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

pay The borrower ihe smonni II xhirh ihe
isrm vas ssiued hefsre being under-dnin-
ed; and long experience has established.
ifai under-drainrd farms will always srIl
Tor more Than The sosl OF nndrr-drsining
added 10 Commissioners valuations.
Now. laok Al The position ef al The par.
lies as the end OF lve eHy year. The
owner Of the land having paid or The
mortgage from increased products. is 40
much richer % ihe value ef the improve.
meni; while The Government have been
repaid. and the wealth Of ihe nsiion has
been increased equal 10 The increased
amount Of products. Adj 10 This lhr fulurr
ability Of tlr soil 10 continue 10 produce
this increased ratio. and The whale result 10
before Us. In ihe'Iaec of The experiences
OF a whole naiinn. 10 ii not ridiculous 81
this time 10 hear American farmers railing
sgainsl The prariice OF under. dIainIngl In
addition 10 ihis loan of eln.000.000. The
Government haseapproI rated 81 .0o0. 900
for similar purposes in Ireland. and fur.
illcr sum Of $4,000 900. if the Commits
sioners shall think advisable.
Many other acts have been passed for
inrlosuIes, general pubic drainage. &c.
&c. oil requiring appropriations from the
Public Treasury. In sdIiiinn 10 these
appropriations BY The Government. We
find half a column of advertisements Ia Tie
Mark Lane Express Of chartered com.
paaies. with capitals varying from $500.
600 10 s5.000.009. offering TO make loans
for under drainage Of land ~ Terms nearly
as liberal a. lhnse .ffrrrd BY The Govern
ment. We find. also. The rcpor,s Of coun-
~ Agrirullnrisss paid by COMFY Socie-
ties. whose business is 10 visit the difle-
rent localities. deliver lectures. and give
grainiious advice TO farmers. Schools for
instructions in Srienliic Agriculture are
belng established in almost every lawn.
ship. and The wisesl and best men in the
land are lending their aid 10 the general
advsn,e nenl of Agriculture.
Necessity may truly be said TO be The
mother OF invention; but in our country il
would seem as if old Mrs. Necessity was
away from home. and her offspring had
gone 10 sleep. Why il il, that while oul
mechanics are busily employed in The ap'
plicalion Of The sciences 10 their vocalions,
i, that farmers alone will suffer theirs 10 re.
main without improvement! The excep
,ions 10 This rule are really rare, nor d.
We claim from our Legislators any amend
meni.
1 We find our Government ordering new
sieam vesselsr,lmost monthly. for the Mer,
purpose OF testing new inventions in sieaH
machinery. and The whole mechanical in
terests OF the country using their inieres
and influence 10 press forward the appro
priaiion. More than 100000 have beer
spent for improvement in The telescope
and not one cent has yet ever been appro
priaied for Improvements in the plow
Within the last .welve months France 'ha.
endowed 1870 Agricultural Colleges ant
/ Academies. while the politicians Of the
United States have told The farmers thai
they were The bone ands new OF the conn-
Try, and paid nine-,enihs of The taxes, il
consideration Of which they had better al.
!, tend 10 their business in the old way. and
vote for them again q, the next election.
Prussia. and indeed all The continental
powers, are organizing institutions for The
advancement Of The agricultural interest
! and while all The world beside are busy IN
The good work. both our General and
State Governments fear TO act with prompt.
ness and decision. The hackneyed ex-
cuse that we have so much spare land will
no longer avail. Our whole sea-hoar,l. and
indeed oul middle States. do mol produce
half The grain crops Of thirty years ago.
The great majority OF our bread.siufis are
brough, from The West; and even The
whcal-growers ofihe far famed Mohawk
and Genesee Valleys, are driven from the
field BY western competitors. One COM
peienl lecturer on Agriculture, visiting The
different counties in either Of the North.
ern Atlantic States. and delivering free
lectures on Agriculture. would double the
crops in five wears. Let those who doubt
il spend single hnnr with us. and il we
cannot produce The evidence beyond :
cayil 10 any unprejudiced mind. we will
break our pen and cease 10 urge our rea'
| dcrs 10 increased exertion.