The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-16

Besides this difference in return OF corn and yyh
io1 i ios seed sown. and me quanty OF land occupe
me Indigenous American grain IS sweeer and Hcher
food preferred by nauy bread to the whe oaf
certainly the besl Of all for faenng animals This
advantage already begins bring il into The markets
Europe, where The exclusive use OF wheat for bre al
from The earliest lime renders its introduction food
me people dcnlt II is notorious that the beet Of
and other animals al,ened turnps oil cake
aud the OF that cold watery climate have not
hs hne svor OF the meats Of this country. gaxed on
the sweet grasses aud a,ted on the rich ripened ia
want travellers have marked the difference; but no
reasoner Tho has attended the effect OF various foods
among US on The ssh Of animals eating them can doubt
me ruth o Colmans observation. beef pastured on
grass among which garlic abounds is unfit 10 eat A
auck ieedng on me grasses Of the Potomac s delcious
ont when dven hy ics % The bay and compelled TO live
on nsh 10 Disgusting; venson feeding tha nuts and
berries OF The fertile hills OF Kentacky - finely n, /,
votsd, bnl when brouz'ng on the ivy and other eyrr
SO OF the latest beef OF Elgland II serves up in an
Other shape The cald and walery tnrnps the rancid
CAKE ana other food grown in The mIss Of that unsunned
climate, and this inferior food casts more than Indian
corh exported from sunny regions. which, If used in
ia''eliag heir beef would greatly improve ayor and
ei oeei lar ours in appearance. The
nne ialiiog properties OF Indian corn now opera
nng 10 England, and gradually increasing the demand
for our great staple. which will extend 10 the rest
OF Europe. and make ,he great article of
Is. IN my opinion, most fortunate for our soils ns
this should De 81. We can raise than any
thing else and OF all prodacl. il properly
sged, il will lend most 10 the amelioration OF our soil
for gives ito say nothing OF the grain, in its stock
blades, shack, and cob, il consumed the farm and
restored TO the SOIL, greater amount OF manure than any
oher production. and takes less from the soil than any
other spesles OF vegetable matter OF equal weight grown
upon II. M principle is better established by modern
science than that the atmosphere affords matter to the
growth OF plants and in propo ton TO the size and power
OF their leaves 1t that heavy forests instead
mposersaDg ,he earth by The exhas,ng process which
builds up the ood some hundreds Of feet in the air. re-
store 10 It, in the annual jepose OF leaves more fer.
liiy than is Withdrawn from il by the roots. The
leaves derive more Than oDpensang richness from the
OF the atmosphere than that permanently appro-
paled by the mbe', and 50 the earth is not only repaid
the expense OF lis grand edce of columns OF and
CoTinthian capitals OF foliage. but has of virgin
mould constantly accumnaiing from the contributions
drawn by the latter from the AIR. = aas - t# :
Oar heis may Justly be considered annual forests
The tall stock and broad blades feed upon The a.mos
pheIe The deep cultivation required opens the soil also
to the absorption OF the gases and The massive luxu
ranos OF The crop shadows the EARTH and shields from
ile exhaustion OF the sum-. 1t that luxuTlance be
sumed The farm and restored the field The result
would be an Increase instead o dminuon OF fertility
The ruin brought on farms ny the cultivation OF corn
crops comes OF shallow ploughng, gssing body Of
sponxy earth TO absorb the heavy rams, leaving
cesson OF deep middle arows between the row- which
make oushs 10 accumulate currents OF water ,osweep
on The surface and when tins is making
turn by giving back the from the CROP WHICH has
almost invariably been wasted during lbat era OF bad
farming which reduced many portions OF fine Stale
TO a desert. Now ba, care, economy. aud skLl. and
study OF the TUE principles oil husbandry making pro
gfess among Us, chansc has come over The lace oi The
couany. Slany helds. we,l-mannted In tie spfps
and carefully ed, again red in the tail, ami
emerge The next spring in yerdant crop OF
wheat. md when THE Iolden harvest is Ieaped the win
iers Tavase - arrested BY crop ei young clover,
which Tor several yeaEs remains, douby prof
itable iatteunx The land and the stock and making tie
dairy overflow with milk II is seen that this stem
OF roialen, and The restoration OF the consumed iood
well savJ. viii OF itself yield profit, and the croipog
thus manasei Instead OF wearing the lasj, will
ovae IT, The jddcious purchase and application of
the tish-wiced manufes--n,e ashes. bone dust, GU
auo-wiIl not only Iepay the exlendsfe. bu, will give
an immediate grohl in The crop, and much greater one
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n the rising price OF land even in The out districts,
since the sPirit OF Improvement has been aud
there "a no doubt the increase ia s product and The price
OF our land Will oul-trp the progress made ~ England
and France, where both have doubled since the con-
nencemcni Of the century, although only one-ihiId has
been added 10 the population Tue rapid Increase
OF population among u.s. and lis vigorous enterprise
when Stimulated 10 action in any direction, will N Ike
our progress proporionably greater. Since our owo
oil yeafswe End The price OF s lands doubled. And
when our county sea s brought within hall an boar oil
the capital IT The Union BY The Metropolis railroad
when plank road. and gravel roads penetrate the
country every direction and the navigation OF he
nal is pefiecied-ihe county OF Montgomery (Which. with
s Tiver. tbe Potomac, may be saId to embrace The c,y
OF the UnioD) may vi. ~ value with The hgh-prced
lands else1 here wa icb environ our great ces. l6
There is no region the Union which combines greater
advantages OF water powsr both in the sreams inter
seeing and in ihe Potomac and the Chesapeake canal
which opens interior navigation 10 The sea-no region
that presents more beautifully undus,inG surface
pure springs, running books-a ssubrIous at
mosphere or more beautiful skies There no region
that possesses a soil which be made TO with
finer producons embIacing species oil grain and
grass and the most dsoonsy favored fruits, Than that
Of Montgomery Such country, with the government
OF the United Siass IN its bosom, bringing together all
the first OF the nation from every State and the rs
mo est territory, holds Inducements which must
draw 10 it as permanent residence much OF the wealth
which would seek retreat from The turmoil OF city lie
within the reach OF the most enlightened society OF the
republic. ~, 4a M. .sssrt ~ 5sc saa.6ls 81 4
Men who have made fortunes in our cities begin now
to appreciate the value of country life, however sverse
unsued to il they may have been rendeFed BY habit
The common guide book OF Paris. which ls put into
population aoiixs constantly rsuding N Psrs soon BE-
ernes IL. sfsh Of this mortality osssrps to be
@eiipe upon msie, than females" What is true OF
Paris IL true OF every city in the world There - no,
probably man in London. Paris. New York, or Pha-
dephia who can say that his great grand iaiher.
his grand father, and bis father, successively. lived
and Died in the city OF his residence. There - no
undergone The deconpOsing power oil CITY atmosphere
asslsied by city pursuits. city. then. may be said 10
die in hundred and hy years. lar as
CARDS those rooted generations that live, and and
have their being ony within ciy's precincts Whoever
them would have succession in his famy-tha desires
To transmit his name and wealth by psrpe,asing his
race-shond at perol OF his life lake HE leave OF
fix his abode in the midst OF rusllng foliage. green hede
clear streams, and sweet air. unalnied by stagnaon IN
the walled streets, and alleys, and sewers.
There is another observation in regard TO cities which
induces thoughtful men, who TAX pride their postery,
10 remove IRON they have accomplished the
objects for which they songbt How many millions
OF children educated in cities with the utmost care have
pss sed away without reaching distinction among Their
couoirymen II is remarkable that children born and
prpcOcirus talents they