Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-11-07
FOR THE ADVERTISER.

MR EDIruR:-f'rom The last commu-
nieaiion of an ..OId Planter" it seems
lha, there still exists with him, doubt, as
to my accuracy in The measurement ofthe
cuIn and land; which is not al all unrca-
sonable. To doubt is human.
Not satisfied with our own efforts, we
are 100 apt to impute to those, false and
Incorrect nQions, who, by proper attention
to The laws that govern success, reap for
themselves d rich and bounliful harvest.
That youth is sauguine, is as true, as that
old age is crcdulous and unwilling to
accede 10 The popular opinion, that this is
The age of Improvement. Had Fulton.
forty years ago. divu scd to "O!d Planter"
bis ideas, relative to The Improvements that
ultimately would be made from the effects
of steam power, he could no, have evinced
more asIonshmeut than he now exhibits.
Having some idea Of "O!d Planters {"
Whereabouts, it is not astonishing 10 me,
that he should NANTES, so much doubt in
matter Of this kind. Had have stated,
that instead of go bushels of Of one acre,
| had gathered l5, with The same involuu-
lary wonder, would "Old Planter" have
exclaimed. "can this be So"
acknowledges hin, self satisfied -
TO my mode Of culture. tile price Of
land per acre and is fertility, will
deavor to satisfy him upou that
which, Of all others, seemed to admit
much doubt and uncertainty, But IL
yards square is mOe than an acre,
mau in stepping of ground, is apt lt
ceed three feet al a step, and more
cially when he is stepping off au al
corn to be measured" This wo adj
be true. But, may we not someltues
come under as well as 20 over the mark.
There may exist, however, the same dis
proportioned leuslh, and iuaccuracy in the
Surveyors Chain and Compass, that "Oid
Planters asuieness, has enabled him 10
discover in the length rI legs, of The bipcd
race, and the exaggerated stride, of man
stepping of an acre Of corn 10 he meas
sured. | do not know how the "O!d
Gentlemen" for such he calls himself and
|: can settle this conlroverted point, unless
we refer 10 The Notes of Major Isaac
Boles, who, in his survey Of The land,
makes ii 2ia acres, instead Of %, and The
one acre, Que acre and l2 pcrches. He
also, measured the width fthe rows. which
are no, quite 81 feet, the corn one foot in
stead Of IA foot and a half. As he wishes
me to give him The number Of bushels con-
laired in crib Is feet long. ii fee! wide
and III feet deep, agreeable 10 the way
in which al first guaged my own cribs,
| will do so. Multiply The lcrslh by The
breath. and that product by The depth, and
divide that by 2, or in other words, half the
latter product, aud that will give you 1886
bushels which by referring TO Hooper, on
The measurement of corn, we fined 10 be
incorrect. lie says multiply the length by
the breath, aud that product by The depth,
and divide that by 5, then subIrac, the
quotcnt from The dividend and divide The
remaining produce by 2, which will give
him instead Of 1856 bushels, 1901. This
! consider to be, The most correct method
OF guasing. BY the application Of which
rule. in the measurement Of my own cribs,
have only made of Of 2Ia acres $50 bu-
shells. Instead of 1000. which is equal or
nearly SO 10 1000 Off Of % acres. The di-
mcnsions of my largest crib, is as follows,
l5 feet long, 10 feet aud five inches wide
and g feet deep. The other Is fee, long,
10 feet wide, and lhe corn 81 feet deep.
The corn that gathered OF Of the one
acre and twelve percles, after hauling in
The fourth load, iich was the last, llat!
that shucked out and measured with half
hushel The hauling of which four loads,
| attended 10 myself, they were equal and
well proportioned.
The proposition of sold Planter" in
regard to Gl0 bushels, do nol consider
fair. Should | make G;39 bushels and 3
pccks, 1 should DO compelled 10 sacrifice
lha, quantity, at 25 cents per bushcI. ]
am willing however, as hclure remarked,
to make The clurl, and have "Old Plan
ter" appointed Chairman Of the mcasu.
ring committee.
G. Nj. BLOCKER.
I'VE could not appeal the field notes Of
At Il. L., r 4. 4