NEW HUSBANDRY. 15 



provement of the soil, and the consequent increased 

 means of subsistence." This remark will hold good 

 in many portions of the older states. By New Hus- 

 bandry we mean the art (and to many yet a mystery) 

 of progressively increasing the fertility and products 

 of our soils, and the intrinsic value of our farms ; 

 and of thereby providing the means of subsistence 

 for our increasing population. 



There are no universal rules for doing this. Much 

 depends upon climate and soil, and upon the distance 

 and demands of the market. The products of the 

 soil, as well as the demands for them, vary gener- 

 ally with latitude. Grain, pulse, roots, and grass, 

 are the natural products of higher latitudes ; rice, 

 cotton, and tobacco, constitute the staples of more 

 temperate regions ; while the productions of the tor- 

 rid zone vary from both of those before referred to. 

 Though there are no definite rules of practice that 

 will apply to all, yet there are essential requisites to 

 success that have a general application. These are 

 capital, industry, and perseverance, and knowledge 

 to apply them wisely with effect, under the varied 

 circumstances of climate, soil, and market. Great 

 success cannot be expected in any laudable underta- 

 king without persevering industry ; and in regard to 

 knowledge, the laws which govern matter, upon 

 which our labours are to be expended, are the same 

 everywhere ; and we are endowed with capacities 

 for investigating, comprehending, and applying many 

 of them in aid of labour, the profits of which are in 

 a measure graduated by the intelligence which gov- 

 ern and directs it. 



The New System of Husbandry, or the art of in- 

 creasing the fertility and products of the soil, con- 

 sists in, 



1. Manuring. 



2. Draining. 



3. Good Tillage. 



4. Alternating Crops. 



