Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-05-29

; planter will Of course always determine
J and in our opinion what might be very ad
vanlageous in one season, would be pref
judicial another, even in the same land
Upon both these subjects however, we
should be much pleased TO have the views
Of our friends, and hope they will not with
hold them.
JASPER COUNTY, Ga, April S, 1914.
Mr.. Editor IL submit 10 you history
of my crop last year, which | desire you
to give place in The Southern Cutiva-
lor, if you think Ii worthy.
l cultivated l50 acres Of land, all fresh,
except 25 acres, which was worn, There
were ten hands employed in its cultiva.
tion. The mode Of culture and the result,
| will give you in delail, and are as fol-
lows: was so late in the commencement
of my crop, that | had only s acres broken
Oh the 18th of March, my object being 10
manure as much as possible. was COM
PEELED, for want Of time, TO manure in the
drill as planted, though but lille was ap-
piled to the corn. planted my corn by
running furows each way, three feet dis
tance, dropping two grains in hill, and
covered by running two lurrows, one on
each side, with very small plow, aud
Immediately broke the land between the
rows. | then planted my cotton in drills
three feet distance In the drills / slrewed
my manure, which hcousistcd of killed cot
ton seed and manure from my lol
worked the corn and cotton successfully
once in three weeks, with the plow and
hoe. The first and second working ofmy
cotton, only run round the plant; but,
in chopping out, or thinning, was care
full Dol 10 chop SO deep as 10 disturb the
manure. My last thinning, which follow
ed my second plowins, was done princi-
pally by hand.
My corn received the last plowing and
hoeing about the middle and last of Juue,
when it was in the,shoot. This last plow-
ing was more shallow than those proceed
ing, aud more distant from The corn. After
This blowing, had some dirt drawG TO the
plautlo kill the young grass which had
escaped The plow.
The result Of the corn crop was, a fine
crop of fodder, and 420 barrels of corn,
most OF which was measured.
The cotton received lis last working
abou, the 5tb of August. put no dirt to
the cotton, except TO cover young grass,
and to replace The dirt which had been Ia
ken away in removing the grass or weeds.
| Topped all my cotton, except small
part which was accidentally left, which
gave striking demonstration that the
topping did no good; for that which was
left bowled equally as well as that which
was topped.
The result Of ,he] cotton crop was 4s
bags, averaging 429 lbs-lhe weights OF
which have now before me.
There was about an equal portion Of
lapd in cotton and cora-say from 70 10 rs
acres each.
There are two circumstances which ]
wish to mention. They are these Never
cease plowius in dry weather, and not 10
risk thick corn, if planted late. There
commenced drought on the last Of April,
which lasted six weeks; The unbrokc
ground became hard even that which had
been broken was dry as ashes, and seemed
to threaten devastation to the furnishing
corn. Many Of my neighbors Gesisted, for
the Two reasons, that they did not wish
their lands broken in clods, or the roots of
the corn broken while the ground was so
dry. Though being firm TO my purpose,
| continued to plow as efectually as my
feeble means. would permit: the conse-.
uuence was, that when the rain came, it
found nv ground well pulverized, and
clear of grass and weeds, and most -four
ishiug growth ensued. AS regards the third
case. after had planted all my cropi ex-
cept six acres Which lay Immediately ad-
joining tho first planted, corresponding, in
every respect, with the other land, The
omission or delay being on account of wet
weather for the length of about twenty
DAYS; it was all treated alike as TO work,
and each grew alike we'll until the time OF
caring, when there came a drought OF
three weeks.
The older corn remained green, while
the other fred some four or five blades
high. There was only four or FIVE feet
distance between the two plauIings; and,
being alike in all other respects, except
that some Of the latter contained two stalks
10 the hill, (though the principal part oil
my crop was thuned TO one stalk,y i'm
puted the prime cause Of the firing to the
late planting. lflhe drought had contin'
ued, il would have proved failure; but,
as the rain came in abundance, it cared
very well.
i Yours, &c. LEWIS MCKEE.
| ..Boucheric's method OF hardening Wood