The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-04-14

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Rice,like mos. perennial plants Of ou,
climate, delights in rich fresh soil. Tim,
Of an alluvial cast is to be prefer red
. though tho ,,nc,unus where It exhibits. !
> spftnkling Of Using g lass. should moi be re.
jrctetl if the snrface is safficien,ly remote
from wnter, or perpetual dan,pness--in.
: deed all lnamy surfaces are peculiarly
adapted to the growth Of rics, and should
never be incumbered with stalk OF cot
ton. &
The land should be we'll lurned or bro
Ken by the plough, early in winter. and
alter this operation is performed. it will be
necessary 10 mnsh and separate the cImis,
In March Or early in April. in such man.
ner as that The field will exhibit Iigh. and
|mell"w appearance-the surface should
then be thrown up into broad ar fiat beds,
10 or 2O inches from centSs tn centre, then
chop precisely as y"n would for co,,nn,
putting abnut 10 or IL greins Of lice lo
each chop or hole, then cover light but
effrc,ualy.
This method differs in all respects from
that which is praclised in the region Of
tides. The practice there is IL make
continuous trenches across the field l2 or
Ia inches apart, along which :wo or more
bushels Of seed are thrown 10 the acre.
These trenches in some instances are no,
even covered with earth, but the tides are
snffe, ell gradually to cover The field after
it is planted, and The water retained until
the rice is up.
After this DEPRESSION, we will return to
our favorte mode, in the detaiII Of which
we have reached a perind that embraces
the system Of culture, precisely in con-
formity with that prucsised in keeping
clean Of grass, corn or cotton field
with This exception. that the rice is not tn
be worked after it joints, which you will
Ind in ordinary cases, to take place in 30
days after it is planted. This is the most
important crisis in the whole prncess; and
1t flowing is at any time essentially ne
cessary to field Of rice this is tho juno
ture at which it should be applied, that in
which it should be always used il you l,ave
the facilities of doing so-no, being able
however, to afford water, we will lay by
the field with brond flat beds. clean of all
grasses, and mellow. Then wns i, lie ne
riod Of r"nping, nt which ,imr J promise
you with this process. heavy aud luxur-
lnnt larvesl-say from fifty 20 more bush
els per acre, ON fresh river lands-pIani in
April, but no, after May for full crop.
II may not he improper here 10 remark
hy experiments with desire tn succeed.
can aI"ne guide us unerringly in this enter
prize. Fh. land marks however, by which
we may launch out. and Irarlessly navipnte
our adventurous bark. are thesr-,i,a, in
The culture of rice. all extremes should br
carefully avoided; and that The distance nf
the chops apart. their depth, and the guam.
lily "f seed, should he jn,lici"usIy adapted
10 the peculiar qualities Of the land. la IL
clay soil fur inslance, or any other. what
the strength and richness cnmhinrd. are
moi sufficient To enable The plant to throw
"ut numerous filters or suckers; il would
he doubtless more advantageous La increase
The numbr, of ch"ps, and put an additions
al quantity nf seed, s" that The numerous
pr"p"rtiuns Of head cars of rice. may mea.
surahly compensate for the difference in
the number ofiillcrs.
Bui in rich aIluvial soil where the ex.
.reme fertility capacitales The plant, TO
throw out iilicrs i'll proportion to the care,
and cultivation tesl"wed upon il. i, will
generally be found advantageous 10 in
crease the distance, and rrnpnrtinnably 10
lessen the quantity of seed, SO as to allow
the planttn tillrr as much as pnssihie, for
II IS u matter Of notorety, that the head
ears are always considerably shorter than
the iilless.
This subject, which we deem merits
some attention, is respectfully submitted to
the consideration oflhe cotton planter, ac-
cnmpnnicd with desire 10 impress upon
him the Importance that might ultimately
result from experiments in The premises
here u,iduced. Then, let not his repug-
nance lo test a new project, nor his abiding
attachment TO the old staple avail him now
the crisis is ilnpnrlant-ll,c call impera.
nve-und the tendency nfpopuiulinn more
thhn at any other former time. il is to IN
crease beyond the means Of subsistence.
This is particularly true, as Of Europe,
whnse population, neither the sword, nor
pestilence, nor famine can keep under,
while emigration from The old to the new
countries. floats in upon us like waves from
the ocean.
writer has very justly remarked, Amer
'ra is destined TO be The granury Of the
world.
l.et these inducements then, which su.
pcrcede thu! Of novelty. propei him on Ia
action; let him make the experiment, II
it succeeds. it will he subjected to future
trials-and The contugion will thus exlen,
ilself--when, ere long, the old system an.
The new practice will be slowly, the one
abandoned. and the other happily intro
duccd. AMPHfBIOUS'