The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-03-15
Agritultnral,.,
SIZES From the AbbDille Banner.
aa sid GREENWOOD, S. c,
February, Ia.


alMrasC H.siAUen, Sir R,--Permit me
shroughthe ,netlium fyourpaper TO call
the attention Of the planters Of this and
theiadioinihg Districts to tho Importance
dfshe Mississippi Scraper. Having visi-
It'd mississippi in the espring Of ls46,
vas sf6rcibly impressed with its utility in
tie culture Of Cotton. procured mod
81, from q practical planter. Of that State
and had some made and used them the
ast,yeHf.onlmy plantation, and can con-
fdsntly lyrecommcnttii iiicni to the public us
oneadfthe emost efficient instruments Tor
the'cnltiyatioh Of Cotton have ever seen.
Thesstock is made similar to The common
lloWs muse in the country, with this ex-
ceptiea that theysare much heavier, the
foot being six inches square at tho end
wllenthe Scraper;is fastened and the 9TH
ertparis inEproportian, The Sorapcr is
nne and q hulf inches. wide and fourteen
inches'long and laid with steel on the edge
and ground sharp, and is fastened to tho
stock with bolt and screw. When
properly, fixed good plowman can shave
alltbe,grass and dirt. from the cotton and
piieit,intIea middle OF the row without
breakingtthe bed nnitthe cotton is left on
a';beautiful'sstraight ridge abou, three
ihehes;Wide, Which will enable hand
Wifi dihoei to chop oi,t at lcnst one half
moro in,ay day. Aitcr scrnping and chop
pilg: out one or two. days, the turning
nlowislloulds follow and throw the soil
hack toSthe cotton which will support and
keepitl from falling. The second work
ing shouhlbe done in the same way, with
this exception that the grass should be
cEoppsa out md the cotton reduced TO a
sj,itid, after scraper has been run round
itnnnd ,hen.ihe earth thrown back with
the plaWs Thothird working should al
sobesd6he intlike.manncr, afler which
use the swoop in laying by. am salts
fed that much hard labor con be saved
bySthe scraper on tile plan recommended
above and that every planter can cult
vale least two aores to the hand more
thanhysth the usual, mode Of cultivating cot
tons sAnsll recommend the scrapcr to the
white population Of ourdistrict who labor,
on nceo,ntof the grent saving Of work
done with The hoe which they all know to
baihe chief difficulty in cultivating cot
ton crop, ]: Ny object is to benefit the
pantingsinterest ofour district and add to
the productive wealth of the State, which
isinyaapologynf for intruding on the col
p.,nsfof yourpaper.
y sfis,sisI ann yours lRespec,ly,
seI:ysf'' f'ft'stt5sst3 s g ~ THOMAS B. BYRD,
Direction for making Stock. for Scrapcr:
.-Helyes14 l-2 feet long and 6nchcs
square at foot; beam 8 l-2 feet long from
point to helyes; and from lower part of
beam to upper part ofshoulder cut 10 re-
ceige the scraper inches on the right
hand side and 10 1-2 on the lcft--l-2
inchf deeIp Oh. the left side, and 2 inches
ii, ii, the right which it will be perceived
wilImake the right hand side Of the scra-
Der Lowest; from point Of scrnpcr 10 lower
edge of beam, perpendicular ii l-2 inch
,es;igiyei2 2ls2 inches lands
l5:s'is r. B, B.
.4f :sss s7fsa sss;
g PLEASURES or AGRrcuLruRE.-The en-.
plovfti,ents Of agriculture, independent Of
fhei I profit, are most congenial and pleas
Finp to human nature. An uncorrupted
mind sees in, the progress Of vegetation,
and the habits and dispositions and uses,
ofthose animals which man has subjec-f
IbdIto shis 5sway, charms and beauties,
Rhichsthe objects Of art can seldom afford.
tTbe occupations Of husbandry are more
Favorable too, to health, TO plenty, to re-
81 pose, sp and to Innocence. Can the pursuits
sof3iow; and vicious qualifications, can lux
surious usinduigencies, can the restless cares,
stha fears ariifnnxieties Of the ambitious,
fbe compared with the labors and enjoy
= 1ffneriist tof him whose days are spent in s,l !
speriifiii tending the culture of his fields
his nie et,fs in QUIET and refreshing sleep?
sSueh q life Is moi inconsistent with high
! iy cultivated and polished mind. ltisby
ario means necessary that they who engage
si1!Tural iahors, should contract coarse
IieEs ofmanners or yn,garity ofsentinept: