The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-02-14
A yaI.U BILE HrNT ron FArMERs.

vaLU BILE HINT ron FAlMERs.
The crlrhrliei Mr. Rnh-n iis.rwsl
Of lIislly. l.pIrr-Irr,Li =. and III innn,is
nf The Nes i.riresirrshre -hvrp. usrd d
tell an znredair with esrerdIng high Rlrr
.fs farmer n"i only 81 The oIdrn .rho.,l
hui 81 the eoldrn linrs. This farmer
WIN a~n+d and orruplrd one lhou.ana
srnts &c isn.l. had ihrr~ daugIiers. When
his eldest daughter married, he gave her
onr quarter !. his land lar her portion. hui
M n,anry; anil hr inued ~ lnllr n,.re
,prr aud = lililr brilrr nan Cement. the
pr"iu Il h,s farm d,d MOI decrease.
Wh-nins srcondd .ughl~r mani q. H. gave
her nnr- ihIrd ~ The rrnai"ing lxud inr her
rlrli"n. hn uo momy. IL lhrn 81 Ia
~a,k. aud heg.n grub up hi. inrzr and
fern. snd Pl"wrd up what he called his
rnar dry "a n iani. rirn when the fu,rr
eryrtrd. IA same rlosrs. nearly hall ilIr
land Alter gi,ins half his land Az az Il.
iwa Of his daughters. IL his giral snrpri =
h. found that the produce inrrra.rd IT,
made more money. hrrausr his nrw broken
NJ fIrrc land hrm'ehl excessive crops. and
Al The same Time he lafmed The whole al
his land hrltrr. Tor lie rmplo, ed ,hlrr times
mnre lah.r upon il: he ro.r iso hours
sooner in the morning. aud had M nrre
dead fallnws unrr 10 three years: instead
ct which he sa two srrrn crops in onr
year. and ae them upon the land. A
garden never reqpirrs dead fallow.
But the great advantage was. thai he goi
the same lnnnry o manage five hundred
acres ~ hr had ~ manage The .nne Ihnu.
s,n,l acres -tlwnfnre M laii out ,lnnhlr
The ann-y upon The land When hi third
AMI lat daughter married. he gsrr he.
iwn hard ell and lifv scrrr. or half whici,
re,naiar,l. Tor hr poriior. aud no many.
Ilr then tonn,i that he had ihr same mo
nry 10 firm ane quarter ri the land ~ hr
hal =, first 10 Grn the whole. lie hogan
Ia s.k hiu.srll a FEW Questions. anil set
his wits 10 work h,w he was 10 make as
murh &c twn hund,rd and iif y acres AZ he
hul done of ane lhnnsand zrrrs. lie ihrn
raid of his hailiH. VIII, weighed twenty
stones rise with The l.rk III The lang dass
anil went O. bed with the lamh-hr 90
as much m-r- work done for his m..ne, !
---he made his servants. lahorers and
horses move fasier--hrnke from their /
snail's p.re--and fnund that the eve uf
the m ,-irr qnirkeurd The pace of the ser.
rant. IL saw the beginning and The end-
ihg of everything: aud 10 his servants ard
lshorers. instead nfsaying. ..t;nand,l" IT,"
he said To- them. " Let Va g.. my hoys. and
do IT," Between come and % he sonn
fmnd great difference. llr grnhhrd Up
the whole of his turzr AMI ferns, aud then
plnwcd the while Of his pour grass land.
CONVEX ell a great deal e corn inln mrat
fir s,kc Of The manure. and he preser, ed
his hla.k water (lhe es>pnrr of manure;
GU h,s hedges down. which hal moi he' n
pla-hsd l"r fnriv " fifiy Years; s,raighien.
Ell his z,e fenrrs. rui his watprcnursrs /,
straight and gained deal of landry doing
so: ma,l,. dams aud sluices and irrigated
I'll The lind he could; he grnhhrd up ma.v ,
Of his hedges and borders. covered With :
bushes. in some place. from ten 10 four. ,
teen yards IN width, some more in his
snall closes, some moi i,icr Than streets.
md Threw three. four. five and SIX rl"ses
inlo onr. lie found oui that. instead Of
growing white ihnln hedges and haws tn /,
Iced fnrcign bird. ia the winter. he cnnld !
grow fo'd iur man ins,eai Of migratory
hlrds After all his Improvements he Q
grew more. aud male more ni ion hnnirc,i
and tily acres. Than he did from one thou
san.l; II The sumo time he found an! that
hall Of Erel nd a, ihat time was not cul-
lived i"r want Of mems TO cultivate u
with. | lsi hm rams and sold him lang
horned bulls tsald VIZ. Bakewelll and ,old b
MIN The real value Of l,hnr. hoih in doors 4
mud oil. and what oush, Ia be line with )
rft'aln number nf men. oxen and horses.
WITHIN a given time. Taught him to SOW |
less and Ilnw heitrr--ti,ai there were |
UNITS and measures IN a hingS--and
maj the hushantln,an ought 10 he stronger 4
,han the farm. Told him how 10 make =
u Il Ian rol,ler. aud cold band hotter. light /
iaafi sl'ilrr. and stiff land lighter. snnn
caused him 10 shake IF all lIis old deep !
!""ei prein,liees. AMI | grafied new ones r.
10 Their places. told him mi 10 Mred
Inferior catilr. sheep or horses. but tie {,
orsl Of ca, h kind. for The best consumed Il
M more Than the worst. Ny i,ienl be- y
'alne new man III his old age. aud sled !,
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