The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-01-15
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From the American Agriculiuriss.
had Farming.

Sowing wheat upon land ~i,hou, blowing is
considerably prsc,issd in various parts Of the
Uniied States, particularly IN the south; tho
seed being covered With verv high, pIo~
which merely scratches the surf,ce. THIS IS
bad Turning. How can q crop be expected
When thus pu, IN It's con,ended by the ad.
vocstss Of tins labor .sa,ing ctop.losng ., stem
that land, which hiss borne a crop Of corn aud
peas, aud been fed CT by siock, is always clean
and Il, to receive the seed. True. but beng
clean is not oil thu, 10 required to make The
young plan, grow. Fresh. nssly pol'-rized
so, is q essential to give the seed HE and
po~er 10 vegets,e, 81 i, Is necessary to puIvsrze
the grain foN,he use OF man. 10 enable him to
ob,s,n The lul! supply Of nutfimsn. from the life
giving substance. chen properly fitted b, grim
ding and masiicstion 10 bs taken into the hu.
man stomach. No matter hos eIesn your
ground may be. never SOC the seed upon 1t.
be ore i, has been previously veil prepared BY
tho plow-,he mos, important machine ever
invented by man.
Planting corn. before blowing the ground,
10 another instance OF very BAD farming. Tn"
Is also much prsc,ised al the south. The lard
10 listed that 10, marked of for the ro@s by
turning couple Of fur,oSs together, having
the centres to be broken on, after Inc cora 10
planted. One half Of the labor OF tendinc
crop, to say no,h,ng Of ito increased quantity
might BE- saved, # the ground we're well pre-.
pared before planting. Tbs excuse for thus
sIo,enly pan is this: The planter says he can
tend more acres than he can pio~ previous to
planting, and it Is important to get the seed in
the ground and do the blowing afierwaid,.-
The paa may produce him more corn, bu, We
doubt it. If the ground were well prepared
before planting, 1t would require less labor Of.
,erwstds, and undoubtedly produce moro 10
the acre.
These hints are net all intended Tor the
south; northern farmers ere guilty Of bad far.
ming also. We have SEEN many hundsed acres
Of oats so"n before plowiog and then pIo~ed
in. A very common practice, -, to COW oats
on corn stubbls, f." ,plittinE the hills. by
running furrow lhro' Them With one. horse
plov. In this case, one.half the seed falls
upoa . surface Is unified to promote vege,s.
ton - brick psssmen.. Ia turning this O.
yer, many OF the seed. are buried beneath the
cItd. and los, forever. II you desire good
crops, you must use good tools, yes use them
pillow derp-puIverize tho soi- 6, j, to pro.
ducs . harvest, and it viii never dlssppoln,
sou, except in sn occasional visitation Of sorae
unavoidsbls circumstance that Providence
, may i"a CT upon you.
Negiectins to select fruit trees, is smother
evidence Of bad farming, ~hIch pain, the eye
Of every observing traveller 10 Anerics.-
With the hes, fruit country in the world for
). the most substantial and impor,snt kinds, Ne
have thousands Of farms destitute Of a good
apple. ps.r, peach. ounce, pun, cherry, or
curfsnt, as though God had fo,b,dden them TO
grow aod gladden. the hearts Of men 10 this
fertile land.
Another evidence Of bad farming is, tho
neglect Of that great source Of comfo,, and
luxury to every farmers fam,Iy-.he kitchen
garden. BIZ, where shall We stop with our
evidenced We will do i, here aud submit tho
csss 20 the judgmeo. Of an improved commu.