Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-08-09

Read. July l4th 1888, before tho "agricul-
1ural Sucicty Of Richmond County" and
published ut their request, by DR.. J. g.
M'WnuRrER
Extract from Ike Minutes
On motion OF Judge ochlrv, Resolrrd
That the thanks OF the society he presented
TO DR.. INV hur,c, for his scientific and prac-
sowing small Grain. and that Il copy be re-
qucs'ed for publication in the papers of Au-
Susta.
1t is believed that grca, improvements
may bc mad, in our agricultural opcr;;iau
not excepting our rwo mo,i prrirrl cn.,i,n
tion,, Cotton and Rir-. winch arc sup,a,u..
to have reached the ne Plus m!rn Of i'm
pruvcment. We at The south are greatly
behind the age III every thing reia,nst to the
cult, alton of the earth. the great cthpoy
ment which supports tie human race, and
indirectly the mass of ani!nai existence. SO
important an eDplovneni nf man dcscrves
Aais ssr,s,as ruisss. Nd. sheuld enssschis
best eXer,iurs ir IT'S Improvement: To
contribute our mite To this great Ohicc! was
the motive which led 10 the sorinatiui o the
agricultural Society Of Ricamond COuniy;
and no citizen who hits wiinrSsrd or can
conceive the different aspects of IA vel! cul-
tivattd and a neglected country, could hc-i
tate to ass:s. i'll extending "a more general
knowledge Of the principles Of agriculture
aud its improved operations. With tll:t
view, the writer has hastily, lin The absence
OF IL regular report tro';: lie Bo0rd oC .igri
cutture,) drawn up th,S paper. not with The
expectation of imparIng any 'hIng ncw.
bu, ~ith the hope of c"lliug greater aii"n
tiu;, IL the hest made oi' putting into lnc
earth, wheat, oats. anh grain of all kinds,
aud tie principles which demand and iusi-
fy IT.
These three maxims hold universally true
in agricultural operations:
Isl. What is worth doing Il, all, is worth
doing well.
I'd. The hes, planchn- II crop gets, i,
that which il receives before il is planted
And,
:,d. A cr4Awc! pul in, is half made.
AS Il universal rule, The first him: /, u.
done, allowing tho ground 10 t.. fertile C.
nouoa. is To break il n, well. having u >0n
an.l ,ulvo:.ed 10 dc,! propari!onah 10
tho ,!opth o' I'll" soil. IN. next hin. IS i!.
proper disposition an:l n,iu,nlrion ui rhr
seed. With regard to the preparation uf
the soil, as il is believed I'LL understand the
necessary operations, shall say nothing,
hut Cnntine my rfmayks to the Disposition
aDlinhu,uaiinn of the seed, aAd ,ii;. reasons
for such directions as s!iai! he given in re
gard rs these operations.
The ground should be narrowed and lev
cllcd, and the surface pu!verized TO the
depth Of at least two or three inches, before
sowing The seed, which will then lie more
evenly aud regularly dislfilnirc. without
falling in masses into ,pcn iUrrows and in
Il
many seeds in one spot, while other places
have nbnc ut all, or nor Ihcir proper pro
portion. The seed sown .huli!L hr c0,rrgd
actt%hhe harro,v alone, and the dwelling pro-
cess previously executed will prevent the
harrow from throwing the seeds from rid &C.
OF which they might lodge, into The adjoin-
be productive Of abundant heads. II fom
. the great Inequality of the surface, AN equal
distribution Of the seed il supposed nor rn
have been effected: the narrowing should
be repeated in ,li" Opposite directions; indeed
this cross narrowing il would be well 10 re
peat in all eases, So that if The l,arrow teeth
are uni too far apart, the seed will hr placed
in relation to- each other al such distances.
as, by a proper distribution. ~ill rn>ur, i
: full occupation Of all !le land. without ,.lns,.
inrannlr;es. which are otherwise ai,.nn
inevitable. aud which by crow:liug pnrlicu-
lar spots allow the farmer but a moderate
return of straw without grain.
These remarks. it is hoped, are so far ia
tcliisil'lc. They arc designed TO show. thu.
it is important to'pfocnrc an equal tii.tribu-
,ion Of seed ovcr The irnh. wh,rh canno; II
done, if sown on an ra!cvcilcd snrf!rr, anel
without Aorh'n narrowing tosrlnra,e tn.
seeds which have ra!rn too many in CIR
place, and in:o The farrows made by he
teeth of the harrow III the lir>' operation oi
covering. This second operation. if the
l2rraw has 'cc:h ret far. from -cach.o:hcr.