The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-05-28
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Advancement Of Agriculture.


are ,up,nely inert on this all lmpor.an, subject,
Every political economis. knows tbs, an
increase ofproduc,,on adds psrmsnsn,ly TO %.
tional wealth, and hence the English Govern.
me q, are ever ready to Iced JudIclous aud 10
their farming interest. AZ an example by
long experience l, has been sscer,aned that
by thorough understanding, an acre Of land
will produce one third more nett results TO the
owner, and therefore The Government have
enacted laws and appropriated funds TO be US.
ed for this purpose. Several appropriations
have been msde during the lss, session OF
Parliament one OF which Is So ,00O, 900 ster.
ling. equal TO $lO,O0O,O00. This sum is
placed a. The disposal OF Commissioners, who
loan It TO applicants on the foo' ing terms;
The farm Of the applicant is first valued,
and then loan Is made 10 him on mortgage,
10 be applied TO draining his land no.
der the inspection of the Commissionsrs.-
fiSoSC 10 WY uSu'S w 'uS
value of the farm by understanding. The
borrower is required TO pay 3 per cent, inter.
est, payable annually, and per cent, Of the
principal and thus 10 twenty years both pr'n
cipal aud in,eres. will be paid of; snd the
frs, instance has net ye, occurred where the
increased products OF The land have no, been
sufficiently great TO enable the occupant 10
meet these paynents. Should the borroser
fail 10 meet the requirements the mortgage,
then the farm may be sold, but before the
Government can appropriate any part Of The
amount toward the liquidation either mort.
gage, they mus, first pay the borrower the
mount q, which the farm was valued before
beng under drained and long experience has
eCabr.shed, that undsr-dtaiued farms viii al.
waysMllfo for more Than the cost Of under drain.
ing added 10 Cone t.sioners Valuations.
No. look q, The position Of all the parties
a, the end Of twenty years. The owner Of
The land having paid Of the mortgage from
increased products, is as much richer as the
salue Of the improvement; while the Govern,
men, have been repaid, and The wealth Of the
nation has been increased equal TO the increas-
ed amour, of products. Add 10 this the fu-
,ure ability oil The soil 10 continue 10 produce
this Increased ratio, snd The whole result i.
before US. 10 the face of,he experience Of a
whole nation, 10 it no, ridiculous TO hear A.
mesican farmers railing against the pracnce
Of WITHDRAWING Ia addition TO ,h, loan o.
ten millions of dollars, the Government have
appropriated ere million for similar purpose.
10 ireland, and further sum Of four millions
II the Commissioners should think advisable
, Many other ac,s have been passed for IN
closures, general pubic drainage, &c DC.
all requiring appropriations from the Pu6il
: Treasury. In addition 10 these sppfeprIa
8 ,ons by the Governnen. We fod hall col
c umn Of advertisements in tho Mark Lane Es
D press OF chartered companies, with capital
!. varying from ave hundred thousand dollar
!. 10 fve millions Of dollars, offering 10 max
!. tho loans for under drainage Of land !
!, terms nearly as liberal as hose offered by III
, Government. We hnd also the reports
e County Agriculiuriss paid by County Soci'
= L. ~
ID caliies, deliver lectures, and give grs!uito,
Is advice TO farmers. Schools for ins,ruciio,
D. in Scientific Agriculture are being es,sblsh'
4 in almost every township, and the ~nes, al
i. best men in the land are lending their aid
ID the general advancement, Of Agriculture.
.. Necessity may truly be said TO 10 the mo,
70 G, Of invention; but in our country it Won
y. seem a. il old Mrs. Necessity was away fro
home. and her offspring had gone to sleep
be Why II, that Whale our mechanics are bus
be employed in the application Of the sciences
en- their vacations, that farmers alone will suA
theirs to remain without Improvement +
or exceptions TO this rule are really rare, nor
40 we claim from our legislators spy amendme
10 We find our Governmen, ordering u
90 steam vessels slmos. monthly. for the mt
!" purpose Of testing new inventions in steam Il
d. chiuery, and the whole mechaa meal interests
70 tho country using their interest and innuenc.
Ia pres, forward the appropriation. More ii
les one hundred Thousand dollars have been sp
led for improvement in the telescope. and no, {
's cen, has ys. ever been appropriated for
Tho provsmsnts ia the plough. Within tho
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