The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-04-18
.s,,,.g, = From the 'lenperanee Advocate "'
4 MODE TofMPaOvE LAND WITH
20 ..-. IMMEDIATE PROFIT.

Ts MR.. zG.DPEOR.-- nc aieih" va '"', o.
ricult,rists is .ntwe very gcner ally turned TO
ever rria,r by which o,,r soils may I've res'iscl-
,,,ed and enriched. No lat,nr is spared in
natina manures of various kinds, for we
an have found hv experience that there is a
gain 10 So curiching The sod as 10 make 1t
Weld niore to the same labor, while II is
gradually improving, instead OF dctcriorating
Tor tlc future cultivation. .....
Its a Tact, fowcvcf, that whilst We arc
all attending moro or less to this 'nailtr'ye'
by far the greater number Of painters arc
progressing bu, slowly. Cnc principal rra-
SON, we apprrhcnd, is, ',at the necessities
and prcsSu,cs of The majorltv are such as to
.p.eyent them from laying out any capital
IN the purchase Of suitable materials wIlh
which to lcr,il;ze their lauds. AID bu, lew
are able 10 loose their labor and tic TOR the
present in planting those gree" crops, when
hy some i,apett,een pltu ughed int" the NAM
fest Improvement Of their grnnhd. We
have known scverafpersons who lave plant
cd The co;c pea for This purpose, but they
could not Withstand the temptaii"n OF reap
iap il, under the pressure Ola great scarcity
in provisions. .
iberere; i, 10 he very generally tue that
those farmers adopt tbs course OF enrich Hg
their land, who. arc in. what IS lera'e''' easy
circumstances, tyr those who nay have
fair start in an abundance OF provisions.
Under this belief will ask for corner
of your papcr.Iha ! may.n lris, and per
hapsssinsoue. ar two more numbers. ur""
out some Suggestions which wall be "' use l"
surh as are starting OH another year With
scarcity Of PROVISIONS. We can tell them
what has been done very pra6ably by SINE
others under similar circumst stan"es--h"w
they have avoided the necessity "i rurchas-
inrcnsn, 'whils, they have materially enrich.
cd their land. In,iccd it will be found
profitable Lv those, who, ,hnug gh they may
noi he threatened with any scarcity, desire
10 raise stock OF whp may be near market
where PROVISIONS are in demand.
NVha, NAV hc claimed for this mode
which is very generally al 'ptcd in The low
81 country. is, that il is one Vi ihe best ani
most ec.anuiical WAYS nf feli.lizng the soil,
vIri.s, il is made to yield large and raiua-
,,.c produce. L .,as decided advantage
ovci the pea crop, Glla. is planted as man
ure.l liu that ynu are well rewarded Tor your
lah.r, within the season itself, whilst the
land will certainly be fully as much improv-
cd
Tic mode IS to raise crop from the vine
or tl,e sweet potato--which Is one oi the
nua nsei,a articles Of food we have. The
farmers o! the middle and no country are
for the ruhst part mt aware ot IFS value.
b,ih as a fertilizer Of the soil. as whole
some and nutritious food for man and beast.
lVctfi,rm our opinion of the estimate III
which The up country farmers aud Planters
regard tho potato from the fact that they
pantana use 50 few for stock.
Now Sir, if some Of Your agricultural
friends viii 1l.ake an experiment upon
small scale and lry The value OF lew acres
of sin potatoes as a food for hogs and even
horses that is, experiment AMI ascertain
how n,anv horses and hogs tcw acres will
keep well, and f'r how long tlmc-and
chen also. ascertain the amount OF time an1
labor rconrctlto make this amount OF food
and finally the maniEesl Improvement OF
The land for the production OF corn. and
MANY other valuable grains iii subsequent
,ear-wc say Sir, if souc lrics!Is will only
bu, iry for themselves, they will never have
reason to regret II.
Permit us TO say bri, Gy. that wc planted
in June alast, npon land that N ITS natural
sia,e without, manure, would yield but ab'nt
six 10 eigh, bushels OF corn per acro-and
we dur in November an all average eighty
bushels of polatoes 10 the acre. The yield
would have been better, as has been proved
bv experience. if we had waited Tor tiosl
to DIG instead of which we dug several
wecks bcGlre-a part in October anl all
early ~ November. OF course this is by
NO means large production of potatoes 10
,,eaacre-i, is considered handsome one
here for the quality of the land. Bul there
are acres which will Weld several hundred
bushels. They yield however specified
nInye vas good when compared with the
weld of the same land in corn. or in any
thing else. Then also VIC should take INTO
account the comparative amount OF labor
and the condition in which the soil is lett
after YOU have rcaped your crop. II is sure
tn produce good corn another year.
OFF OF this crop of potatoes We have led
head Of horses, head of oxen and 2
mIlcb cows besides hogs &c. &c, our peo-
ldc having as much as they could consume
rom The lst of November 10 The Isl Of
March. including four months. IN all this
lime we have not fed QUITE bushels Of corn.
But our paper adtnonishcs us to stop Tor the
present. IF agreeable 10 you we shall write
more on this topic for VIC verify believe
many would be profiled in pursuing STINT
IarpIan. In our next we will mention the
time and mode Of cultivation, and ais" the
manner Of feeding with potatoes.
Aay "a saas - ,a IIrGo.
Orangcburg 23d March ls4o.