The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-07-06
THOUGHTS ON FARM ECONOMY.

THOUGHTS ON FARM ECONOMY.
A cardinal virtue lies in the proper prac.
tice o. econOmy. But this practice does not
consist with mere stintng and saying-it
requires wide and far-reaching views, aud
generous and .ell-reliant spirit, to decide
practical questions upon that Just basis
which secures the greatest measure 0f sue.
CESS. Thus there is an Economy ni the
Farm which onl, the jsdicious aud thought
iul take into account, aud which the wispsi
will MT clam fully 10 comprehend. From
the nature Of The farmers calling, with the
wnr aud e.er.yar,ng range ol lua1encrs
acll upon u. The b.-i instructed mnsi ne
er.safil, ,aina'n ID the da,k npnn hans SUB
IJrct, "hieh der ng IL. plan. aud h.nder his
su rs.
lhA' -l and knnMlrdgr having an i'm
pDf a. rng nt ii tn ecnn0n, Oi Ftrm-
IL, al m,in. r. gene ally unused. c n
mi d TzIed We have thought. Therefore,
that Il caud nj TAIL T. beneft our readers
IL recall thrr attention rely, 10 soiur
thoughts an li', ne.llod- 81 setnu u wh ch
progress = maic a.d ,mptayrmtn scm-
pl.hrd. IN thr BUSHES. agficatuee
We haze brrl ee"gnu u IL " ri Z
labor, aud Ia, - 10 aaf utit 10 irn. Tra
ecnnamt would indicate tif tOhiraty rnu, -
a, The propet one, ranr nsn aud ia,thlul
@nIk does MT require large area 10 esert
itself upn'-Il glories in ra,,lng go bnsheI.
Of corn upon one acre rather Than on three,
IN is iurly bushels u wheat rather Than ten
IN another acre. aud 50 OF CROP. Ii give-
much mb0r-all, in fact. that is required To
the besi tlilage and cult rr--nn all he tdad
irpm which Il expects harvest. IL leaves
no fertile farm Few inches below its own,
all untitled and unrmplo, cd, bli u,e. the
sn'l as far GoTn as the plants care TO send
their r,nt. allcr supplies 81 lnod aad mn'.-
tnfr. l. thus saves ~ the ca>t 81 land, IN
tsNrs, 10 lsnCing. &C.. aud something ~ the
aaa,t "t cultivation, aud sinl produces lar
aafe o. iliabir returns than The contrary
ranr.s Ehr truth nerds urging again aud
a. a.. iast II l. better To ecuiiolnIse IA idnd
than - labor. Il macy laimpr, he would
srti htli b.. Ian (, aud pu' H.. nhols force snd
cap ial nj" ihe rui natiuu 4 the rem ,Indrr.
would makr monrN mech faster taau he nov
tss
Iiur replomt remembers hat /" thr far
meI. studt j. ut in s,",i alb .. al Ia make
labor Pug iceR; and n"th ~ ). better rstsD
ilsn,a tnan thai the labor IL SAVING manure
--oi increasing rts quantuy aud improving
ITS qna,It,-is the ni 81 profitable eau per-
iorm ar employ" He believes ihis, because
he ,lors mi expect growth without f"od. "
Ieapng w,thUut sus,ng. Hence manure to
keep up AMI add TO the productive power 81
ol ti,r sui ], constantly supplird, ard thought.
iul Iarr ~ this direction " ever Characters.
TIC 81 tie tanner Who succeeds. Rrad the
tepnts 81 the premium iarms, III large erup,,
and II profitable experiments 10 farming
and hIsn manurng--ire,l,ng The land thal Il
may produce sbdndantly-e, seem, the
he, AID the explanation Of thrlr success. A
jndicmus expenditure IA thr collection, pre-
srr,atiun, aud application of manure. j. AZ.
way, paying Investment. Aud there are
lnUusand sources of IertIlity now neglected
which u i, The province 81 larm ecunom, {,
discover and secure. LET d, give gre TEL
Thought TO this. We must feed, We agar
declare, II We expect growth from the sn,l-
and The ,nurr generous the farmer, the greatrI
his reward.
A mrre glance al first cost eannnt declt
~ many questions Of true rcunon.. u
larn stock, lor instance, u casts little mOr,
I" tai.r. To any gt.en age. gnud az nal thai
Uad Oue, While the l"r'nrf my Or ten {, nr'
a. pruli able a, tile later. lnc sUu1 may
Gust mpfr - h,.i, bit The, .rc amu.t in,a
IidOl, tainaDi---ttt, e tile 81 apr are ,er,
diicn ,rty irm 10 \ ep, az eAurnely har
10 d,.p.st ~ ~ na 49,. fle Ur.t breed,
u au.aai.--,hr Ur.t A,nd. u .tan aud rnoi,
...i", DesI ia,m imP.rmrut'--lnr Dcsi ,ar'c
tes al it1h-anI tue beet metllwl 81 ruitut,
anu i Il osal o. cfn, sail these are rainesI ,
snugnt y lir trpi, economical cullaatot :"
tie .uil. lht .uglrrt . ,er' sugg siiV,
l"n,. but thr r'adti tan ,ake II up ~ htm
seii. aud iilua Il out pra.u,ii,, ~ a.. 49,
tap,ratl -. We venture Il a.. ~ tnm !
vii nUt Ur iU.ts. Blsines.. r,,U Iniiri al,
seeming Isdute, u Il ~, itr, am 10 p,ir
knoa .rugr n ne i. ..un"tn, ~, Farm.
tDunirg Gentleman.