The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-12-20
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There a re some things TINT farmers
ought 10 know. t3s 3
itissans error 10 plant; seeds from d state
further ssotitll, fIi ID cold season only, tile
seed Of q colder cli,nnfe will rrcp vel. 5rs8
Often brenkiig ii d su rface keeps a
soil in Health; fof ,ynen II lies ir ID hard
hound sthte enfiching show run off; and
ihn salubrions ai sennnot enter.
Weeds eXi,nlsl lile 81 treng,h{ of ground,
and ifsnfftrctl tosgroN ,nay be called gar
den sill. 81 4.
f}sAThehand and The los 5are tile ssinsiru-
ments forerulicnting weeds, yet 3ifihere5
is room between lie rows forS the spndesi,
is well Ito use ,sis
eEkeei, your gcntilo O short; few fur.
mers oan afford it. a f3syou slarvc them;
they4Will ls,arve you. IL s3
ItSwill9 not dosto hoe n great field fora
littleorop, us 70 nov twenty acres for five
loads Of hny. Enrich the land aud twill
pay you for III Better farm so acres
well than 80 acres by lialvcs.. ssf,s
Drive tyours business efore you and it
wili5go easiiy.
!s PhSiStS tOi}3W uil lile
brow.of. hill; springs are frequently.
nearthe surface on q height than in q
vule, & sss ffsi2
Rainsis cash ID q ff;arn1er.
The fool q 6 ille oSncris The best manure
forilnnd. 3 1: 81
Cut busbesihai you wisl, TO destroy in
the summer, and with shnrpinstrumen,
they will hleed freely and die.
Soiylc clover deep !: it secures il ngainst
the drought.
Mover ploW5in bad Wca,her, or when
the ground is very i,ct. s Il.
better To- cut grain Just before it is
fully dead ripe. When tho straw. i'm
medintel below tila ainis 50 dry lhat
OH twisting III no. Juice IS expressed, ii
should be3cut, for liellsl here is no further
circnlationof Juices The enr. !. Every
9atks that stands nIcut ufter4t this stage
is attended with loss. .ii 81
tf Accounts should be kept, detailing the
expenses and product ofscach field.
hen AMI nplomont Sis no longer wan
ted for5iiie season, my il carefully aside,
+ but first lel it bessyell $ofeaned ..5 81 81
Obtain good seed; repare your ground
well SOW carly /, and pay very little nt,cn-
.tion stost lie moon. s e rs
Cultivate your own heartfnright; re-
4 member that tssf Init tsoeyer n man soWeth,
that tshall he also renp. 81 NJ s
Donotb tbegii, arrning by building an ex.
te1stye liolls MORT spaciolls barn I'LL yoni
have something 10 store lin Ill
lsaAyoid al low and damp size fora dwell
ling house. Build sufficiently dislant
from yourtbarn mud stockssynsd 10 avoid
accidents by fire.
Keep noleso 3all remarkable events on
your farm. l.s .s
a Recording even ourerrors will benefit.
Good fences make good neighbors.
a5i Experiments are highly commendable
but do not become an habi.ual experiment.
ter :f ,is4
The depredaions Of birds are fully
compensated by the services they render
inspreying upon insects.
Sheep put into fresh stables are npt TO
be killed by eating loo much grain.
bare pasture enriches not The soil, J.
nor fattens the animals, orincreases The
wealth Of Tho owner, 5s3f e
One aiiin,al well fed is ofsmore value:
tban two poorly kep., ~
The bette animals chn be fed, and the
mare conipfta Die they 5cai, sbe kept the
more profitable llicys are, and nil Ifarinors
work for prof
Ground vel. .plowed once is better tlian
thrice poorl
Bo1nliiul crops are more profitable
than poor ones. ak q the soil rich, pull.
yerize itwell and keep ii clean, andNit
.WilIsbe productive. Ss5
Weeds that grow untno olested around
the fences, and st1lnps md stones, scatter
their seed over The farm and they erolike.
ly grow.
Cows VOL fed ia winter give more q milk
in summer. sSs Ii &; sFy. 1. 8
An OK sshat ia In good condition in The
springwilb perform moro labor, and stand
tfesheat Of summer much bctler than one
tint Isl poor. SD