The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-11-06

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Gradual ilyse Sa poi fat he r9Ut tsS Of
ilie MA ants. Us max q d I; SANDY fillmore
fetentis naoislnTesS eli. Heai s0I,''s rianI
0f fmailuTjng SNiil III sllsl Cur ntclay. pilyeriz.
;ed, iosi lie amount Of lrDms 80 &c DO loads
prracre, would, ntlDsl6i 6ic.I N, be attend ed
with ieiiappiesl leffa els, andBWes are fully
Inclined ltasbelie His would ba M atllli.
lion, sass valuable at least, as ,he same quaf.
ailyso stable manurei f9st ii would be more
pernaneni: Deep pis5wing, therefore, far.
{nishes afrcserYOir 0ffmoislnre forthe roots
10 feed upon, when the surface enr.li5is
sparchedsb long continued heat. All this
isfamiliafS 10 every gardencr, and we5ssbe-
lieyeS this node of ex xplaimiiig one Of :sthe
good effects f,ledp plowing in DUR climate
will be intelligiblc sal,d perhaps convinc.
ing; hut il will take a long time 10 per.
suade a nplanter;of farmer that the practice
ofa gardener aill repay the co 81. ssi q
s.Another advantage of. deep plowingl
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., the facility Iii Qfords
TO the tap roots and side sho o IS that tbTapch
OFF from the main root, to extend themselves
to& find d$fnourishmeni, and sto contribute
10 the growth ofsthe plant. About the
middle Of October, we went into "a cotton
field of ofpoor&ands sandy soil, and plucked'
up two pl lan.sl By lilo root; digging down
(n0t,a Sdiffic ults ltsoperatipn) 10 the bottom fof
the main tap root. One OF them was from;
a, part ofthe field where tile soil was loose
andlwell ellipIlverized for about four inches
deep; the other plant was taken from part
|ofthe field 3Wheie4the earth appeared to,be.
more baked and hard;the larger root 1.-THE
first menlioned was. seven inches long
fromlhe surface Of the ground; the Other
was six inches long. The root from the
part OF the field most loose and pulvcrizcd
was about double the size Of the ether, and
hts side shoots about six times the thick
ness Of the other; il weighed also about
three times as much. The whole field had
nots( from appearances) been stirred by the
Plcw more than about four or fye;inches
deep; but the superior size ofS!thc larger
root wns manifes,ly owing TO the facility
afforded 10 The side shoots in their search
for food, We think il too much 10 say,
that had the whole field been plowel
twelve inches deep the crop on the same
space Of ground would probably have been
doubled. All that we have read, and all
that we have seen, convinces -us, that the
nearer agriculture approaches to Horti.
culture, the more perfect will it be, and the
better will il remunerate The labor expen-
ded. 81
Seen. Bcaison, from explaining the
East Indian and Chinese plows, SO light
and simple in their structure, and the effect
produced by them, arrived Mt the opinion,
that deep plowing could be effected more
easily, more chcaply, and as perfectly, by
means oflight plows or sacriGca.ors drawn
by one horse, ,andrePeatcdly working in the
r..-. .:n rs.1u;re,- Il. 20 !. Q
obtained, than by heavy p!ows drawn by
four oxen or horses; and tha. the required
pulverization Of the soil would be more
easily and edcctually produced by this re-
petition, Than by one deep plowing in the
common way. Hence, he runs "a HI sht
plow or scarifcator six or eight times
along the same fyE 6w. II the facts detsjL
ed inhis booe are hF, yfba,e,l, of.wliifG
we see no REASON y dopb1:she practice Ts;
commended by him, is leffhGlssd MiIFl lhG
desired. success. AID gsef Improvement
on small farms twill assuredIy prove;
Heavy plows and numerous team.canffoi
be prudently purchased or easily maintain.
ed but by farmers on on extensive scale
who can supply constant work to: This ex-
fectual pIowing cannot take place where
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where the tenant or occnpicr is straitened
for capital. The practice Of gardeners in
respect OF deep stirring .he earth and effcc-
tually loosenlng the subsoil, appears TO be
tho greatest practical improvement tha,
could be introduced into agriculture
Every modern garden. commenced upon
approved principles is dug all over at first,
full two spi,s deep"
COLLECT, MAKE, SAVE MANURE Every
farmer ought to have SYSTEM of manage.
ment: and the regular, daily increase of,he
manure heap should form an inscperable
part Of that system. But as there are at
present, few who do this, we would earnest
ly recommend TO all, as their crops are
now laid BY to commence, Immediately,
collecting materials and making manure.
Let each one try hoav much he can have
ready for the next years crop. Cut down
the bushes and rank woods, the si,ie Of
branches and other places, and carry them
where they arc needed; haul up from
The places where it has been carried by
washing, all the rich beds Of earth that are
accessible, rich mud from the swamps,
leaves from the woods, pine straw from the
old fields, scrarings from the corners Of
the fences, &c. Mix these with your
weeds and bushes, in heaps in yout fields,
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