Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-30
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
SCIENTIFIC HUsBANDRY.

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The subjoined speculatons of leading London
journal, in review Of the British Corn-market of
last month"; TO cause which is likely greatly 10
's-41ct the home cf that country, form very
high testimonial to the benefits wilhelm times of
dearth especally-the advancing art Of chemical
agriculture is comforting on the world. If Provi-
dence permits the earth to have scourges such as
that of our Mexican or the late European ia
mine, it sends also Scots and Taylors, to shed by
gallanry and mercy consoling honor on arms ille-
gally and needessly assumed and if fields are laid
waste in one quarter cruel scarcity strikes the
poor in another, yet the Sir John Sinclairs, the Da
vys, the Buels, the SINNERS are lent us, to ward
off for the future, by knowledge, that form of ca
lamity which bad seasons bring. As for that other
national disaster which bad rulers inhict God leaves
its to ourselves it is for us, not him, to
it. 1t is comfort, however, to consider that
i'll acts often work to good : about the time when
the wise and benevolent author of the greatest ca
lamity which this country has ever suffered was
planning his quarrel with Mexico, he removed from
public employment, in order to make way for a
"spoils man, citizen every way deserving, but
above all as the man to whose early, constant, and
ardent labors agriculture in this country pro-
badly than to all other persons whatever; and
he removed was at once placed at the head of a
journal OF scientific agriculture, which may
probably assist in teaching how to feed as many
human beings as Mr.. Folks war will destroy or
make wretched Let the President remove few
more SUCH
FROM THE LONDON MORNING CHRONICLE.
The from the country continue the
harvest proceeding in the most satisfactory manner, and
observation is particularly fixed upon the large surface Of
ground which has this year been laid under contribution for
grain That such has been the there be doubt
for in former instances when the of food has been
hanced impulse has been invariably given agriculture
and all the energies Of the farming interest have been called
into increased activity There few but have OBJ
served the complete change which has occurred of late
in the intelligence and general character OF English farm
The Of ignorant and scottish husbandmen have dis
appeared and, the reoer parts of the county, which
have as yet renamed impervious 10 the march oil intelligence
they have almost ceased exist To Scotland undoubt
edy belongs the credit of leading the way all the great
provements which have recently characterized agricultural
SYSTEM and of developing those principles of economy in the
application OF science TO the art OF hnsbandy which have of
late years wrought such marvellous and beneficial changes
the business of farming England has shown herself dis
inclined to follow the example, whilst letters from various
parts of Ireland that the spirit of agricultural i'm
provemen developing itself there also. The effect Of this
will be TO give rise to greater production upon
of cultivated SOIL well stimulate TO the reclamation of
those lands which might be easily effected by
binaton of science with practical energy and skill
But the most important feature connected with this subject
and that interesting TO the commercial world the in
fuence which this increased production exer upon the
raj condition OF the empire. The fluctuations OF the
ket watched with the deepest interest by every trader in
the country well they and all, OF the gov
ernng power exercised the value of all other commodi
ties by that Of the first necessary Of life.
The increased power Of production adverted to has, per-
haps been completely put the test it has been
this year. Lands which till lately without value, have
been encos and poughed up and have shared in
with other portions Of the SOIL the drainage operations from
which the farmer speedily obtains certain and remuneatng
return and the result of this system Of improvement
alone taken into account without reference to other changes
the difference wrought by il in favor would be immense
But the science Of chemistry has also been called upon to
play most important part. The power of analysis, with
which has armed the practical agcuturisthe knowledge
of the constituent parts Of plants with which has imbued
him. aud the manures which that knowledge enables him 10
apply them most suitable their must necesa-
y give rise, in with husbandy, results as i'm
portant as they will be satisfactory.
All these different species Of improvement have been more
less brought bear the crop which now being gather
ed in removing in some localities the which have led
to scany returns and increasing the nxuance Of others
The average produce per of wheat throughout the king
dom low, but is every year increasing at acceerang
ratio, as addition to the saving which of val
liable and the greater economy which prevails in the
expenditure OF both labor and money upon age the ceva-
ton Of agriculture 10 the dignity of science must necessarily
lead to great increase in the production of food.
The quantities of foreign wheat imported have not been
large, compared with the bare condition of the stocks OF
English wheat the market The necessities of the country
apparent the fine weather which has character zed
the past weeks proved of itself sufficient reduce prices
nearly fifty per This has been the real disturbing cause,
so far this particular market is concerned