Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-03-26
From the Alabama Planter.
Small Crops.

From the Alo6ame Planter.
Small Crops.
MEssRs. EDITORS I'm this country we have
great variety Of things that according to soil,
locality and circumstances, we may pro6tably
cultivate, and it is good economy to vary and
multiply them by such means. If one article
fails or is light, another may be good and In
some measure supply its place, and then there
is variety for our stock, and it is probably rs
grateful to the beasts as to man to change bis
diet once in while, nor is it less grateful than
healthful to do so to either man or beast
Potatoes-This nutritious and healthy root
is so congenial to our climate that it grows on
almost any soil so well that few neglect to
raise small CROP A fine sandy loan seems
their proper place, but as before said they
grow almost every where. Horses eat them
with avidity and are healthy and thrive well OH
them; sheep and cattle likewise. To the for
mer they would be doubtless an excellent win
ter food to milch cows they would be very
superior either raw or boiled, but the latter
best They will fatten hogs frst.rate as an
article for market they nre among the most
saleable. Planted near rivers, railroads, &C.,
they might be made the source of much profit,
but producing largely, they are of great value
to fatten pork and with no trouble in gathering
Gouber or Pindar Peas These, like the po-
tatoes, grow almost every where, but best on
sandy lands. They require not much work,
and succeed we'll even on poor land. They
are very saleable and not heavy to take to mar
ket. Plant them and if you have not time to
dig all, when you quit, turn the sows and pigs
them. They will dig at them all winter,
and if there are enough they will keep fat too,
as the peas keep sound till spring. They are
equal to anything for either young o. old hogs.
They might be proftaLly raised either for the
market or for the hogs. Lately a very fine ta-
bic oil has also been obtained from them.
Turnips--A well manured piece of ground,
either old or fresh, is pretty sure for turn,ps,
especially as in this climate we can sow Sc
cond time if we sow early and miss the first
time; they are very valuable as the food Of
man or beast They should be more cutiva-
ted, as we neglect vegetable food too much in
this country. They can be cultivated pro6ta.
bly, for sheep, cattle and hog feeding for the
two latter they are best boiled, with meal mixed
with them according to the circumstances and
design of feeding. In cultivating new land,
naturally rich, thew sometimes do without ma.
nuring. All land either new or old should be
rich and finely pulverized
PEAs.-Go under a variety Of names, as
cornfeld, blackeyed, tory, COW, black &C.
The tory, which rather red pea, has some
good qualities. They do not rot soon and bear
well, though the yellow or common COW pea
isesteemed by some as good and by some bet
ter bearer, and generally healthier and better
pea for stock; hence, though not keeping so
well as the tory from rot, it is yet preferred by
many. This cropis attended to with some care,
but by no means as it should be. Some plan.
ters estimate it as worth half as much as the
corn and many one.fourth. 1t is usually rails.
ed by planting between the corn hills at the
last plowing but one and generally hoed once
after the corn is laid by. No planter should
fail to raise peas. Stock Of all kinds, horses,
cattle, hogs and sheep are healthy and fatten
upon them. There are always too few gather.
ed to meet the demand for the market and plan.
ting Some kinds are good for man Also
They may be raised with facility in wheat, rye,
or oats stubbe, especially the latter, or on a
fallow. Raised in this way the vines may be
cut off or pulled up and thus produce a large
amount of fodder for stock. Ploughed under
when green, it is said by some that they are
equal to clover as a fertilizer. This is worthy
Of further trial The crop is worthy of more
attention than is usually given to it by plant
ers.
BEETs, CARROTS AND PARsSIPs.-These
crops are grown largely at the north and pro-
duce from 500 to 1900 bushels to the acre,
according to kind, soil, &c. They make a
large part of the feed for horses, cattle, sheep,
ard hogs. They are accounted among the
most profitable crops.-Might they not be
successfully raised here, and after supplying Gu
llnary purposes make valuable addition to our
food for stock9 By greater variety in our re-
sources might we not feed and raise and fatten
stock more successfully than we do9