with them to the grave, how else can all that is 

 superfluous be better bestowed than in augment- 

 ing the means of social comfort and the stock of 

 useful knowledge ? 



Though, under the circumstances alluded 

 to in the commencement of these remarks, 

 our first regards seemed to be due to him, we 

 shall not fail in respect to other eminent de- 

 parted worthies, whose memory deserves to be 

 cherished by every friend of Agriculture. All 

 of whom we can get suitable memoirs, shall 

 have their places of honor in the Farmers' Li- 

 brary ; for who, however it may be contrarj' 

 to the mistaken public sj-mpathies and perverted 

 legislation of tlie day, — who, let us ask, reallj' 

 so much deserve public approval, and the ho- 

 mage of posterity, as those who in their own 

 ■walks set examples of industrj-, and by their 

 munificent exertions and expenditures have 

 taught us to make honest industry most efficient 

 and available ? As compeers in the advance- 

 ment of the cause which it •will hereafter be our 

 duty, as it has ever been our pleasure to advo- 

 cate — for be it once more observed that it is only 

 m that career of common service for a common 

 good that we presume to hold them up, as the 

 feeblest hand, in the want of a stronger, may 

 hold a lamp to the footsteps of the inquiring 

 wayfarer. With their sentiments as pohticiaus 



and Statesmen, however variant these may have 

 been, we have no concern. Detested be the 

 prejudice that would lead us to value them tlie 

 less as men, or as husbandmen, for any honest dif- 

 ference of opinion between them as Statesmen ; 

 and here, once for all, be it proclaimed, that if, 

 on any occasion, either from obscuritj' of ex- 

 pression on our part, or obliquity of the reader's 

 vision, we may appear to indicate any part\-- 

 political bias, or to use the pages of this Journal 

 to propagate poUtical or religious dogmas, or to 

 foment sectioual antipatliies, we repudiate be- 

 fore hand an imputation as odious as it would 

 be mijnst Finally, in place of having unwar- 

 rantably prolonged this memoir on the services 

 rendered by the Patroon to the two great asso- 

 ciated interests of Agricultdre and of Edu- 

 CATioN, -we are but too conscious of having 

 fallen short of what was due alike to his sagacity 

 and his munificence — yet must here close it, 

 \\-ith the fervent ejaculation of a pious friend 

 \vho knew him well — 



" Yep, he was greatly good, and nobly wise — 



The Christian, Patriot, Gentleman and Sage. 

 Go learn of him, wherein true wisdom lies. 



Study his life — and may the haUowed page 

 Thy zeal inspire, and all thy powers awake 



Like him to live — like him at last to die ; 

 And then, when death life's golden cord shall break, 



Like him, to find a better life on high." 



DEEP PLOWING. 



ONE EXPERIMENT TO ASCERTAIN ITS EFFECTS. 



With some Remai-ks on the Writings of Thomas Moore, of Montgomery County, Maryland, and John 

 Tavlob, of Caroline, Virginia. 



One of the earliest incidents, %vithin our re- 

 collection, ^vhich sen"ed to impress upon our 

 minds the scope which practical Agricultiwe 

 oft'ered for the exerci.se of the mind, was the 

 reasoning contained in a pamphlet written by 

 Thomas Moore — and if we could get a likeness 

 of him, we would have him engraved for the 

 Farmers' Library, and with it publi.sh a me- 

 moir of what he did for the improvement of 

 Southern or Middle States Agriculture, even 

 though it might serve to preserve, besides his 

 likeness, nothing more than the pamphlet before 

 mentioned. All we remember of him is that he 

 belonged to the Society of Friends, who, pro- 

 verbially, make good Farmers ; that he was of 

 Montgomery County, Maryland, ^vhere some of 

 tlie best Farmers, of that same fi-iendly per.sua- 

 sion, nov^' reside, to illui?trate the beauties of 

 good management and unostentatious hospitali- 

 tj' ; that he had a turn for Engineering ; and 

 that we under-stood Mr. Jefi'erson was always 



glad of an opportunity to converse with liim on 

 Agriculture. 



It was the habit of the Editor's father to de- 

 vour ever*- thing he could get hold of on Agri- 

 culture — of which, however, scarcely any thing 

 ever offered, except an occasional pamphlet, or 

 newspaper essay. Of the former, few ever 

 prompted more reflection, or more efBcicntly 

 promoted great improvement, than this httle 

 pamphlet on deep plowing — entitled, as \vell 

 as v^e can remember, (for ^ve were very small 

 when made to read it " out," as it was called,) 

 "The Great Error of American Agricul- 

 ture ExrosED." 



It was about that time, too, that the celebrated 

 essays of " Arator," from the pen of the cele- 

 brated "John Taylor of Caroline," ap- 

 peared in, first, we think, a Georgetown, (D. C) 

 paper. These served to give an impulse to 

 Southern Agriculture, resembling in some mea- 

 sure the influence of a great storm when it 



