Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-04-21
Enlargins a Farm without Buying
Land.


Land.
IF o man does not know how much land he
actually ows5 and gets no benefit out of that
part with which, he is unacquainted, and then
is informed thathe has more, and is told how
to use it, why is not this equivalent to the
purchase Of more acrcs2 Farmers are often
heard to e1claim: "Oh that I.were rich
enough to buy a little more land, then /
could fsttcn more cattle and sheep, and |
could carry more grainto market" Now,
o.such men, at least. to some of them, We
beg leave to say, your farms are already lar
ger than you suppose. You seem to think
that your. ownership extends only six inches
deep into the earth Bas.this isa m%isappre,
bension. 1t is rot very strange, however,
since all the former owners Of the soil ha1
the same idea, andahe Indians, from whom
0 ancestors bought or stole the land, were
content with only the suriace-iust enough
to hunt upon and to grub a few roots out of.
But this is:allia mistake, as you will see on
reflection. Examine the title deeds to your
land and see if there is any limit to your
rights in q downward direction. You will
not find any; We know.you won't.
Now, therefore, do, NOT fear to go at once
and take possession Of the rest of your farm.
1t is virgin soil, covered over with only a few
inches of partly woraland and twill return
you fine crops if you will only lay it open to
the sun and air; or mix it with the soil you
have long cultivated. Perhaps it viii not be
wise for yo6u 10 try to use itall the frst8ear;
usesa little moderation in entering upon your
new property, for your own sake and forthe
farm's sake. Here is what some writer has
said on tie su!ject-not strictly correct, ger
haps, but highly suggestive ;.
"At the present time, the average crop CT
wheat per acre, in. Great Britain, on-a soil
cultivated for centuries, is about double that
produced on-the comparatively new soil OF
Ohio. Why is this2 Simply because the
leading British farmers are educated men,
and apply their work wisely. They pay back
to the earth what they borrow from her;
they endeavor by every means in their power
to enrich their ground, and in return it en-
riches them. II American farmers, instead
of.laboring to deubIe the: number Of their
acres, would endeavor to double their crops,
and an increase OF profit. Many
men never. think of digging ten inches into
the soil, unless they have dreamed about a
crock of geld hid in the earth ;-hnt if they
would set about the work of digging in ear
nest, every man woald find his crock Of gold
without the aid of dreams or %divination."
We once heard Of some remarkable straw.
berries, raised in q neighboring town, and
called the aWashington Excelsior Straw
berry. Rumor said that the leaves were large,
wildly green ell summer, the fruit large aud
abundant for a long time, and not diminished
by the severest drouths. The plants were
sol@at half q dollar apiece, and were consid-
cred cheap at that price, Attracted BY these
wonderful stories Of the new fruit, we went
to see it and learn all about it. The plants
were indeed beautiful, and the fruit very fne.
But our eyes were opened when Mr.. Smith,
the owner, told US, frankly, that. tue plants
were some common sort, the name OF which
he had forgotten, but that they were grown
on o bed in the corner Of his garden, which
was made ground Jofd least sis feet deep
Why did not this account for the persistent
vcrdure of the foliage and the size and album
dance of the fruit2 Yet.thc superior beauty
of the plants and berries had attracted much
attention in the neighborhood, and seemed
to>call for a hgh.sounding name; and so Mr..
Smith dubbed them the Washington Excelsior.
Plainly, this mans strawberry bed was en-
larged without fencing in more lnnd.-Ameri-
can Agrieulturist.
CULTURE OF VEGErADLgs.-TLere is Moth
ing we shall want more during the coming
season than an abundant supply of vegeta-
bles. The army will need tncln to preserve
it's men from seurvy. The people will need
them to make up for the inordinatc price Of
meat. 1t is the duty, as well as the interest,
of everybody to cultivate as large a quantity
as possible. There is not a yard in any city
NJ. inwn which chonll rnt ha mo6n ", f.or-