Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-07-26

ACRE.-A correspondent of the Mi
chigan Farmer says: Through the
medium of your valuable monthly
visitor, will give the readers of the
Farmer the method by which | raise
one hundred and nineteen bushels of
corn on one acre of ground. The
piece OF land under consideration had
lam IN meadow some twenty years;
1t was ploughed in the fall, and plan
ted to corn the next spring; after the
crop was harvested, one acre was
measured off from one corner, and
some forty loads ofmanure drawn on
The following spring this was spreod
and ploughed in after the same meth
cd. Just before seed time, it was
turrowed five feet between the fur
rows. These furrows were then
filled with manure, and a furrow
turned from each side, on themanure
forming ridge. On this ridge the
corn was planted in drills, two rows
on each ridge, about ten inches apart
and the drills Zone kernel in each)
about the same distance. This was
the small eight rowed variety of corn
and five feet between the rows gave
fine chance for light and solar heat;
eyeay stock set for two ears, but
severe drought came on just before
the ear began to form. and a great
majority of the stocks only produced
one ear, The drought, doubtless,
was more severe upon it by reason
OF the great amount of manure. 1t
was the opinion ofmany good Judges
that examined it before harvesting,
that, had it not been for the injury
sustained by the drought, it would
have Welded one hundred and fiftv
bushels to the acre: as it was, l OBJ
tanned one hundred and nineteen
bushels and some quarts. The labor
OF planting, with the hoe,) hoeing
and harvesting, was about the same
as three acres raised in the ordinary
way; but then | had the crop of three
acres, and the other two left for some
other use.
Should any object to this method
as being too tedious, let him remem-
Der that one hundred and nineteen
bushels cf corn cannot be raised
without some labor and expense
Farmer and mechanic.
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Moant pe,non Mr.. Pyne,
in his address at the funeral Of Gen.
Taylor, suggested that Mount Ver-
non should be purchased by the Ma
ton; and made the burial place of all
the Presidents ofthe United States.
The Siamese 1amns.-The report
that the Siamese twins are dead, is
contradicted. A letter from them
has been received in this city, dated
June 18th, at their residence in
North Carolina, which said that
they were both in good health and
spirits, each having received an adj
dition to his family, Making Chang
the father of five children, and Eng
four.-Journal of Com.
Anecdote Of Daniel TtleJster.-The
Louisville Journal tells the following
capital anecdote of Webster, in a let
ter from Washington: The best
sport that has lately occurred here is
the great Dams. Nobody, indeed,
unless sometimes Crittenden, is bright
morefestiye than grand Dan, when
you get him into a hilarious,mood.
lie was In an excellent humor, not
long since, at a partyat Secretary
EWing's and so, In sooth, were MANY
others. Well, you rememberthe de-
rlSive name of"Soltude'' which Ew.
ing got, in former days, by one of
his speeches; when the company
was all in high glee, in the large sa-
loon, black Dan came slowly and
solemnly up to Ewing, where he
stood, conspicuous to every dody,
and addressed him most earnestly in
these lines, which Cowper puts into
the mouth Of Alexander Selkirk:
"Oh, Solitudel where the charms
That sages have seen in thy facet"
Il BcamDM mcident.- is stated
that during the first days of the reign
OF Queen Victoria, then a girl be-
tween 10 and 90 years of age, some
sentences for court-martail were pre-
sented for signature. One was death
Tor desertlon; and soldier condemn
ed to be shot, and his death warrant
was presented to the Queen for her
signature. She read ii, paused, and
looked up to the officer who had laid
1T before her, and said, Have YOU
nothing to sayinbehalf of this mani
Nothing; he has. deserted three times