Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-12

proves Of benedt on all salads and loans.
rs inlasnccs for good i not always per
ceptible on strong clays, though perhaps as
| h the carbonate Of linle, time may be re-
CURED to show is good results. rsrV -.
ii sliere is any place on ealth IN which
| science should be tro1gnt to the aid of agg-
riculture il is the Southern States. The
ruinous habits Of wearing out land which
prevailed to such an extent before the war
Is9EA - ssy.Ad. On every side
have not been abanuvl.-
we tnas cotins CID Relds whose fartilizing
elements have been sold Id The SHAPE Of cot
ton to Old EneiAnd or New England, and
the appearance Of desolation which such
places create aetets many an honest man
from really sppreciating the excellencies of
our country. z We beg Of the farmers
throughout our State and throughout the
Southern States to make few simple ex.
perimeRts with plaster and see
whether or not It win pay. II
il will pay we see no rea-
SOD why It should not be practiesd. Why
pay taxes FOR generations on dfeary waste
-scabs upon the face Of the earth, instead
Of applying an emolHent in the form Of
plaster to nske them rejoice in growing
crops and contribute 10 the owner At least
as much as be pays ont in tsxes7 Let our
farmers arouse from their apattetie condi-
ton. We need to make every edge cut,
and if by the expenditure Of one doIlae per
acre we can increase,the value Of our crops
Two dollars, surely as men having an eye
b their pecuniary interests they can not
teglect it. More thought is demanded
amongst our :. agriculturists. They
re too spt q as q class To-
sihere to old usages, and neglect to
leep pace with the improvements of the
lge. New ideas and new implements in
Measure have to be forced upon them. a
pod many still keep In use the old bar
hear plow and the wooden mouldboard,
hat time has shown to be perfect horse
oilers. Many use cradles for cutting wheat
q fields well suited for reapers. There is
20 economy in such practices. The pro-
lem to be solved is to get the largest yield
products at the least possible cost and
nth the smallest possible detriment TO the
md. Fhe way to practice economy on the
arm is not by using mean tools, or culti-
ating poor lard. with poor teams and poor
Dor. This would be costly practice, as
ny one may determine who will try it. True |
,onomy on the farm is to use the best of
very thing, the best manure, the best tools, ,
le best teams and the best labor. Then ,
it'll land enriched and with careful cultiya-
on and judicioGs rotation of crops, good
turns may be expected and fewer COM :
ANTS heard Of the unproatableness of '
rming. - Il. ~ ..-.- ,,-s 10y q
The observation and experience of every :
" teaches us that the only true advance :
agriculture must be made by bringing a 4
rger amount of knowledge to bear upon T
at pursuit. As we said, we want more
linking farmers, men who can give a reason il
r their practice-who rely more upon the g
plication of fertilizers and proper
lage than upon the changes of the moon,
signs Of the zodiac. We urge upon our
rmers, therefore, the necessity of making
eater exertions to elevate and dignity
cir vocation. How much safer, how
UGH greater, and how much more pros
rous would the country be if all the far b
srs of the land were not only inclined :.
til a patriotic spirit, but with such Il
owledge Of their pursuit as would make
everywhere respectable and everywhere
oftable. Let the motto be, knowledge, u
lived from experiment, the only road for - -
J farmer to prosperity, honor and con- II
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