The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-06-19

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THE IMPROVEMENT OF LAND.
Mrssas. EpIroRs:-we have heard so
much about the improvement Of land. snd
seen so liule practical demonstration Of II.
that il has become sounding brass or
iinkling cymbal.'i Many Of US. when we
see an article ON fhe improvement OF land,
pass 10 by without reading il. Why 10
This the easel Are our farmers lrss ener-
geIir. more indoleni. and more careless,
Than the farmers Of other seciionsi Are
mol our lands az easily improved as The
land in other States and other counlriesi
Perhaps The answer is this The plan OF
Improvement recommended is mol adapted
10 our session. Whether this be the case
or moi. 10 for others W Judge; but one thing
10 certains ihe farmers generally will not
60 iAio the practice Of making manure or
manuring their land. until land becomes
scarcer by being more thickly inhabited,
and until il commands great deal higher
price than il does at present The great
trouble and expense OF making manure. Of
hanline il out and spreading il on The land.
will prevent many from attempting u. In
dolence will prevent others. The lacl is.
making manmes in lols. hog pens, COW
pens, or what moi, is not adapted TO the
cation plantations Of The South, The asser-
tons and recommendations Of others 10 the
contrary notwithstanding. Reader. if you
doubt this. LEI ms hear from you; tell us of
your plan. and what is still more desira-
bic. whether you actually do manure your
land or NOT. ! do not mean one acre, nor
five. but all the land you cultivate. .
gentleman in Hancock county, a few
years ago. recommended the plan Of maxi
ing manure crop (if you will have il by
that name) al the same time with the 9TH
er crop, with separate hands to work in
each the year round; those who worked
st the manure were not TO 90 in the crop,
except al a push Of time. or (raiher push
ofgrass,) which is sure 10 come. These
hands were TO make the manue and spread
il; they were to be provided with all ne
cessary Implements, wagons, &C.. but so
far as my information extends no one has
adopted The plan. and reckon the author
of il has failed to adopt il himself.
But ailer all, | sm in f,vor of making
manure. Make what you can; if you can't
manure your whole crop, manure part.
Save what manure you ran. and IL you
have any spare time, haul in leaves, straw,
&C., and when il is well trod. throw il up
in pens to rot. Then haul il out and
epred il on your land, broadcast. and you
will get well paid for it. Better have five
acress Of rich land than none. Having
rambled thus far. will now come TO the
subject which intended 10 discuss.
RESTING LAND, AND THE PEA VINE.
Most farmers have sufficient quantity
Of open land to rect portion every year:
and where this is not the case. il can readi-
ly be made so. Every farmer should have
open land enough so as not to be compel
led to cultivate any field every year.
Every other year would do, but one in
three would do better. There are farms
now in Hancock county, which have been
cultivated in this way which are worth
more-the land is better now--than il was
twenty years ago. To the truth Of this
many are ready 10 testify.
The land has been cultivated in cotton,
then corn, then small grain, and lay onl
the next year. Ii might have been greatly
benefited BY pea crop the last year,
The pea vine is worth more to the South
as renovation. than clover is TO the North
that is. il improves land faster than clover
ANY worn ont old fields which are apt to
be found on almost every farm, were
ploughed up in the Spring. or raihel
burned over. and then in April or May lait
of in rows three feet apart, and planted
in peas, they would pay their owners wei
for the trouble and expense. They woult
only need scrapinR of when about to come
up, and in about three weeks run round
them with turning plough, or any othe
that would throw dirt 10 the vine. be
lieve that any old land worked in this way
would be better than planted in corn an.
peas both; and one thing is certain, il twoul,
be infinitely better for the land. An in
teresiing article on the great value Of th
pea-vine in renovaiing old land, may b
found in the Southern Planter Of '46 or .
from The pen of Mr. Cade of this State;
brief synopsis will give: He had fiel
Of 25 acres lying on river. or in the juno
tion oftwo, which was overfowed in ls4C
and so badly washed and damaged that h
iurned il out, and il lay for several years
fnally he concluded TO experiment on
with the pea vine. and accordingly b
con-nenced in the Spring and planted
nf AZ. In the fall, just before tinls ,