Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-10-30

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er. The ground which issto be planted
should be we'll prepared, by breaking itup
deep in the fall or early in the winter, and
at time when there is such season as
will make it pulverize thoroughly, and
thus exposed to the rain, frost and snow,
remain until Spring About The first OF
| March. if The season be favorable, prepare
it for planting, by bedding al the distance
of about three feet ten inches, il lntend-
ed for one stalk in kill, and TO be plough.
ed both ways. Check off with shovel
plough, running deep, and plantlhe corn in
the water.furrow between The beds, ii The
ground be high and dry; but if it be low
and wet, plan, on the top of the bed. Ii
the corn is to be drilled, plant il also in the
waler-furrow between The beds if the land
be of dry quality; but if of contrary
character, drill as before Oh the Top of the
bed, taking care to give such distance as
the quality of the land requires. 1t will
be difficult TO keep from covering The corn
in running round it the first time, when
planted in the water-furrow; but this dlf-
ficulty may be obviated by running twist
er on the left side of the corn. and throw
ling The dirt from it. AT this lime the hoe
should follow the plough, and thin out to
stand, leaving q space Of about Two leet
between each, stalk. The next plough
ing, The corn will have acquired strength
enough 10 bear moulding with the plough,
and the dirt being gahigher on the cen!re of
the bed nthe rows than at either
side, will. of course, at each subsequent
p,oushns, accumulate round the roofs Of
the coru SO as TO require but little hoeing.
! Corn planted in this way, it is believed,
will be less liable to FIRE, will wall longer
for season, and consequently make
better crop.
After first running round with the plough
and thinning aud moulding with the hoe,
it its believed hat three more ploushlngs,
if done at intervals of from fifteen 10 eigh
teen days, with one hoeing after that, is
sufficient 10 make good crop OF corn.-
The sooner that it can he laid-bye, pro-
vided i, be left clean, aud has been regu
larly and we'll worked previously, the bet.
Ter. To lacerale the roots Of corn by
ploughing il when it is generally in silk,
together with The risk of drought at that
critical season. renders such course
doubtful. Your Committee are therefore,
on the whole, of opinion that The better
plan is to give it all The work you intend
10 give lbyi the time it begins to silk, with
the exception Of the last hoeing, which
may be done with advantage two weeks
afterwards. The large white gourd seed
corn, with small cob and deep grain, your
Committee believe 10 be, or the whole,
the best species for planting, inasmuch as
it is not only very productive, but being
softer than most Of The other species, is
therefore, more easily digested, and makes
the finest meal. The ordinary method of
saving fodder, by pulling and hanging it
on the stalk until it is cured, is too well
understood 10 require any remarks. But
thore is another method which is practiced
BY few, and which one nf your Commit.
tee tested in a small way with part Of his
fodder last year. The plan is nearly the
same which the Northern farmer pursues
in saving his hay, which is 10 pull as much
each day, and spread il on the ground. as
the same number of hands can take up
aud tie by night. II is then put into large
compact bulks, and there suffered to re-
main, say two nights aud day, or until
it becomes thoroughly heated through the
bulk, when it is TO be spread out until II
cools and dries, when il is ready for hous-
ing. The fodder retains lively green Co
lour, and is considerably heavier than that
saved in the usual way, aud consequently
SO much The better.
II is known to every farmer that the pea
is not only a valuable production, as food
for all kinds of stock, but is also easily
raised. Horses, mules, cows, hogs and
sheep, all commence thriving quicker on
peas than any thing else. is, therefore,
Of great advantage to have pea-6eld 10
turn our stock into in the fall, TO prepare
them for the approaching winter; especi
ally our hogs which we intend for pork
They are thus speedily put in good order,
and it will require but little corn compara-.'
lively, to prepare them for slaughterins.
The land which is too poor to cultivate 10
any thing else, will produce good crop of
peas. The manner Of cultivating and
planting them is so we'll understood that
it is deemed unnecessary TO spend time in
attempting to give minute description Of
it. The usual mode of planting peas is
among the corn, at the ploughiug proceed
ing the last one you expect to give il, by
leaving lurrow in each row until after the
peas are dropped, and then splitting it
with the plough for the purpose Of cover
ing Them. To this method there is some
objection. Ills believed thatthis plan has
been adopted because it is the speediest
way Of getting them into the ground
But the small hands are generally put 10
dropping, and it is difficult 10 have them
dropped exactly between the hills Of corn;
and, moreover, they are frequently scat
tered in The furrow some distance apart.
aud when the corn is ploughed the other
way, many OF them are covered or plough