The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-02-12
Agricultural.

DEEP PLowING.-Now is the time for
plowing deep, when we have the aid of
winter freezes to soften and pulverize, and
no hot suns to Scorch and bake the earth.
Care should be taken not to operate when
the land is too wet. This is injurious Ell
ther IN winter or summer plowings. The
land Is not only injured, but it is long be-
fore 1T can be relieved from the harsh, crus-
ty formation produced by such injudicious
working. When there is much stubble
or vegetable matter, large turning plow
hos-4e e'ss d, which will break deem. and
effect'aily envlero~rti such matter; there
to la and decay as much as possible before
panting time. In hard or close lands
this operation is beneficial in keeping the
soil open and light, and hinders much
waste by the washing of the spring rains.
lt Is only in such cases as already men
TONED that We are the decided advocates
for the use of the large turning plow in
Southern culture. We thiuk the free and
lndlscriminate use of these plows have
done great damage to our soils, and would
IN most cases, when practicable, prefer
deep plowing without changing very ma
terially the order of the surface. The
same benefits would be impaired to the
growing crop if the land could be broke
deep by some subsoa plow, leaving the
surface and the substrata all in the same
relation, without bringing any of the un-
derlayers to the surface, and the soil suf.
ter much less damage and last much
longer. Our objection to the deep turn
ing OF lands applies only to the agriculture
of the South, where winters are Short. and
the freeze too slight for perfect pulveriza-
ton, often leaving the land when the win
ter closes, in rough, decomposed state,
with the clay and underlayers of earth
unmixed, TO be burned by our early and
long hot summers suns. Wewere aware
that few cross plowings in the spring,
seem toput all right; but we have noticed
another thing, also--that since the intro
duction Of the turning plow, there seems
TO be premature decline Of our lands
rapid wearing cut, which did not belong
70 the days of the coulter, the scooter and
snoveL We remark, that we think most
OF the mischief has resulted from the i'll
judged use o., this plow in the culture of
the crop; and that we are not fully nre-
pared to pronounce against its use in bed
ding and winter breakings Indeed. we
hardly know how we could dispense with
lss ,,se IN our preparation I. ia a 90
markatie fact that the IndiarA never wear
out land. Perhaps it may be replied. thew
never work enough TO wear it out. This
viii have to remain a mooted quesSon
but it settled, we think it very probab,s
that much Of the reason would be founH
in their modes of culture, and that the
soil suffered less ny the use of the hoe. than
BY our frequent upturnings with the plow.
We shall not insist, of course. that thev
furnished models for our adoption. bnt
these results may have in them lessons
from which we may learn something. and
upon which we might improve. It is
painful and an alarming disclosure, that
the soii ls very soon exhausted by our
modes OF culture, and it is time that we
should make the inquiry, and see II there
may not be some change for the better.
. iSoik Of Me South. ,t
!, iHx DEAN CoTroE.--In the sales Of
the past week we notice seven bales Of this
cotton at ten and q half cents. All who
have tined THE cotton, find it to possess
such superior advantages that they now
plant no other. In July last, letter from
q merchant in Boston SAYS this cotton was
than worth Is cents q pound in that mar
kef- Last year, when cotton Commanded
. higher price, sixty bales Of this wefs sold
~ Boston tor swsntyfour cents lb. A.