Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-08-30
AGRICULTURAL. a
From The Planter.
when Doctors disagree,
Disciples then are free
Old Adagc.

Talking is one thing. and doing, is
another. If every man could make h's
crop on paper, there would be scme won
,,rous planters 10 the world,aud soon would
there be g!ul in the markct.-Bu, to my
experience.
In my second year Of fasmins-l plan
ted some cotton. In fact, every body,
said, Earning would never do in the
world, ,ha, cotton was the only thing which
would bring :hc money"-if every body
grew coro, corn would be worth nothing
that we could not make wheat here. and
hence, our only chance was cotton. We'll,
what every body saii. l thought must be
true, and cotton l resolved to try. snid
to one Of my ncishbors, one day, how shall
] plant this co,:on OF mine ! He said
",he bes, way be thought. in such land
and dry season, wa, to run one furrow,
drop therein the seed. and then ridge up
on il, and when it began TO sprout, then
run board over 10 knock of the top OF the
RIDGE" thought few months on 'hls,
and resolved that il would never do IN The
world, so asked another. He told me
"to burn of al! the grass. weeds aud corn
stalks, then bed up a, 3 feet or 81 feet dis
snuce, with Twis,er, very high, As early
as possible. so as ~ let the beds settle well
before planting, Us this would ensure a
better s,and-open with small plough,
put in about bushels TO The acre. and
cover with a board. And when my COT
ton came up, not TO be fool and chop up
tlie whole OF il like some folks. for il cotton
was not thick upon the ground IT couldn't
cotton"
Another told me, .this was all mis-
taken notion about bedding up soon. that
ifi did no, bed up until ] was ready to
plaui, | would thereby kill the frs, crop
Of young grass as i, came up. which was
equal 10 one workinS-I might not get so
good o stand, but put on 4 or 5 bushels OF
seed and there was no, much Danger 10
cover with harrow, and when my cotton
came up,cho pit out 10 the proper distance
al once, and rs soon as possible, 10 Thin
down 10 one sfalk. about Is inches dis
tauce." Another though, j, would be hes;
10 bed up my cotton rs close as possible,
10 spot il, and give greater distance in the
drill. AS had always heard. that 10 the
multitude of counseliers there was wisdom,
gresoived to try little Of eOch plan, and
decide for myself,by the best of all tests
experience. SIy cotton came up--dne
stand-I ordered my overseer to chop il
out 10 the proper distance forthwith. Mr.
So.and so said '.it would ruin il, would
no, have half s,nnd-,haii il was all non.
sense 10 talk abou, young cotton being in
jured By aianding So close" My cverseer
said. "ihat the spring was so ieic. ,ha,
cotton never could grow much over knee
high, no how, and he thought it ought TO
be left thick, TO cotton j, all WE'LL"
/, is useless TO enumeraie the great va
riety Of "ways TO work my CROP" which
the good people suggested. Every body,
nearly, had some psculiar notion-.some
way Of their oSn, which their neighbors
knew uo,hiug about. bu, which they had
learned by experience. ] soon found out
that, like mos, people who plant cotton,
had planted more than could do justice
to. My corn often needed work, bu,
amust wait !or the coiton-that could'n,
,sais.r Nv wheat was cut and shocked
In the seid, .'it was impossible TO get time
10 haul it in. The grass was coming il 81
strong on tho cotton" A rainy spell
cauch, !, there, and when il ,rds brought
home, I had The satisfaction Of seeing The
straw ruined, and the grain sprou,cd
Some two or three days were now lost. tc
save what remained. while the grass wa.
growing pone the slower.
NV oats and rye were allowed to s,ant
Ia the field, ill they were dead ripe. ms
peas were not planted ,ill June, and al
shis, owing to the fact, that cotton is on
staple. Ny second years experience then
hath. taught me ihis-that man slionl'
neyer plant jus; as much as be can calcu
tate, for ifa hand fall sick. he must over
eask the others, or be swamped, sure,
the season be bad one, at all events
something WILDE neglected.
And iflhe season be good one, andal