The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-09-24
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From TIE SOL Of The SOuh
Rotation Of Crops.

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Ina country like ours, whsre the uumbcr
Of acres 10 be cultivated is SO large. and
where, from the nature Of our crops, SO near.
" all our time is consumed, either 10 the cul'
tvation or saving OF the crsp, We have but
little chance 10 reclaim or improve the -hols
farm we are veil assured eur readers xih
shrink back 10 despair, # no. IN disgas', tfeD
any plan which proposes to accomplish TINS
object, first by making the manure, ana then
By car,ing i, TO the field. Much may be done
and ,IH more must be done IN this ray, but
this remedy stops short Of our wants. We
~ large humber Of The rejecting planters o.
our ceuu,ry are tuning their thoughts 10
rotation Of crops and to rest their lands.-
THIS will be good, much better than many
OF o. have Seen doing.
Here however, great, bot not an 10
surnouniabIe difficulty, presests itself, Ia the
large quantity Of Gear land necessary to rs
sccou phshment. For vita our present lights
aud experience on this Subject, no one hopes
10 accomplish much with more han three
fourths OF the titled laud IN cultivation al he
same time. The general idea, and perhaps
the hes, is, to plant the cotton upon land
which has lain fallow, having rested year,
10 succeed the Gotten with corn, and lac
corn with small gram, and then rest The
succeeding year. This, as has already been
suggested by one Of our correspondents, may
keep the land from grosIpg worse, and Il we
would spare the time frsm our cotton pick
ing 10 turn IN some one or more green crops
would probably make them better. Our pre-
sen, impression 10, tia, when this process
ia properly analysed. that the benefit OF turn
lng under green crops OF psas, grass, weeds
: or almost anything which sc may be able
q ts command, will be FAR above our prssen
! conception, and may constitute a new err
/. In retaining our lands. We are deterfe
at the sacrifices and iBconyenleuces neces
sary TO this work, in the busy time Of CO,
ton picking. These sacrifices have got I
be made, and we had as well make up gu
/ minds to ii. The only question to be eel
O lied is, will this meet cur wants, aud ca
q We by such process reclaim and improv
our and,? Experience will decide. BC
may we 20, proceed more vnderstsndIngy
l. There are some general laws upon who
the proper settlement Of these questions ar
T. made 10 depend. Take one crop, corn "a
C. instance, aud cultivate il for a series
ID wears upoa the same land, without the al
+. OF manure, AID wha, is tho result Ia
yield is less and less, and tho quality Of ii
'. grain poorer end poorer. DO more SO a
on range your land, that nothing shall be 10
he by washing away. Sill the same will
ne the result, but DOT quite SO rbpdy. SO,
pg a very large extent, will all the other crop
perhaps lesa with cotton than mos. OF Il
ICE others. bu, even with that, il is mamie
orr that a deterioration 10 going on. Why shou
ou this be 50, when proper precautions are
as ken 10 prevent the washing away Of I
soil u We say our lands are tired or VOL
yet NC may change the crop, and get 90
I'VE ysd This demonstrates then, an importa
de. fact, tina, the lard 10 not voIn out, bu.