The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-01-06

yet doubt whether the iorce oil habit, TIT
apparent convenience of pasture, aud mao I
instructive love OF liberty in h's osn per
son, will permit him TO yield his antigua
ted notions TO modern suggestions on III,
subject. Few perhaps will Object To Pr,
a higher tax for the Injuries than The ne
cessarles Of life, and II Il Is source OF sat
isiae,ion 10 the lovers ct the romantic I,
indulge their fancy, and to associa,c cath
roaming through Thurman. meadows, viii
the ether arran. suenis OF country resi-
dence, SO mote II be; but farming is busl,
ness, aud should be studied in its sober re
atty.
The commons around some large cities
present green healthy appearance, al
though covered with mich cows. n,osl o.
which return at night TO their homes, aud
in payment of mix rcceive Stops or snaf
nutritious food 10 sleep upon, aud eond
breakfast TO rumlnate upon during the dav.
Cou d such rangers be- Otherwise than ex.
uberanl! Can the sheep walks over The
South downs Of England be cited as exam.
pies TO The contrary! The obseivant 'rav
eler will not fail TO mark the broad acres
otiuimps, sugar.beeis. and field peas, in the
highest state OF perfection along the val
eys and water courses Of Hampshire,
Wiltshire and Dnseishlfe. The sheep are
consequently well supplied during The win.
Ter with the elements favourable to the
growth OF thyme and other redulent herbs
which give distinction and q .vour 10 South.
down mutton. Il the mitch cows Of llol
land never left the d. ke bound marshes as
signed them, and never CO nsumed any thlng
but what they could fnd therein, and said
flats received no addition by irrigation, or
otherwise, except from the dfoppiugs OF
the COWS aud the atmosphere, doubt
whether good cheese could be manufac'ur.
ed for any length of time. The Neither.
lands are more density populated IN pro.
portion TO their size than any other part Of
Europe, except perhaps the banks of the
Pc and lis tributaries; the air may be sup
posed 10 contain much animal aud vegeia.
bic matter IN the shape Of effl.yis. and the
ground would BE- naturally porous from the
peculiar character OF its Ingredients and
the fogs which brood over the whole prov.
nce. These consideratioBs render the
case possible one, but We should hest.
tate to adopt any system based upon such
instances where tho same Considerations
are not applicable.
In our Ordinary method Of farming NAV
we not expect too much from lie a'mos.
phefe IL IS pretended that the produce
Of bottom lands AMI The forest, 10 their nat.
ufal state, demonstrates the inexhausiibIe
quantity Of carbon over cur heads. Lei
US not be TOO sanguine. or we may commit
an error in practice. The hardest trees
would not reach their full proportions. much
less our garden vegetables, unless fair a
mount Of nutriment be siiorded them
through the roo''. The very fact lha, such
trees are generally Indigenous, warrants Us
IN believing that something besides he air
causes them 70 grow with a good wll
Ptairies ana meadows are indebted in 10
small degree 90 the ascent of grass derived
from the gradual decomposition of vegeia ,
oxygen dissolved 10 rain will penetrate
la our Western tuess. perhaps for ceu,u
RES, leaves have fallen and animals rottrd
throughout their exten.-several genera.
-uous of trees may have lIved aud died
there, the earliest of shich w no meas
coriesponded with their successor in oval.
ity, if n quantity. Certain wild tian,s
which can scarcely be the critcIlen OF .
soil, may manage TO vegeiate on bafa rocks
or aTiu sanh, for "uny nf the interior spe.
ces will subsist upon carhonlc aud d.eet.l,.
ed 10 sapour OF water; their incinetatiou
leaving merely q trace Of the mineral IN
gradients usually demanded by more rein.
ed classes. Yet it's said that 10 Hungary
the same crops have been grown upon the
same spot from time lmmemoriai, without
any supply OF nitrogen manures. l. Ike a
wild youth Who thr,ves in spite Of his &c
centrIcitIes and dlssla'ed habits, the ex.
ample IS dangerous one TO be paraded be.
fore US without an explanation Of The rea.
sons which make an exception TO general
rules. The deelers on the banks Of the
Lover Nile and Ganges, need no, despai,
oil continued blessings as long as populi
ton keeps pace With vegetation IN the Up
per Country. There can ybe no kind O
difficulty in accounting for nitrogen zet
mud descending from higher emnenct
than the Alps, II the strata composing then
be OF secondary or tertiary formation.
distinguished author says" Cocoa RUS
breadlrui', aud other tropical productions
are rich IN nitrogen; the nitrogen is no
supplied b. nan" They do not hoaeve
gro. on indifferent soil, but in swamps o
everglades. and often amid volcanic d, brl
oil which nitrogen is one OF the constitueuis
II appears from the general tenor Of tn
, article IN the Cullva,or that the compare
tive value Of inbuming green crops is lu
ly reco2n I'D but the value Of The sol
and iqu d excremenls Of cattle are cerlalr
G ly overrated. A. sure as that "nulhin
p. can come from nothing" so surely fro,
poorly fed animals nothing but poor maj
: 9Ies viii be collected Unless The miner
i clements entering into their compo4ltie
i are freely given them, they refuse to ~
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