Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-07-17
a9rienltnarol.
Agricultural,

Agriculture has made greater strides
towards perfect system within the pre-
sent century than in all tho many hun
dred years proceeding. That which un.
til about fifty years ago was a simple
plodding routine at once destructive to
continued fertility and ruinous to the in
terests of the farmer and landowner, is
now gradually becoming a diguifed sci
ence which properly understood and
faithfully carried out will not only reward
the labor of its stud, on the increased
fruitfulness Of the soil, but extend its beue-
fits beyond the energetic sgriculturist
himself to all classes of the community.
1t may be slower but it is a surer road
to wealth than all the gold mines of the
Pacific, and by tie stimulus which good
farming necessary creates by the more
imposing position it gives to the state
from the increased value of the land with
in its limits and by the active employment
it affords to other trades and professions.
1t enables the people Of the Common
wealth to sustain with ease its dignity
and credit under necessary taxation.
The benefits which agriculture owes to
those immortal names whose lives were
devoted to its study are vast and mani
fold. Through the experiments they un-
dertook and the discoveries they made
there is found to be no land so utterly
barren but what may be converted to
some degree of fuitfulness. And soils
once fertile but now impoverished by ex-
cessive and injudicious culture can be re-
stored to their former vigor and by pro-
per management brought into condition
of permanently increasing productiveness.
a careful analysis Of soils--by no means
difficult to ac9uire--and a knowledge of
the constituent elements necessary to fer.
tility will enable any one with little
perseverance to acquaint himself with the
particular property or properties that are
wanting in his land and these being sup.
piled suitable rotation of crops after
wards will not Only keep the the soil in
good heart but actually improve it still
turther-Authors Home Gazette.
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TOMATO FIGs.-As this is the season
of tomatoes, we republsh the following
recipe, and commend it to every good
housewife who desires to have rich con.
serve of domestic manufacture wherewith
to treat her friends. And while we do
SO, would recommend to her, in putting
up peaches, pears, ounces, &C., not to
omit to preserve q few jars oftomatocs as
they make the most spicy preserve of all
Take six pounds of sugar to one peck
Tor sixteen pounds) of tho fruit. Scald
and remove the skin Of the fruit in the
usual way. Cook them over fire, thei,
own juice being sufficient without the ad.
diticn of water, until the sugar penetrates
and they are clarified. They are then
taken out, spread on dishes, fattened and
dried in the sun. A small quantity of the
syrup should be occasionally sprinkled
over them whilst drying; after which
pack them down in boxes, treating each
layer with powdered sugar. The syrup
is afterwards concentrated and bottlec
forus They keep well from year to yea,
and retain surprisingly their flavor, whicl
is nearly that of the best quality of frest
figs. The pear shaped or single tomatoes
answers the purpose best. Ordinary
brown sugar may be used, a large por
ton Of which is retained in syrup.