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

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lapse before the resemblance may become
heightened BY droves Of black.Iegged
sheep wlnteilng along the, banks Of the
lower Missouri, aud extending their sum.
,ner pereurinalions as far as Pembina aud
the BRUSH settlements Sheep. II would
seem, can only he pre- lilably raised Tor their
wool as staple commodity III localities
which are marked by nature as favorable;
aud this is one, both as repects sui aud
climate. The Me,ino sheep IN Spain
crop the herbage closely as they proceed,
! and appear to deyasta,e the country, but
more Is probably left on each particular
spot they visit lhan is distracted al least
more valuable materials for enrichins the
soil, since as they roll onward they carry
with them any acquired supeIiiuiiy %! the
elements most wanted IN the direction
they are laking-lhus acting as carriers
to the vegetable kingdom OF comparative.
" high aud low Iauludes, aud alternately
benz firing both descriptions OF pasture by
happy admix,uIe or interchange OF the
organic aud inorganic constituents oi hu'
mus. The latiy matter Tor instance,
" hich they have elaborated from succu-
len, canebrakes and quasi.lropical shrubs
fragrant with vegetable soils, is gradually
worked otf' and exchanged for muscle from
the seeds and tissues Of harder plants.
We have hea d Of IA large hali,ismished
field set in oats beng entirely renovated
from being dep stirred by a drove Of sew.
cral hundred ial hogs: their dlopplmgs !
verify believe were OF moie value 10 the
owner of the lot Than The crop WHICH they
devuuted aud in this consists the secret
of an occasional rapid cure III Gases Of
long standing debility, aud oil shaver RI.
.coverv by sioMer application OF the same
.~orueuraf agent.
II is perhaps as wrong 10 hold gu, IN
ducements and brilliant expectations ~
farming, which can seldom be realized, as
to discourage laujable ambition by pre-.
SEEMING unusual disappoinlmenls and diili.
culties. But It must be- confessed that ey.
cry occupation or business Of life il left
to itself and unlrammeled by restrictions,
political or social, will naturally fall with
in the scope OF general laws regulating la.
bour and capita. II is therefore fair to
infer, that the rate Of interest upon far.
ming investments. viii corr spond with
that Of capital directed to other ventures.
| { one talent will produce ole talent, three
may be expected to produce nine or their
fqmra'ent, the extent Of progression be.
ing limited by the ability OF any one house
hold to supernlend large establishments cf
iec'ual!y. But what gives pre- emnence
10 this business, is the comparative indie.
pcndence which it offers; no small adyan.
iage in times of general embarrassment |
In illustration Of tins view | would remind (
he reader, that a plant i known TO grow
in ratio proporilonaito The surface which
it presents To the world around It, IN o,het I
words, proportional TO lis capacity Of alb.
sorblns food: jus, 50 is ii with the remu.
nera,lng qualities Of a farm. The more
hands We EN- 10y within reasonable al.
lowaHee, and The more money we Judlcious.
~ eypeud IN Improvements, will be the rate
OF actual profits aud increase Of subsian-
ence, over cropping, and false economy, 4
Will nssnrdy bring IN their train situated .
nopes and accommodating disasters.
Ii has been my policy, as an English
landholder, To have long advocated from a
sense OF jlisiice and expedIencv, no grca.
ter measures of protection to the agflcul-
tural iiIau 10 any other interest. have
veututed 10 assert that m these United
States farmers have no disposition 10 ask
any privileges which they would deny 10
oilers, or, in defiance Of public opinion,
seek 'ay0rs which they could mol expect
J." ie.h'lf~,Sr any length Of time. Grant.
'ng 'adt me N.osllIuilon sanctioned such
eXpectaiIonS, how could The merchants
and mechanics Of Alar,,nd feel r The
agricultural population shonia ,,,;,,on tho
Legislature for corn laws in order 10 20
able them 10 repair their damaged estates
al the expense Of their fellow citizens /;
should they in fact demand dlrec, lax
10 be LEVIED for their especial benefit 7
With the natural advantage Of proximity
10 the sea board aud an improving market,
our planters are encouraging each other
to renewed efforts will, fairer chances
than OF late Years: and n liberal system
Of common education will give heir chill
dren The reqnIs lie qualifications to ensure
success IN any pursuit, by studying It's dc.
tails in altcr.llle under better auspices.
II. S. W.
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