The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-06-27
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ave cents:s lie 3; l;;ffereree of orice II,oss
ever viii BE made ,,r IN ne ore rter
quantity Of wool. and .ttllIss he avisr and
fatter carcaso Of the Bal sWell 81 sleep. &.
The mutton, as not Sonl u snyself. but
hundreds Of others, can I'll tes b. .is not 1
surpassed by that of the ii iountains of
Virginia or chat off tile far sfafnsd finn slack
faced sheer, of the hills &c Scotland
Our whole State between Columbia
and Charle lesion, Is we'll adapt ted Ito sfhe
raising Of sheep 0nr greatest senefni-
5esare the dogs o avoid this arnoy-
5ance, Col. Hampton has q shepherd
whose business lis Sto attend tos the
sheep and cattle during tile day, andite
pen them at night. He possesses an.
other imp rtant aesiaera ratum III Is pair
ofsheperd . dogs, imported "a from Scot.
land, that appear vel adapted So sonr
climate, and exhibit all the aci tyand
activity Of the sepherd' IS dos II Enrape
bringing up not orl u the ISL Eeep hut
cattle, circling round the stragglers,
and are as much use I'M herding the
flocks as twice the number Of men
The larger varieties Of the ssheph herd,s
dog, that ii common use on she Swiss
Alps, would probably be Still more use-
ful than the she erd' q dog oss Scotland;
inasmuch as they remain with the sheep
and goats all light, even In the absence
of the shepherd ]; and not only give bat
lie to the VOL, but destroy every cur cur
that approaches the Heck.
The pealtry establ blishmen is ingsIlii
Gus and ornamental IL appears, how
ever. TO haye been con strncfed too clos
ly after the plan of Similar esfabl fish
ments in England and col dina ates.
tA disease ike the cholera, for which no
rsmedy bas as yet beeIlS found has at
tackled and destroyed the penl
more open and airy sitnasion, tho yari-
ous buildings further rem rom
each other, with shGaa,dd q strees, leaves
and shrubbery, whers tile poultfY could
scratch and find insect grasses, Sc. is
best adapted to our climate
observed that the lawn III front off.
the mansion was planted With the me-
rican or wild canary grass oo1Hdldsis
Aasericand.9 ) It is perennial. of dark.
green color, and Isl decide siiy the most
ornamental grass for lawn and borders
of gardens that has as yet been cuItipa-
tedin ourcountry Tie original i,lants
were obtained from Jatnes Rose, esq.
whose garden has, for many years,
been ornamented by it. 49, sssss
Col. Hampton has be en- eau all s sue
cessful IN Guilty yating d grass for hay
1.-The native rice grass on, State,
c Leersia C,yzoidess 1t grows only
in vet situations and succeeds best
where it is PARTIAL oYerhoWed by wa
ter. He has converted some of his low
lands into o meadow, where the rice
grass IS cultivated, and produces inl-5
mcnse crops Of the finest hoy This
grass, however, to produce hay IN per
lection, should be moved before it is
ripe; as, like ,timoth and cloye val
ne is lessened as the stalks grow 6 bard.
itshoulds be cut twice at least IN SUM ", 9,
mer;; and lshaye no hesitation "a saying 6
that u will produce 81 more mo abundaat
crop OF the very best hay that can bs
cultivated IN: any conntry
observed anoth her imp roYsment at
the planta ton Of liol.s I1amp ton, in the
capacious cisterns which had bnilt in
the vicinity ofhis negro houses, afford.
| ing at all times the purest and most