The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1844-12-21
C@erpo,l, August, lsai.
From she Albany Cul,ivstor.l
AND HUSBArIDRY q
THE SOUTH.

AGRICULTURE AND HUSBANDRY OF
THE SOUTH.
We are furnished by the last number Of the
Southern Agricuturisi. with most excellent
address on the agriculture and huskandry OF
the South, delivered by Gen. James Hamil.
ton. at the formation of an AGRICULTURAL society
At Fort Mitchell, Russell county, Alabama.
We present our readers below with several
extracts from Gen. Hamdton's address:
"In many parts of Seu'h Carolina where
mari has teen applied, the cotton crops haye
been nearly If not eatrely Duplicated, and al.
though our soils are less worn than hers, II be.
hooves us al once to commence resort 70 THE
great nine of agricultural wealth. II ought, a,
once' to constitute an object Of our society, to
OBTAIN detailed instructions for its use AMI an.
r'icatlon. II is not, however, alone by the
ute of manures, that our cotton crops are "a
be increa; ed-the great elements of solar Ugh,
and heat are no less essential. Hence, our
cotton rows ought invariably to run south and
north, that not only the least amount Of shade
should be cast on the plant, but that as our
winds prevail in the summer months, the high.
est amount OF atmospherica nourshment NAV
be given to the plant. The necessity of this
will be manifest, when it is recollected how
much atmosphericai nutrition the cotton derives
from aosorbents Of its redundant foliage.
believe, moreover, after the full moon in Ju,v
the Pendicular stem OF all cotton over four fee,
anc half high, should be topped, and the two
or three of the long lateral branches on the full
moon IN August. ] am satisfied, that in rank
and wet seasons, we should make at leas, one.
'n'rd more to the acre by adopting this process
"By this Improved mode Of culture, throuo,
the instrumentality ola system of manurinp.
believe we may make one acre produce a.
much as two by the old denuded process. hv
which we take everything from tia soil and
return nothing it. The consequences to our
operatives from this mode of cultivation. bv
wh'cn we give 10 one acre the productive en-
erg'es OF two. are Of ines'inable consideration
First, one.half Of the horses and mules which
we now use to 60 over an immense space of
imperfectly cultivated sol, may be dispensed
WIN, or used for the garden cultivation of A
.diHlnlshed number of acres. Secondly, 10 our
slaves how greatly will the burden be lgh,ened
oy t'lllng one.half Of the quantity of land. vet.
~ tue end, having a harvest equally or per
naps even more abundantto gather! To saw
aotning OF the increased facility of the harvest
.se', oy pulling two thousand pounds of seed
so''on on one acre, instead of one.
cbeaI the Bend. have this year planted in the
drsS Twelve hundred acres Of cotton; ak hun.
in ~ nave nave MANFRED, the other six are planted
Of nn ~. n.s' r,'e Of the swamp, in rich auvium
mann. Uucned fertility. requiring At present no
the a" Two hundred acres Of the former, on
cIsv a.. level Of the swamp. are on q stiff
an an, ,h NAT. The cotton planted was in this field
AZ .as ISL 81 May. Il did not receive Z drop
ss.." u untIl the first week 10 June. The con.
;rc sue:ce mas been, that have encountered
'''''0e dfhcul.yiu obtaining stand; sotns