The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-04-18
From dc =. {. Advocate.
A. MODE uF laPRovING LAND WITH
IMMEDIATE PROFIT.

MR EDiIoR: The attention az uli
agiIrnlIuIlsls - nas .rIa Rrhrfally Turn
10 rsrrs plan ~ NhirlI nur sn,ls M, u
snsrIlal j yai enurhrd. No lah.r i
sPaT., ~ making mmurs II ysriou
kai,. far ~ III have l.und IS rxIerienr,
Illal There = : gam 20 80 rnrirhinT il,r s,,I
I. l., make n ,lrlL innrr 10 lhr same "a.
bnr. while u Is gradually improving. in.
81 si al dslriIulaling or iuIaTe culii, =.
INN.
Ii 10 faci. hascrrr. that h,l,, W. ar,
all attending uinfs "r lr,s 10 Ihis matt I,
yel BY iss The srral nn.nbrr &c planners
a-e ,n'grrsslng bal .losly. the pr,nrl.
pAi rra',i,. W. app"ri,rnI. l.. i,al The nc
rrs,iltrs ~ p.r.s"nvs fIhr mainnly are
si..l 80 pirsrn, them lr.nn lay 10 a,II any
cpiia n the purchase nf suitable mate.
rials. vii, slirn ~ lrni q. their Lands.
Aud hut its IRE abe 10 lose lie Z lal,nr and
linr Ter The present ~ planting Ihn,r
R'ern efni'-. Mhieh hy some have been
Pongird - To lie ,nanitrsI improvement
oi their ground. We have known sc, eral
persons Win have planted the row l.ea l,r
th. pnrp -. hui lllsye uld not Withstand
the temptation "f reapins it. under the
pressure o. grea, srs,rily il provisions.
believe II be very generally true Thai
ihnsc iannrr. adopt this course of enrich.
ing llirir lind. ain are in. what il termed.
ea.y circumstances, or ihnsP Who NAV
have lair sIsri IN al abundance Of pro-
visions.
U der this belief viii ask Tor corner III
your paper. that NAV. IN this. and per.
haps ~ nne ar Two more numbers, ihnw
ont some suggestions which viii hr 81 usr
10 such as arr starring an annihrr year ilh
sea ely II provisions. We en- tell iheln
what has heen dune ~ probably by
some others unlrr similar rircnmst ,ncps
how they have avni,lr.i the nee. ssiiy ii
purchasing IN. whilst they have IN ,le i.
aliy rnrlchrd thril land. Indeed il viii
b. found phfi able hy ihnsr whu. houpl
they may moi he i4reairnei with any
srdrrl Y, desire 10 raise stock. or h. may
he uear market where provisions are il
demand.
What NAV be claimed or hi. mode.
~mrh j. very geOet.lly adopted III liz.
low rnnn,ry. i. Thai il Is enc " the hest
and most econ meal Ways &c frriiliring
tn snIl. whilst u Is male 10 vie d large
aud valuable produce. I, has a decided
advantage over ihr pea crop. tihiii. plan.
Ted. rs manare.l in thai ynu are well re.
wardrd lar Your lahnr. within the season
Itself. willis, the land will certainly be lul.
" as nuch improved.
The nude i IL raise a crop from the
VINE al the sweet potato whi.h is one of
the lnnsi useiul arlirie. Of fnoi we nave.
The farmers nf the middle and ~ country
are l"r The meet part not a~are uf IT, Va.
We. hn,!, - fertilizer oi the sui and As
Wholesome and nurli Ms food for man
aud beast. We form our opinion 81 The
estimate IN whirh the up country Farmers
AID pl,n'ers regard the potato from the
iael that they plan, and use so few Tor
stock.
INV. sir. il snme nf our agricultural
friends will make an experiment upon a
small scale aud try the value Of few
acres 81 sips pnainrs ~ food Ini hogs
a"d even horsrs; ths, is, experiment aud
ascertain how many hurs and hogs 4
lew ceres VII keep well. and for how long
tlme--and Then alsn. ascertain the
amount Of lmr aud labor reqnirrd ii make
THIS amnnnt IL fnmi--and liia!ly The man.
ilesi improvement Of the land Tor The pro.
o"''lon 81 corn, and many other valuable
grams IN subsequent yrar--wr say, SIT.
il some friends will only hu, ,ry e. Them.
selves. they will never have reason 10 re-.
gre, il.
Permit us 10 say briefly. tia, We pl,n.
ted IN June last. upon land iha, IN il. mn.
palnrsl stale without manure. would Weld
hat about six 10 eight bushels Of rnrn prr
acre and we dug IN November ON an
average 30 bushels ni potatoes Ia The acre.
Inc yield would have been BET er. As has
been proved hy eApe,irirr. il We had
WAITED until frost IL dig: instead of which
We dag several weeks hetnre--a pari in
Ori"her and all early in November. Oh
forr,e ihis = by no means q large pro'luc-
ton OF poiaioes 10 The acre-ii is ronsi-
nrred handsome one here for the qualil,
oi The land. Ini there are acies whwl,
will Weld sever,l hundred bushels. III,
yield hnwever specified ahuve was enm
when r"'naar. d with the ,leldi Of a., sam.
Ind IN corn. or IN ANYTHING else. I'll
aisn We sho"l lake intn arcauni The con,
paft'''e ata III, !; Labor and iha ecndiuol