Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-23
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENTS IN TURKEY
FROM THE CHARLESTON MERCURY.

FROM THE CHARLESTON MERCURY.
FRoM CONFERENCE.-The have been favored with the
perual of letter from Constantnope, written by gentle
who had frequent opportunities of conversation with Dr.
DAVIS 1t will be recoected that DIR. D. left this State at
the the Turkish Government with view of test
the praccably Of successfully raising Cotton In that
country Presenting that would be of interest to read
ers have hastily thrown together the following particulars
of the progress he has made in his important undertaking
He found that but little cotton planted and thu was
broadcast do wheat and not cultivated except
by pulling the grass and weeds The only plough used
in Turkey is log elevated at end wooden wheels
and large iron the lower extremity and the shovel
times indeed Mostly wooden. This plough of two
without Wheels drawn by oxen and the other by
twelve With this the soil is prepared for the cotton
and wheat which is then sown, and nothing done
till harvesting gathering The wheat is cut with grass
the and aked up and there odden with horses on
the ground and cleaned by throwing in the wind
ground in common corn-mil without any separation of the
different portions OF the grain The is pulled bolls
and ALL and cleaned by instrument something like bow
with two strings but is not sold used for any purpose
but candle wcks.
After making the proper inquiry the seasons examn-
ing the tables Of the weather kept by the Rev. Mr. Dwight
missionary, the character and capacity the people, Dr.
Davis selected body of land San Stephano for model
farm that the best suited for cotton but because it
the sutans cotton factory and his
inspection He proposed here grow cotton, and all other
productions suited 10 the climate accmae such not
introduce machines mills &C. establish dairy OF improved
cattle raise improved horses sheep, &c. the whole TO be
worked by aborers selected from the various portions
Turkish dominons who be back to their homes
after years SERVICE and others brought their stead
Dr. Davis also TO take higher grade of educated young
whom he would teach the theory and sciences connected
with agriculture, prepare for anslatng agricultural
works into the Turkish language making contributions, and
editing newspapers &C. The Sultan highly pleased with
the plan, gave his prompt approval and gave DR. Davis
carte blanche for every thing necessary to carry out his plans
that the necessary seeds and animals should be Immediately
imported the farm residence buildings &C. be construct
adm nd INV
extensive scale The Doctor Immediately about making
poughs, shoves, nsucng the workmen breaking
the horses &c In these efforts he met many Obstacles and
with difficulty got the ground which was rather stiff and
covered with joint grass in proper order for cotton. He
however, commenced planting on the 22d Of APRIL and FIN.
ished the 25th OF May.
much rain Usually they have rain from the 18Th of
May until the lst Of September This year there several
little showers The cotton up badly indeed the first
Importation Of seed damaged and with the exception of
about five acres Of up when the second lot
rived he re planted. This all came up we'll grew well
boomed WELL and full Of bols and he thinks the hun
ded planted promise TO make one hundred bales of three
hundred weight each.
There Yves no frost I'LL January last year. and this usual
the The cotton planted five feet in the rows
and eighteen inches apart on level with the ground anti
cipang the effects Of dry weather The planters from
America who have been here pronounce the crop equal
grown any Of American soils, and the Doctor
thinks better than Carolina crops The Carolina negroes
think heavier than home and the Doctor of
Sultan, with blooms and squares, with which be was
greatly delighted and he is this august parsonage
the farm he thinks the plants enough per-
fiction. The weed is about three feet and half high,
but having four months to grow, he is at loss
lecture TO what size it may attain.
Some Indian also planted, five by three, which
looks very fine. The Turks have for long grown In
dian corn but have it broadcast and gave cult
vann The result is plant about three feet high, and
grain that would hardly be recognised The people de-
lighted with the one-horse plough and with the
sraghnes and beauty OF the cotton culture well as the
Indies
The Doctor has ten young men, five Turks, four Armc
MANS aud Greek, whom he instrucs in English gcolo
sy, chemistry, natural philosophy, Sc, who assis-
tants in his school hereafter He is compiling lectures
these and all subjects connected with agriculture particularly,
well generally which he is arranging alphabetically, 10
be published in Turkish dictionary book Of reference
II will be gratifying to their friends TO state that
Dr. Davis and his family in fine health. The Doctor
speaks in warm terms Of the kindness Of the Sultan and y
angune Of the Of the projects he has in charge