Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-12-12
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"A LITTLE A WELL TILLED.-The
subject of small and large farms, and of the
relative effects produced by the cultivation
of the ground under these different modes,
is at this time attracting attention in Eng
land. An English agent, who was sent to
France to investigate the State of agricultul e
there, has recently closed his mission, and
announces as one of the conclusions at which
he arrived, that small farms create an indie
pendent race Of yeomanry, whilst large ones
make only miserable peasants and wealthy
proprietors. Where the farms are very
small, or are cultivated with the spade, as is
the general custom in Flanders aud frequent
ly also in France, the yield Is as great, he
thinks, as on the best cultivated England
Farms. In other cases, however, where the
farms arc too large to be cultivated with the
spade, the farming operations become sloven-
", and the land does not produce what it
would under a more thorough system of cul-
%tivation and as a consequence, in districts
where such a state of things prevails the
community is generally impoverished.
How HORSES GET THE CoL1c.-A boy
returning from work, with heated and sweat
ing horses to save himself trouble, allows
them to drink copiously at some pool OF
stream he passes. Suddenly, one or more
of the horses exhibit symptoms of grippe, sud
denly lies down, rolls about, looks at hi.
side, rises up, seems relieved, and again spec
Oily ~rclapses. The sudden application of thu
cold water has produced spasms in the bow
els, through which it has passed. This is neg
lectcd, or perhaps gin or whiskey, aided b.
pepper, is administered as a remedy, an
severe and general inflammation of the bowel
is the result, this is mistaken for another al
tack, and again the poison is administered
and the inflammation increased, and death 70
lows:
PREvENTIoN.--See that the horses al
walked home. A horse ought never to b
rode nor driven out of a walk or slow tro
for a full half hour after eating or drinkin,
Am. Ag.
SMALL MATTERS IN AGRICuLTURE.-Frol
all sections do we hear the cry of short provi
ion crops, and that there is an alarming trut
in the cry who can doubt when he steps i
TO a provision store of one of our cities al
learns that bacon sides are fifteen cents p
pound, corn one dollar per bushel, and
other eatables in proportion +? Why is thi
The drought, no doubt, has much to do wi
II, but it is not entirely owing to the drougl
Our farmers and planters have not given 81
fcient attention to the small matters of 9
r~iculture. Who cares for corn, potatoes, pc
and the thousand little garden ~luxuries, tn
all may have, when the great staple CO
mands good prices But ala. the or,
staple is down, and the small matters are
If the Apostle meant what he said, when
declared that those who provided not for til
own household were worse than inidels,
fear our people are in a bad plight. d
pise not small things says Inspiration
how few heed it. We talk of our three I
lion bags of cotton, as though it was the lie
Of the world let us talk more of the III
bier crops.
HINTS TO FARMERs.-A bare pasture
riches not the soil, nor fattens the amin
nor increases the wealth of the owner.
One animal well fed is Of more value L
two poorly kept.
The better animals can be fed, and
more comfortable they can be kept, the NJ
profitable they are-and all farmers W
for profit.
Ground once well ploughed is better t
thrice poorly.
Bountiful crops are more profitable t
poor ones. Make the soil rich, pulverist
well, and keep it clean, and it will gener
be productive.