The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-01-25
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Il sttlon error intoEwhich the tarmer Of
Ten falls. His great caSerness in
asiisins ns5sto besso rich, is doubtless the
cause of 4hisSerror. He is ambitious
and energetic, and forms his llans
onEaSlarsse scale, too often, perhaps,
Without counting the cost. lie buys
s5a large farm and wants to be called a
farmer, Without understanding
Cor considering tic tue elements that
eonstitute q real farmer. He fan
seiessthe greatness Of that profession,
its is too often the common estimate,
$stosb be in proportion to the number Of
acres, mot to say cultivated, but en-
sbraeed within the boundaries Of his
domain. l,hs fact is now being spread
abroad, that large farm does not
d d ak { aElnan either rich, contcntcd or
happy, button the contrary, tie re.
verse ofjall these, unless wcll titled :,
labor is rewarded by ample
crops and fair success in the various
FSdepartmerts in which ilc is engaged.
NO farmer can realize the full benefits
sofS his profession without adopting a
95tlogongh system of culture. lis
Ssucecss, commensurate to his wish: S,
always depends upon the nanne;' IL
@lich lie prepares his grounds, plants
Ills seed, and rears his stock. Nei
y ther Of these departments, which
4 may :be considered the cardinal oucs
8fcf8 f8his profession, will take care oi
\ themselves. The soil may hc rich,
&but itsHsrds culture. His seed may
be ssown, but it should be in due time,
and always OIL sol! well prepared AMI
of5a suitable quality for the produc.
ton ofthe crop desired. His stock
must be constantly cared for it de-
s3sriiycs its thrift from the soil, and
{ sends again to that soil the susie,
nance it requircs: but this is not
done iii loose or hap,hazard way
Tile farmers care is required, AID
sallhis better judgment lnust be cxcr.
5 clscd in keeping up this sl stem ot:c.
sSciprocal benefits that may BE realized
by every iateli cent aud IN !!s;:io ions
farmer.
VhorousE. cultivation and sys;c.n-
attic attention to all parts Of lis Ausi,
ness islindispcnsabc 10 q good degree
of'succcss. The very corner stone
this'Who!e system O! farming, is TO
4 dowhatg YOU do thoroughly nature
4 wiIrnot be cheated, and never gives
inll5returns to the half way work that
Is spracticea By vastly too many call.
ing themselves farmers. II the lan,l
Il has 9been3worn, the extent Of that cx,
U haustion and the. food required, must
beEfrstIeonsidercd. When ascertain,
ed, the full measure OF tlYcso require,
lnents must be given, to bring ou:
full returns. II tie farmer has but
4 small stock, and consequently but
4 q small amount Of Mauure to replcn,
SIS ish lis land, il is obvious that but Il
small farm, artificial fertilizers, must
be used if good crops are obtained
And SO with the labor, two mcn can.
Y not suitably till one hundred acvps Of
land when the labor oftwo men ana
4 perhaps four, might be rrolj.abl
aemployea on sevcuty.h e ac!es.
This is the great error i'll farm
ing, Two men strive to DO what
four can hardly DO, and thos thous-
and Of acres arc ,nn oecr, hall TILED
and producing half crops. The land
! is5run over till Worn ou:. sustaining
yesr after year the unnatural tax
s8tillSits energies are entirely exhaust
1 ged5and it fails to Yield even feeble
crop. because its life is worn ont
Much ofthc soil in Virginia ard 9th
cr. southern States is type If this.
II housands Of acres are lying eli
.ttirely useless and exhausted, and
viii eyer remain SO, till the first
elements ofi,s power are returned 70
g it. This process is last going on
in many Of the Western States. The
soil is treated Ike an iliexhars.iblc
mine; the tillcrs crying give, give,
illinfa2fe few years j! will have moth
ing to give. The boas! OF the West
lis, large farms and large fields Of
grain; plow, SOW, and reap, Is the
business Of western farmers, draw
/ ing out the very life Of the sell, and
sending away i'll Tie heavy exports
chat are constantly going onward,
without returning to Tie soil the
food it5requires to make it lroauc
tive.
The light that is being spread a,
broad on this subject, is beginning to
correct this practice to some extent,
but iimost instances very little Is
Y returned to the soil to keep it alive,
Till after several years Of continual
cropping, it ma'lifes's signs Of e%.
haustion, and ultimate barrcnncas.
When tillcrs Of the soil understand
their true interests, they will cul.