The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-02-24
A Model Farm Required.

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n The Trustees of the University will no
doubt establish q school for agriculture in
connection with the University Just as soon as
1.-THE means are provided for its support. To
this they are pledged, both by the demands
1sof the Constitution and by the conditions
on which the valuable donation of public
lands was made to the State by Congress.
1t is fortunate that the real estate belong
ing tolthe University was not sold and alien
: ;ated during the rebellion, although it was
heavily burdened, most unjustly, with
Z large debt Abundance of land, however,
lis now.available, conveniently situated for
model farm, in connection with the depart
ment Of agriculture, and as the writer of this
article has had experience in such matters,
land has visited iianti carefully inspected
many model farms in Europe, where they
have been long IN successful operation, he
will venture to suggest what ought to be the
-ncourse CT action in order to prepare for the
important business of afordnig to all those
young men ofour State who desire to live
6dby farming, the. best practical education
oithat can be provided in the present advan-
Iced state of science and experience. ioass +
INLET one hundred acres of land be a
once laid off as near to the University
Campus" as possible for model farm.
%. Let young men be invited, to7entcr as
students of the, agricultural department, to
be educated aCithout expense for tuition, on
q condition of their working two hours day
7sfsn any :labor whichthe professor or overseer
may direct to be done, with the liberty of
ieaengaglng 5toIwork for two additional hours
1opef aay III reasonable rate eflxages o.,
~ %. Ds tEese young workers the land above
edl aIieo AN be cleared and fenced, and divi-
oeu l9So i've fields OF twenty acres each
Cd an oldtside fence only will be required, with
movable fence to enclose the pasture field
mentioned below. =, tl,6, 4
Ss.f4. The proper rotation of crops necessary
ITO ensure the continual fertility of the land
will be practically illustrated and explained
3 by the professor to the students.
sga Thus we will have in each field the follow
ing yearly succession of crops: First year,
= corn, or some root or green crop, with ma
nure, say potatoes, Sweet and Irish,) tur-
H7nips, OF two or three kinds, to last all win
- ter for ieeding cattle; peas, to be used green
for feeding in the Spring and fall; carrots,
dibeetss or whatever other root crops may be
bfoundg most productive Second year.
wheat, cotton or tobacco, or corn. Third
syear, oats, barley or rye, laid down with
odcloyer and the various and most approved
grasses. Fourth year, clover and grass, to
esbe cut saved for hay to feed the stock
in winter. Fifth year. pasture.
=. In this way, all these various crops will
be produced every year on the farm, and no
failure of single crop can be ruinous, whilst
labor will be provided for both men and
hoattle all the year round as the different
crops will be usually worked at different
eeasoTa and ,,n;fhar ", n <xr H., r,os ,,<d L :.
Idle fer want of work to do at any season.
NThe produce of one hundred acres. cult
waited IN this manner, would be such as to
sstFike with establishment those who have
OILY seen the unsklllful, slovenly and waste