The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-09

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PlbiIe. AMI their hrst dHty MS a prn-
vide Tor the nanurr aai EupPOFt sf the
PesPlr. who we're TO giss i ipsn.l.tiop
and endurance. Circnn~sribed by a.
rests. which. f~ All practical purposes
u prOduetian. were rs complr'e bar
rirr a. she sands Of The desert. they
Frustrated them by their indounitable
Industry. and a great and powerful
people occupied the cDuntry which they
had rr,ieeIped frv'n the Mildness VI bar
barisls. Agriculture sas. u necessity.
an primitive state. Tie nho rrn0rrd
the trees. and gave space for the pro-
duciiOh af brad. Was great brgrlac-
Tar. and the necessity Of improving
soils never occurred 10 ihnsr befnrr
whom Q boundless and fertile coaatry
spread its Inducements 10 adj, snee still
farther. They fulfilled their mission,
aud gave " institutions, in which We,
10 common With the friends OF civil Ii.
berry throughout the civilized world,
rejoice. The sin 81 sxhsvsting the coun.
try and bringing il to It's present state.
rests not upon them. Dat upon the ge-
Deratons sho succeeded them.-upon
fhoss @hn adopted this system. after
the NECESSITY which produced il had
ceased! IL eannat be Justified B.,
pleading the example Of those to whose
wisdom aud Experience we looked for
guidance aud direction. Their mission
Was fulfilled. The reasoa ceased. and
the practice ought 70 have ceased with
IL. Theirs was the natural state of
agriculture in ever new country. il
- only necessary % visit one Of the
frontier States and look uver the inn
mense fields. where crops grow amIdst
dea,lenrd trunks. standing almost az
thick as the original forcst<--where the
eAub.rant fertility of the soil makes
up for imperfect cultivation, and you
have picture of nany portions OF
North Carol.na century ago. This
state Of things. with all its disadvau-
tayes, has lhis blessing connected " 18th
u; No want Of the uccrssaries &c lie
IL ever found IN such state u agricul
ture. II is only where tlic density of
popilatInn gives rise 10 constant an.
prehens:un III famine, that the earth il
taxed to it, utmost capacity Of prn,luc.
fisn. and the influence of the usual APP.
plication of stimulating manures. lie ,
ven has vuucIisaird this security Ia fhr
adysntnrer into tie forest and tie Ill.
Ter Of the rau h soil of orr country.
A system. N first necessary and un..
voidable. was inprosidenily continued,
and the consequences, in exliausting
surfacea and continued depletion by
emigration. have been fulIy EXPERIENCE
ed. IL is encouraging. however, to be
assured. thai change il commencing,
aud that we are beginning to realize
the importance Of restoring that fcrti-
lily which has been lost. Nature bas
lone much IN recgpcratlns BIZ her avn
lnas,isted powers the waste Of rnper.
Iect agriculture, and all present indi.
cations among the farmers of the State
Justify thu anticipation of brig,.
ter and better dag time when the
restored lands nf our S,afs, th...s -,-s,ist,
were originally best. and fur that reason
selected and cleared BY olr forefathers,
shall BE- again the must productive, and
when our Farmers shall act annually
npsa farther INVASION Of
the forests t. make out their crop. a,
a general remark, it is conclusive
against the skill OF a Farmer, WIN has
mach open surface upon a farm nc
,upied ~ him for ~ scrss of wears,
hat he has 10 clear land. il order t,
'btain productive surface for ca.uya,
ion. II is cheaper &c restore land
nee guud, than {, clear aud cultivate
hat which lnfcrlur, with all the ais
'2nt,.se ~ it, FRESHNESS, aud when the
'liae II timber. every day enhaa.e,l ~
IS de,tructiOn. Is considered, il be-.
ones a sa9Jcct Of grave Importance.
An error, when ha, been produce
i've Of great evil IN the progres, Of AZ
lcultutal improvement, consist, in the
pin,on, tina; farming can be success
nlly prosecuted without the occasiun-
! aid Of active capital; that the earth.
Inundated by labnr, can furnish wealth
without table returns 10
l,tain is productive pnwers that
l0ney made Oy cultivation, must lind
one other Investment, AID that 1t is
'ad manageMsnt To exPend any uf IT
ipon the land again. some cvenavom
hat the true policy is to wear ont aud
Exhaust one tract Ut land, to afford tie
means ct purchasing another. Such
,Ollcy has only tn De named to BE- re-
inflated. Carried fully out ii would
educe the country To bare desert,
estroy all the charms nf hume with It's
acrcdss associations and its domestic
irtugs. But others, who would disa-
Da such a buld aud unpatrlot,c sys-
IN, practice upon one which must ul
Imatciy leatI to results OF similar
atnre. There are those who make !
,oney FROM cultivation aud expend
srge sums for buildings and other IN.
ropements. who would hesitate or re.
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