The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-02-21
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VIZ Ns'"''oh vi Ilce according tO NV.
system.
Before acceding to your DESIRE allow
me, sir, to express. to you the feelings of
deep gratitude awakened in me by the in.
ferest that you have SO kindly manifested
IN the recent and conclusive experiments.
that l have be N making in this country.
an interest, however, which could not
surprise me, know, as the whole world
does, the promptness with which the hap
py and powerful American nation hastens
to turn to advantage whatever may prove
useful in industry and advance humani-
ty.
1t was my intention to limit mvsclffor
the present to the practice Of my system
IN Egypt, and to defer the publication of
1t until further investigations should fnrn-
iSh me the rueans of establishing the pos
slblIity of extending the application ofmv
discovery to the production Of other Grains
besides rice; but taking in consideration
the invitation of the representative Of
nation essentially progressive, as well aS
the personal qualities which characterize
you, sir, do not hesitate to modify the
plan that had laid out. | invite your
attention, then, to the folowirc detail,
which in my present situation lam pc.-
mitted to offer:
My rice fields yield, as YOU know from
personal examination, two successive crors
from single sowing, and within a period
OF about five months, provided that the
temperature remains constantly aJovr;hp
mean of 2Oo Reaumur. thnk, there
lore, that every country capable Of grow
ing cotton is fit for the cultivation of rice
after my method. This cultivation is not
effected by the usual method of irrigation
~ SUMMERS! s!V'a, ti'e water being allowed
to How on the rice fields only at stated
periods This offers the immense odyan-
tage OF economizing about one.third Of
the water generally used for irrigation.
The straw, especially that of the first
crop, furnishes an excellent pasturaee for
Tor cattle, while that left after tie usual
mode is good for nothing. This snot
surprising when We consider that the ri,e
stalks remain very little in the water, and
being consequently exposed to the action,
OF air and light, d. not absorb the ele-
ments of acidi,y which arc communicated
10y the water in the other case. More
over, the vegetable development taking
place with great rapidity, the tissues have
not time enough to pass into the ligneous
condition. .s
The practical knowledge and attention
necessary are extremely simple, and with
in the capacity Of minds the most ordina
ry, so as easily to render their adoption
possible by every planter Of your coun-
try.
The chemical means by which stimu-
late the vitality of the rice. and which
serves to determine in it an increase of
heat, are very cheap. They are more III IN
sufficient to repair the loss of productive
capacity which the soil would enlare in
furnishing double crop
You are aware, SIR, that Car from I'M.
pairing the value of land, SCIENCE has prov
ed rice to be plant which actually i'm
proves the soil that produces it.
1t remains for me now TO add as 10 the
sum | would demand for the Introduction
OF my system in America, although il
would be very difficult for me to state il
at this moment, yet am convinced chat
this could offer no obstacles tn the enh.r-
price. America is too powerful and s6o
generous to hesitate in obtainins WHIT
she recognises to he ofgreat utility, anil
in my turn should be too happy 70 p,ses
my humble services at her disposal, Ttiss
therefore in my opinion bcyondla doubt
that as soon as you may be aushorizelto
make mean offer we may easily co,n5't5
an understanding.
Accept in the meantime, sir, 6.e exs
preston ofmy most distinguished consi,l-
Grafton. -.
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