The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-04-03
From tie Nep Orleans Tones.

no. The means OF DONG so, but have TO risk
their cops under fences that offer a very
Insufficient protection. Aud even where
the material IS 10 te had, and thai without
any unusual cost Of hauling, the annual ex.
pense Of making aud repairing fences is
immense. All Of this It 10 ia our power TO
I 90 away with, and that without difficulty.
| Hedge with Tie Cherokee Rose. la Ad.
ans and Wilkinson counties, Miss, there
are scores Of plantations completely and
most tllectuaily fenced IA with this pant.
No animal, whatever, larger Than rabbit
and he must creep cautiously -can pass
under on through II, alter lie fourth or nth
year, II 1t las been reasonably well attend
Cd 10. IL viii even couiGc the negroes 10
the plantation, or AT least compel them to
find egress q, The gates. 1t forms beau
'lful feature in the landscape, with its rich
glossy green leaves, summer aud winter
aud IN the early sprng IS emlueutly beau
u!ul With long fcndulous wrealhs Of the
ahiest Of al roses.
There cannot be an 81 ec,ion offered to
H. for this purpose. Now is Oh excellent,
tine TO nuke such Improvements. Cotton
Is too low to make il an object; ard Rec
ard Sugar command such prices that tie
planter can very well afford to beslow
portion Of bis labor on work Of so much con.
sequence. Tins, too, Is the season Of the
year TO plan.-ffom the 10Th January tall
the lst March Remove Tie fcuce grub
and clean up the old fence row break It
Up thoroughly Nth mere than one plough.
lug and hatroaiug It too poor to yield
hty busheis oi corn to the -crc, open 4 deep
vide iurfow, aud i.l 4, With rich composis,
or coNpen scrapus-, etc; throw couple
a burrows back aud harrow ciIcciually.-
The lrncc may uoN be reese, d necessary ;
better At At can be dspeuscd wlth or The
hedge can BE- Paaei where il can DO tend.
I'd elh both plough ari hoe. A, every u
lects distance 10 he hedge row, open a hole
With the spade SET 10 lao or three cot.
tiags, replace the earth, press it down with
the foot, md the votk o. planting IS done.
Tend joe, rs YOU & ould row of corn or col.
ton. The cuttings should be fifteen inch.
O. long made from the shoots Of last years
groslh-lhe sloater tho better They
must be pot fuHy fs5.h thirds efNt.r Lsagh
IN the ground. Nsxt fall or winter, instead
d! covering up the shoots oi'h earth, as
many DO, cut them of within foot or So
Ol the main stem, and the plants viii throw
out stronger shoots tie next year, Ii the
land is poor, the hedge.tow should, OF the
same time, have a pretty good top dressing
~ ~ - fr o. -
cuttings have had couple Of poughngs
and uoeiugs a quantity Of corn stalks, saw
ed for tho purpose or leaves from tic woods
be spread carefully along each side Of them,
so as to keep the ground cool and mos',
they would nuke double the growth they
would without Il. -Four wears With such
care, vii produce au excellent fence. 1t
is better not 10 allow the scluus or shoots 10
rJn UP, ard cover the tal fence, but each
laIl to press item down aud Gu, Of the
suoggicrs, by which means the hedge will
DO much more compact and close, mud viii
occupy less space. No trees, bushes, or
Otlajs mus; be allowed to grow.
Ii ls thus seen that tho labor of fencing
with this valuable plant ls tunng, whilst
the advantage is great aud permancnr.-
The plantation can be divided Up in u pro-
per manner, SO as to allow of rotation Of
crops for Unemployment Of the soil. wood.
land pastures formed at traing expense ;
sheep eau be kept with safety aud ad,an
taGe, AZ they would be safe from dogs, their
only enemy. And those who are troubled
with ncIghbors who do not give q suf1iclen
cy Of moGt 10 their negroes, would fud thetr
hogs comparatively safe under complete
hedge,
So far as thirty ears experience, in q
district named above, can determine, the
Cherokee Rose lsald TO he native Of Per.
STA, by the WY is sui Jet to no disease, nor
is It injured by insects or stock.
1t can be procured in those counties IN
abundance. Any commission merchants IN
NatcheH could bave no difficulty IN procur.
my barrels Of cuttings. =. A.
PREPARATION OF SEED CORN.
Important Suggestions, Use Of Copperns Wa
Tor 10 the Frcparliou of Sect. Corn By L,Na.
1870 WErmoRE, OF Penn.
believe you are apprised of tho fact Of
my removal from the village on to NY farm
one mile above, en- Conewango Creek. |
nm IN the " full tide of successful expert.
meni " on the new aud most approved moth.
cd Of farming. | will communicate for the
Farmers Library an experiment which
! mnde last season in raising Corn. We
cleared the Is acre. field OF slumps by the
first Of May; made some 40 rods of first.
rnte fence with the best Of the sIumps, and
burned the rest drew on IL loads of long
manure per acre, spread it, and ploughed II
inches deop dragged it with the burrows !;
motked It of and planted it 3 feet asunder
each way Tho produce OF the five acres
was 533 bushels Of corn in the oar, 800
pumpkins, ind % bushels Of cxcellen, pota.
'NoTf'-h yielded, whom cultivated lofore,
lets than bushcI5 wheat To the acre.