The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-02-14


butter and the Ohio and Kentucky horse mule and hog driver
from county at least.
shall make suggestions to any to expend dollar
for the importation of Devon Duhams until he has provd
ed food for them But is reproach as farmers and
no little deduction wealth. that suffer the popua
ton Of and villages supply themselves with butter
from another Orange county New York. In all the ports
soon opened good butter seldom worth less than
twenty five cents and oftenmes thirtyy know business
that will pay better than ekept dairy know not when
have been more inundated as North Carolina farmer than
when few weeks ago. Rail Road Depot the very doors
Of State Capital wagons drawn by Kentucky mules,
town. But to be taken to the country Such sight al the Ca
ptal of State whose population is almost exclusively devot
ed to agriculture, is most humatng exhibition. Let
every thing, far it is practicable that is not
the product Of soil and work shopsn0t axe,
broom, bucket, from Connecticut.
Could be the Of inducing every farmer Of Orange to
keep of his best lands well set in clover and orchard
grass be fed stock in stalls should in the production Of
manures and in the increased Of living have
pshed for the solid wealth Of the county than entire
regiment Of second class politicians Doubtless have much
land in Orange that too cod acid and poor for the pro-
ducton of and will burn out here every where
ese But general rule good clover may be obtained
any soil that will yield uxurlant crop of backeye peas.
Our branch land of which have much, will, if properly
prepared yield most abundant crops Of redtop and heavy
crops Of both Iucerne and Italian yegrass be obtained
from any Of our Deep dry and rich soils.
As farmers have not only been imperfect cutvators,
pecay in PREPARATION attempting too much in clean culture
doing nothing perfectly taking all from the soil and giving
but little back and that little leached Of its best essential
but have made ourselves dependent the cereals for
food and the precarous of all the staples for income
wheat If it is wise nations maintain division of labor
il certainly less wise in farmers especially those far re-
moved am Market to produce variety OF crops will sm>
ply offer suggestions that to me to promise good
and wish to revive exploded humbug.
Elsewhere the Ground Pea is attracting notice. entering
largely commerce. and being largely distributed in the
Northern States and Canada by of the multiplied Rail-
roads and is object Uf importance the markets of
State single planter in one Of Eastern
has obtained from annual income of $4,000 He OBJ
tans from fifty 10 eventyhve bushels to the acre. cuvaes
five acres to the hand which, 81 bushel yields an income
Of $3.50 ss75 the hand No such result be had with
the staples similar Soils Our cotton planters have
ed themselves with crop yielding from twelve dollars
per and the summing large surface gives living
result But farmer on a small surface he looks we'll to his
interest," will seek maintain the highest concentration Of fer
y and age and to produce those crops in which there
least risk in saving and cost in sending to market.
In this connection would suggest also the Yeast Hop. It
is crop Of growing Importance. especially for breweries
other Its culture in the United States is
fined almost entirely State and in that State the pro-
ducton has very short time, increased 200 per cent
thousand pounds the is unusual CROP and finds
ready sale at thirty cents pound And this two
brothers in Waterown New York. produced crop Of $4,000
pounds twenty yielding, reward for labor
twenty the large Of SO 600 This quite equal to
hunting gold in California and is far certain That this
crop may be produced in Orange deep dry and rich SOIL
do not question: from my acquaintance and Of the vine
my garden The picking OF the crop will not be abor
Gus than the picking Of cotton.
think it needs but the knowledge Of facts and an impartial
examination Of the subject Of silk Culture merits
convince all that il branch Of business from which may be
derived great profit to those who engage in il with intelligence
1t be doubted that the climate Of State we'll
suited the health and constitution Of the part
Europe; this is the testimony Of the best informed In
manufactures American silk is worth two dollars pound
than any imported silk. At the late Worlds Fair London,
the premium for the best sample Of silk awarded to silk
grower Of Virginia. demonstrating that may make ourselves
the rivals Of Lyons, OF Manchester silk pc.
rodcal states the fact that three children Connecticut
tending school daily produced crop worth s75 One hun.
red pounds be produced from Of mulberry trees
planted thick plant and each pound worth from
eight dollars Every Poor House in the State should be
surrounded by mulberry orchard aud under the direction Of
active and benevolent Of the poor the paupers
would be able supply themselves with the important
uxuries Of life To the helpless female dependent the pain
fu abors Of the needle the aged and n6rm, disqualified for
muscular effort, silk culture is full Of promise.
There part Of population that feet so keeny the
ngs OF want the INDECENT female, aud willing to be
directed in useful pursuits Hence all manufactures for the
employment Of female Labor be regarded benevolent
aud charitable institutions The wscst aud best charity that
besow enable others help themselves. And
this class Of population without employment should
be engaged large scale, in the manufacture Of willow
broOms and other tems suited TO female taste aud
i capacity
No people have accomplished muc in letters the arts
until wealth is accumulated and leisure allowed With equal
truth be said, that IN husbandry well directed efforts
have hecn made and sustained n the rearing Of fine animals
until the earth has been tanned aud carpeted with the grasses
Domestic animals essential TO efficient age, and to pro-
per supplies Of food and clothing and add largely to the wealth
oi the farmer in the poductono manures and not to be
dispensed with The value Of cattle exceeds that Of all
other stock in the United States hut not until shall be
able to provide full supplies Of food and extend them
humane care should attempt 70 improve stock o cattle
by costly mpoations, that may perish the FIRST BY
fatal disease the demper. AT present 1t will be TO