Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-10-25

planting.
Many failures, without doubt, occurred in
o;her places, and from far different causes.
This was particularly The case with many
who bought French imported trees, as a
very considerable portion of these trees had
lost their vitality on the passage. In many
cases the trees which were sold had been
ruined by of changing hands, and removals
hi,her and ;hither. and long continued ex.
posure during winter or spring. In oher
cases, from imperfect and bad packing and
drying, or the alternate freezing and thaw.
Of their roofs, and by careless management.
| am aware that several eslimable men,
writer's and cultivators of considerable ex-
periencc, in North Carolina and Virginia
Judging from their own successful cullva-
lion in former years, have highly and most
impressiveiy recommended early planting as
Indispensable 10 the most perfect success,
and for the climate Of Virginia even Feb.
ruary was deemed by them as preferable
to March. Their writings on this suhjecl
being circulated from publicatlon,to publca-
ton, throughout the country, seem TO have
had powerful OBJECT, and to have induced
generally to vesy lyplanting. The usual
time for planting Indian corn at Portsmouth,
near Norfolk, in Virginia, as was there
Informed, is generally about the 10,h of
April. AT that place, md in the spring Of
the present year, l planted largely of 'hr
Morus Multicauls. Apart planted with
cuttings. all of which cut with but single
eye, and part with roots. All cuttings
which | planted very early succeeded lady;
but all those cuttings which planted very
late, succeeded admirably, as did all the
loc,s. whether planted early or late.
That part oflhe land where commenced
planting was in highly cultivated and good
soil, rather stiff and tenacious.
I began planting my cuttings the 18Th Of
March. These were planted in drills, on
a ridge little elevated above the surface
they were covered about an inch and a half
above the eye, and as soon as the ground
was sufficiently dry it was rolled with a
wooden hand roller this loft the compact
earth abou, an inch above the eye. My
reasons for covering at this depth and for
rolling were 10 guard against the drou'h,
should dronlh como, for such extraordinary
cold and long continued storms as after
wards came on had been seldom before
known, and were not anticipated by me in
that climate. My e,rly planting was fin.
ished about the l2lh Of April. From the
18th of March 10 the last date there were
occasional long and cold storms. Of This,
my first rlantirg, very great proportion
Of the cht,ings finally perished in the earth,
and were lost.
About The 10th of April | returned nor'h,
and sent on from therce large quantity Of
cuttings, sufficicn, to finish the whole field {;
these were set out between tho 20th of
April, and the lst Of May, in soil rather
less consistent and rIlEcr more sandy than
the first part of,he f Id, which was planted.
They were covered with earth about an
inch above the eye, the earth compressed
lightly but not rolled hard /; showers follow.
cd, and this late Il,n,ing. for that climate,
succeeded admirably; ; no. one perhaps, in
twenty cuttings fa.led.
Alta still laterreriod, | sent on few
trees from the nor;h, 10 replant
par, of my ground VIII ch had failed of my
first planting. A par, Of these trees were
Gu, up into cuttings, and n part were laid
horizontally, tho L..lsvs us.ug -cosessei~'ah
inch deep |; all these were planted IN June.
This last mode is nm admirable and safe
one. All Of this very late planting su"ee-
dcd well. Cuttings which were planted
very early in this part Of Virginia seem to
have Jared worst Of all in soils rather clayey
and retentivc Of moisture. At Portsmouth.
Dr.. But, planted considerable field of cut
ings in the latter part Of March. in very
rich coal.black soil, composed almost ex.
clusively Of large p opor'ion Of vegetable
mould, mixed with small proportion OF
sand these succeeded well. On another
,nulbrrry plantation Of the Rev. MIR. Jones,
a, The same place, the cuttings we're planted
at The same season, in soil composed al-
mos, exclusively Of large proportion OF
sand, and but small proportion OF vrgeta-
ble mould. In this poorer soil the cuttings
appear to have suffered least of all from the
cold storms. as they succeeded admirably.
The most suitabl soil for the cuttings is
q soil composed Of mixture OF part sand
and part vegetable mould. The cuttings
s'ouid b cut on garter ofan inch above the
eye. and after inserting it vertically IN the
earth, it should be trndden hard. and cover
eI with about an inch Of loose mould. Ii
the season is wet aad there is prospect o'
more rain, let the cuttings be planted in a
ridge little elevated above the surface Il
an the cnnfrnrv the earth should be dry a.