The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1851-07-09

the State Of Alabama, said to us, ;"our
lands are worn out in thescultnre of
cotton, and NE shall be driven to areg-
ular system Of nanuring Of abandon
its culture. Ofthis the most ofsus are
convinced. But corn we can make
forever without trouble. Our lands,
many Of them at least, are inexhaus-
tible for the production Of corn" We
asked why in the lapse Of time they
might not be worn out in this crop as
in the cotton, but in answer received
only the affirmation that they were in
exhaustible and would not wear out.
How by any scale Of reason, or the les
sons which every days experience
teaches UP, we can take such an answer
as satisfactory, or look upon the opin-
ion as worthy of respect, we are una.
BILE to perceive. 1t is the ignis fatuus
that has tolled thousands into the mire
of inextricable poverty. 1t must not
be needed. Plants will not grow un.
less they are fed. To be sure natures
storehouse of food for plants is large,
and it is impossible to annihilate a sin
gle elementary particle, yet that apart
ment which any individual claims as
his own, may, by want of care, be made
empty and barren, no matter how rich.
The same is true Of whole regions of
country. IF there are not examples
enough in the United States, there are
abroad. Sicily was once prolific in her
grains and other provisions, but retri-
button has overtaken her for her inn
providence, and she is now the very
opposite. It is, then, a matter of the
highest importance for planters to in
stitute rigid system, first, of saving,
and afterwards of manufacturing fer
tilizers. Waste in these is the ruinous
consequence of carelessness in part,
and in part Of want Of knowledg re of
their value. An instance has just come
under our view, in which wood-ashes
seem to have been regarded as bur-
den if not nuisance. Two large sinks
in the ground were found filled with
these ashes, where they had evidently
been deposited, years ago, by form:
er occupant. as convenient place of
getting rid of them. There was most
assuredly need enough for them on the
land, and the proprietor could not have
been aware that they are almost un-
equaled in the whole catalogue of
stimulating manures. The contents
of the sinks were removed, and ap-
piled to the corn in the field, where
they manifestly have been beneficial
to the soil as stimulant, and also to
the crop, during the late drought, by
attracting moisture from the atlnos-
phere in consequence Of the alkaline
properties they contain. This case
is perhaps rather grosser than usual,
but not a solitary one, probably, in
this neighborhood. How many are
there in every district in this state,
and in every county in the cotton grow
ing region, guilty of the same NAL
practice? Let every tiller of the soil
inspect and examine his premises, to
see how many deposits of valuable fer
tilizers there are, that might easily be
converted into gold, how many drains
there are that carry away his capital
at the fall of every shower of rain
Let him with the farmers instrument,
the nose, as our correspondent j. p. B.
has called it, visit his stables and note
whether sprinkling of gypsum or of
charcoal, or. a coat Of clay, tan-bark,
saw-dust, or some fixer of the vola-
tile and liquid parts is not needed
Let him observe how the sun, the rain,
and the winds affect the contents Of
the stock yard, and whether pine t ssssss
or leaves (the straw is bettefA III most
leaves as IL contain n 55iSSres lY,ofo abts IA
0tsaAtiH8 Hsfe. And In his review.
let him ask himself fthe question wheth,s
er or not he has pressed into his SER,
vice the great reno noyator, Of Southern
worn out lands, the Cow:pea. These
points being attended to and found all
right, he may comic IDENTIFY expect pros.
perity in the pursuit Of. agriculture. 4
WINTER CABBAGE. We promised
last month, to- give o chapter ON VIM
ter Cabbage, which promise we nov
fulfil. The first damp weather, SOW
the winter cabbage seed; they. may
he sowed in, drills or broad cast Seed
sowed now, will make fine plants toY
transplant in sJnl august and Sep
tember The ground designed for'wiin.
ter cabbages, should he thoronghly
enriched with well deco imposed ma.
nnfes; and plowed 90 sspades ded dsep; for
the full perfec ion Of winter eab5bage,
they a,sssst strguspll lsss,sle, and ID SECURE
firm hard head plant deep; sif the
stalk is two feet long, mt sit ID HE
ground ae11 soS Jetzf !; never faar its I,s0t.