Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-08-17


We have often made the remark. that more
credit should enure 10 The man of moderate
means who improves his land by lis natural
resources, than 10 the one, who, with we'll
filed purse, effects the same object by the
expenditure Of his eagIes,-and, surely, If
this proposition be true as regards the man
Of such means, it is at least equally SO when
we find gentleman of large fortune pur-
suing the same conrse-when we find him
content to attain his object by slower and
equally sure process, that his resources
would have justified. him in attempting, be-
cause, the example which he sets is calcu
lated TO inluse spirit of enterprise. and to
assure success to the efforts Of those less ia
vored offorlune than himseIf-and, because,
the effect will be more diffusive. as it is cal
culated to encourage those into action,
whose chief reliance must necessarily be
placed upon salwart arms. energenic hearts,
and discriminating judgments. In thus eX
pressing this opinion, we do not wish to be
understood as conveying the idea that we
condemn those who expend money in the
purchase Of fertiHzing and amending agents
who take the shorter course to attain the
goal of their desire; for knowing onrself
as we do, did circumstances concur to jusli
! fly US, the latter is the road we should trav-
els as from the hau'e iInPe'uos'v OF our dis
posi'loh we ieei mat we shoolo prefer 'he
rall ROAD speed 10 mat OF me tnrnP'Ae,-so
mat wiiat we have advanced mas allusion on
! ly to the influence which the course Of Mr..
G. is so we'll calculated to exert upon very
large class OF lanced proPrietors, WHO ne
cessaflIv nave 10 De chary IN their expendi-
lures. Upon these, his success can but serve
10 cali mo ac'Ni'y all 'heir dormant ener-
GEES ana INSPIRE them with that nope, which
never yet iaIled 10 animate men to deeds OF
generous enterprise, nor 10 crown their Ell
lorls win me success due TO vIr'uous daring.
WIN there preliminary remarks, we shall
proceed 10 give faithful account OF what
we saw ana heard.
| Draining.- the southern front Of the
mansion, contiguous TO the lawn. there IS a
field of between so and 60 acres now well
set in clover and orchard grass, from which
d luxurient crop was moved This season. and
a second crop is-now growing This field
a few years since, was deep and almost
mpeneirable swamp. in which in The dryesl
seasons, the cattle were mired, and no, un-
frequently had to be priced out. This me-
Iteration was brought about by series of
open bitches and covered drains. which col
lects and vents the water at all times and
by which an unsightly aud unWho!eso some
quagmlre has been converted into fertile
meadow, adapted alike to the growth of
grass and to every other product of the
farm.
There is another field Of about equal d
mensIons which has been also drained, and
about threc-lourlhs cleared, which when
completed, Will be among the most produce
i've heidS on the estate, as lis soil has been
enriched by The decomposition of vegetable
mater Tor unconnted years. The mode OF
making covered drains as practIsed by Mr..
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"i;at J'eI' up 20 ''le surface WIN 'he EARN
an 49,, ,h n' oee;' eAca'a'eo. from eSpef',
'"oe' '"0S u'''"s answer every purpose OF
'''o'e ooS"y ones ana olo lair 10 endure Tor
a qual'e .,' no. me MIRO OF century,
nc 'a''''y WIN "'''ch Mr. H. mas demon
'""'e"' no" easy n'at'er IL Is 10 make
So""o' u'y' afao'e SOUS out OF inaccessible
h'"'snes' IS as notable as pra'seworthy,-
n"" od'''o' 'ai' we shooid 'hlnk, to s'Iinu-
lave hundreds OF landed propr'etors TO re-
claim lands OF similar character which
'ney may nave on 'heir respective estates,