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

water, which the heat OF The earth will
gradually cvuporate among The roots of
the plants. To make a sandy soil more
rctensive ofmoistnrc, Gen. Dca,son's plan
Of manuring with halfhurnt clay, puiveriz-
ed, TO The amount Of from 80 TO SO loads
PR acre, would, undoubtedly, be attended
with the happicst effects; nnt! we are fully
inclined to believe this would bc an addi-
lion, as valuable, ut least. rs The same quan.
lily Of stuble manure; for il would be more
permanent. Deep pinwiny. therefore, fur
nishes n reservoir Of moisture for the roots
| 10 feed upon, when the surface enrlh is
parched by long continued heat. All this
is familiar to every gardener, and we be-
llcvc This mode Of explaining one Of the
good effects oflccp blowing in our climate
will be Ineligible aud perhaps convinc.
ing; but it will take n long time to per-
suadc planter or farmer that the practice
ofa gardener will repay the cost.
"Anothcr advantage Of deep blowing
| and pulvcriza!ion is, the facility il affords
TO the tap roots and side shoots that branch
| oil from the main root, to extend thcms elves
to find nourishmenl, and to contribute
To the growth Of the plant. About the
middle OF October, we went into i cotton
field of poor and sandy soil and pluckcd
up two plants by the root; digging down
mot difficult opcrainn) to the bottom Of
the main tap root. One OF them was from
part ofthc field where the soil was loose
and well pulvcrzcd for about four inches
deep; the other plant was taken from part
oi the field whcic the earth appeared To be
more baked and hard; the larger roo, (thc
first mcntioncd) was seven inches long
from the surface Of the ground; the other
was six inches long. The root from the
part oi the field most lousc and pu.vcriZcd
| wasabout double the size Of The ether, and
lis side shoots about six times the thick
ness OF the other; it weighed also ahou,
| three times as much. The whole field had
moi Qrom Appearances been stirred by the
PI"w more than about four or five, inches
deep; but the superior size Of the larger
root was manifcslly owing to tho facility
afforded 10 the side shoots in their search
for food. We think it too much TO saw,
that had The whole field been plowcd
twelve Inches deep the crop on The same
space of ground would probably have been
doubled. All thai we have rcad,S and all
that we have seen, convinccs us, that the
nearer agriculture approaches to Hor,i-
culture, The more perfect will il be, and the
better will il rcmuneratc The labor cxpcn-
dcd.
"Gen. Bcuson, from explaining the
East Indian and Chinese plows, so light
and simple in their structure, and the effect
produced by them, arrived at the opinion,
that deep blowing could be Effected more
easily, more chcaply, and as perfectly, by
means oflight pows or sacrilicators drawn
hy one horse, and repeatedly working in the
~
obtained, than by heavy r..~s drawn by
four oxen or horses; and that the required
pulvcrlzation Of the soil would be more
easily and cllcctually produced by this re-
petition, than by one deep plowing in the
common way. Hence, lie runs "a III !ht
plow or scariGcator six or eight times
along the same Gl 0w. Iflhe facts dctsjlss
we see no REASON 5 Saopb1sshe prac,se | ie, :
commended by him, is ;rfrhcL:d wi,hlh
desired. success, ai7tl great improvement n I
on small farms it will assurcdly prove.
Heavy plows and numerous team cannot
be prudcntly purchased Or easily maintain
cd but by farmers on an extensive scale,
who can supply constant work to. this cx-
iectual powiny cannot take place where
-. "''S - e"!'iSu On stiiall SCdIe, VT
where the tenant or occupicr is straitcncd
Tor capital. The practice Of gardeners in
respect Of deep stirring The earth and cilcc-
tually lroscn'ng the subsoiI, appears to be
The greatest practical Improvement that
could be introduced into agriculture
Every modern garden. commenced upon
approved principles is dug all over AT first,
full two spits deep
COLLECT, MAKE, SAVE MANURE Every
farmer ought to have Il SYSTEM Of manage
'nent: and the regular, daily increase of,hc
manure hcdp should form an inscpcraLlc
part OF tha, system. But as there are at
present, few who do this, we would earnest