Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-27

III oAof eudN even Two cc1LuIleH OF
close cultivation viii not exhaust this
natural and e~ver-renewing fertility"
But while this region has been here
tofore devoted exclusively to the culture
Of corn and cotton, Of both which crops
it has produced as largely as the best
lands in the Mississippi valley, they are
not to be regarded as the limit Of is
capacity. Wheat can be cultivated as
successfully here as in Ohio or Illinois,
and has always been in sufficient quantity
to supply the wants Of the farmers. 1t
is the home of the vine, the birthplace
of the CataEba and its less distinguished
brother, the SeuppernOng, which grows
in wild luxuriance, and Yields to the
grOssest neglect a profusiOn Of grapes
which North Carolina thinks hard to
beat" The best varieties Of native
American grapes, including the Iona and
Delaware, have been successfully eultiva-
ted in the vicinity Of Newbern; and there
is 30 reason why this should not become
the land of vineyards. The Tigor Of
winter, which is short, is 50 tempered by
the influence of the Gulf Stream and the
proximity of the ocean, that the vine
needs no protection and the summer is
so long, and the genial heat of the sun
so constant and uniform, that the fruit
attains its fullest ripeness, and produces
the richest wines. NeWbern l. nearer
New York han Cincinnati by rail, and
has also a direct water communication,
so that the future LoDgworth OF North
Carolina will have the same advantage
over his competitor of Ohio that the
planter of Hyde has over the farmer Of
Illinois. The same natural causes COM
bine to produce the finest peach grown
in the world, and it ripens so early that
it can be cultivated proftahly for the
New York market. So also the straw
berry, blackberry, and raspberry, which
reach a more luscious ripeness than the
same fruit raised at the North. Nor is
this al, nature IN her prodigality has given
to this favored region an apple e It's
own, known as the Mattamuskeet," and
if you viii trust the impartiality of a
North CarOlinian's judgment in the mat
ter-the sincerity Of his belief cannot be
doubted-it is equal to the Newtown
Pippin in favor, and will keep better.
If you are not willingt to take his Judgment, .
test the question yourself. Buy a hun
bred acres of this favored land, set out an
orchard of Mattamuskeet apple trees,
and send your first crop to London, and
when your heart r%ejoices over the rich
returns from your venture, you viii DIN
the North Carolinian in songs Of praise
to his native apple.
Nowhere can the vegetable gardener
find land that will more bountifully re-
ward his labors. Every variety Of
vegetable that is sold in Washington and
Fulton markets grows with a readiness
that is almost spontaneous, and with a
prOfusion that is almost miraculous.
The sweet potato, that most nutritious
and delightful of all vegetables used for
man and beast, so highly priced in this
market, and never found here in perfec-
ton, grows in that favored region with
care OF culture; and on soils COM
paratively poor, from two to FIVE hundred
bushels per acre can easily be raised.
1t Is generally believed, and By none
more firmly than by the inhabitants
themselves, that owing to the long, warm
summers, grass viii not flourish here;
but this is 4 mistaken notion growing
out Of an i~ndispositiOn on the part of the
to cultivate any but the crops
his fathers planted, and which he has
been accustomed to see growing ever
since he first saw anything. Your genu-
ne North Carolinian is a conservative
he late vote Of the State to the contrary,
otwithstanding-and abhors novelties
IS nature does 4 vaeuum. His land has
produced corr and cotton. and
he close Of each year has found a good
balance in his favor on his merchants
looks; why should he try anything new!
Let well enough alone; though DR.. En-
mons, the State geologist, il one Of his
epOrts did say:
There is no difficulty in the cultivation
f the grasses. 1t is evident the climate
) more humid and the sea breeze mode
the heat sufficient in summer to
the development Of this family of
lauts. There Is no doubt, also, that f
he attention of planters was turned to
ne cultivation Of grasses, greater profits
light be realized han from the c~ultiva-
on of maize. It is less expensive. and
) hay bears a high price in all the vii
-ges Of this part Of the State. ard as
leTe Is ah0Gys q communication Nth
By Water, there can be no doubt
lat the profits which would arise from
l~y-making would considerably exceed
lose Of corn"
But even if the State geologist is
and the planters are right, nature,
generous to her favorites. has
a substitute for clover and
notify in the sueculent and highly nu-
reed which grows spontaneously
ID IN great abundance on the river bank
d in all moist places. 1t is an ever
cen, and cattle feed and fatten on in
inter- as well as summer, acquiring such
1avOr therefrom that when converted
beef they command q higher price
the Norfolk market than the best
article.
When nature furnishes the planter.
thOut price, perennial pastures of rich
food, and, at the same time, give him
that requires no shelter for his
'ek, why should he plough deep. SOW
2 choicest grass, and gather into huge
rms? Why labor, when nature has
done the work to his hand? So
IsOned the old planter, and where il
flaw in his reasoning? But the times
changed, and as new men take the
of the old, grass viii grow instead
reeds, and the State g~eoIogist be
wed correct. Meanwhile, if you waDt
raise cattle and sheep with no expense
Tond their salt, hear what General
ynn says in his report Of 1867:
The natural pastures are perennial.
E open swamps bear reeds in great
and which afford abundant and
client food for cattle through winter
summer. For cattle grazing and
~husbandry, Texas only exceeds it
.xtent of range; but for raising hogs
fattening them almost without feed
this portion of the State is greatly
justly valued"