The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-10-08

known 10 our rsadeas. The name will be ssl'
iicient 10 commend il 10 careful cossldera-
ton. What a noble example Is 10 be toubd
IN this venerable p!auler. During hls ~helo
life he has bsen systematic, cbser'ani, and
energetic 10 al the operations Of his plsnla-
ten. lie has conceived and carried on, I'm.
ptoyemea,s on his plantation, that TO ofdina'
~ minds IN The Beginning, seemed visionary
end impossible. Ills success IN plspnisg and
executing his eubaHkmonl ia soaor enough
for one nsn. He has lived to sre tho system
complete, the wo,k rr1hlsb,o outlay Of 40.
ney, and bis policy and example followed by
shefs.
lie has reached number Of years rarely
allotted TO msn, and Is yet freely opening his
sisre house Of k,os ledge and experience for
the bsns Fl, Of his fellows. Wsafe informed
be has maze a sscoad and mere minute report
upon ths same subject, and hops cOPy may
bs lorwardsi % Us for publication. i would
be val FOR agriculture if every Sac.sly 10 the
South we're to.sg what ihs Black Oak seems
10 b..
The eblec. Of the following report is no'
only to give the quantity Of the food The 20.
tate crop 5tTJrds, Bot to remove prtjlsices of
many persons against lesdisg work animals
on potatoes:
The cfsp Of potatoes 9, Mexico 10 ls45.
was thitty.h acres. Ga the 10Th Of August,
commenced q'vlps potatoes to The little ne,
gfses 90 the 18Th, 10 feed all the hegross,
(,ho consumption Of earn, lSo hundred Gsd
City bushels per mon b. and coellnrsd tall The
Isl Of February, ls49. fed if.ssa mules
sRd ono aorse ifom The lsi Of Sep,sassr TO
the ssm4 pefioG, and sixteen sxsa. gave
40 gran rhaleyer 20 any Ct then during thal
umc, and hey were continually at work
Oas item of be- ab5r was 10 carry azure
N two Aundftl aud s.SIy enc acfss Of and
thirty SIX losd' 10 lie scfe. SKY bacon hog.
were fa,lsued from tho sane field and 10
grain whichever given their. Not luclad.ns
&c e0hsu apUoa Of potatoes BY he negroc.
liom the 10. "a 10 DO las, OF August, and cnly
taking lha 6ye mosths, fran the frs, Of Sep
leWber. IT all b. seen thai 750 bushels Of
gram veui5 have bssa uqsyed, sQas 10 fly
bushels Of gram TO the acre. SIX quarts he
Irg the usaal 'esd for esca mule, toe q1aa lly
Of gran required f9r fgs -onihs would b.
nearly five hundred bushaIs 60 GO, ua5cr.
lake 10 estimate tho ngnber OF bushels ol
grain saved 10 altering sixty hogs.
As Il Esy be expected, some notice ct The
Preparai,sa r..l Ne stated. gsually Pr, hail
a bushsl ef cs3ou seed on each ros of $50
}set he seed 10 3,eRsd q the alley, aEd
beug wcnty carr leads % p.Se slrs sEd Issses
frewcd' 90 The cot 90 ssedgo each scre, and
listed. THIS is generally d ne January;
& IS sVfgei p tsmsia Until obous The aid
de q March tie beds arc wefksa three
several Gays beforo planting. Tho object Is,
having collected much Of iAe grass and seed
n The & 81 operation, each succeeding draw.
~ up Ct lie bed secures il. Geter plan.
tae sane ? Quad tao ears 10 succession. Ny
t1psrieses nss convinced no hat fof The iva
fa.ioE,pg years, The co,ioa co ire potato Fed
= he bes, ysri ef ha cop but, 10 oby.ato
The plant dying, always have he aa.bsd
zads % IN Jsnqary. | consider II lsduosn
sable lat beds sloaid Be nsds Up IN Jabaary,
| have for tie las, ,so years succeeded 10
keeping the 100; potato 10 about the s.di.e 81
Fsb,uafy; The mode 4dapled vas By putting
not more Ihaa 30 bushels u a back cover
the 5snks a, night With s'rss DO ihts Cor
Ihrcs days, then cover vel ~lh s.rav, aud
.asn xuh satlh, lesr.rg no air hols.