Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-09-30
From The Mainc Farmer.

Mr.. Editor :--Will YOU permit an OIL
| farmer 10 mG6e known to the public
through sour useful periodical, the errors
he has fallen iuto as farmer on an old
farm, so called, not on new or burnt land.
First, and greatest Of all, have erred in
noI paying Blteutinn enough TO manure,
and the means of procuring il, wilhou,
which il is idle TO think of obtaining nny
considerable. property by farming. Nor
have cast about To see what kind OF
stuck would aid most in making manure.
nm now aware thu, swine are the things
for that, as they soon manure for the mnr.
ker, have erred that have no, kept more
fIhn rnolers. have also erred that |
have mol kept more sheep. although wool
AT times has been low yet they double 50
often by theiT increase, that " hen compar-
ed with black cattle they are much The
most profitable. having due regard 10 The
expense of ofkeeping each. have erred 10
not paying attention enough TO my fences.
have planted, Than have well manureh,
though belteve tha; ;nu crop is more prof.
table. highly manured, if proper variety
is planted. j have no, SET a proper value
upon ashes Tor farming. every bushel Of
which is worth bushel oicorn. AT dis
lance from she seq, salt is cheap and ex-
celenl dressing for corn soil. which have
erred in not using. ror have gypsum md
lime as much rs ought mixed with barn
or compost manure, they are exceedingly
valuable according TO their cost. and here
II may be proper 10 observe. that have
erred in being.a lraid Of cost. fur manure
top dressing. &c, dress land well, and it
gives great returns generally. as well may
we cxpecr osf boys, or hired men TO he
able to perform labor without food. as for
our soil to yislJ US any thing valuable from
year TO yeassif II we return to it no manure,
or top dressing. Ihave erred in not rais.
ing many naorernsts ofrhe various kinds
for my stoek. | am now fully convinced
iIsat wnh has and straw. ihry are more
fofsall kinds Of stock than I used
ltsd5llI5fe a sS sht,ri.at-uas
erred in masias,ny apples into cider in
stead of giving them 20 my stock, for which
,hev are mare valuable than ! used TO he
lieve..s have erred ir Keeping more stock
rhan have Kept well. n The fall ought
20 have been nmore certain that had redu
cc, NV stock 10 my keep, 50 that in the
spring nv stock might no' go hungry. TO the
trying Of my purse aud feelings. As stock
has generally been nearly as high in price
in rl,e fall as in the spring, why did
noi sell of in The fall, so rs TO he certain
had The wherewirhal 10 keep well whar
retained il stock is starved like our soil, il
vii! certainly make us poor in The end. |
have erred cgrcgiously in being afraid 10
keep help 10 asss' in mnking manure
Manure is 10 the farmer the beginning OF
the alphabet. il we fail here, il we try to
withhold more than is meet we shall GER
rainly come 70 poverty. But used TO
suppose as | had not muney on hand 10 lay
out nr help. manure, Sc, | could not trust
INV farm TO repay me in the fall. though
| rrinhr have procured lie means on cred
il. Now. in Ills credit is really the where
wi,hal. | uuglt not 10 have been afraid TO
spend something on my farm. CAPITAL is
needed; nv labiIs and word was such,
that monied pen would have assisted me
in this. soouc' than 10 have used their mon
cy in trade. r in the hands Of Merchants.
who sometimes as one said. break of rs
short rs pip stem. have not used The
plough eunuji by fnr, and have moved
over TOO mucl soil Sc. WISER.