Smyrna times., 1858-05-20

: or it will Danish the cultivators In this Stat
f where tobacco, corn and wheat have been con
tlnued tor century, many districts are n
longer cultivated. Liebig says. that from ever
acre OF this land, there were removed in tn
space OF one hundred years, twelve hundret
pounds OF alkalIas IN leaves, grain and straw
While the yield of wheat has increased in Eng
land to thirty bushels per acre, it has sunk t,
seven in Virginia.
Even IN Ohio the wheat crop is already les
renumcratlVe than formerly, and fields long cul
tVated are given up to pasturage. In Indiana
kentucky and Illinois, where SO large al
amount of grain Is sold and carried of, instead
OF being fed out to stock, they are selling their
lands by the bushel in the shape OF wheat and
corn, and that for u price utterly ruiLous.-
Commerce, founded upon such agricultural
economy as this, must come to an end although
the folly will continue to be avenged on pos
terIty cvel to the third and fourth generations.
The leading facts of wide spread deterio-
ration OF the soil stands out too boldly to be de-
MED. The great irrevcrsbe Law Of American
agriculture appears in the constant and IN
creaSing dImnutIun Of agricultural products,
without any advance in prices. 1t follows jtst
IN proportion, that capital is disappearing, aud
That labor receives Diminishing reward. Our
country Is growing debiitatcd, and We propa-
gate the consumptIvc disease with all the en-
ergy OF private enterprise and public patron
aye.
Pass this measure, said Mr. Morrill, in con-
cluslon, and you will have done-
Something to enable the farmer to raise
two blades of grass instead Of one;
Something for every owner Of land;
Something for all who desire to own land
Something for cheap scientific education;
Something Tor every man who loves intcll-
gence aud not ignorance;
Something to induce the farmers sons and
daughters to settle and cluster around the old
homestead;
Something to remove the last vestige of
pa upcrsm from our land
Something for peace, good order, and the
better support Of Christian Churches and COM
mon schools;
"Somethiug to enable sterile railroads to pay
dividends;
" Something to enable the people to bear the
enormous expenditures OF the National Govern
ment;
"Somcthing to check the passion of ind-
vldualS, aud OF the nation, for indefinite terri
tora expansion and ultimate dccreptitudc
" Something to prevent the dispersion Of our
population, and to concentrate 1t around the
new lands of the country-places haIowed by
church tenures, and melIOwed by the Influences
Dt tlme-when the consumer will be placed at
the door OF the producer and thereby
" "SOmethlng to obtain higher prices for all
sorts OF agricultural productions; and
" Something to increase the lovellne,s of the
American landscape. Scientific culture IS the
sure precursor of order and beauty
PEABODY Prolific CoRN.-Ths corn which
was SO highly lauded for its productive quail
-lcs Is now pronounced humbug. A cores
pendent writing TO the American Farmer gives
lis experience with it in the following terms:
81 perceive that you have go, into the Pea
body liumbug corn. was induced from the
great llourlgh about it last season, 'jG, to pur-
chase half bushel from the agent-lhls |
planted in tolerabe good land with a little
manure to test It's bearing quality. Separated
rom this lot by several acres of Sugar Millet,
mad the like number of the old Baden Corn,
which have eAdeavOred to keep pure; both
ots were treated in like manner as regards
manure and culture-,the yield was the same,
20 bushels per acre several planters who no.
Iced these lots pronounced the selection 10 be
The same conclusion.