The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-11-30

Ssnlsh and DE isEsuance expense Dc '''@'e'
r,aliy lessened on careful constellation
1 know NO, thai have tra'eiseu any
euan,ry Sirh ,nore lively inlerrst Than oraa' .
(sul, picturesque LOn,6ardE, fhc dslf pat.
,.f Austrian tosPoiiSm enNeloPlns " diu ho'
suf,ee to dim It's natural loneliness ana lux
urisnee, SO greatly improved by The iahor
snd c,.pius OF Man. Is seemsto have grown
;n,o q sSFs,.m Of aim cst universal Trigalion
by impercspti6ie and unmarked esreeS' and
q, be now producing double harVests annu-
,,IIv-u,,l,r- result OF some lOrliIuous Impulse
,,,;h,r than Of fa.s.sightSanl, deliberate eel,
culalioa. The magnificent plain Of Upper
Iu,ly, which has iOr so many centuries
bcea the field Of eSmbat whele. .Golh anl
Lpin Erla.k aud Hun, GRul and German
nave s,ru sg!ed to- the mastery OF Earope'
Clones sialuSt inpercephbly from the APPS
4, tns Ia. and t'- impetuoGs Iorren;s which
tear The rocky sides oi tie snow-crownIu
ureciplces are arrested aud chastcned Ia blue
i,ke, which lie at the foot u the lmountalns
smiling serenely Uut upon the PLAIN
Thence ihe waters proceed %i!h mGsE
gentle and measured eandence to the great
Ri,er. and are drawn off and stayed from
mint 20 puinI to ill The irrigdung canals aud
INSURE a rich reward 10 the husbandman'S $
l.bors. Let any stream from heavy rails
becoms a rsgng. foaEninS, milky torreHt
and i,s waters haze u value which the pure
element could MT command, and are drawn
off ON eyeIy side untiltne canals and reSer-
a oirs Are filled and all danger OF lnanuauon
nrecluded. Thus the waters are most val
usIAe for iriigsGun just ~hen they are most
.astly and a6undantly obtainablc for that
nurnose, The water which has irrigated
on.. fer,ile garden or field, far from beng
..Yhaust,.d. / AS been rendered more nouIlslE
inVthereby, and may now be drawn OF 10
teftilizc the next fed lying an inch or 80
lower, and thence to the next and SO on 10
the river, enrichipg and gladdening all 1t
touches on lis way. lrrlsauon Is lhc hlr-
blood ofLombariy shall 1t be noIhln5' 1eaeh
nothing, TO us? ,.,
If there be II country on earth which one
woud suppose irrigation unsulted to Great
Britain is that country. Her exceedingly
t,ssSist, cool climate, coupled with her compact
clay sub soil mot universal, but very ex'
t,.nsiye( would seem TO render deficiency
of moisture one Of the very last evils TO be
apprshended or guarded against in her As'
ricuIture: And yet her best farmers are
now embarkins rapidly and extensively in
Irrigation, finding 1t practicable and immen-
seIv pro6table. Not here, ss in LOmbardy,
is the natural flow Of the streams, in their
descent from the hills to the rivers, relied on;
but great pumps are employed, Raising wat
pr by steam OF other power from rivers,
brooks and ponds, to a height whence 1t Is
carried by graFitauon through metallic and
quito -percha pipes to every polnk where 1t
IS needed. Mr.. Mechi the ex' London mer-
chant, who retired from trade with a COM
peteucy to earn another by scientific farming
takes the lead in This application, and his
estimates of the increased productiveness of
lands by reas IN of irrisg gtion and the profits
thus secured would seem wild TO any audi
ence unfamiliar with the sub jeGt. l may
state, however, that he fxes .the expense Of
conveying his manures in liquid form from
his yard to every portion OF his estate as
equivalent to one penny sterling or two
cents per earJload-rhat is to say, the fertiI-
I izing properties which were 'containcd in
lun ti muck or compost are now conveyed
10 the soil that requires them at llle cost 'ot
one penuy That loading, teamlng, unload
ina and Spreading in the old way must have
,.ust far more than this, YOU cannot doubt;
and beside; the fertiIizing liquid, being en-
tirely free from seeds Or weedy germs OF any
kind and in condition 10 be readily and
totally absorbed bya plants, must be worth
twice as much as if applied in the oldi way
Few consider mat this load OF manure has
been conveyed through aud applied with ma
ny.tuus Of water, just when the soil is most
thirsty, and the plants most needy, and you
ean.realily judge. that the tun OF manure dis
solved in water and applied through irisat
Ing pipes@at the cost Of penny, must be
worth at least thrice as much as the same
turi applied in the..crudc, solid state, at a
eostbf not les than thrice that sum. But
must not dwell on details. You have .tht
general IDEA, and can follow it out at YOU
leisure iuto a its necessary results,
Ill. What the Sister Arts teach us tt
a srieultars,tnay be fairly summoned up il
rfhis proposition: " .- "'.
THE Wo3EMAE SHOULD BE COMPLETELY
MASTER or HIS MATERIALS. AND HIS 1MPLE
MEsTs. He should first thoroughly un ler
stand, in order chat he may in tile next place
tharoqghly control, the elements from which
he Is Is evolve value and sustenance. HI
who should undertake to build ship, ii
ignorance of the relative tenaoity and resist
ance to pressure of the various woods anC
metals, would rash into a pursuit for whicl
4 hehad nj capacity; SO would he who shoult
flndeftake the running of steam-eRGin'
IN Ignorance of the nature and power o
hsteam. Yet the man who attempts to farm
with an imperfect knowledge Of the nature
and properties OF Soils IN general, Of tht
lawsof Vegetation, the qualities and pecu
iafities Of the particular soiIs whereof hi.
farm is composed and the cheapest means
7 ofrenovating and increasing their fertility
\ sud productveness, stands on the same
plat iUrm with the ignnrent shipwright o.
)sagineer. and braves like disasters, whereo
the largest SHARE will natura Iy fall to him
selfand his family. Agriculture Is a pur
suit'so vast in its scope So various in it.
PROCESSES and objects. that it is difficult tc
Jay down gener Il rule with regard to i
thar Will admit OF no exceptions; yet | will
venture 10 PROFOUND one, which is as fol
lows: The cuitivator whose farm is MOI
more valuable and more productive as one
rrsH!t Il each years lillage, does not under
atand his vocation, and ought to learn it OIL
autt Ill f9ah |.f .'pIF