The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-02-04

InPoRfAnr DIs0oyERF 10 FABMERsl--TER-
IA CULTURE .-WecOpy what follows from the |
Osws6O IN M TIMES, in relation 10 an al
legged important discovery in the art Of culti- \
WALTON, called Terra Culture, by which pro- /
auction ia wonderfully increased in amount \
We have no means Of judging Of the discov-
cry, and the reader must take 1t, aswe do, for
what Il Il worth. Laas t
The Times 81 The gOth Dec, 1859, says:
We have been not littleinterested By the
examination oi paper containing mass Of
matter relative TO late discovery Of aprinei-
pie ofnatpral law in vegetation, BY MT. Rus
sci Comstock, Of Mabbettsville, Duchess
Co, New York. II appears that the fact Of
Mr.. COmstock's discovery has been for some
time before the public, but owing to want OF
any provision in our patent and copyright
laws, recognizing or securing reward for such
discoveries he has thus far only made limited
aud confidential communications OF his new
agricultural theory, sufficient to test and de-
monstrate it's practicability and importance by
actual experiment. As the only method by
which he can disseminate and obtain remu-
neratiOn for bis discovery, Mr.. Uomstock
gives private and confidential lectures all over
the State, wherever sufficient class or num-
Der Of subscribers are obtained to Justify his
attendance. charging one dollar for admission,
and five dollars at the end Of the year TO those
who adopt and make practical application Of
his new theory.
Fortwo years Mr.. ComstoCk has made his
confidential disclosures to agricultnrists, and
as the resllt OF the information thus commu-
nicated, he now presents certificates and let
ters from a large number Of gentlemen ot
known intelligence, probity and honor, all
tending TO establish and prove from actual ex-
pertinent the validity Of his principle, and the
| most remarkable results OF its practical appl-
catioa The experiments prove general law
applicable to the whole vegetable kingdom. -
| By tie terra culture all kinds OF trees, forest,
4 fruit and ornamental, flourish peach trees
from fifty to hundred years old, partially, de-
cayed and barren, are restored to q healthy
and dthrifty condition; as when young, IN sla-
gle season, SO as to produce the most abund-
ant and finest fruit. The same results are
produced upon all fruit trees, and what seems
scarcely less remarkable, 1t appears that the
| PRECISE ages Of trees are ascertained and de-
II termined by Mr.. ComstockS theory.
II he terra culture has been applied to all
II kinds Of garden vegetables, plants, fruits and
Il shrubbery, as, also, to all kinds Of crOpSs with
Il wonderful success. We cannot 20 into de-
H tail Of what experiments have proved. Crops
of grain and veg etables are, at agreat saving
II OF labor, more than dOnbled by terra culture
II One experiment shows the production Of lJ5
bushels of shelled corn to the acre, and anoth
er the production Of 1000 bushels Mercer po
tatoes to the acre. Itis also shown that tn
great crops which have commanded preml
1ms at agricultural fairs have been produced
accidentally by terra culture, 9t'Whlch w
Il have an evidence in OswegO county.
II On the oath ult. Mr.. ComstOck lectured Y
Il a large number Of the farmers Of Oswegi
III ..,,,,tv, a. tha ysllooa ~ EuIkan aTnOnV whom
was Mr.. VIM. Ingell, of the town Of Volney
II who for the two last years has received TN
first premium on corn at the State Agricaltn
raj Fair. We learn from an intelligent agri
culturist Of this city, who was also present
4 that during the course Of the lecture, Whlcl
has the form Of forty qustiOns, propounde(
and answered by the lecturer, any persol
present being at liberty to put and answe
II questions, it was clearly ascertailed that Mr.
II fngell produced his 135 bushels Of corn to tn
acre by the accidental application Of the terri
culture principle. ~ a
II From the evidence before as, which may b
seen at our office, we cannot resist the conylc
tion that Mr.. Comstock's discovery OF a nat
ural law Of universal applications is one OF tn
most important Of the age; a discovery tha
for the honor and prosperity OF our country
and for the interest OF mankind should
once be made public by the patronage OF gov
ernmVnt. sata
The Times Of ten days later date, says tn
J discovery is attracting much attention, an
] that Terra Culture Contention Is propose
, | to be held at Rochester, in March next, G
, Il Delegates from the Agricultural Societies
/ New York, to consult en- the means Of maxim
| the discovery public. Says the Times:
oThere is growing desire in this regiO
to hear Mr.. Comstock, the discoverer Of tn
,, new 81 ence in agriculture, disclose its prin
! ciples and the operation Of q natural law
vegetation hitherto yelled to human visiol
g although old as the creation. There is som'
D thing wonderfully attractive in the idea
: digging out Of the mysterious economy Of Il
9 physical world great and beneficent prir
! ciple Of inestimable value to the interests
q mankind. If there is anything emitting ma
: to the proud distinction Of benefactor Of b
! race, it is certainly the discOVeyOf such
! principle .-
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