The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-05-15
THE SOUTHERN PLANTER.

We set 10 work yesterday TO read this de-
lightful little publication, and became so deep
ly interested in it, that We did not lay ii down
until we had gone through il. MIR. RufTin has
chalked out new road for himself, and il is
road not less agreeable than original, and not
less original than useful. He depends not
for his matter upon agricultural journals, pub.
lshed in another latitude, adapted to other CHI
mates, and, for that very reason, not at all use
full in this. He knows that there are great far
mers, and wise planters in Virg ina-men whose
experience, justified by success, would be in
valuable 10 the public, could it be laid before
them. With infinite industry he is gradually
bringing out, for the benefit of the Virginia
agricultural community, the knowledge OF
these most useful citzens-know ledge which
has hitherto been confined TO the immediate
neighborhoods in which they severally reside
instead of being scattered over the land, fert-
LIKING wherever it reaches, and making the
whole State to blossom like the rose This
we hold to be the true and legitimate way 10
conduct a Virginia agricultural journal. We
are far from despising the experience of ether
States and other countries, but that which is
collected upon our own soil, and from our
own materials, is sarely the most desirable to
the Virginia farmer.
MIR. r. has leading article upon the sub
| ject Of raising hogs; subject of the last i'm
portance TO Virginia farmer. We shall en-
deavor to publish il entire for the benefit of our
| agricultural readers, for there are scarcely any
of them who may not derive from the perusal
information which they do not now possess
But besides the editorials, the communications
are all valuable. The Planter is certainly a
credit to the State, and the mind of that farmer
who would grudge his dollar for it, must be
as contracted as piece Of dried coon's meat
1t would not be proper to close this article,
without just tribute 10 the energy and enter
prise of Mr.. Bernard, who took this journal on
his hands VIII ell it was losing money, and kept
it up, without linching, through its gloomest
days. The farmers of Virginia ought to erect
a monument TO him after his death but as We
hope that may be long way off, we have no
doubt he would take, in exchange. subscrip-
ton list of 10000 names, all paid in advance.
we SuDtOlH d .CiICuldi mum WI. 1Sullill, anu
earnestly call the attention of all farmers TO ii:
| SHApwELL, Albemarle, May l. 1852.
Dear Sir-Permit me TO call your attention
to the necessity of increasing the subscription
list of the Southern Planter. 1t is now sus-
tanned by less than three per cent. Of the far
mers of Virginia, and thus the valuable ntor-
nation it imparts, more by contributors than
by myself, is lost to most of the farming CON-
munity. have not permitted any false deli.
cacy to my position to check my efforts for
its extended circulation. The benefit that de-
rive from it is but feather to The good it will do
to the farmers if they will act as they should
upon the principle that il is not my paper but
their own. True, have an interest in it which
is very important to me, but which ought to be
secondary TO that of the community, and |
should not ha' e The impudence, if possessed
the selhshness, to ask subscriptions for myself
alone, but as it so happens tnat the two are
not incompatible, | trust shall not violate any
rule of propriety in soliciting your individual
efforts in behalf of the paper.
Respectfully,
FRANK. G. RUFFIN.