The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-09-22

the same land. lie said "yes-more than
four" Is this not strong argument in
favor of clover? This fall l intend revers-
ing these beds, and subsoiling it as deep
as | can. will then let it lie TWO more
years in clover, and if it does not then
produce better than it has done for the
last ten years, will let it go to grass as
long as have tie management of it.
For do contend that cultivating poor
points is about as poor business as Il far
mer ought to undertake. lie generally
wastes his best manure on them, and is
barely paid for his cultivation.
When your land is leveled (Which
contend every farmer ought to do,) you
may take streak, embracing your hill
side, without causing you to have scarcely
short row more by the operation. There
has been SO much said about the right
time to SOW clover seed, and finding the
time most generally recommend does not
suit our latitude, think each farmer ought
to experiment for himself making an ae-
curate minute in his Journal of the time
sowed, and the result. find it will not
do here to SOW it late in the fall, or early
in the spring, on fresh plowcd land. 1t is
seed that vegetables very quick; when
young it takes but small freeze, to throw
it up and kill it. On stubble, or land that
has not been fresh plowed, it is not sub
icct to this disaster. In our latitude, Oc-
tober or March, believe t. be the safest
time to SOW it, would prefer October
for all kinds Of grasses in our climate. If
you have rain to bring it up then, it gets
roots enough to stand the winter, and of
course is better able to stand the dry and
hot summers we frequently have.
In March, 1851, sowed my oat land
in clover, had fine stand until after har-
vest, but the dry and extremely warm sum-
mer,killcd it nearly all out. have sown the
thinnest portion oft over this spring;l am
determined to have clover and grass plenty
for all my stock. One of my COWS now,
will give more milk than two Of the same
quality that have to get their living out of
the woods, and will make more butter
than four of them will, while my oxen
look like Kentucky beef cattle. | also
have some young mules that persons gen
orally take to be as old again as they are;
while sheep, goats, and every thing else,
are fat and increasing. All too from cul-
tivating grasses, for Uncle Sans pasture
has failed here. Inow have nearly one
third of my open land in grass and clover,
and intend increasing this proportion rs
soon rs get some more bottom land open
cd. believe by letting any of our level
lands lie few years i'll grass of any kind,
it will renew it. | have an old grass lot
now i'll corn, tina. will this year make
double rs much as the land joining, that
has been regularly cultivated; you can tell
where the fence runs as far as you can see
it. am i'll hope will live to sec one
half of the open land i'll Fayettc county,
in grass and clover; ours ought TO be Il
county of Farmers in its broadcst sense.
In place of buying bacon and mules, we
ought to raise large surplus; it is true
we have good average bottom country.
We also have a good corn, wheat, oa,,
and grass country. Then why not divide
our pursuits, and i'll place of wearing out
our lands, enrich them. This | believe
can be done on any good clay soil.
If | had not said so much about clover
and grass, | would speak of peas; but will
simply say that the farmer that docs no
plant his entire corn crop in peas, is work
ing quite contrary to his own interest.
have tried blue grass, herds grass,
timothy and Texas musqut grass, all Of
which do well here. The musquit / com
mcnced with last fall; it stood the winter
well and this summer had made very
heavy growth of grass; believe it is des-
tined to be the grass of this country. This
spring, sowed some on my woods lot a
mongst the timber; wished to see how it
would stand grazing on timbered land
The result, so far, is entirely satisfactory.
Respectfully, F.E. Wnr.
Near 'Summerrilie, Tenn, June 10, 1852.