Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-11-01

for forming and reversing the drills, so Us
the dung might be- covered. End, Six carts
and twelve horses to drive out the dung,
which Was middened as carried out in win.
ter, adjoining to the field. Sd, Two drills,
each drawn by one horse, and sowing two
rows at a time. This was the nearest d.
vision Of the strength could be made, AMI
hitherto matters have groceedod with regu~
larity Elliot looks after the plough and
drills; Fairoairn the spreaders; and the
loading of the carts is under my superln.
| tendence.
1t is ia principal objcc, with Mr. Jameson
to have the drill formed, dunged. slit out
and sown, as rapidly as possible SO as mo's'
ture, the soul of vegetation. may bepreSer-
we'd, upon which he says every thing de-
pends Of course, these operations folio"
each other in the quickest manncr. Ito"
soon that five drills were formcd, which
was done by bout Ola plough to each. the
cars ente ed ; and the dung being lad III
small heaps. was instantly separated by ten
spreaders who were divided into Two gangs
under the immediate direction ol Farbiirn.
Four Of The ploughs we're then set to WORK
/ in splitting out the dris. aud were follower
| by tho seed. .barrows. while the other iSur
| ploughs procecdrd in forming or making
up fresh drills. The carts rather pressed
| upon the ploughs. s.--thoush by going at
! long step, no obstruction occurred. Indeed,
! Mr.. Jamieson had, with his usual attention,
selected the strongest horses aud most ac-
tive ploughmen for this department. OF the
work. the carts were also divided into
two heads, each having two of my squad to
! fill the remainder were lent TO F"irbaIrn'
| who had his crops of spreadfrs RS mad, up
with some of Howard's people; steady
man was appointed for drawing Out The dung
to each head of carts, which Mr.. Jameson
considers to be necessary. if you wish the
land equally dungei. Altogether, there
were in the field 35 mca, bcsi les Elliot,
Fairbnirn, and INC. might have included
Mr.. JAMESON, who did not Lave Us for an
instant, but rode about ths: ield from the be.
ginning Of each yoking to its conclusion, ex.
cep, when at breakfast. Elliot thinks that
seven acres were finished this day and as
the carts took liz Iou,ls, which was IL to
each cart, or II to the acre. apprehend he
is not fac ou; ~ his calculation.
June %. Turnip seed is now over, hav.
| inc from first 10 last been favored with ex-
cecnt wra,her. The first sown drills
though the weaher has been dry. fairly
above ground,-entrely owing. as Mr.. ia.
mieson declares. to tho sedulous attention
bestowed on securing the means OF vegeta-
ton. As the several operations went on
from first to last in an uniform tran. hope
the whole will be equally success ful, as the
different departments of the work were nice.
ly balanced. the seed used IS all the globe
| kind, raised on the farm, as Mr.. Jameson
! says he will never trust a scotsman tor
supply, unless lmpelled by the most urgent
necessity. The rura baga and yellow tur.
nip were likewise OF h,s own produce and
| with what he saved These seeds many OF
his neghbors have also boon supplied.
Fairbairn, with large detachment ofwo.
men and boys. is n; this time going through
the bean fields, pulling out every weed from
the drills to which the plough had not ac-
cess. The tuta baga is thinned and sci Out,
and the yrliow turnip follows. Fairbair"
has about fifty hands, young and old, un.
der him and it Is wonderful to sec with
| what udrohness many Of the boys pull and
shoot the hoe. and how dexlcrously tn y sci
ou, the young plans. The hay harvest is
also commenced and six Of my feo rs are
cutting away this day, and will continue, It
the wea:hcr proves dry, till forty acres are
laid on their back. Mr.. Jameson has en-.
ioned mr, in The most positive manner, not
to allow scylhe to be drawn when the grass
is wet, alleging that such Il step would prove
injurious 10 the quality Of the hay. In tn"
event of wetness, he has directed me 70 make
the cutters turn an earth hidden at the end
of the grass field, 10 which lime shells were
lately driven, so | cannot be ut any loss,
however the weather should turn out.
Elliot is giving the summer iallow break
third furrow, aud driving lime shells to II.
| tIe first harows the land, after being gath.
cred up, and draws vut the lime in heaps Of
barley frIot, or a bushel and a half each.
| The ridges beng ls feet in breadth, have
cross furrows drawn a, the like distance,
which makes them appear like da'nbo"rd;
and as heap is drawn out in each square,
any mistake in the application must be very
triAng. SIX carts are now employed at the
lime, eight ploughs are ridgIng up the land'
and eight horses at the b':ans, which are
now receiving their last furrows: and. when
finished, the morse hoes goes to the ru'a 3D.
ga and lurnps. A cart continues to drive
grass constantly but the horses therein
employed are coupIe Of odd ones. mot .'ns
cluded in the regular strength. Notwllh-