The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-05-04
From the Lanrensville Herald.
Interesting Letter On AgrI.
culture.


Mas. GobHAN Dear Sir: Deem me
nat as one 81 very easy Ia be pleased, if | 1
return you my sincere thanks for your
complimentary letter, as well rs the com.
nliment of The files of your journal. The |
corps Of America presents at this
time a brIllianty and worth that should
make any man feel proud 10 be honored
by any of them, as you have done my
humble self.
Your reqles, Of me to write occasional.
ly, al my leisure, an article upon Agricul-
lure, is rather difficult matter for me to
comply with for when ga, LEISURE" | am
busy arranging in my upper works for the
business sffurs OF liie--being one Of those
common men, who do only one thing al
time. But | will do this will enter il
as one Of my duties, TO write off something
for you, when the spirit moves me.
have written occasionally for the papers 10
a small way, aud have yet to refuse when
"cuiled." make il part Of my du'ies
10 my fellow. man, To give any little infor.
nation may Gull, willis, journey through
life. Ii all would do so, all would improve.
The colony OF bees have often been point.
ed at as an ensamp'er Of industry. Let
me ask, wha. could one lonely bee do,
though ever so Industrious or busy Ii
is true, but little, and no, worth the thought:
YET one must work to do its du,y-may be
others. and others, and others, are ro,dy
and willing. Now take into your hive a
little wax; will some one assist TO make
one little cell to receive the honey prepar.
ed by the more competent Let all your
thousand, and half subscribers say. "yes
l will" and our gallant State" God bless
her, may perhaps be benefited.
And by the way Of the leader, allow me
10 say something of the tl,h of the land
the mode OF planting, and the culture .
our grain crop-Corn.
Where large crops of corn have beer
grown, North aud South, there ha. invari
ably been deep aud thorough blowing
With one exception, probably, the cart
cannot be 'osened too deep-tha, excep
lion is an unfayorabie sub. soil Of sand O.
g'ayel, admitting moisture TO sink w
may, therefore agree, that deep blowing
with turning plow, shovel, or the subsoi
pow, g necessary. Aud the reason i.
very obvious: giving 10 the plant great.
er store Of moisture, greater room 10 reach
for food, and less labor to the cuiiyator.
Maze, mis-, or mays, is a species OF
grass; and though some Of the roots, in
favorable locations, may dip down: yet
like all grasses, the roots are supe fetal
Then why this grain should alone b,
plan.ed upon a ridge, or down in the vale,
dow, IS TO me a question. | lievs III,
grea, failure 10 the South, is attribulab biz
10 two errors: planning on a ridge, ans
cul,Ivatins TOO Iae. Try wheat, oats, rye
&c, on ridge, and pInw deep when il
boom sha, may We expect prefe
flushing land, breaking up in large bed
twenty 10 fry feet wide, lay off rows will
shove pillow, aud cover with harrow.
Covering corn IS another mltter. Tr,
few gain. or = inches deep, and
few or OF ) inches deep d mark tn
result You vii fad The shallow -coseIe
gram 10 segelI,e any lime Of the year &
the land IS dry enough and YET moi.
enough a few days before the other, an
10 grow Of. The other has to wait fu
supe aciII roo,s. have tried i, 10 sail:
fy myself.
You wan, choice hog, OF large bee
Do you not push il from ITS earliest days
Why not push forward your corn by cal
and frequent -,irring.l DON'T let II /
hungry a ia! keep II well fed, and it wi
pay.
lay BY my corn when sbou, in bunc
10 tassel, or little be fore and | do $
because | think nlture pushes out tho,
little rooieis to seek at this time great,
supply Of food; and would a. soon thin
OF breaking of my hogs teeth to give
rougher surface TO grind its food with,
10 cut off The natural mouths Of the CO.
that nigh, give greater number.
Aud would yet dare another innoy
ton upon the culture Of my fright reve
end seig1ors." | would say, prepare p
vines, corn broadcast, crab grass, hay,
some other . roughness," as the Yanke
say, for feed and dom. disturb the co
blades. These blades are intended, by
Wise Architect, to subseve The purpose
adding to The fruit.
Would you pluck of, when your crap
are formed, all your grape leaves, and e
peci a cropl Ba. fortunately tba, necc
sary-corn-ls better adapted to man,
bears all sorls Of hard treatment.
For The present, let This suffice and {
want Of better name, let me borrow fro
another language that Of COLO.
From the South Carolina Advocate.
A MODE OF IMPROVING LAND WIT
IMMEDIATE PROFIT.