The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-10-16
Ovcr-Croppinp.

This is The leading vice of Agriculture
in this portion of tho Southern States
The small and rca, farm-that is, tho farm
small enough in al! It's arrangements for
the management of the force which cult
Yates It's the angels visit" OF Southern
husbandry. One meets with bu, few such
farms. and meets with them far apart
Instead OF farms where every thing appears
in complete order and arrangement, one
often meets with those widely spread tun
bic. downs, where disorder and dcrlnpc
mcnt arc lumblcd together in every var civ
OF condition; and this arises prime paliy
from over-croppng. The maxim OF ngri.
culture. that the productions of the earth
must ever be in proportion to the ,!lage,
seems generally to be elected, or no,
konwn IN this part of the State; for, 10
frame maxim from the system mostly
pursued, the productions Of the earth are
IN proportion TO the quantity of surflcc to
which the appearance OF tllagn can he
given. In every department uf agriculture
our whole section OF the State is in n cnDd;.
ton of comparative infancy. Can il be said
that the production of any article is carried
up to the capablllty Of tho soil and climate,
The Farmer who throws into the shape nf
cultivation, 4 wide surface which he mere
" piows and hoes. while his mind is as
tree as vacancy from any thought about
the nature Of the soil, which he take, as
nature gives 1t, and OF the diifarcn, cir.
cumstanccs OF climate that may weary his
lahors and shorten his crops throrrl the
ex!slance of some ra ical deficiency in The
soil, or IN the system OF caltnrc, may say
he raises what he consumes, and some.
times what he sells; hut he owes to God
more thanks for n good season than he
owes 10 himself for the exercise of skill
and Judgment To obtain AS much rs pos
siblc from tho number of acres one man
can cultivate, and to cultivate no more Than
may be mad.. 10 yield the most profitable
quantity 1t 's capable Of yielding, should
be strictly regarded by every farmer as The
wor;hiest object oi his study md his labor:
Tor the best course ni preparations the best
adoption Of soil which the manpuvers of
cultivation can oppose 10 the vicissiludcs of
climate, and the per cct dnantitv and best
quality of that quantity per acre, mus, re-
main unknown and unenioved unit! we lr-
come content 10 cultivate less space. and
TO exert IN the premises more practical
scIcnce and experimental knowledge. A
heavy crop from high state Of fertility
and cultivation is always the onv advan.
'agcous one. 1t shrws the skill and indus.
try properly applied, of the farmer who
produces. 1t shows the practicable extent
OF agricultural development. In short, il
IS an example crcdtablc and profitable to
hlm who exhibits lt---worhy OF imitation
aud rivalry, and highly beneficial TO the
agriculture Of the State. No farmer com.
pans of this kind Of heavy crop; 1t is a
real benefit and source of much pleasure.
But crop which is heavy because i, oc.
cupes creator number OF acres than the
cutIvator can manage, under sysiem of
culture thoroughly adapted, is commonly
no better than the wilfalculiivatos ofsuoh.
deserves to have.--i3f6tile Herald and 7rt.
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HJ' The Farmer and Planier for Octe.