The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28
AGRlCULTI)I


The United States owe thei, ,,..s
power and duration q that spirit Of ha..
dus(ey, and that God-revefencins f.l;.~ -,
filed and elevated their iorefathes. Txs.a
from the old world to this new one. 10 ~,
harrow, and hoe ~ looking 10 God alons -.
blessing upon their endeavors to obey M,
command, Of earning their living by The :.
Of their brows.
Spain set out Cortez and Pizsrro Ia v,,h..
gold of Peru and Mexico They did vs,h.'
spain dropped her spade, her plough ,nS 4
hoe. She revelled in the pride which ~.
millions Of American dollars wear "a, . a
did sustain. She lost the will, and of courss
power, to continue that beautiful cu,,u,. -
Splendid peninsula in which her lot was c.
The hidalgo was too proud to work
ceased to be what IL once was-before In.
age Of Columbus paradise in IN. 49,.
Spsin has forty years past almost eea.ed
heard Of. except in her misfortunes n.
period Of time, by the sweat Of her bva,
Union has more than doubled the ponuI.
poor Spain, and grown rich that the !.
the mines Of Peru, gathered for tven,s
will not pay for the produce of our ;nd1.:
one year. nor for that of England Of -
for six months for, by the ParIiamsns.
! turns, the product Of British sry;c-I
lc44 was $J,WO,UW,WW.
There Is no lesson in all history ~
the great fountain Of Roman ~
| said, "Meet the arduous labor Of the -
| would the enemies Of your countrrIk
| summon all your forces, and the
ward you with all her gfsts. Nes
you perish"
Such was the enthusiasm whie -
powerful people the first stand IN
| tons. When they became rich.
\ hersed In luxurious masses. crow5ei
Phithestres, iounged about their M
baths, trying to alleviate the horror, n
mon OF idleness. bawllng at every car
the streets TO passers BY, "Quid No,.-
Qsid Nscsrvm"' what's the news ,h.r -
wretched prey before the Goth and the r..
| who live hardy life.
| II is hardly practicable to find be,w.. :,
Aroostook and the Rio Grande a .opnd
who idles bis years away. Al! are i,rnsIl.SS
the spirit of industry which old Cate xonI,
clap his hands To behold. Onward. onx,,i,
10 the national, heartfelt cry. Labor with IA.
vinciole PERSEVERANCE,. No disappointnen,c.l
check his progress The axe prostrates the io-
ests OF ages ON comes the plough and ,b.
the cradle which gathers in the gloriou, gr,;. =
feed all ours, and half another nation 49,
IL necessary.
In the esgerness Of cultivation, We h.v.
yet had time TO think Of the necessary rxh.
ton Of our vexed fields. Now in an, =,
fields We begin 10 see that In our exces.x.
We have overdrawn our bank. Science .nJ
must now be consulted 20 restore thai vs.
bic power which has been too nros;,s,
squeezed from the bosom Of the -.r,b ~
means are happily in our power II is ala.
settled TO a certainty that science can be ,noI-
with absolute profit 10 agriculture. Recent -
periments have demonstrated the vast vain. ~
m accurate analysis Of soils. Of plants. and n.
peculiar elements required BY the yarions H..
OF vegetables Tor their complete. and oere-e,
growth But, however valuable TIN, Giseor..
il, the grand art remains where il Was I,i.,
ling the soil. BY deep and frequen, plougbi,-.
by narrowing and hoeing. the soil obtains 70
the inexhausiible resource Of theatmosnbs,. :.
elements. its dews and rains, the eyerIsstinr :.
. newai Of its fertility. No art will ever ,,na..
this constant stirring Of the soil unnec,ss,,y-
Mans labor Is bound TO he forever miy.d n, =.
! the products Of agriculture. Balm SAYS th,, a.
ricuture is a mannfacture-tha, the WELD AZ -.
earth is almost without any preparation 5, 4,
consumption This is true Of aInos, 49,.
fruit IL is 30 true, that 10 the best specps,sos
Natures own confectionery in the fruj, E,.
man can scarcely do any thing to alter i, i,r h.
better.
The products Of the farm are honest. Va
can forge bushel Of wheat an OF a say.
, berry Perfect from the hand Of God, they
. cannot be forged BY man. Their prof, a.,
says - direct. for every seed you plant you a,-
many in return.
What interest have YOU like that from On.
? pound Of turniP seed, giving you Twelve Am.
[ dred bushels Of turniPsr
We rejoice TO see so great number 9. n,
best men Of our country earnestly engaged il
the cause Of agriculture. On such men spo
} their well-tilled farms /. on such men, o. lem.
> Perate and vigorous bodies on such men, Of
calm, cool heads, the vas, fabric of TIN, r.up5c
rests secure. They are the mighty pillars o.
which the great edfice proudly inclines is va,
weight.-Maine Farmer
CULTIVATION OF THE vIyE-For two or tsr--
years young Plantations are TILED with tie
plough six times in the year: thrice to open the
furrow. and thrice to cover IL up. Vinevarss.
, in general, are ploughed four times: the IN,
, labor TO loosen the roots. done with plou-.
called cobdf, about the Goth of February. ias
| second, in April, is intended TO cover ID u.
( roots of the vine. for which purpose thew use b
!, peculiar plough. called coarte: the third. Gone
in May, is like the first; and the fourth. Hs- the
second, is done with the cosrtr, as soon as he
third is finished. A weed called eAiendsn; Or
dogs grass. is very injurious TO the vine In the
months Of January AM February. labOrers az.
employed TO examine every row, in order 10 700!
il up In the month Of Nav, the us-ie-s
branches, called bois gourmand, are carefully
cut off; but some are reserved for lavers. In
July, they thin the leaves and smaller branches
that the air may circulate more freely. and that
the rerJus, or young grapes. NAV the better r.
, ceive the solar rays. AZ the vines are seldom
more than fifteen inches high, and the yoan.
grapes are liable, for that reason, to be covere'
over by the earth thrown by the last ploagn
women and children are employed to eyiriCa,
such branches and expsse them to the scn
Every four or FIVE years, also, the propri,,o-
take care TO have the moss taken of the yin-s
for il harbors insects and fosters their egc,
This should he done after the frosty weaihs,
The vine produces at the age of FIVE wears: 3
ten or twelve it has acquired its full vigor, an.
the care II receives, the nature of the soil. al,
especially the cutting. decide as to its duration
The latter operation takes place in the month o
October, at the fall of the leaves and ought Il
be finished before the frosty weather. II is tn
most difficult part Of the culture. and require
!, Judicious and experienced workman. In ih'
canton of Pauillac, there are vines said to
two hundred years old, and still good. whl'
others are perishing at the age of fifty In
sandy or grsveily soil, without mach humidity
| they will be of long duration; and some vine
are shown at Pesssc which, if we may beliss
tradition, date from the fourteenth centur!
having been planted there BY Clement '. Tn
average duration Of the vine, however, is state
to he from hundred TO a hundred and If,
years The only casual evil to which the win
: Is exposed is hail, which, though uncommon II
fhuiliac, has frequently devastated immense e.
tates. There are but few instances of inur!
done by the Spring and Au,umnzl frosts; ba
fogs, followed BY warm weather, are highly per
nicious, causing the blossoms to wither and fil
There are also three kinds Of insects Whit