The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1849-02-03
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From The Southern Cultirator.
How t0 Keep Corn From Firing.
MIR. EplTon:- saw in the last number
ofyour hig ighlyYaluable G Cuiliyator, an inqui-
sry from your correspondent, g H., of H."
as 10 the best mode Of keeping corn from fir
ing. adm, it is very hard thing 10 do
on poor land OF Il dry season, bu, can IN a
great measurebe obvratcd by riding up land
with double horse plows, deep, raising up
high ridges. | am aware that those who:
cultivate thin lands will say, that system
will not do; my land is sufficiently red now
and it will not do to expose any more of the
mulatto soil. Go ahead: pay no attention
to the mulatto soil, because by exposing 1t,
you greatly increase the depth OF your soil.
Well, when you have got your land rdgcd
up, and ready for planting, sprinkle your
manure, in what is called the water furrow
and throw back two light burrows on the.
Top OF ii, with a single horse carey. ~ Open
that with a bull-tongued plow; prepare a
measure, two and a half or three feet long
Sfor each Of your droppers, so that your corn
When 1t gets out Of the way Of birds, or suf.
hcIently large to work, run around i! with
shovel very deep, and break out the mid
dies with a carey. Your hoes must follow
the plow so as 10 uncover that which muy
be covered up; thin it out TO one stalk so as
TO give it size. Should the-weather become
very dry, before it begins to tassel, plow it
every two weeks, if possible, but very shall
10y: and not too close, and if your corn fires
under that system of cultivation, you can
takeAny head for Il figure head for loco
moli7e.
ThEe is one idea respecting the appIica.
tlon o&sced as manure must suggest
Nlne !anters out often put the seed in bulk,
elthe8 beneath or OH the top Of the corn
WeR that system is aruinous one, particul-
arlyof dry year, because, so soon as the
CORN has exhausted all the manure proper.
lies of the seed, the hulls become very dry.
and appear to cut off all communication be.
tween the principal bulk of the roots and
the moisture beneath, for which | recon-
mend sprinkling them so us 10 avoid that in
convenience.
DIVING PIGs-The following extract from
work OF character, the American Zoologi-
cal Journal, is remarkably curious and su r.
geslive g!' as TO how species and varieties
maybe added TO thes sold gensTaEofs owl
-wentl animals ~ l,SS s. .s y
Tho town of Pottsvillc is situated al tfiss
point where the Norwegian creek empties
into the river Schulkil. The creek is ra-
pld stream, but the river wherei,he creek
enters Is rendered deep and sluggish bv q
dam below. The butchers Of the town re
side along the creek, and are in the habit
ol ,hrowng oiial into the stream, which ia
washed into the river. A large number of
Irish nborcrs live near the river. keenino.
as as, Is customary among them many pigs.
ihese obtain their subsistence chiefly by
diving tor the otl;'l at the bottom of the river
mere abontten feet deep. A particular facei
81 pigs called Divers has been bred in the
Pace tterlng from Others ssinthe fact that
they aresRe4 ;foofed ], and are remarkable for
their abililyto dive, and for the length Of
time they remain under wafer. Their power
II TINS way seems to increase with age. A |
male OF two years Of nge was observed 10
remain underwater more than 80 minutes. |
An ordinary pig is /, drowned in less than
minute, as ascertained bye experiment.
The pecu liarities Of the diving pigs is SUP. |
posed to fesul, from long practice, and phy-
sicn, change. .transmiued and fiucreas from |
Baneration to generation. E 80.
OA3he 9Th ultimo, a bill was reported in |
he S6bate of the Kentucky L legislature.
calling Convention Z III sfixes October Z
819. the time, and Frankfort as the
placed beet he dele gafes Of course
@ Efed dins pgnst !. s The pay Of dele.
gates, icers, &c, ID be che same as mem.
,ers oil g Assembly. The gradual / eman.