New-York tribune., 1876-07-03
AGRICULTURE.

The early culUuists were of necessity ex-
periuenia armccs Exp reuoc was tile Onii haho'oo'A
OF agriculture which could teIoh tnrur the Siai'aphy
of Gro T., the conditions q; climate ANA sO' ahi
for centiry tGey 0ussS Themselves III compiling anu
editing tns ptacca manual At the outoreak OF the
Revolution however, attempts 70 raise cotton IN the
Come ticu, Valley cinu'non n the Caroiin'S ''"a
ben absn nred FARMERS wrh versad rthe lrts ot
and tue iar -cst tue 'not lddsti"Sa"u
the niosi pns,s. Glass t.e Community Nesv s'
the Revulu nyy leaders wcre trD"rs IN lottc1 VIII
Ten fonr ays before us ,satI Washington reminded his
mnnagof OF the exhausted state. of bis tHTn' su'
urged the mpurtaucr of a rotation oi the o'"PS,
Wlils Washipa tIu was Anticipating the application OF
scienco to agriculture, JcdcrsoD was at W"iS up""
new plow wuich he Holei mi nt pOVo m"e n"oi '"""
the clumsy snare" tIeu Ia u'o Scence an' 'a""'
,si ~ machinrstae whole progress Of agriculture dur
ire the ceuturys CONTAINED n tb"9e words. "hen ""
Humphry Davy experimenting VITA oohes' 'h"'pS'
gyps:,n and even siauo. lad 50 o"eaP IN Ansr'o"
thai u ocOuOuilcai far farmer 10 (" ""S' "'
make a new cicagug tha1 Ia attempt To reo"ie Wy "H
Gci Al neaus the fertility uf an cA.auS'"i "f o"o W
On. sout..rp States Is nov expoadus SlJ.OOOOoO an
pu,ily in the pure OF feriz rs aad Tie Wiborr o
scen,ino FARMERS WI" haVe s''"ed the Laws o rf'iu'-
tion and the puucpos Of tdrB draiDNee Is INCREASING
RAPIDLY But agriculture nils nved Tar moro h"W '"e
er,,ius of american invention from science TIE
farmer OF 1916 h Hdgr bia' k'idlih wnch he
needed poS anu many Lis oois were uasle III hiS
ments Of tDe leading Industries OF the nation, te
pioductoa of 1900 esiaDhs.in, hts amounting to SoO
OOO,OOO In 1870 The century OP'hod VIII tno hNeht'p
Of an Imperfect drlins Inacn4Go; 1t closes win tho
steam pillow and an annual avelaSr Of l-OV I"t'ns I"
!allng to agr. .cul Lioi-sNlug machnSIy ana I'M
migration have gOAe baud hand N the Development o.
tue Wot.
ma the {se of the Revolution the production ~ cotton
in the s.h scaroei, ocdod loo ".es The INVENTION
OF tlo u made II Ia, sat staple of lho ood'L 'h'
Production increasing W.T.. m.fve'"s tn9idy "dth y
reached haNiu"u III io1o-oNor 5COO'oUo osios'
With tuis eAcol tn a.o few inpOrilt crops ia lh
field to-day that not cuityaud c. niarH ako. ID
1870 the production of iho ais-c.rn, wheat +, e.
bailey oats aud buckwhcii-was l.2o7-J5lo3 busheh.
Tlis s All allU Ot 53 bGs-ciS i"r every u"aO'
tut or - ntis than The a'eaEe uau requires
annually Tn, to,a ui lac ~rl. garden, oi chhId
AMI forest rOducts uuCudng i've slo,S eauSu'eIe"I
VA, s2y74,1Sl.o - or $50 IOr each lnAabitaHL The
"A sregute area OF tue tarns " - iO1131.u4l acres o
a)out II pr vi uio sut',e y tdc country Ine
cash value ~ tl, sc farms So ,suJ,Sol farm
imleuents S}J6.>7 7>I-9; live stOch, sl.J-1,2'O4|o
le,,er wiItnu 10 WL.d.. STRICKLAND IN 797, Wdsh-
inou complained tn.G tie idrhN 10 tde Ol DOMINION
were too !so " Er dteIpt UuCH,' ic wrote ana q"
IL III. A halt thiiJ, or even a fourth "i what We
mansle we'd wrought IA property drcas'd, would pro
zoe uiure than wuoo uhdo1 oHr - Sem oi manage
u.ui" A,oui Tie siuc Washington Neu 20 see al
improved tn aSLus machine. an. s'" us 'ihroaSoh
OF the model Ircr u Gov Hcuy Lee IN tLls vase
"Fbe model bros sut 10y tIe En,~h iauerS may be
n good ono but The uuiy o II among careless
N grors aud igu, ant vii defend Absolutely
uuon The siu icY Or tue eonsI,uc on; for II 'bcIe u
aIytung complex IN the micAu'ty Il VIII be no longer
I'm uso thtn a musurOOm Is ia cA.Seuco uaye sorh 50
mach Of the beginning aul ending oi ne" m''h-
tous that | ud.e 4rtu .s. resolved To go on III the
o.s Way ol tfradias uut. l get settled aga IA al h"h'
aud can attend m sell 90 t"e IN nIeiurhI "i oh~ ih
inc H.l. L Z
farm. T4s su uu.r there ,r .thUpJ r"dPiuS machnes
ia n.t.ou Bu. wi.ir th. OVu CSs .'boi-saNl"s dlP-
enccs winch have introduced durnS tAc past cen
tny have gwen tho az icul raj industry OF tae natlo
II ru.rn,u- u..cu Iou,, the ld E su -rfcl y cultivated
AID ,x. sustuu follows tJeyuab. as % Cd III Was"
atoms day Tie rural poiultIion last decre"sih~ o.
Ne England, for farming not a. .euHheiaht ~ II
" 81. fw,nty year. t-v. Ia OnO tie cid "i wheat is
l. bushels 20 The acr.. wuie Il VS. 30 bushels hftI
Ioas ago But tH. present rat" of plo-f"ss II VIII
b, 100 var, ,,tUr the Great Wet Is riowted with
Sc tIs and sceut.iU iaiIo iendeie national be