Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-02
NO. 81.

medicine Ia restore life and strengthto poor
land Its power is two.fold. n at only does 1t
afford ofitselffo for plants, bulty chemical
action il disturbes certain atiinllies, causing
those constituents nf the SOIL which hereto
inert, to be Sc! free for lhe nour-
ishment Of crops. 1t neultalIzes those acids
SO obnoxious: ''hecompnses organic matter,
furnishing sal,s," and, wonderful to say, 1t
has the power of king stiff tenacious
clay soil, comparatively speaking, light and
frlable; and a sandy loan close and compact.
These are some of the virtues Of lime. And
It's value as manure is apparent TO all. 1t
is truly the great base of all improvement;
the key to The arch; the foundation to the
1t should be freely used
upon such soils as are deficient in The kind
Of lime you apply; and when thus used lis
effects in time will be to make your barren
fields pnt on livery Of green and wear that
livery always, with proper management. n
addition to this, there are other concentrate
ed or commercial menures, which are pro-
ducing wonderful results throughout the
country. These are bone dust, agricultural
salts, and guano. Some of these many of
you have used and can attest their good ef-
iec.s One of them, guano, have tried,
and from the success of my experiment do
unhesitaingIy say, that no Farmer who has
poor land TO improve quickly can for this
purpose invest his money more pro6tably
than in the purchase Of this manure. It's
influences are magical, and under ordinary
seasons its returns for all costs are speedy
and sure. !. is the qnnine Of the farming
doctor, which will speedily remove those
chils of poverty that hold earth in their cold
embrace and cause it 10 wear The palor Of
death. In my case, consider the incTeas-
ed product alone of my wheat crop, arising
from the use of guano, will fully pay the
cost Of this manure. In addition, ! have
now a fine set of clover upon the land where,
without the guano, it would have been
waste to have sown clover seed Or snylhing
else. But it is said lha. the effects Of guano
are not permanent; and upon this point there
is conrarie.y of opinion. know not as
yet from my experience; one thing how
ever is certain, it will make clover-one
Of the greatest mprovers-grow luxurians-
y where none would grow before, and the
farmer who has his poor Geid covered with
a heavy clover lay has, conceive, means
under his control, which, with proper care,
will soon bring about permanent improve
ment.
By pursuing this system then, Of which
have given you general and imperfect
outline, any landed proprietor, with habits
Of industry and economy, and who will give
years make his poorest land equal to his
richest. |. will be said, know, this sys-
is all very good, but we have not the means
to follow it. Grant this and let US contin-
ue to pursue the same waseful course in
our farming operations that we have been
pursuing; lie. US indulge habits of ex,rava-
gance and folly, and continue to neglect our
business, as too many Of US are in The habit
of doing, and very soon we shall have no
means to accomplish anything. The in
spired book has told us that ''be that tllelh
his land shall have plenty Of bread but he
that followe,h after vain persons shall have
poverty enough" The fact Is, we have the
means if we would appreciate properly our
true interests, and be contenled TO get along
gradually, without aiming a, more than we
can fully accomplish. With this disposi-
ton, so common, corrected with the Jifliu-
sion of knowledge now so general with a
cline like ours SO genial; and soil so kind;
with a people active and energetic with SO
many facilities and natural resources Of im-
provement around US, hope it never will
be thought or said lha! we have not the
means TO commence this system. And,
Mr.. President, am proud here 10 say, that
this system has already commenced in good
old Charles county, so dear to US by the
ties Of home and birthplace. Turn where
you will aud evidences of the fact NEE! you
on all sides. Look at those fields upon
your public roads, which few years ago
were thought scarcely worth the tax that
was paid upon them, and now see how fully
they are reimbursng, by heavy crops, their
owners for all costs of their improvement.
See the greater thrift of our people and the
fewer debts. Look al this association, which
has only been in operation five years. Witt
ness the pleasing exhibitions which have
annually been held here, showing the skill
full industry Of our hands, and you have not
only evidence enough that improvement has
commenced, but full security that it will 60
onward.
conceive ho'hlng mas given SO great an
impetus to our agricultural improvement as
this Society, formed in our midst. It's good
workings are daily seen and felt. 1t has
awakened an interest where none was felt
before, and brought into action energies
" hch have remained dormant for the want
of excitement. II is only by concentrate led
action that any great object, like the one we
have in view, can be achieved. These an
nuaI gatherings of our peoples; these free
and friendly communions, bring up side by
side The views aud opinions of different
Farmers upon husbsndry. They compare