The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-02-07
From the South Caro- inian.
BARLEY AS A SOUTHERN CROP.


observation and experience, concerning the
great advantages which might result from
tho general introduction Of Barley as plant
a,rn erop.ssrI am glad to see that article
attracting some attention, and annex SEN
s:,ae; c6mfnunication on the subject from the
~ hama Planter, which gives some capital
lints about The cultivation of this grain. and
also as To its Use in a partially cured slate,
cut up on a cutting box in preparing II Tor
mixed food as we'll as practice OF cutting
II when g ing out OF milk, and substituting 1t.
when cured, for oats or rye. IhIs laltcr
plan we have never seen tried, but believe
it wuu'd answer capital purpose and, as
il comes in fully six weeks snoner that the
earliest winter oats, il would 6llup gap in
the ro,a,ian of food, which has long troubled
the PLANTER in wears Succeeding those ol
greaidrousht. The writer states that hall
abushel or three pecks IS sufficient q'lan.
rity 10 seed All acre, but lei not your readers
he smisled.sT Nj barley patch should be sown
uness the soil is sufficiently rich To bear
seeding Of al leas, Two bushels, end, If ii bc
made so, the sewer may expect talr crop
of green food, or. if he all,ws it TO rlren al
h,as, filly,busl,els Of grain to the acre. Poor
land will uot bear more than three ,pccks'
aud lhe Weld will be propor,ionaby less
This is the pr"per time for sowing the spring
barley menif,ned in my artIclc.-A. u. ).
- RayENscRoFT. S. T..
.EMEssRs. EDIroRs:--l was much gratted
a. read in your valuable paper of the 4'li
inst. al, article on the cultivation OF Barcv,
from the South Carollnian. All thai The
writer states, can cilecrruy endorse from
practical experience, and FROM The same ex-
perience beg leave To add To .is valuable
remarks. !. In ground at all prepared tor
This gram. il is found Ia t'llcr more IN The
South than in any part of the United States
j can hear Of, consequently less seed Is re-
ouiired Ia. the acre. have found hall
busheI to three pecks on good ground quite
sufficient, If the seed Is sound mwIlhs'and,
ing. ot.c or two bushels arc put in The ground
IN the north. If The ground is good 1t may
t,e;put after the full moon in july "r August,
observing to plow and cross p'"w well I"
kill the grass and weeds, previous I" sowing
the seed We'll heated cotton seed Is all
excellent manure sown broadcast, prevl'us
iyto putting in the Bar:cy, AID lca'h.d a or
uneacl,ed ashes. Mari is excellent, II pn'
on on ground the fall previous 10 SOWING seed.
pianled as abnve, this grain will g:ve IN orr
climate a supcriur pasture for calves, colts
and blood mares, If suffered To run "n only
in dry, weather, until winter or wet weather
SETS in, when every thing ought 10 hc taken
l,1f
lccts ought to bc prevented lroa' b"o'''ls
wi,l, the sickle and thrown /" hogs, who vii
eat il srcdily. If pasture is the inject, 1t
will bc found early tn girc suIerior supply
dfereen f;sd. / prefer letting ii 90 to seed,
caiting as just turning from The milky I" the
hard state, and curing as oats and THIS when
cut up IN chaff cutter, IS found, with tho
small addition Of chopped stuff, most su-
perior food for horses, mules. oxen, DC. In
this last way, an acre Is certainly superior
to two acres of oats, used in The same way.
The chaff cutter does away all obstacles
IIsu ,llye charged ,o the account oi this grain,
as a. feeding article i'll The straw. There Is
40 doubt of the vast superiority OF the gram
and straw n7er na,s, and the last tho not
least, il stands free of the well settcd obJec'
,ion TO oats, as regards its action on Inc s.ll.
This NAV lie most agreeaby determined by
turning the stubb!e we'll under and planting
nn il, the same year crop ol corn anu peas
for which it seems 10 act as preparation
and manure--lhe peas To be led oil win
swine. have generally after breaking tho
ground up cAFcctually, as deep as large
scooter plough could he made TO 60, run
furrrrow as deep as possible, going and return
inn in tho satne track with large bar-Sl'are,
making the fi,rrow as deep and wide as the
plough would make it, into which, with the
hoe. draw as much of the stubble as p s.
slble. throwing ground with the same plow
over it, going aud returning the TWO tur-
rows meeting, thus forming "a sweet potato
ridge IN which lay The vines OF the negro
killer potatoes, and dressing off the ridge
will, tile hue, and in this way never lall t"
make a fine crop, snine Of the best OF which
I secured for the table, and the balance tor
the production Of old Ned no root being
fund superior. In either mode, this gram
,riIl I've found more valuable 10 the ia; mer.
II win be observed that Barley in our climate
can come off the ground in full time tor
planting the slips ofthe sweet Polatoe' 50
as TO secure a full crop.
There is on: state in which Barley Is
fund incredibly valuable viz as green iood'
say from eighteen inches in height until II
beots--cul and wiltcdin the shade and then
submitted to the tho action of the cutting
box, mixed with small portion of corn
meal and one fourth the quantity of well
cured corn shucks also chaffed, it furnishes
food for the horse, or mule. in blowing
time, conceive unequalcd. Whoever
will trv il, will find the anltna exhibit extra