New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-14


he is 10 evolve value and susenanee He wAe -,
undertake TO build ship, in ignorance 81 the r,l,ss
tenacity and resistance 10 pressure OF the vr;,s -
snd metals would rush into pursuit for yhsS n. -
DO capacity so would he who should un.ert.l. =,
running OF stesnl-engine in ignorance Of The -.
and power OF steam. Yet the man who attempt, :
farm with 81 imperfect knowledge Of the uatnrs 80
and properties OF Soils in general Of the laws Of ".
taton, the qualities and peculsriiies Of the p.r,s
soils whereof his farm is composed and tie 49,
means Of renoyating and increasing their Ser.,, -
produetiveuess, stands on the sane platform ;A -
ignorant shipwright or engineer, and braves kke -.
tiers, whereof the largest share win natursIv ~, :
himself ard his family Agriculture s pursuit - 80.
in it's scope. various in It's processes and o6;..s.
that il is feult TO lay down a general rule w;A -
gard 10 il that will admit OF exceptions; yer ~
venture to prupound one, which is as folows. n
eultirator rA0se farm is NOT rasaHs sal ne,,
dEetire result Of each ysars hAass dos "a,
ders,Grd AIS rocGtiOn, and ought 10 iearn 4 or sEss
Perhaps there is no single field OF observation w..
in the exteut and disastrous effects Of ignorance ~.
farmers is more strikngly exhibited than in .Ast ~
sect Life and Rayages II has pleased the ARWs, !.
subject Agriculture 20 the chances and perks At l,,
depredations, as we'll TO weeds drouth frss, NJ,
dation and other evils. The end Of all these IA 80
cence-the evolution and discipline of Mas cr ~ ~,
through the necessary ccunteraston and ecuA,,
Plants and domestic animals rightfnlly look "a 49,
sheep 10 be Killed by wolves his fowls to be csrd al
BY foxes, bis grain TO be deyoured by insects eu
paby faithless 10 his dependents aud his daty YA
how lstlessy, thoughtlessly, hopelessly DO we "a
farmers stand by while their crops are destroyed hv
woTms, birds, weeyl without seeming TO know TIA,
they have any thing TO DO in the premises No erkh
iaaism is binder or banker than theirs IL Is hardly
vet six weeks since saw whole counties Of my osa
State covered and devastated by grssshoppers. sAs
stripped the dry uplands of every blade Of gus,
almost every green leaf cutting the green eats
from their stalks the fruit from the trees, devoarns
corn in the ear, making the cleared land desert and
pushing the cattle 10 the very verge OF starvation
Yet there stood the farmers gazing gloomy fron lay
TO day at the destruction of their cherished hopes 81
harvest aud the utter desoatOn of the whole country
vet not one asking of another, What shall we DO 10
arrest this sweeping ravage How shall we most
readily cheaply and surely clear our lands of these
"yermin do not pretend to know what the proper
remedy was or is; but this DO know that had been
one of these farmers would have found remedy or
bankruptsd myself in the search l should have Rrst
Intercepted the best authorities on Agricultare and
Natural History. and, in case Of finding no guidance
there should have sowed one OF my land boant+
fully with Salt; the next with Plaster the next per-
haps with Nitre; fourth with Potash and - on,
using in all cases substances that knew would be paid
for by future hsrvests, unless had reason 70 believe
something else would be more efficient Thus before
one week had elapsed would have found some csustc
that erasshoppers could not abide and having found
IT, would have applied it until the last eornorant
among them had been driven into the woods or turned
over on bis back And this is the spirit in which every
such invasion should be met ana overcome. naa 'n'
farmers of any township promptly met when the raw
age fret became serious aud agreed that one OF neu
wonld try one possible antidOio aud another anothef
according as they happened respectively 70 nave ths
material at command and meet few evenings later 70
compare notes the results OF their several espen.
meuts they could not have failed to discover an ecen'
remedy within the first week But they did nothing
srd Lcnce many of their farms are desert, their Fan
erops next TO nothing and half their cattle must %
sold or killed Tor want OF food
our farmers generally think and work better cut Of
their own vocation than in II. distant hno V'"e'hs
evil arouses their hostility and evokes tner ehe,gy
much more readily than one OF less imposing os'
more mischievous character which assas the IN 'ael
homes Let the word 20 forth, IAN army OF invaders
have landed and tens of thousands snatch instlnc
lively their muskets and take the road but here arc
armies all around them who plunderng them wors'
than any invaders would, yet hardly attract Gs'
notice The Hessians who were hired 10 suDugs'
our fathers had no rest for their feet until the last
them was killed. captured hunted home, more ths'
seventv Years ago vet their attendant poraslte 'n
Uessian Fly has been plundering us ever since WIN
ont resistance and il now formidable AMI aes.iuo
five as ever cannot believe flies more difficult =
conauer than men, if would but larry seI aouu.
Nv And here let me retrace my steps 70 lilustra'd
point in Industrial Economy which have nave aresa
incidentally touched, but have not illustrated o. ~
mportance deserves and as the prevailing mlsconeep
tions render necessary. / refer to The PrCPor~s
Mans 10 Ends which the Artisan must always pear
mind but which the Farmer seems too often 10 iofsf
No arti6eer presumes that the labor and ina'enn ~
ouired for a fine table will sufice ior Pssneof's
nor that steam-engne can be constructed a. cassPy
A chun But the farmer, seeing trees anu P'...'
4. ~ al ka
olten indolently magnes that any tree VIII grow =
and nlants his rare and delicate ruttrees II ne psn'
sncb nj all AZ if they were oaks or locuss Da, W
ture is memorable in her requirement. Una. 'no ~
and care essential 10 the production OF cno'eo ~
or plant shall be proportionate TO the value ~
product. You may grow Pine on yellow sana os nas
ory on blue clay; but If you want cho'ee To- !.
Peaches you must devote much LABOR anu ~, ,,..
nrenarin9 and enrching the ground wherein yoai 'ies
are 10 he act Too many farmers, not needing 'hs s-
ar supposinp that Nature may somehow os elIsa~ :.
ante3 obtsin worthless fruit or none NJ ALL "''
abandon the culture in disgust and despair ..,
There ia not now one grapevine or irulttfee ICY
of the eoarsest and commonest kinds wnsio ~. :.
sboud be twenty, taking one state WIN sny'nea
one consequence Of this is an enormous anu posn
consumnton of flesh as food, TO an eAten, unAnV".
ts pnDtries We are nationally surfeited WV
MI and tainted with Serofula, not because We 81
tond nj pork but because, for an Important Ponsy
each wear, the majority OF our Popuas.on ,as ns,,
bosiae The fooshness OF preaching w, VIZ . .-.,
suffce TO correct this alteration; iof nen w., live
mnst eat though their food be not the oesl'
AN abundance Of the choicest fruits AZ. I'd tra
,,;,b larmers who know how 20 grow tnen a.. !,
s ~1r a housewives, who delight in preparing
sSrvp@ them. and we shall enjoy health ess''a es
Longevity to an extent unknown ,t ns.a ~ss
the dearest, the least paatable and 'ne from . d
and All that is needed 10 wean men ITO" IN
bo will feel just pride in having ts' srs
rr5sIs. and wiz surround no,
helpers sf S"I o With Choice trees sd !, who bun
!, can be no longer an object to s'ss many suqaeso