The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-06-10


faait u he E0gTlaiiEe rendengs ID inFleasr
nOaRenssso ri fibnr. lie La. most assaresily.
olhea Illlngs ising equal. ~ snlire alsan-
iage over Tie hfssdeI in ealLsr regions"
That The leDdenety here sdvened u ran
he, and in numeTmus inslanees and under
great Esriely If Circumstance has been.
eambailed IN Sautlsern climates Mr. II.
sfleflually and clearly demonstrates. This
i effected hy fempeTatuEe hna pasture. hy
careful management. and sfleellaa in hTce-
ding. The sueessslul arclimailon aud pTe.
seryaliSn of lhe mcIino race Is Ear Suulh
Is Auslra:.a and fas Cape of Good Hope,
without any pcTceplil,le deterioration 81
their wool. sufficiently establishes :his pro-
position and lie testimony of lion. Hen.
~ Clay and Mr.. CockEill of Tennessee,
bsih Of whom haze succeeded wilkoui
difficulty in pEe.lueing WOOL Of The Gles.
fibre, notwithstanding The temperature VI
the climate. puts The matter beyond \ rea-
sonable doubt. The warmth ri The eli.
mate. haweyer. may, in the opinion Of
Mr. r.. INCREASE huth The length Of fibre
and The soilness of staple. ne $751;
In his third letter Mr.. II. addressed him
self 10 tile important inquiry whether there
is i" anything in the natural features, soils.
heritage. de-. Of The Southern States which
units them for natural and easy adapta-
lion 10 sheep hushandry !" Dividing the
vast region Souih Of Tie Ohio and Polo
mac, and West Of the Mississippi, into
three distinct zones, parallel 10 each OH
or and 10 the Atlantic coast. viz: the low
or or ii,lc-water zone skiFling the Atlantic,
the middle or ki,Iy. and lie mountainous
repion--he examines with a crtar Al eye,
and with The aid oi Ill the evidence which
can be brnughi to bear upan the point from
the most aalhenlic and reliable sources,
the capabilities and adaptation Of each 10
the purposes al sl,erp hushandty. The
facilities fur grass culture afforded by the
tile water rrgion are dwell upon al con.
siderable length, aud The reasons for its
neglect examined. lie regards the Der
mnda or Cumberland grass, the wire.gIass
of Virginia, as by ia, the best. most MI.
tritious and profitable, rs well for pasture
as meadow, on the sterile sand Of this
zone. "It has been tried as Ear South as
New Orleans, and the climate found no
detriment 10 il. II will flourish on dry
and almost barren santls." Mr.. Aiilssh
states that Its preferred by stock Of eve.
~ description 10 all Other grass, and i
grows luxurianily in every kind Of soil
One hundred pounds Of grass afford up
ward of ifiy Of dry hay; and we DO cut
rs regular crop, five tons Of hay per acrt
each season" No olher grass will yicl,
such an amount Of valuable hay, surpas'
il in nulritivc qualities, support ON an acr'
Of pasture surh quantity Of stock, q
improve The soil more quickly. &c" II
addition 10 the obvious advantages thus
aceruing from The cultivation Of The gras
ses, Mr.. II. suggests those deiivahle IRON
The pea, whrh he regards as valuable 4
The South as clover TO the North. Blu
the soil and climate, in his Judgment, arr
particularly adapted 10 The development
If this plant. For sheep, and parlIru
" for hreedine-ewes," he observes, ether
is no feed in the world equal 10 nicely cur
ed pea haulm, with porlinn Of the seet
left unlhreshed." Rye, oats and barley
sown in the FAN, afford likewise swee
green pasturage for sheep during our South
ern Winter Blades OF corn, well cured
sre also relished bv Them. and are regard
!, cd as thriving lood. So with The swee
potaioe. -.s s.s
! The conclusion which Mr.. r. deduce
+ from bis researches in this branch OF tn
subject may perhaps best be stated in HI
own language: "fhe foregoing Facts shov
, tina, the Southern States have already q
, tina, is necessary 10 feed stock and tertil
> ize their fields. Their pea, take 1t all u
: all, is full equivalent for the clover 9
/, The North. BY means Of il, of Bermud
, and some other grasses, aided BY the dior
pings Of sheep and Other cheap and cor
: vcnient manures, large proportion oil tn
: tide-waicr zone, now 50 unproductive, ca
, be converted into grazing lands, whlc
, will yield as good a per centage on PR
!. sent capital and investment as The be:
cotton uplands, and produce wool at les
J expense per pound than any region OIL III
!, United States north Of the Potomac"
The middle or hilly zone and the moul
!, tain region are analysed, and lheirpeeoil;
advantages pointed ont with great diser
mina,ion and accuracy, in the fourth lie
!, ter. Then, adaptation 70 sheep HUSBAND
e ry in The former is obvious, and, as NJ
$ Il. very pertiuenlly observes, " il become
n therefore, simply a question OF profit an
/. loss whether it is expedlent 10 intrndn'
: it," With regard TO the monntainss----- y
of them rising above the range Of lhe era
r. ses-and extensive plains or iable-lan'
r on the sides, aud occasionally even on Il
il SUBMITS, being already tolerably well So
j. plird with them and with other essculen
Is suitable for sheep, little doubt can reaso
= ably be entertained of the prac'icahilll
If and profit Of this species Of hnsbandry
n this, region. The opinions OF MessI
:. E.rla az North Carolina, Col. < olstO