The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-08-17
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Letters from Professor Emn,ons.

June ., 1883.
10 He Exetilsaey Darid s. Reid:
SIR. ! have been tempted TO dwell
on the importance Of the clover crop
because deem the cultivation Of hi,
plant as the most important measur,
which the planter can adopt. have
alluded to its value as a fodder for
stock. and ! have also dwelt upon IL.
Importance as fertilizer. IL is true,
i Is not so valuable for horses and cat.
lie as timothy or the red top. still ii
!, qualities recommend it to planters a.
one OF the best crops have named,
The pea, II is true, is more easily cul
tiyated. and forms a substitute for clio.
yer. To person who has been fami.
liar with stuck growing country, it i.
difficult to reconcile his mind to con.
dition which is so unfayorable to thi.
branch Of business. lie sees corn fields
aud wheat fields. but where are the
grasses and clovers which constitute su
largely the food of stocks Ii is true
cattle and horses seem fond enough Of
the leaves Of the Indian Corn, but Of
this there is never full supply. Corn,
yet on the cob, is the principal article
of food for horses. What is the conse.
quences IIalf..or almost half, of the
horses are blind from Inflammation Of
the eyes, produced by feeding this sti-
mulating food. But cows, | believe,
never get corn or any thing else, exsep,
what may be said they literally work
for. Poor things, have said, when /
lmet them grubbing in the woods, your
npwners deserve short allowance Of
torn bread, at least two days in the
eek. Then to see their bags, which
,SI'le about the size Of a coffee cup. and
n. crown the whole, the girl stripping
the teat with one hand and holding
flf pint cup in the other to catch the
II, ny stream, and the little cat-like
nd clbunting away ON the other side TO
his eiprage the poor beast to give down
0e '1recious fluid. The subject is too
'ss ~ sels to be laughed at. and yet so.
he pe9an's gravity is greatly inclined
for 70 art him under the circumstances
a. J h named. Why is it the cattle
lay are can and dwarfish Did they
nd sPr,'Fom little breed, like the lit
'oa 'le " of horses called Shetland Pc
mes certainly not. They are dwarf
aid ish' Sand lean, because their food
r.h ~ sea'hnd poorly adapted to their
wants. lnally true is it, that they are
shal' a1ean, because they are oblig-
- Gu 10 othefelds and woods in all
seasons out shelter or protection
iio.h e'o' 1t may seem unnecessa-
W, ry IN a cf e SO mild as North Caro-.
, INA 70 p1le barns for the special
Or: purpose totecting stock. Facts,
be howe,es' atrong arguments. III a
md. from any clt'ul nut nnon ,ba sbor.
allowance w common herd here, it
g. WIZ NOT oe Eeneration before the
- change comes Sand in nlace of l oond
looking progS thew have ALREADY
ak passed 'hto y etoriated race. The
4CltiildtC VI 4NOt Ia rnttpas ia frtrn 10
BY no means SCI Tho w;nt,rs co,ae :
IL pared with thos[ assachnsa,,s NJ
new J ork are and yet the Sc
verify eo'',,,oa'ee ,,,.. ectly to dwarf the
= q amman, vim Shay and regular
Ieeu' sne''er NY mou perhaps be SO
% ency Of good food sssnt;aI to the
maintainance of hraaJ E,an
the present breed, ArIv carsd ror
, would present strl ;mnroyement
Doi. in single genera Tet them
me; therefore, be fed, it comnnnni
ues- interest into the poclof the own.
New ers.
end; But then. as an essel reo n;s;to -
$ ,e'ei e accomplish such cha[; will res
ans. quire the cultivation of (..sso. and
Mu. clovers. The argument msas,,ras s
Of this character, do nd s,Ialv
30 from the possession of be t,le and
:. better revenue from th$ go Of
lio'' husbandry. This, howev tan hy -
the itself,sis sufficient arguA sar .ba
= change am advocating Ehanre
Va @ requires, if attempted, ement
TIC of the stock in pastures, va i s,a
bles; the effect will be, thatI Co.
ines, tilizing matter deriyable th;s
source may be saved; it bd -
}. once manageable, and it Shout o,s
Dl- from all this, that the plantat1 off
!, should undergo material chi ar
: =. 70 the better. How sit with the III
:" feeders Of stock ? Why they pd
~ AT hiph prices, cattle for fattenirR