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

The field is then completely water-iur'
rowed; the end furrows and gaw.furrows
oeing digg"d with the spade, in which SIT.
nation il is left for tbs winter. The moment
that the ground can be worked in the spring
he harrows It according 10 circumstances,
bu, mover breaks down too much at once
ia cas-. a change Of weather should ensue.
The ploughs are then entered, and one drill
barrow allotted TO every three ploughs. BY
taking nine inch furrow, and running the
barrow after the third plough, an interval be.
twixt the rows of 81 inches is left; and
such an interval he thinks fully adequate for
admitting horse. hoes ofevery description.
About fourteen days after sowing, the
ground is narrowed and water. furrowed;
and in this slate it remains till the young
plants are fairly above the surface, when the
Dutch hoe or scraper is employed, as form
erly mentioned.
This is the mode Of planning beans hith.
erto ex,rcised by Mr. Jameson. but he has
it IN contemplation 20 change it in an es-
sential branch, which in favorable sea-
sons mus, undoubtedly he beneficial! -
Instead of sowing with the first sprrng-
furrow, which. being taken ebb, does
itie more than cover flr' seed, he means
to give the groHnd seco,ld deep p'ouyhing
in 4 contrary direction 10 rhe first one, ai-
tprwsris 10 harrow l., and then to form drills
ofthe same Wilderness. either by n single fur
row or bout ofihe plough. In the intervals
ofthese furrows he willrun the barrow. after
which the drills will be slit out as in the tur.
nip husbandry, and he seed covered. Al a
suitable time afterwards, the burrows will
he drawn across, and the ground levelled,
preparatory to the cleaning process.
IT occurred 10 me-, that the time consumed
in sitting ont the drills may be saved, were
the harrow drove across when the beans are
sown /; but Mr. Jam~son obviated this re
mark, by saying, that flush of annu,ls
was TO be dreaded in sucha a case whereas,
by delaying the narrowing two or three
weeks. the FIRST crop of weeds would in a
great measure be thereby destroyed. The
only objection which remains to the plan is,
that in som" seasons seed-work may be so
lo"g delayed as to prove injurious 10 the
crop. In every o:her respect the proposed
change must be attended with important al.
van,ages.
We have had few changes OF servants
at this term, with those not reckoned the
best hands, or with whom Mr.. Jameson
was dissatisfied. Indeed, it would appear
that he possesses such happy knack ofman-
aging his people with judi dgm'nt and dex.
ter'y, and at the same time p"ys them SO
handsomely, that servants worihthe keeping
rarely leave him. I, is mark Of a good
farmer. 10 regulate his different operations
according to the nature Of the soil in his
possession; and 10 like manner, man of
prudence and sagacity will ut all times gov
ern and direct those below him, according
10 heir different temp"rs and capacities.
June 3. The portion Of the land in'en.
ded for yellow !urnips is now seeded; and
the several processes were precisely similar
70 those already desert ed when :he ruta ba.
ga was sown. only tha, smaller quantity Of
dung was given. Ellio, informs me, that
his variety has been cultivated here for
two years past, and that i, stands The frost
nearly as we'll as ruta baga. He added, that
At not so shy of growing, and may be ob.
tained on soils where the other would NOT
live. About FIVE acres Of horse potatoes, or
yams, were also planted. chiefly for swine
fool, or US a supply TO the cattle when turn.
ips are wanting. This may sometimes
happen in stormy day and NJ. jamie.
son takes care 10 be provided at all hands,
SD rs his bcstial may not suffer.
At Mr.. Jamicson's desire accompanied
Elliot few days ago through the bean
fields. They have all 5een once run over
with The Dutch hoe, and now the small lur..
nip ploughs are employed to Law away the
ear,h from The sides of the plants, and to
form fresh ridge in the centre Of the in
,erval. which will afterwards be separated
and divided by n second application Of the
Dutch hoe. The whole formed pleasant
sight, being in superior order to the most Of
garden culture. The oat-f Ids are looking
well; indeed every thing on the farm has
most thriving appearance.
Last week the horses were put upon
green food, and two feeds Of oats per day,
which learn is The practice here, ill the
turnip sowing is over. when they are limited
to one feed. One of my men is employed
10 cut The grass, and another ties It up in
punches of25 lbs avoidupois weight, four
of which are given to each horse per day.
Twenty cattle that 60, ru'a baga in April
and May, are also carried on with clover
given item at the stake, and they seem TO be
thriving well. Ii takes man and two hor--
ses Ia bring homo the grass, as the field is
about half a mile from the homestead. The
feeding ofshe capFs is in Howard's depart