Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-01-10
"A GRICUL TU re- e I.
FACT,;Sl FOR FARMERS.

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- Often breakingupsa surface Keeps g
soil in health for when il lies IN a l'arg
: bound sta,eeenliclling showers run OH.
and lhe saluhrous air cannol enter. r
Weeds exhaust The strength of ground,
and if suffered zto,gruw may be calleg
! garden-sin. ):
The hand and the hoe are the instrn.
sments fore adicaling weeds, ye,if lheFe
;Sis room between the rows,for the spad,
tits well to u.s. it.
Never keep your cattle short; few
farmers can afford it. IL you starve
them they will starve you.
& 1t will not do to hoe great field TO
little crop, as 10 nov twenty acres fo
five loads Of hay. Enrich the land and
ii will pay you for ii. Better farm 80
acres we'll than so acres by halves.
Drive your business before you and j,
will goeasiIy.
In dry pastures dig for water on tn"
brow Of bill; springs are frequently
near the surface on a height than in a
vale.
Rain is cash 10 farmer.
S The font Of The owner is the best ma
nure for land.
Cut bushes that you wish to destroy
in the summer, anG with sharp instru-
,ment; they will bleed freely and die. /.
Sow cloverdeep: it secures il against
the drought. s53
Never plow in bad weather, or when
the ground is very wet.
Tits better to cut grain just before il
is fully or dead ripe. When the straw
Immediately below the grain is so dry
lha, on twisting it no juice is expressed,
5itSshould be cul, for then there is no fur.
e,her circulation of juices to the ear.
Every hour that it stands uncut after
this stage is attended with loss.
Accounts should be kept, detailing
the expenses and product of each field.
j When an implement is no longer
wanted for the season, lay it carefully
aside. bul firstlet.it be we'll cleaned.
@ Obtain good seed ;sprepare your
ground well, SOW early, and pay very
little attention TO the moon.
Cultivate you: own heart Alright; re-
membertha, whatsoever man SOW.
eth, that shall he alsoreap."
Do not begin farming by building an
extensive house. nor q spacious barntill
you have sometbingato store in il.
Avoid a low and damp site for a
dwelling house. Build sufficiently dis:
tant flom your barn and stock-yard to
avoidsaccidents bytire.
Keep notes Of allzremarkable events
onsyonrst farm. ~
@ Recording even your errors viii ben
eft 49, $500 II. II n y
Good fences make good nsigbbors.
Experiments are highly commenda.
bic, but do.not become an habiiual ex.
perimenter. asss;.e.
The depredations Of birds are fully
compensated by the services they rem.
der in .preyine upon insects.
>Sheep, put into fresh stables are apt 10
be killed by eating too much grain.
A bare pasture enriches not the soil,
nor fattens tho animals, nor increases
the wealth Of tile owner.
One animal we'll fed is of more value
than two poorly kept.
The better animals can be fed, and
the more comfortable they can be kept,
the more profitable they are, and all
farmers work for profit.
Ground well plowed once is better
Than thrice poorly.
,Bountiful crops are more profitable
than poor ones. Make the soil rich,
pulverize i, wel!a keep it clean, and
It will be productive. a
Weeds that grow unmolested around
the fences, and stumps and stones, scat
ter their seed over the farm and they
are likely TO grow.
Cow we'll fed in winter give more
milk in summer.
An. OK that is in good condition in the
spring will perform more labor, ard
stand the heat Of summer much better
than one that is poor.
When you see the fence down put II
up; if it remains until to morrow the
cattle may get over.
What ough,to be done to-day, do it,
for Tomorrow /, mayrain.
A strong horse will work all day
without food, but keep him at it and he
will not last long.
A rich soil vii! produce good crops
without manuc, but keep it al il angT
will lire. a-
Farmer sons had better learn 10 hold
>tlAHae--p1oW and feed the pigs, than mea
sure tape and count buttons.
Young ladies who have the good for.
tune 10 become farmers wives will find
ii mole profitable TO know how to make
johnny-cake, butter and cheese, than to
NAV the piano.