Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-08-20
TEE CRors, Turner'S. MrLLEr, &c.

We had an opportunity of making en-
quiry last week, respecting the crops from
all sections of The upper country, and find
that deplorable prospect is ahead. From
no part of this region have we heard OF
an abundance--but few planters make a
sufficient quantity Of bread slulis-whIlsl
the majority will suffer much if they rely
upon The present crop for subsistence
The destitu,ion will be greatest in paris
Of Lancaster. Fairfield, Chester, York,
Union, Spartanburg, Newberry, Laurens,
GreenvilIe, Pendleton, Edge6eld and Alb
neville. Il is believed that the Districts
below these will'make enough 10 sustain
the stock wei, ,-bul in most Of the Dis.
tric,s above named, even bread will be
scarce,
An hour of dependency is usually an
hour for devising plans for the ameliora
lion Of want and suffering, and many per-
sons have almost given up in despair
But apar, from any feelings like those
which cause US To hope for plenty no longer
we fancy that the presenr years drought,
wilIxio more towards turning the Aaricul-
tural operations of South Carolina into
the proper channel, than any thing else
which could have occurred. 1t will cause
Us 10 beslow more care upon the culliva-
lion of the winter crops, wheat, barley,
rye and oats, and the rurnep crop. The
ar,cr should be put in immediately. and
a few acres will save many Il famished
cow from the lift. In late letter which
we received from our friend The Hon. Joel
R. Poinsett, whose admirable Essay on
the Agriculture Of South Carolina" we
published last week, he remarks "that it
would mol only be blessing to our slaves,
but the greatest economy, were the plan
,ers of this Stale TO provide them bounti
fully IS ith esculepi vegetables" aud if we
except the pnlaloe, there is DO vegetable
more reIished by the negro than the tur-
nep..
The preparation Of The soil for this
crop is simple, and good lurneps may be
raised by the aids which every plantation
furnishes. Cowpeniug is generally The
must successful preparation of the soil;
The reasons for which we refer our readers
to an article written by our esteemed
correspondent "CnKE," and published
by us last spring. But if this has not
been attended 10, for The present season
we would advise the collection of all old
bones aud ashes, and with these. by the
assistance Of animal manures, and loan
from the woods, or swamp soil. we can
calculate on a good crop Of turneps, even
from exhausted soils. Barley should Le
sown in August and September for early
soiling, and for later use it may be put in
even as lale as November. 1t is the best
grain for winter soilng which we can cul-
Ivate, and always makes fair yield be-:
cause The grain will mature from The win
ter moisture in the earth. Barley usual
.ly lasts in the spriug until we have our
East India mileI crop ready for soiins.
The latter furnishes green food from the
1st of May until frost, and an acre Of this
grass we'll manured, and regularly titled,
will furnish sufficient green food for half
dozen horses, and like number of milch
cows. 1t is good for breeding swine, and
if il were cultivated as hay crop, i,
would greatly increase that crop amongst
US, and furnish an inexhaustable supply
for our markets. These are only few of
the aids which we can command 10 re
leve our short grain crops, and why should
we despair? Let US look to The bright
spols which hope pictures in The shadowy
future, and determine ,ha, we will not
desert the soil which was so gallantly won
by our ancestors-and lei US not lnurmlr
5ecaIse the omnipo,ence of Deity has or
dained that soil shall continue fora season
a desert, and not Egyp, !--Carotinian.
7th inst.