The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-04-25
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From the Temperance Advocate.
A MODE OF IMPROVING LAND
WITH IMMEDIATE PROFIT.

Mr.. ED1roR-Ir my last article upon this
topic. | promised to write 10 you again. In
fulfilling the promise, will premise by say
ing that the plan. which am now recon-
mendlng is one generally, indeed may say
almost universally, adopted in the low coun'
try uf our Stale. IT is as follows: The plan
ter. who knows the value flhe Potato, cn-
cndcavors to plant what is called the root
crnp as early in March as The state Of the
season will admit. This may be done nine
seasons out of ten with safety, if it be done
with care. have finished all my root crop
already, and finished fortnight ago. /
took abon, six acres of the best field of high
upland have, and haulcL out upon it ma
nurc from pile made up Of stable and barn
yard litler-a sufhcicncy tn manure the bot.
tom OF The potato bed well. After spread
ing it along each bed. threw up with the
puw the beds III on The manure and planted
Inc cut potato. lfnnw this patch i well at
tended to and kept clear OF the grass, shall
be able to cut vines from II fYr planting the
slip crop as early as about the first of June
and on until the first Of July, accordingly as
wc shall have showers of rain.
From this patch also, shall be able 10
dig eating potatoes about The first of August,
if not snnncr. Suppose then Il planter should
from any unavoidable cause get out of corn
at that time, you will perceive ,lra, nothing
on his premises will suffer want.
But am Distressing from my main object
which was to state hon and ,rhtn to plant
the SOIL while it is yielding an immediate
profit.
While these root potatoes arc coming on
and will in due season yield the vines, ] am
embracing every ra:nv day and other con-
vcnicnt opportunities 10 fill up my stables
and barn-yard with trash and litter, upon
which the cattle are renned every night.
For you aware of course that all of the ma.
nurc which was made during the winter
is already out and N the ground, with The
various crops which arc mannred. This
fresh accumulation Of litter is To make more
manure which can be rendered available and
pIohlab this Gerry season, and IN the follow
ing manner:-Earlv in May next. if VIC
should have shower Of rain, let all this lit
ter with whatever may be got out the sta
bic, be pu, into heap to oierment and rot
and If the planter pcases he make during
this and the next month any amount OF
BONNER manure. About the middle or lat
ter part of Nav The manure can he hauled
out and spread along tho alleys of old corn
be ls. or if you plant where there are n"
such old alleys, it may be put over furrows,
very lightly marked off by go"d plough,
man, fiom four feet to four feet six inches
apart.
Then let this manure, which canno, be too
lhickIy spread, If you have enough, be cover.
ed by the plough with two furrows on each
side, allowing a space under the manure,
which is to be The base of the bed and
which should not be broken, of about egi-
teen inches more nr less.
This will furnish you with very good bed
all ready prepared f,r the vines the first
shower that falls. With the ground thus
prepared, you may plant the vines with
much less rain than if the land is left to be
prepared after The rain comes. In the one
| case the ground is moistencd easily whilst in