Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-10-26

iencc TO the other, and continue TO do ihi'
Us long as the season will be good, or iht
seed can be sown with proprieIy aud safety
conceive that the only way 10 get these
grounds in good order and with espedi.
hon. is to give them oue good plaughine
and then TO tear them TO pieces with heavy
harrows. Whohcr il be necessary 10 cul
down and take of the weeds previous tc
these works can be decided better by expe
rimenls on Tho spot than by reasoning on
II al distance. NV desire is that the
ground shall be made perfectly clean, and
laid down smooth without which mead
ows will always he foul-rnuch grass left
in them, and many scythes broken in cat
Ting what is taken of.
9TH. The buckwheat which has been
sown for manure ought 10 be p!oughed in
The mun,ent sufiicieucy Of seed is ripe TO
stock the ground Il second lime otherwise,
20 TOR irom IT'S answering The purpose %!
manure. ii will becume au cxhauslcr. For
this reason. il the pioughs belonging 10 the
farm are unable TO turn il in in lime. those
OF Muddy hole, Dasuc run and Union
farm, must combine To do it, the work TO
be repaid by the farm which receives the
benefll, Us soon as The work is accomplish
cd thereat.
9th. When clover aud timothy seeds
are mixed and sown together allow five
pnls OF the first, and three Of The latter 10
The acre; aud where timothy on!y i, sown.
allow four quur.s To lIc acre. Let the
seed be measured III the proportions here
allotted aud put into u half bushcl, aud
The half bushcl filled with sand or dry
eartn, aud extremely well mixed together
IN your own presence or by yourself, which
will answer two good purposes. viz: Isl.
10 prevent theft, for seeds thus mixed.
would not sell-and 2ily, The srcdsnan
being accustomed 10 SOW u bushc of heat
to The acre would be ut no loss TO cas-, i
bustcl OF this or anything else, regularly
on ua, quantity of ground.
9th. II Is expected yon will begin TO
sow wheat early in August and in ground
perfectly clean and we'll pIoughc,I.
would have, and DO accordingly direct tina,
not less THAI rye pecks OF seed be sown
Oh each acre. The plan of the farm over
which you look is given to Mr.. Lewis,
from which the CONTENTS OF each field may
be known. Aud il is my express direction
that every watch, aud hc hes, attention
may be given, 10 see that this quantity ac-
tualIy IS pu, ini for have strong suspi-
CLONE (but this ought not TO be hiuted 10
lhem) that The scedsmcn help themselves
10 a pretty large loI!.
Ilh. AS soon as you have done sowing.
and even before, if il can be done convcn-
Ientiy, you are TO sci heartily about
lhreshins or treadius out the wheat, and,
as fast as il is got out, 10 have i, delivered
ut the mill or elsewhere, according to di
reciIons. The longe: this business is de-
layed, The more waste and embcZZleIncnt
will there be of The crop. The wheat is TO
be well cleaned the chaT aud lish, wheat
are 10 be properly taken care of for the
horses or stock-and the straw stacked
and secured as it ought to be against wca-
tlcr and n'her injuries; and until tho
whole be delivered il will require Your con
stant and close attention.
9Th. The ouls at the farm ynn overlook,
arc, presume, a!I cut; in that case lc, aIl
the scythes, and cradles, aud rakcs which
you have received. be delivered over t0
The mansion house; or if you chousc 10
keep them against next harvest. you must
he responsible for them Yourself.
9th. The presumption also is, that the
flax is, ere this, pulled let il be we'll Sc
cured, aud al n proper season stripped of
its seed and spread TO rot. DurinS this
operation let it he oGcn aud well examined.
lha, il be moi overdone, or receive injury
in any other respect by lying out TOO long.
10Th. Get the cleancsl and tcst wheat
for seed, and that which is frees, from on
ions. ! would have about one-ihrI Of my
whole crop sown with The common wheat;
onc-ihird with The white; and the other
third with The yellow bearded wheat. The
uversccrs with Davy, os he knows the
state Of his owh farm and the quality Of
the wheat which grows upon i,,] may
meet and decide among themselves whc-
Ilicr il would be best 10 have some Of each
Of these SORTS on every farm; or. in order
more etiectual!y TO prevent mixture. to
have Que sort only on Il farm. In the lat
tor case. The cutting oil thai which ripcns
fast, and SD on, must be accomplished bv
the force Of all the farms, instead. of each
doing It's own work. II the seed ON one
farm was 10 be sown on another, especially
if seed which grew on u !ish, s"il was 10
he sown on stiff Que; and that which
grew on stiff one, sown on iieh, ground,
advantages would unqucstiona5ly result
from il.
llth. The potatoes at the mansion
house must be worked by the plouShs
from Union farm, and when this is requir-
ed, i, would be best. conceive, tu accom-
plsh the aork in day.
18th. ltis expected that the fences will
be made secure, and no damage permitted
within them by creatures Of any kind or
belonging to any body-minc any more
than Others.
18th. The creates, attention Is to be
paid 10 the stocks Of all kinds on the
farms; and the most thar can be made of
their manure and litter. Thoy arc to De
counted regularly, thar no false reports may
be made; and missing ones, il any, hunted
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