True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-05-13
AGRICULTURAL.
CLEARING LAND.

in which the labor spent will be most pro-
dnctiye the soil most easily brought IN
TO cultivation, and the timber kept most
valuable. | will briefly state, first, the
process | would recommend, then state
nv reasons, &c. / do not hesitate to
think that would have been benefited
some hundreds of dollars by the course
now recommend, if had known and pur-
sued 1t for the last six years. AS Ihe sea
son is not vet too far advanced, am III
homes it will benefit some OF your readers.
The course | recommend is, first burn
off the leaves. underbrush, &C., in the IL
snail wav of burning woods in the spring.
lit is done early, the burning will be
more uniform and easily effected, as the
leaves have not been blown by the wind
into separate heaps. ltlt is done aiier me
sap begins TO run, the small CROWN Is more
effectually killed, and prefer 1t.
After burning at any leisure time, II
should be cleaned by cutting down mot
grubbing) all the small growth and put,
ting it into heaps, together with all the
dead LOGS. &c, and il convenient, 1t may
be plowed with coulter or dull scooter.
The next step is one on which lay
particular stress which is TO wait until
the month of August, and if you have any
faith in the moon, TO wait until few days
before the full, but | think any TIME III
August, then 90 over the whole ground
and deaden all the trees, when can be
done more easily than at any other tIme'
most trees requiring only to have the bark
ont tbrougb. After this, split rails, fence,
burn logs clean, pillow, plant as usual
The main advantages of this system
are the following: first much labor IS
saved by burning the leaves and under
growth ont ofthe way second, the laoor
of prubbing is saved, while the roots OF
tbe orubs are more certainly killed; third,
the horse, in blowing is not so frequently
stnmped, as the snag of the sprout, or bull
head, as it is pithly called, turns the pIow
aside; which, turning also, gives a twist
10 the root, and causes ii sooner TO die.
There is a time in May which | call
the nick of time for burning lin dry sea
son J it is when, in most trees, the leaves
OF spring are fully grown and before
second growth has commenced.
The second great step IN the process
flows from Grand Secret, viz; Rails and
Timber for all purposes, cW an August
are more durable, than the like timber cut
at any other time And this, am bold to
assert. and can substantiate by argument
Uncle Sam, his live oak cutters and
ancientusoge, tothe contrary notwiIhstand-
ing. :,
1t is aslo thought that the roots will rot
out of the way soone. This is yet with me
n matter of investigation. But about the
rails | am as confident rs the boy who
exclaimed, "Chesnut rails is the idee for
fence; they last forever; dads tried them
often; knows" And eppdSSdnt, OF an
other thing am as confident, and for the
boys reason; and that is that fence corners
and pasture lands SprOutcd in August VIII
remain clean longer than if grubbed at
most other times ofthe year.
/ hope, Mr. Editor, that some of your
correspondents will think on the matter,
and correct any error which they may
see in my plan.
Ihave frequently mentioned my thoughts
in this matter, and the only strong objection
which | have eard,-and II was pretty
much OF a damper at first but has occurred
so recently, that have not had time TO
collect facts in the case "You are right
but il will kill your land too"
Now, sir, one motive IN making THIS
communication, is to draw ont we'll ascer-
tanned facts, bearing upon this matter,
from the stores of experience laid up by
many of your readers. Are there any
facts which they will give in regard 10 the
injury resulting from killing timber IN
SUMMER | once bought a little expe-
rience in regard TO blowing wet land
which would do, because | could not get
n reason, as well as an assertion, for It, aud
have ever since been cautious how ]
rejected n statement made by one OF Old
Usages children.
| think the objection here, however,
invalid: and that il arises only from observ-
ing the effect on the wild growth, and not
by noticing tile product after cultivation.
Agriculturists should observe carefully
and not draw their deductions too soon.
-SOufhoTH Cultirdtor.
DISCOVERY RESPECTING COWS
The February number OF SINNERS Farm
er's Library, introduces TO the American public
a translation orthc French work, giving foil
description ofWhat purpors 10 be wonderful
discovery 10 kane-ology- namely, an IniailiblC
methOa whereby The quality aud quantity o.
milk which any COW will give, may accurately
b. determined by Observing natural marks or
external indications alone tie length 81 umC