The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-01-12
From The Temperance Advocate.
MANUREAND FORAGE.

II
From the Agricultural. Society at Penale'0n
This subcommittee have had the lette,
ofins,ruction Of The chairman nfthe gene
raj committee before them. They have
oiyen the matter submitted To them, a
careful consideration, and it has been their
earnest desire TO report snmelh'ng, wllct
might be acceplibe to the Society, and
promolive Of the objects contemplated III
the address of the President Of The State
Society, at Columbia.
In surveying the Agricultural wants OF
this district, This subcommittee are per-
suadrd that the great 'raat is that OF sumo
productive crop readily convertible into
money. they do not profess 1" know
how this deficiency may be remedied.-
Cotton is the most saleable of any OF our
Agricultural products, and possessing this
superiori;v. they. proceed, not TO present
any general directions Cor lis culture, but
to oiIpr a suggestion which they deem OF
value. 10 all who cul!irate cotton IN l"ca-
,ions like this, when the crop is liabIc to
he cut ofrbv autumnal frosts. One oIlI's
subcommittee has long been engage" IN
the production Of cotton, ana we nave MS
authority for saying, that upon Ola lana
well manured, cotton natures mucsl more
productive, thauup either new lami or
old land not manured. The reason IS
manifest. The manure acts here upon the
same princi pie upon which II acSs II not
bed. The plant is simulated at every
s.,7.. passes w,m rapir!ilr =.roUgh ne va
speedily IL, perfection, yields lis lFul' III
due scasnn. =,
We will here cite parcl'ei instance, IL
Ius!ra,ing strongly, the influence OF Slnu'
lating manures in bringing plants speedi-
" to pcrfrciion The Sugar Cane Is
tropical plant, requiring more than COT,
TON. ho, sun and Il late fall. IL Is well
known that its juices will not gran"late or
make sugar, unless the cane attain GER
tain point of maturity. In passing from
This nlacc to the scahoard, it was noted by
one of This sub committee, that the Cane
,natured atIhe distance of eighty miles
from the ocean, while it did not mature in
the vicinity of the ocean, thong h enjoying
the advantage Of warmer location. upon
inquiry, /, was ascertained, that this no.
table difference arose partly from the soil
but mainly from manure. That growing
in the interior, was planted upon warm
gravel soil, highly cow-penned; that neai
the ocean stood upon reel 'lnel swami
Land, not manurcd-a soil rich, but colo
and destitute of those stimulating proper
ties, which animal mannres alone can con
fer. The suggestion is therefore repeat
ed. that in all locations where the crop Is
liable to be cut off prcmalurely, Coltor
should be planted mainly upon old laut
well manutad.
Seeing the importance Of manure, no
only to this crop, but to every thing cul
tiva,pd by the Pendlelon farmers, lhI:
subcommittee proceed to offer some ob
serva,ions on the subject Of Forage, for
according to the Flemish adage-''No for
age, no cattle, no caltle-no manure, M
crop"
l. They recommend that every portion
Of valley land ofa grade too low for TIT
cultivation Of corn, be cleared, grubbed
and devoted to the raising of hay.
9. They do not deem it necessary tina
they should say any thing in commenda
ton of the red pea. Its praise is in the
mouth of every farmer. They advise :ha
its cultivation be extended, thalit be plant
ed in drills by itself, as well as throughou
the corn. that there may be portion io
man. portion for forage, and portion
to be gathered by the stock themselves
They offer some suggestions on the sub
jec, of gathering the vine for hay. 1t Il
we'll known when the growth OF the pc;
planted amongst the curn, is lnxnrlant' l
is tedious TO gather the vine, t'om th'
manner in which it entwines itsell arDuh'
the stalk. To obvate this difficulty, ant
at the same time 10 convert, if practicable
the stalk into provender the following plaI
has been tried upon a portion Of vale,
: corn field, from which il was designed l.
take the vine for forage. As soon as tn
blades were gathered, and while stalk