The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-05-08
English Agriculture.

II is admitted, We bsleve that En- lish
Agriculture has as nearly reached PERFECTION
as any human thing can approach =. All
travellers agree that EnglaId looks like one
immense garden spot, every foot of which is
Cultivated with the greatest care, and is made
available TO is utnos, capacity. Now whA,
England once vas. is we'll set forth 10 the fol.
loaiug article Of the Chilcohe (Oho) Ga.
zette on Ofainlns." Alter such % exam.
pe can American eoerey permit Itself 10 be
depressed by obstacles not half so iormidable
on its osn soil
DRAINING.
We are not about 10 fife, an essay 10 tempt
our lov land farmers into Expenditures by .ay
Of guarding their property against The rains
Of the Scioo. Even the tremendous q eds
which occasionally sssail them bring com.
peu-a'ioe, ia ths way Of tenil Eng the soil
ard il the M4clura hedge or the Ssede fence
we're generally adopted, se doubt no, the Ia Q
Spring fresheis would be considered rather
benetcial than o'herslse 10 the corn grounds.
Our intelligent farmers are doubtless aware
tha, large portion Of the best agricultural
lancs IN England, are reclaimed fens. All
he Eastern part Of Great BRIAN, and nue.
OF the Southern, we're originally either entire.
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marsh. The great marshes of Cambridge
and Lncoln are Of very cons drable interest.
For improving the eastern marshes, BY bring.
lng them into cul;yalab'e condition, the EtrI
q Bedford and ms participants, received the
pfince'y estate Of 50 600 acres Of and. The
leu en- Of Cambrdgr shire were the last Of
The Saxon J. glish 70 succumb TO William the
Norman. Tho savage campaign Of Ivan
ialliebos, acans, the haLi's OF Thofney Ey.
&c, IS the blacklist passage 10 the dark he
tory Of the Norman conquest. Now, how.
ever, by sges Of weIl.dteced efforts IN The
so'k OF drainage, tho Ftndands Of the " las,
anchored isle " can all be ploughc and groz-d.
Volumes o! experience IN this work have been
collected, which viii lie Of the highest value
hundred years -suppdsiug our population TO
increase, naturally and by accession. from a
broad, at the rate Of 81 per cent. per anpun.
as II has since the year 1888. Vide az Is
our country, aud Impene,reble 10 human foot
IS arc yet many Of lis widernesses, II 10 no,
loo much 10 suppose that, before 1850 every
acre % arabic land in North America will
nh IL,
augmentation Of population. Thu great marsh
es N the vicinity Of cur market cities. or IN
reach Of them by railway, will all be put m
q1esl TO produce cereals and escclents for
the subsistence Of man.
Even now, there are thousands Of acre. in
the Scloto Valley, the retaining Of which
would pay for drainage. We have frequent.
y noticed large tract, above Circlc,ile, Of
swampy, spewey land, which might be east
" and cheaply restored 10 cultivation by re-
GUAR draining on The EngIish system. Ia
lew years, we doubt not, the grea; marsh ON
the head waters Of the Scioio may and will
be made one Of The most valuable tracts of
fertile Land in tho State, by attention 10 this
art.
Some, however object to trial on account
Of The supposed expense. The first cost, ma.
ny may apprehend, will exceed the worth Of
The land. To such i, may be well 10 mention
that the English pipe drans-the hes, sort,
as experience has shown-are constructed re-
cheap. The prices offered by the
Royal Agricultural Society, from year to
year. have stimulated the greatest improve
nj III Il
now attained, according 10 he London Quar-.
Ieriy, IS as follows: = A dram Al feet deep
Is excayated and re.fed, at from "a to 81
cents per yard, the workmen earning 81 so
per week. The pipes (earlhen) cos, 1913
per mile. These charges include all the ex.
'enses OF English drainage, and even if dou.
I'ed' ior thus country, to meet our higher
demands for wages, would be found very
cheap. Clay lands, undcrlail with such pine,