Washington telegraph., 1856-12-03

were, Have you had any rain? and hoy
is your crop standing the dry weather
And then they would of course discus
their different modes of cultivation; on
would say, 1t is so dry I've stopped IN,
piows, for fear of cuttin. the roots of M
crops and thereby injuring the yield an
other would reply that he would continu,
plowing, for he thought that would be tn,
only way to insure good crop. This is th,
amount of what you will get in June from
almost any little collection of farmers OF
the street, or in other words it is hard t.
find any two that agree as to the prope
manner of cultivating any of our differen
crops.
Now, in the name of reason, what is tt
become of a farmer so inexperienced a:
myself when see two of my neighbors
men of fine sense, endeavoring to make
the same result, that is, good crop, and
they perhaps travelling in entirely different
directions in pursuit of the same object
There is always right and a wrong way
both ways are surely not correct, for that
principle will hold true in farming as well
as it will in anything else.
1t may be asked, would agricultural as
sociations settle this diversity of opinion
Certainly it would, to some extent, or ra-
ther it would give the inexperienced some
good theory to be guided by, whenever a
premium was contended for, and cause the
successful competitor to write an essay,
giving his manner and plan of accomplish
ing certain results. In the event of there
being more plans than one, we certainly
would choose that of the one who accom-
plIshed the greatest results.
Some of our farmers are very successful
in making cotton, some In raising corn
and others in making wheat. These three
might be called our principal and most
important crops. Now there are some
who succeed in one, or perhaps in two of
these and will fail in the third, which, if
it was properly understood, is simply be-
cause that person has not managed the crop
in proper way There. is perhaps no
other immediate locality in the United
States that produces these aforementioned
crops in greater prOfusion than the county
of Hampstead, and that too in the same
c. l. IL. l.. e
Now let us have the experience of our
farmers as to their manner of cultivation
when they receive large yields in return
for the labor expended. For my part l
have seen cotton fields that yielded as
much as the desire of man could or would
suggest corn that wearied the owner
with gathering, that caused him to pull
down his old barns and baild greater ones !;
and wheat fields that would put the blush
on the cheek of a man living in the North
ern wheat growing region when the ques-
ton was asked, could he excel in the yield
per acre.
Let US have the experience of some one
as to the value of rye, both as to winter
pasturage and as grain for feeding stock.
The poorest lands yield that abundantly !;
and also concerning oats; that is valua-
bic article for provender, but considered a
great exhauster of soils.
This county was originally grass or
range country, but now as the native grass
is giving way we are much in need of
some grass for grazing and hay, and as yet
there has been but little done in that way.
There is not now to my knowledge, sin
gle meadow in the county that is deserv-
ing the name There may be some little
volunteer patches of wild or native grass
that are mown; though l see no reason
why we should not have as fine meadows
as there are in the world, and many rea.
sons that we should excel. In the first
place we have an abundance of bottom
lands on our creeks and branches that is
in every way suited for the purpose
They are fertile, moist, clear of stone, and
are richly impregnated with lime, and in
some instances with salt, both of which
substances in the North and Northeastern
States are applied to their lands to cause
them to be productive-and certainly we
should rival them when these very thing;
have been bestowed upon us by nature
with an unsparing hand
AGRICOLA..
THE VOTE OF New YoRK-The Ney
York Herald publishes returns from al
the counties in the State, (mostly of6cia
and complete which foot up as follows