The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-10-01
IMPROVEMENT OF THE soII..

IMPROVEMENT Uf IHk rUlIs.
In ihe extremely exhausted condition
~ lie sod in lie Southern States. any
suggestion iela'Ing 10 lis imprnreinent i
en-, lied % seriuus consideration. Even
IL s,ich suggtslien should appear. ., FIRST.
% be unreasonable and exlravagant. il /
should not. slierrfore. he rejected - Who'll
IL useless. II should be subjected 10 the
test II pra iiesl experiment.: and even
though resulling In failure. as 10 The main
ohjrci, yet some trulL may be a,i from
The failure that may ~ Of great use II the
expefimen,er. In this cohnexion. Mr..
fanning's proposition may appear esiras-
agani II firsl. Yei lie IS ! practical man |
anil being n The head Of the Agricultirall
College, near Nashville. Tenn. would |
NOT be likely % ri-k his character by pro.
posing wha, is absurd. lie asseris that
|. there il no problem in sriihmeuc mnre
clear than hai. from any animal properly
managed more manure can be made Than
will be required 10 make produce 10 sup.
pnri IT," Nav. though we hold this pro-
pnsition 10 be very questionable, notwilh-
standing liz great elearness 20 Mr.. Fam
ming, YET we would mol reject II without
careful trial. Will MOI some one Interest,"
ed IN Agriculture, set about making such
tiIal al once sOuiLern GnHirG0r.
IMPROVEMENT OF SOIL.
BY 7. FANSIN0.
Time was, when must OF the cpltivat.
ed snil in ihe United States was rich bul
thal day has passed. In many Of the
States, ihe occupants Of farms have work
ed their lands oui &c heart, and abandon
ed them fur mare advantageous positions
III The .Tar West" Many others slill
cicaye 10 the homes of their ancestors.
ith llllIe other prospec.ihan ,ha, IF max.
/ ing bare subsistence. and The. grea, ma
kioriiy &c American farmers experience sad
- sev~4. s-.,--. So -sa,..i sies.sss's-..sin 2,
ltheir lands. Tennessee, which ~ still
l,he greatest corn. growing State IN the on-
inn. could nnce boast Of sesen,y-hse and .
hundred bushels &c lrdi u corn 70 The acre.
The question nigh, be grasely asked,
/ why have these changes occurred A
had sys,em was a, first adopted and has
.. been persisted in. Farmers have had loo
much confidence in the soil, and paid Toe
, luIe attention 10 its wants.
The great Buel's motto was TO I'M
move The soil and The mind:" his idef
: miph, have been correct, but The order @
the subjects should BE changed. The I'M
nroyem men, ul the mind and The soil, Is ih'
true deside alum. =,
Tile means 10 enlirh the soil are nn
merous. Every cultiyaior is obliged |.
S have al least horse. a COW. pig or Two
9 and few sheep; and there is no Proh
9 lem in arithmetic more clear Than sla
!, from any animal properly managed, NOR
manure can be made than willbe require
N 10 make p oduce to support u. q.
re Suppose we Try the pig first. We VI
ht Give /, the ponres, food of the place. W
!, viii be i, lie expense Of eonstrnclln
! !. him good house, aud preparing hun
!, ward with litter. Feed him on reius
cabbage leaves, roots, scraps from Y
u kitchen, &C., and in one year ne WI
se nav Cor his mansion, food, and the iao
of giving i, 10 him, and furnish enou!
manure 10 produce ample food tof "
: such pigs another year. IL any one !"
= ,ry ii. and plead Disappointment, ne mi
draw on me for three pigs. ... ~
en-. The COW, in addition To paving expe
md ses hy her m Tx, when housed and W
,es, Uttered. will furnish an amount OF n
nure ,ha, will. by its scientific appl'ca,i,,, y,
!, give fopd Tor nne if not two. cows. J
= same may be predicted OF all dnmes
animals. But. unfortunately. many lar
ers Loose the most valuable particles
AN. sas manure by exposing il 10 The "eau'
! 10 A(ter fermentation, the residmun IS II
better than the like amount OF chat.
rior The secre, of improving the s"li c
sisls in knowing its wants and being :
!. !. 10 supply them. The correct como'
W ,ions of The different properties oi
mus, be studied. On some lands,
long will he useful; on others. swamp =
y Of will be found valuable, and on nth
that sand will answer The purpose. Drali
ho'o ia often advantageous, and many
, s,s nn. NAV be irrigated 10 The great profit Of
most farmer. Few have studied the yalu
It's in green crops, oats and rye in par,lc'
thar One crop of oats, consumed on the
g So will enable the culiivator 10 reap do
say VIZ :. -. IL ,,J yaar The .
y
i. NAV be affirmed ot rye. .-...,y9,
boro' M Saapsuds. wood ashes. and eha'
]. B. have d tendency 10 improve sol. A!
Jason Il means of improvement, is deep plo
sloan, ,c-and the last. pe,haps not the