The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-04-30

ding The missing constituents ri his soil, nm
der nur sdsisemeni. l3e bushels OF Ears Of
eoFn per srre. and that his crop Of long
orange ranols Average GOO bushels per
acre. and thai the expense Cor fertilization
were less Than Tor The ordinary method by
bsrnyard msnurine.
Anoiher farmer from Monmouth Coun-
liy represented Thai by The nse OF iIe sub
soil plow. under Recommendation con-
tanned in one Of our lectures. on q Geld of
twenty acres. and by The application of
deromposed bag on another field or si,ni-
lar size. he had increased his corn crop on
each from 20 ln rs per cent.
Another iarmrr Of Freehold represented
thai he had raised helwren 1000 and
5000 eabbages on half an acre. and .. lhe
prices 81 which lie had made sales. she
returns were al The rate of from $500 10
$500 per arre. This land Mas ihrown
into garden heart al one operation. and The
land lrft in 50 improved cnnJ,uon alter
the cabbage crop. as 10 be benefited fur
futnrr crops more Than The whole cost of
fertilizers used for cabbages. Many other
farmers repnrled large crops resulting from
anr adrire. and from some neighborhoods
large hunters signed statements that the
whole crop pf The township had been ma
leiially increased BY our efforts. Ii was
also shown 10 The Legislature. that we
have taken The FIRST premium for our mar
kti garden from The American Institute.
and ilal we had raised 1900 bushels of
parsnips. 900 do. Of carrois, 500 do. of
ruia boga tnrnips per acre, and other crops
in proportion. bul all these facts could not
avail in Causing The Senate TO appropriate
a sum only equal 10 the necessary expen-
ses Of \ Stale Agriculiurisi during The de-
livery Of 6ve lectures in each county in
ile State.
We asserted. without the fear Of con-
iradiciion. that in no case where we had
besn furnished with an ANALYSIS Of The
soil. had We failed in increasing The in
come nf The owner more Than one.ihird.
and lhis. too, afler having advised under
sush riiumslances more Than one hundred
/ farmers in New-Jersey.
Some members could mol believe that
we had discovered so much that was new
as 10 enable US 10 produce such results,
and they were right. We do mol claim
any such credit, hut simple that We have
pnl in practice what is well known 70 lhe
Few among The many. We often hear oI
large crops raised by indisiduals, whose
ncighbnrs produce no such results. In
such cases we visit The growers. and find
out. ifpracllcable. their methods. manures.
&c and then hy an analysis Of The soil.
compared with that Of Tho crop. are ena-
bid 10 advise others so as 10 enable them
10 produce similar results. We claim no
originality. but merely. with The assis-
lance nf chemistry. TO be able TO duplicate
on any soil containing fair average oil
constituents. the same results which may
have been produced on any other soil-
all ni which may be done by adding The
missing constituents 10 The soil. with such
cultivation as The pecnliari,ies Of The crop.
mechan cal coudilion Of The soil, &C., may
i @.
require"
In anolhcr article in The same paper.
Prof Mapes gives The following glance Al
what is doing Tor Agriculture in Europe
by Governments which we are accuslom-
ed 10 consider as Gar behind our own in
knowledge Of, and devotion 10, popular
well.beiug:
ADVANCEMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Our readers will be surprised to learn
how much is being done by European
Governments for the advancement Of Ag.
ricul,urp, while our own General and
State Governments and snpinely inert on
this all.impoilan, subject.
Every political economist knows .ha, an
increase Of production adds permanently
10 national wealth. and hence The English
Gove,nmen, are ever ready 10 lend judi
cions aid 10. their farming interest. As an
. example by long experience ilhas been
ascerlained lha, bv lhnroug hunder.drain-
iny, an acre Of land will produce one-thiri
more netl results 10 the owner. and there
fore the Government have enacted la9s
and appropriated funds TO be used for this
purnposr. Several appropriations have
been made during The last session Of Par.
lament, one nf which is 92,000.O0O sier.
ling, equal 10 sl0.0OO,0OU. This sum il
placed a, The disposal Of commissioners
who loan i, 10 applicants on The following
terms THE farm OF The applicants is first
valued, and then loan is made 10 HIM on
NOR gage, 10 be applied to understanding
his land under The inspection Of The Com.
missioners. This mortgage is only active
on the increased value oil The farm by IN
der-draining. The borrower IS required
10 pay per cent, interest. payable an
nuaIly. and per cen. Of The principal
and thus in 30 years both principal ant
interest will be paid Of; and the first IL
stance has not vet occurred where the IN
creased products oflhe land have not beer
sufficiently great 10 enable The accupan
10 NEE, these payments. Should the Dor
rover fail 10 meet The requirements Of Iii,
mortgage, then The farm may be sold, bu
before the Government can appropriai,
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