Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-08-19
ON THE RENOVATION OF WORN otT
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Sir;-My atlcriion.ias lccn powerfully arrested by
the communication irom tol Caltou aud lbe perusa Il
!. has afforded no much qualification. Il Interested aud
t,Ifed me, and sci me Ia thinking. Few men deserve
the thanks and appliance o tie agricultural c,nunu
my than the Colonel Few. | may say none bny,
,.i-, dang more 10 awaken the farmers 81 Mar,
unl just OF lhcit interests than they have
heretofore DISPLAYED venture. thon. Ia ,Apr IS the
hope aud hltel that Tins field worthy Of his alents
be may find Lmrelless profitable. pcrclance than the
which already rntwnes his brow; but not less hon
o'ahe. The account 81 his onslaught upon the poverty
stricken vld which he las rcgenciai,d manner 50
mas efly Is graphic aud exciting. and HE victory aclcy
cd deserves lob cas>ed with Other, Of sum, hat greater
present rcnonu, which have also been in The 1dvor
fashion There Is, however pleasure without It's alloy
and the pleasure ed me IN this case W the Colones
lively recital II his exploit is materially lcSscned by The
almost insurmountable difficulties wnch would attend
the attempt (and am strongly melted make ~ To i'm
iate him II Is easy To enumciate these difficulties
Would 1t easy 10 them. In the first place
cannot have these ashes delivered "y fam ~ any
pace. should have TO haul them W. my own team
isn the city; this would require for 40 bushels %
laais, which II would take lU4 days aarampllsh and
ies tusl be done IN the winter, by buck luadne
and making the usual aowa &c IN tae weather. roads
Sr-. He operation would extend owe months uh,p
~ 81 wagon lolds of manure weud te lG0 ON car
soads; ior, alas, Mr.. Editor, have 10 eains Nor
sla'a spare 81 much, of must ~ leads for m
$50 aefes ot potatoes Then ii w,n.j be mpos,ib,e
with On tesmsto get II out IN time 1r the oat crop.
Again, my resource for the extra LABOR are very limited
and the necessity Of lming least twenty acre field
every spring requires all the labor that can com
mand; aud were 10 attempt TO beslow much labor up
one field as is contemplated by the Coones system
should insiaby dcrange, almost ncuraby the whole.
programme OF my summers work This admit is n
somewhat SELLS view Of the subject, and vet haZ, raj
little in saying that the large of farmers are nro,
~ nearly NY condition, aud thai very few IN favored
healliles and blessed with pIcthorc pockets. will find
themselves able 10 follow the CuJnes most rec,ual urc
tenplion. | would not, however on any account h,
construed wishing delract from the merits of IN,
CoonePs Buena Vista opera ions. wonl3 not pluck
une laurel trom his bruw bu, would much prefer to add
nnriher wreath those he now wears so gracefully
HIS is The merit, Somewhat rsre, Of setting an example
10 men OF abundant means. (woud followed Mr.
Editor. )f investing their surplus change in the nprye
ineni u the soil. instead Of smuggling in stocks banks
ground rents, Sc. sc.
Apart from my desire to ofer TO Col Copron my hani,
and congratulations as member OF the farmna comnu
niiy. had another object III The present commun alton
hist regard with favor and witness with undisse
bied pleasure, such bold strokes in The war of Improve
inent, as the which has been Considered very much
lear That III the rage Tor rapid and brilliant operations and
the desire To participate IN the astonishing results pdu
ced by highly concentrated and bought manures we ma
temporarily neglect the slower sud more tedious but
may venture To say, aud legitimate means OF
Improving the soil. II by logged perseverance, unit.
nny patience and hard labor guided by skill aud judg
meni, that American agriculture must ultimately rise to
tbs European evelor above H. Now ii will he diff
cul, to define what mean by skill, but 10 attempt the
definition. would say is the art of making the soil i'm
prove itself, whilst yields support viii be par
doned for hazarding the assertion, that it requires little
agricultural skill oimprove land upon the high pressure
sysemi-Ihere Is essentially very little difference be-
tween buying highly improved farm for $50 an acre
and buying pom one at So aud expendng $40 on IN
tour successive years The advantage in profit mas be
found TN the side Of bnyng the highly improved farm
il the skill is possessed 10 lis improved condit on
10 account, and this amour. Of skill is often mel
with.
The advantage IN graiif aiion and the applause Of
Others, may remain The side Of the iupnveI, thuuol
alter all, he merely illustrates the axiom thai an abun-
dance a manure appi.d to any land-impuveabe-
will make il rich. As have before ntrnaled eases viii
ofihe spirited snd jsdicous application Of large
Iu,ais 10 the improvement OF The soil. They will .nera
lyVcur in favored localities and the operai,r r. in tese ca
sss justly entitled 10 be considered public benclactoss
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