Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-05-25

+, n uaannes as 10 prevent the rain from free
ly passing of when it falls. The nom
obseryant Of this rule has ruined many a
crop ofc0i'on.
Thcseeond working is generally 10 haul
up The eastiro the plant. This is done, by
standing "a me alley, aud reaching over
The bed 81 iih The ioc, aGd drawing up 10
The plan. the earth, which in the FIRST
working .ie had loosened i'll the opposite al
ley. Ths ohjccl of hauling up IS lwoiuld
first, tclkill aud TO cover The grass; and
secoud. IN gathering the Garth around the
ploat, 10 give il moisture, aud consequent
ly staTsH growth. In the second working.
thin down The plants lu The strength oi Il
growth, &c.
The. tiIird working is done precisely ms
the second, aud in working, | thin the
plants Two or three in each hill, as cir
cumslapcss may require.
In the aaurth working. which takes place
about the middle OF June, | thin down the
plants 10 twn in hill which u, The rate Of
| 60 or 65 bills 90 n task row (lO5 iceO
leaves as from l20 TO l3O plants TO each
row.
These workings having been gone
througli,the consideration next arises-"are
Tho beds sufficiently large; "r are they
likely lobe washed down by the late rains
| II ciIheris,he case, haul up the bed-if
otherwise. hoe. taking care at the sane
time. 10 keep up The original side Of bed.
by hoeingup TO the top Of The same in on
oblique direction. from the alleys. This
operaliopis By some planters. called side
5auling.p
The crup being ,hnned down rs desert
bed, my most careful aud sensible hands
arc now selected TO thin. These are sent
over The crop, aud whenever n growth of
six or seven :eet is expected, they are in
strucied i1ieave but one plant III each hill.
Where tiif growth is expected 10 he from
Only four p Ave feel, they are instructed
10 leave 'fsom ninety TO Que hundred plauls
in the taslirow; and The poores, land from
100 to i30,
After; lie fourth working, The cotton need
mol be gSsked. except wh,rc the plant is
low and wants haul'nS up to give it growth,
The plant when well grown, is apl To be
bruised and injured by beng worhed-lhc
tops aud AIMS OF the plant, are likely he
broken: and in many other respects II re.
ccives more injury than service.
haveilius. circumsianiially described
The working and thinning of cotton, be-
Cause :Senrs x;,eriencc
has taush, me thai ills the mos; important
consideration IN The whole process OF cot
ton plau,iug. Not TO understand ii cor
rec, il, is to the youpg rlan.cra = loss of Que
half ol his yearly Interest.
In concluding this article, | will rccapii-
ulatc wha,I have said in The form Of few
lnaxi,ns for the young planter.
l,t Working. keep your field n' IN car
~ period clear OF Grass-looscn the earth
about the planr-lEin your cotton noder-
a,cly, and keep your alleys clean and open.
Cd Working--haul the earth up u The
plant. thin them, down Ia four or five. amd
otherwise observe the same rules rs IN
working The first.
I'd aud 4th Workings. continue 10 haul
aud Thin down the plants 10 The number
required; and never at any on'' period >nf
fer water 10 remain upon y"nr field. u
v,u have Ion much water IN ,hr tirs' growth
of your cotton, il viii nhcr !, backward,
by rendering i, too cold. and il ynn suffer
i, to remain upon The lnnd when rhr plants
bcyiu to blossom and pod you may nvarI.
ably calculate on ino,iuS nnc half OF your
fruit.
rrmaiu Mr.. Editor your friend aud
well wjsher. OLD ilOMESpUN.