The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18

lands and their owners Prosperity
and success, cannot consist with the
excessive production II cotton. /;
has been too much tie habit of our
people e. appropriate T. the caluva-
ton q cotton IL larger proportion II
Their p~rpriurti,, Ltlpi-. which u,ce
s4rlly eIclu il, stock raising cr allan
dons them - The fac cf -ariftlnz for
themSelv,s. w...ch " co4r~e ia4k.-
them 2 Tree 81 no profit. and often
the occasion cf such ~vexatior and
trouble, aal often,r = ~ .ecor,idera-
De loss. II tits connect. y. it vii
Is proper, perhaps. g urge attention
70 tie gta and grains. with their
appropriate culture. Tie ncglce. -
these has impoverished anr laal, AMI
almost pauperized many 81 our citt-
zen Tho almost exclusive occupau-
cy Of our Lest lands H. c~ottan-fai-
urts n That crop. i. prices. and ;lo
expenses II fertilizers. AMI Food :ar
our families aid stock. is connection
with the Is cent. on necessary sup
plies dining tie gr5wtl, and market;
ing Of oar staple crops, hayc kept IL
poor, anu will keep Us - t. tie lal1-
mcnt day. There are dvubtlc~, i fcw
exceptions 10 tbs statement. bur We
confess we have not met With them.
Now if We shall appropriate the
larger proportion Of our lands 10 Grass.
gram and root crops, wcsAall nct OILS
become independent for Il necessary
supplies. but secure the conditions OF
stock raising, and the production Of
nome fertilizers and ammonias OF our
soils. With such q system Of farming,
We shall be able to store away in our
Golfers with every passing year, tie
products OF our cotton crop, and
whether that be much or little, i viii
be an Improvement upon Il present
condition. \ large proportion d. our
lands, are cmincntly adapted to the
growth Of clover, and the gramina-
plants, usually cultivated fer
hay and pasture, and yet We are sub
jcct TO an annual heavy outlay for
hay. This single commodity which
BY enlightened practical endeayor can
be as successfully produced as in any
State in the union, is an eXhausting
annual tax upon Il common %treasury
which we should not. and need not
tolerate for a single year longer.
Draining, deep blowing. and thorough
stirring Of our naturally productive
soil, with the aid of such manure as
Ne ii the main can produce ourselves
viii place US in a position Of success
FIJI rivalry with any of our sister
States III the production Of everything
necessary to our subsistence and com
fort. every classification OF grains,
/. grasses, fruits and roots III superbun-
dance, Will be the inevitable result Of
) an intelligent system Of husbandrylin
North Carolina.
Glover and gypsum. with such fer
t t~ilizers and ammonias OF Our soils, a.
: We may by intelligent economy and
moderate labor adopt at home, decI
blowing and thorough and repeated
stirring. and judicious rotation OF
crops, will in a brief period make
, North Carolina the rival of Pennsyl-
vania in the production of the grain
: and grasses, indeed every species OF
+ animal food.
We cannot forbear in this connec
ton the suggestion, that if we shall
D continue to cultivate any crops to tho
e exclusion of the grains and grasses
e trade, that we cultivate more tobacco
and less cotton.
| The result Of our observation, whicl
: both with respect to time and space
; have been somewhat extensive ane
f careful, is that the average money
product Of tobacco, with equal proper
) tons of soil and toll, is greater thai
y that OF cotton. and when it is consId
! cred. that our State aUounds in larg.
5 quantities of the very hest Tobacco
t lands. the experiment IS certainl,
} worthy Of a fair and thorough trial
Flooding along in the Old ruts, stub
9 bornly resolvingto hazard no change
e in our subjects and modes Of husband
2 ry, has brought Us almost 70 the Jrinl
/ OF bankruptcy, whilst thousands q e1
n pcrimentors and adventures aroun,
us, are growing rich with natural al
# vantages greatly inferior TO ours.
+ Again North Carolina. or al least
r very large proportion Of It, IS unsur
e passed in its adaptation to fruit cultur
y by any State known 10 Us. and whel
e We are assure by testimonials that can
e not be gainsayed by stubborn facts IL
IS the practice of others that few indus
trial pursuits. with SO little eXpendI