Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-09-30
July 2lst, 1871.
From the Maine Farmer.
ERRORS IN FARMING.


If. Editor :--Wil YOU perin, an OIL
farmer 10 make known TO the public
through your useful periodical, the errors
he has fallen into as farmer on an old
farm, so called, not on new nr burnt land.
First, and greatest Of all. ] have erred IN
nol paying attention enough TO manure,
and the means Of procuring it. without
which j, is idle 10 think of obtaining any
considerable property by farming. Nor
have cast about to see what kind OF
stnck would mid most in making manure.
am now aware that swine are The things
for that, rs they soon manure for the mar.
ker, have erred that have not kept more
of tho rnoters. have also erred .ha: |
hive noi kept more sheep. although wool
at times has been low; yet they double so
often By Their increase, that when compar-
ed with black cattle they are much The
most profitable. having due regard 10 The
expense of keeping each. have erred IN
no, paying attention enough 10 my fences.
have planted, than have well manured.
though believe that no Gro? is more proi-
table. highly manured, il proper variety
is planted. ] have not set propc. value
upon ashes for farming. every bushel of
which is wor,h bushel oicoru. Al dis
lance from The SEQ, salt is cheap and ex
celeni dressing for corn soil. which have
erred in not using. uor have gypsum and
lime as much as ought mixed with barn
or compns, manure, they are exceedingly
valuable according TO their cost, and here
il may be proper To observe. lhni | have
errer. in being'a ifaid of cost, fnr manure
Top dressing, &c, dress land well, and ii
gives great rciurns generally. as well may
we expeci oar boys, or hired men 10 he
able TO perform labor withnn, food. as for
our soil 10 yiald Us any thing valuable from
year 10 year IL we return 10 il no manure,
or top dressing. have erred in not rais-
ing alsny rtpreTaots oflhe varions kinds
for my siosk. am now fully convinced
,tifas With has, and straw, they are more
xaiunbje sorglI kinds OF stock than used
10 suppose. Since 20 nnny bushels can
30 Z aiseIl 10 arrc. siloeltl have depeo-
siIssl thasei
erred in maGf1g my apples into cider in.
stead of giving them TO my stock, for which
rheyare mors valuable than ! used TO be-
lleve. I3haYs erred ir Keeping more stock
rhan have Eept well, in The fall ought
20 have beenmosc certain shat had retIu
cci NV STOCK IN my keep, so that in the
spring nv stock might not go hungry. 10 the
trying ofmy purse aud feelings. As stock
has generally been nearly as high in price
in The fall as in The spring, why did |
nnl sell of in the fall. so rs to he certain
hal The wherewiIhal 10 keep well what
retained IL stock is starved like our soil, il
will certainly make us poor in The end.
have erred csrceiou,!y in being afraid TO
keep help 10 assist in making mannrc.-
Manure is Ia the farmer the beginning Of
the alphahc,, il we fail here, il we try to
withhold mnrc than is meet we shall Ger.
rainly come 10 poverty. But ! used 10
suppose rs had not mnney on hand 10 lay
nu, inr help. manure, &c, could not trust
my farm TO repay me in tho fall. though
rnnhl have procured ihe means on cred
il. Nav. in this credit is really ,he where
wirhal, uusrt not 10 have been afraid to
spend something on my farm. CAPITAL is
needed; nv habits and word was such,
tha, monied men would have assisted me
in this. soone. than 10 have used their mon
cy in trade. IT in the hands Of Merchants.
vino someiincs as one said. break OF rs
short ns n pip stem. have not used The
plough c.ouJi by fnr, and have moved
over too muCi soil Sc. WISER.