Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-05-24

| example TO teach others now 10 drohes,
to do nothing himself, and to ypect or
exact title of others. and to dividrespon-
sibiities withthem. In quicknes of step.
facilities, and despatch of busins their
example and theirs only is to be nilated.
When the hands are nccessarilylivided,
so that all cannot be under thr direct
inspection, they select one in ean gang
TO be TIC foreman, and such one as will
take pride in being leaderC nd will
faithfully report all detaultcrs.
,. Negroes arc well fed and cloied.-
They have their weekly allowanc each,
OF three pounds of bacon, or its eqalent,
and as much hominy or corn fourls they
can consume, ground at tie mills, oliver
ed TO them. When potatoes and pas are
in season, they are permitted to use II they
may want.
5. The horses, mules, &c. used m the
plantations are of good quality, AMI well
used. When purchased they mrs. be
recommended by their capacity for hard
labor, and for the quickness of their step.
If these are obtained, expense is secon.
dary consideration. The judici'us
planter does not act as though he thought
that an animal good for nothing else ftlor
the plough. lie will not use his broRn
down carriage horses, mules worn out)y
harsh treatment, nor " old field tackle"
which cost the catching of them, aud
waste the time of his negroes in following
their snaii.like steps. The descrip:ionof
horses and mules used under the chargeof
an oversecr, such as has been described,
ensures in land of plenty, the greatct
care and tic bcs, treatment.
+. But it is by the use of the plouel
that so much is achieved. BY it, the bcs
arc prepared for planting. the trenches
drills made, and the seed covered. By
the most part OF the grass is destroyed
and the plant furnished with the requisite
earth for its support and sustcuance. BY
it the use Of tic hoe in great measure
may he dispensed with, and when used j,
will require comparatively hnt small
portion Of physical strength.
Il does appear to sem strange that the
hoe culture should ever have prevailed TO
the extent that it has on the sea board, and
more strange, tina. i, should continue in
this utiiitarian and labor-saving age. Is
i, objected that ihc lands arc low and in
tcrscc,cd BY drains and canals? There is
indeed some force in this objection, but
not cuonoh to exclude the use of the
plough. The lands in many places might
be cleared and drained with reference to
its use. 1t may be safely affirmed, tina.
there arc few plantations, where the la.
bor.saving machine could not be used, to
the reduction al least of one third of the
aIual labor.
Il may interest some of your readers
who eroan under the pressure of theil
crops Of eight acres Of corn and cotton tt
the hand, and whose fears are alarmed les
the grass should Overrun them, to lear
how, by the use of the plough, twent
acres 10 the hand can be planted and tn
same crop secured will therefore Civ
you in detail the arrangement of the GRO
on our plantation last year. There wer,
beside the regular crop, IS acres Of oat
potatoes, and slips enough for the use {
the plantation, and about l5acres ofwhes.
The plantation worked 80 hands,-l5t
the plough, the rest with the hoe. n
Malch 300 acres were planted with con,
on land previously we'll ploughed ad
checked. In the first week Of April 80
acres of cotton were planted. 10 aces
to the hand ten Of cotton and ten of con.
the land was prepared by throwing o.
ge,hcr, with turning plough, in the allys
of old cotton fields, four furrows. Tus
| bcddcd, the drills were opened witt i
small scuter, Or bull tongue plough in
which the seed was sown; they wre
covered by a board fastened on he
plough stock, in the place Of the mold.
The drilling, planting and covering ocu.
pied four days and a hall. There waan
excellent stand, and no replanting nces-
sary. The ploughs and hoes then vent
into the corn field. These were veil
plcughed and hoed by the time the cotton
was out Of the ground and required wrk.
The cotton was four times ploughed, md
as often hoed, and when laid by in Jul,
hat would have held all tho grass hat
could have been found. The cornsas
twice more ploughed, and once hoe.-
The grass was constantly kept downby
the ploughs. The daily task Of ber
100 rows of cotton 100 yards long. 'he
first and second hoeings, when the coton
had to be chopped out and reduced a
stand, proved good, though not seerc
tasks; the other hoeings were light, nd
the workers wore often out of the feltby
II o'clock. The crop was well world.
and with ease, by low country hands. ,ho