The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-07-17

grafton, and the subsequent inactivity Of
potash, soda, lime, iron and magnesia, de-
veloped frotfi the parent rock. Hence, the
study of conditions is no less important
than that Of things to the farmers AS con-
ditlons are infinitely diversified, it is silly
to attempt TO write, or to ask for any re
ceipt for things that will never tnisinform
or rnislead A knowledge of elementary
laws and bodies is more instructive and re-.
liable; as from these one may safely de-
duce general rules and principles. Thus,
the principle of diversified tillage, grass
culture. and stock busbandry rests, not on
any abstract theory, but on the diversity
of wants, soils, rocks, plants and animals,
which constitute the body and life of ag
riculture In this way, one may safely set
in motion and command the maximum of
agricultural force, and substantially be-
cause he acts in harmony with the laws of
his Maker. In an agricultural point Of
view, thesbes expression OF these laws
may be seen in the common and united ac-
tiyity of domesticated animals, cultivated
plants and fertilizing minerals 1t is an
uniustifable mutilation OF this natural sys
tenn to cut off that large and Indispensable
class of plants denominated grass, and the
invaluable animals adapted to grazing,
blindly and. insanely assuming that the
"sunny South" can maintain its natural
fruitfulness in perpetuity, as well without
these great physical and vital advantages,
as with them. This sad mistake ina mat
ter of public policy, first impoverishes the
soil, then the people, and then inhicts on
them the suffering, necessity AID hulnilia-
tion of sending abroad for corn, received
as charity, to avoid starvation at home.
1t is not less than forty years since the
writer first labored, through the press,
warning the sovereigns Of this grasplng
Republic of the suicidal folly of slowly de-
stroying at its fountain head, the source of
their daily bread. Everywhere, land is
becoming less and less productive, while
old fields multiply, excep, near cities; and
everywhere population augments the NUM-
Der of months to be fed and backs to be
clothed, from decreasing fiuituln"ss. A
continent OF rare capabilities for support
ing mankind will, for a time, and to de-
gree, conceal this great wreng; yet, the
poor already begin to suffer and m"rmur
in many places, while oppressive taxation
is planting discomfort in the hearts and
heads of millions. Such as have yet to
learn the variety of riches, are not likely
to wait many years for another conflict
ideas III the excitable American brain
burning property like chaff in the war OF
svaulting ambitions" and of that Glove OF
money" whichis 'sthe root Of all evil
Capital in land, that will support tam
lily independently, is SO much safer than
property in any other form. that a few
words, in that behalf, will not be out OF
place in an agricultural journal. Farm
stock, provisions, grain and cotton, may
be stolen like other movable property.
But it wonld be rather difficult to rob a
farmer of 100 acres OF we'll set Bermuda,
or of the tatness of the soil. developed by
this almost universal restorer of impover-
ished ground. If war should not come,
nor hostile armies molest, 100 acres of l5er-
muda would support sheep enough to yield
fair income from wool and mutton; and
the sheep, properly yarded and sheltered,
would supply manure enough to mannre
handsomely ten acres of cotton a year.
This annual gain of manure would reap
pear in cotton seed. and then in wheat and
corn, in hay and root crops, for the sup
port of the farm.
"Enquirer's" questions relating to the
management of stable manure, will be an
swered in another letter, D. LEE,
Gap Greek, Tenn.