The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-01-17
THOROUGH TILLAGE.

All Will agree that The blStS OF Improvement
lies in more thorough tiHage. Now ono
great hindrance to this, is the strong and mi.
versal tendency among farmers to own and cos.
tivate too much land. l am well aware that i
Ftread on disputed ground, and that there ara
r<hose among us whose opinions, we are reEdya
and Nth good reason, tn esteeu xlmnat al stEs.
c!es, who, have no sympathy with this small
farm theory But with due Difference 10 fheir
opinions may not start, with this fact, that the
case so commonly occurs to make il q geaeral
rule, that our very large farms are very poorly
cultivated p? To the point which bays in
view. is the apologize OF the vine dresser, who
had two daughters and Ia vineyard. . When bis
oldest daughter was married, be gave her third
part of his vineyard as marriage, portion, not
withs,anding which, he had the same quaDtity
of fruit as before. When his yodngest dangh-
ter was married, be gave her half Of what ro.
NAMED, still the produce of his vineyard was
not undiminished. The secret was simply this
that the more thorough tillage which lie was
enabled to give 10 the remaining third part,
tripled his produce, while al the same tiIae q
reduced the cost of cultivation. Now he that
cullvates the most land, or produces the grsatess
CROP is not the hest farmer, but be that can do
it with the least expense. In Massachusetts the
high price of labor is an insuperai,le objection
to large farms. As it is, men must not only
not be able but must work at all times, and
under all circumstances work TO the best adsan.
tage, or the proceeds Of their labor VIII not
pay their wages. Upon large farms nlissef-
Gus and long lines of fence are 10 be kert in
repair, taxes TO be looked after, wesk sasnss
be economically done, because much Of 4 isas
a distance, and large number OF aborsrs
must of necessity be employed, who 70 sse an
old adage, If they are not very eafefuty looked
after will be likely to drink ont Of the broad
end of the tunnel. and hold the little tone.to
their employer. must not be understood to
say that no man can proHa6ty manage large
farm here. All rules have their exceptions.
But do say, that there are very few Bona.
parties in agriculture. and that the great bodyof
us are fit only TO serve in the ranks.
1t is doubtful indeed, il these large farms are
The most profitable any where; for ia. countries
where the cost of labor Is almost nominal small
farms are said 10 produce the largest income.
Stretching along at the foot of the Alps, those
ever memorable mountains, whose Iohy sass-
mits, white with eternal SHOWS, reach far above
the clouds, the birth place ofsbe glacier and
the avalanchc-is that province Of Italy, which
has been often called the garden Of Europe
Its inhabitants are farmers, and very few farms
contain more than Is acres, yet the best au'
thority asserts that those small farms bring
more to the market than the large ones. and
that there is no country in the world, which can
dispose Of so large a proportion OF It's produe-
ton as Piedmont. True, the soil H. rich, deep
if you please, alluvial. The climafe Is moist,
and the situation af the land makes il saseePei-
BILE of being easily submitted to irigation- At.
ter all, the main spring of This abundant fertility
is thorough tillage which consists on small
farms.-Pdyson's address before the EsseT
Agricultural Society.
SOMETHING NEw.-T'he Cincinnati Com
mercial says that Messrs. Koble & Miller have
an establishment in that city, whose whole
business, employing some $4,000 worth OF
capital, is preparing sausage skins for the Ltf'
ropean arkets; they attend all the slaughter
houses, obtain the n'ards Of all the hogs, pre-
pare, and then ship them across the Atlantic,
realizing large profit in the transaction. We
were never more astonished than in learning
that such branch Of trade was carried on in
our city. The people Of Europe receive these
sausage skins, ready for use, as imported fcom
Cincinnati. But this is not all, WesterR
Avenue has another establishment, not whit
less singular! II is the establishment OF q tit-
tie German, whose name we did not learn
whose entire business is cleaning hogs bladeEs.
and making them fit for holding lard TO ship 10
the English market. We learn that be was il
a fair way to got rich, sending off per aaRsm
over $50, 900 bladders 1855. asas4g. sgav,i
MAD Docs.-The appearance Of a dog sup.
posed to be rabid has occasioned cens,deraoae
alarm in this continuity. TIA said he Passed
through this place, bit promising hoy at Lin.
coin Factory. and afterwards, passing south
ward, attacked DR.. Ashury and some other per.
sons, before he was killed. The Doctor imeae.
di.,,eIy removed the slight wound OF the dog, by
cutting out considerable portion Of flesh. The
other cases were treated IN similar taaHner,
some hours after the bite.
Many dogs have, doubtless, been bitten By
this animal. and. therefore, every caution ahould
be observed. No dog that could have come ip
contact with the rabid one, should be permitted
to run a, large TO us, an attack OF hydropho-
bia appears to be the mosi awful calamity that
can ovcr,ake humanity. C. Republican.
SYMPATHY. is sweet to turn liromt6e
chilling and heatlcss wor'd-fhe world 'hat 90
often misjudges our motives-to seek 'f tn some me
.ympahizng hear, for consoatioon----,'o :, ,tt had
con1cnial souls that can feel our sorrows, can
share our joys; can understand and nd appreciate
the feelings which jacctnate US. In sorrow, how
consolns is the blessed voice Of sympathy. IN
our greatest trials il ligh,ens our burdens
making smoother our pathway before ps, and
pouring healing hahn into on wounded beads e
l.,r q fI3;ct;ons are fny6otteia ia lie