publications on Agriculture and kindred sub
ects" The Editor we think, with very sound
Judgment declines remarking very critically
the contents and practical value of the books which
it may be the pleasure of publishers from time to
time to place upon his table, THAT duty" he
adds, is left with more proprety in the hands, ii
seems to u.s. with the regular reviewers of the era
turc of the country of which, it is no longer ques
ton agricultural literature is TO form an interesting
department" Mr. SKINNER laments the limited
number of books on Agriculture and natural history
| American TO be met with, and the want OF libra
ries among agricultural associations. As contrast,
he mentions the " Mercantile Library Association OF
| New York" whose hall contains sl.3l2 volumes,
d" with every necessary appointment and facility to
enjoy the treasures they contain" Short notices of
several publications agricultural and botanical
subjects, and paragraphs upon matters connected
with those pursuits close this valuable number OF
the Farmers Library. With the following extract
from an article headed W0ryiond Coai' and
few obscrv atoms on the mechanical and artstical
execution of the work, we will also close our I'VE
hope not too long, notice Off
| "MaRYLAND CoAL.-This, too is matter that
will not escape our attention. Ii any one asks now
| GOA. mining is connected with gricuurc, we an
swcr in the same way that manufactures are. They
both call for laborers who must be subslsed on the
produce of Agriculture and much more at present
| does il behoovc the landholders OF Maryland and
! Virginia to have IN their ric,RHy as IN Massachu-
| scts thousands thousands swarming about their
waterfalls and their coal mines, TO consume their
produce, already redundant, than TO discover the
means of adding to that redundancc by increased
| production.
The nearer these consumers are to the produ
GERS the better for the producing interest; Tor 1t IL
that interest as has been well and strongly minated
by Mr. Stevenson. which pays the tax OF transporta
ton Our produce says he, until 1t reaches the
market of portation, does not change rs character
OF interest il is still the planter and only becomes
an article of commerce when II touches the hand OF
the merchant The transportation, therefore, 10 mar
ket is intimately connected with It's value as any
process OF its previous preparation and the planter
and farmer have, therefore, deep interest III the
Improvement of the internal navigation OF the coun'
trvi IL il not. then obviously 10 their advantage
that their produce should be consumed a. near the
field of its growth as possiblc-lor the same reason
that the market gardeners are all found near the
towns because they can underscil those at distance
from il And since the cost of transportation until
il touches the hand OF the merchant is tax on the
producer is it not his interest that his wheat and his
wool should be manufactured near him as posi-
bic and there put into shape as condensed and
portable a. can be Hence is it not clear that not
pound Of wool or fax. or cotton, or bushel OF
wheat should pass in raw state by any locality
where there is suitable power to manufacture and
people to consume II y
The work is very handsomely printed, on good
paper We have spoken Of the beauty of the en-
cravings in this number. and those in the two pre-
ceding numbers are equally worthy of appreciation
very good portrait of Hon. ). Van Ren sseac
iPa,roonl was given in the first number, and por-
traits of Judge Peters, James Wadsworrh John
Lowell John Taylor OF Caroline, and other agricul
tural worthless, with memoirs OF their lives are
nromised in succeeding numbers Each number is
divided into two parts The Library and The
Journal In the first will be given either reprints.
of valuable works or original ones, on agricultural
subjects In the first and second numbers were re-
printed Lectures to Farmers on Agricultural Chem
istrv. by Alexander Petzhodt' work said to be
much more suited to the general reader than either
Davv or Liebeg. In the third number has been
commenced as we have noticed, The Principles Of
Agriculture, by DR.. Thser
The other part of this publication The Journal"
or miscellaneous part will be s,orehouse OF such
articles having an instructive and interesting con-
nexion with agriculture. as II has given US mucn
pleasure to notice in this account OF the number Tor
the present month. Thus at the end OF each year
the subscribers will possess two volumes, oil from
six TO seven hundred pages each one containing most
valuable entire works agricultural subjects the
other discussions upon and notices OF all the passing
events the important discoveries, and the interesting
discussions and investig which in this day Of
inquiry and improvement, continually presenting
| themselves.
We will not entertain doubt but that work
thus copious in its purpose and design thus excel
lent las we have hitherto found it, in its execution,
thus dedicated to the promotion Of our most valua-
bic national interest and thus a,;anable a, so rea
sonable rate; backed by en,erpnsing.snd liberal
minded publishers; conducted by an editor better
fitted for the task, probably, than any other man in
the country and running with, not counter to, the
spirit and temper of the times-we Will not doubt,
we say, but that such work must succeed
We have spoken what we have said OF this work
in all sincerity and truth. Earnestly recommending
i, to the patronage of our felow-citzens' we nope
/ for il all possible success.
ry. The ChaHfaugne Co AgrienHHrai Far
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