The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-06-16
Tri -asteekll. Standard,
For the Standard.
an seRICuLTURlL PAPER For N. c.

r have seen with pleasure, indications OF
disposition among the medical profession to
re. organize their State society and to re-
establish the Medical Journal. The existence
of the society and journal have done vast
amount of good, in elevating the character
of the profession. There is however, IN North
Carolina, a much larger and more lmportanI
interest demanding the same assistance lcr
its proper development. l allude to the agrl-
cultural interest. Several attempts nave
been made to establish an agricultural
paper among us, with very discouraglng re-
suIts The causes of failure could, l think, be
very easily recognized and in future effort
avoided One of the most apparent mas
: been a want of energy an enterprise IN those
conducting the paper, who failed TO interest
the common farmer whose contrlpuuohs
would have been more valuable than more
learned productions from other sources
This resulted in another great error, namely,
the abundance of scientific reading and ex-
tracts from exchanges at distance witch Ill
led up the columns of the paper The for
mer were useless, because the common lar
mer could not understand them, the latter
were often injurious because what Is often
beneficial in one section is injurious in
another, as an illustration: the practice OF
subsoi blowing which in many places Is
said to produce the finest results, Is certainly
Injurious in the neighborhood where reside
Another illustration is furnished by practice
of manuring field peas with gypsum with
such fine results at the North. but which will
certainly fail here.
In the importation of fruit trees the farmer
has learned the same lesson. Indeed, by con-
sulting my experienced neighbors L might
furnish quite list of these expensive mis-
takes The paper should be strictly far
mer's Journal in which the common farmers
of the State could relate their experience to
each other I think that our altered condl-
ton in relation to labor, affords the best
reason for having such paper. We cannot
now afford to cultivate such large tracts OF
poor land, and the improvement of land will
be an important question. There is another
thought which seems important: The tide
water section of the State generally does not
produce small grain, particularly wheat, at
all in comparison with other crops. These
owing to the smaller amount of labor requir-
ed for their production, it will be very deslra-
BILE to make. The adaptation of our soil to
these crops will afford a vast field for ex-
pertinent. The cultivation of fruit trees, so
much neglected among us, affords a fine sub
ject for experiment The cultivation of the
grape, and particularly the best manner of
making wine, is very importaEt-the doing
which has heretofore been neglected would
fource US to the cultivation of grapes, a thing
unheard of in many parts of the country.
could multiply subjects of this character
which derive renewed interest and importance
from our altered condition, but I have already
consumed too much space. If the right
man will move in this matter he will confer
a great benefit on the people, and consequent
ly on himself also. S.