Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1850-08-07

'Cl l-o" Ho|3 ouu WteSTS. IuTIc,
Ca7vert, Worthingtom and others, will from
time to time keep this subject 'before the
people," by caustic and argumenta'ive arti-
cles in the columns Of the 'Farmer."
OF the value Of such journal as the A.
merican Farmer, to the planting and farming
Icommunity, it is almost useless to speak,
for the evidences of its usefulness are ac-
knowledged by all who read it, and "lhe
fruits of its good works" are manifested
daily.
Agricultural Societies have performed
wonders. By means of these associations
and the spread Of your valuable paper, Mr..
Editor, grea, has been the increase in crops
in value of lsnd-in value of stock-in
dissemination of practical knowledge-in
the improvement of the minds of our peo-
pie, and manifeslly great in the embelIish-
ment of our homesteads, and in the improved
beauty of the country. Any traveller can
tell by passing through mans farm wheth-
er he is q member of the Agricultural Socie-
ty or not, or a reader Of an Agricultural
newspaper. Look 10 the lower counties,
to TaIbot-to Frederick-but especially to
old Montgomery, and Prince Georges
established were hardly said to be taxable,
so low was the estimate put on them, now
groan under the weight of 80 or 40 bushels
of wheat, two and three tons of grass, and
as much as hundred bushels of corn per
acre. The mule and the OK are taking the
place Of the expensive horse. A cows milk
ing is reck koned by gallons, not by pin,s as
formerly. A fleece of wool is now 8 lbs.
instead Of 3 lbs, and 50 in ali things from
great to small. And seeing all this has been
accomplished by the exerlions Of few men,
and with limited capital in proportion to
the great work on hand, which is progress
ing, still how wonderful that the fostering
hand of Legislation should not be extended
to the cause-and and still more strange
that even the voice of encouragement in the
shape of Report, should be denied to US
after our earnest appeal!
My acknowledgements are due to a g. Toice
from st. .Mary's," and will try and recip-
roca,e his favors at some other time.
GUANo.-Respeclng this article, the A.
merican Farmer, for this month, says:
As grea, deal of interest is felt, at this
time, by farmers and planters, relative to
the probable supply and price Of this article,
for their fall use, we deem it our duty to
endeavor to keep them advised upon the
subject, as far as our means of Information
will permit. In our last, we mentioned that
five vessels were expected from the coas, Of
Peru before the Is. Of October-three Of
these have since arrived, viz: 1>s The j.
G. Cos,er, with 500 tons, one-half of which
was landed at New Y ork, and the other half
was received at this port. Cd. The Kirk
land, at this port, with 400 tons, 200 Of
which were landed here, and 200 tons sent
to Washington, D. c. 3d. The Jane Par
ker, arrived at this port, but her whole car
60 was sent 10 Alexandra. The 4th, with
800 tons, will arrive at this port about the
lst September, and the 5,h, the Persian, is
expected early in this mon,l, (August) with
700 tons, 100 of which will be landed here
l50 at Petersburg, and the balance of the
cargo al Richmond, Va. These, we are in
duced to believe, are the only vessels which
will be likely to reach the U. States before
the lst of October. without an extraordinary
good voyage is made.
Price of Peruvian, $47 4s per shor. ton