The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-04-12
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|. Eyon, The .Eagefeld Adpertiscr.

Mr., EDIToR:--In perusing your paper OF the
4 2d March, I discovered from your remarks and
I the Communication signed % ~ that you had
made call previous 10 o4that time onsthe farm
ers generallyto contribute agricultural articles to
{ syour,columns. 1 feel very muchlin hopes that
3sthey will respond-to your call, by sending you
articles enough TO fllevery pigeon hole you have.
by freely interehangns our experience and views views
on different points IN agriculture, ya baye- R no
doubt bnt; manyFof US will be benefited. i am am
Z truly glad to,see that you have given US such an
opportunity to Interchange our opinions on ag- g
rculturall subjects. My experience in agricul-
tture generally is-sery limited but, small as it
is, Lam wiling to contribute my mite, and if it
ever profits any one man, will feel well paid for
my trouble i hope atsthe- same time:to elicit
articles from farmers of more experience, by
which Il may myself be benefited. 3. -
q 81. A., has particularly requested writers
on this spbiectsto give al. the information they
scau how to- improve .worn out land, / will first
Erieflly give my notionsson that point. AS
have ever been inclined toa farmers occupation,
have long paid particular tention tosthe DIFF
ferent modes Of improving the soil, and their re-
! suits. The one mostly practiced by farmers is
that Of baulng leaves and all kinds of litter into
Z the horselot, COW pen, DC. All will agree that
this is a yery slow way to improve land. Ano-
ther strong objection have TO the mode IS that
by continued raking and hauling the leaves
off Of the same piece Of land, the timber on this
. land will be destroyed aud thus, while one piece
of land is improved, twice as much5is injured.
MY fayorite way Of manuripg is with pea vines.
Z am perfectly satisfied from experience that this
is much the fastest and most economical way to
improve land. l SOW all the land in peas, that |
cultivate in corn, and 1 keep my stock off ofthat
part i wish to manure particularly: thus giving
il good coat of manure with but little labor
and without injuring another portion OF my
land.
II find some of my neighbors who have but
little faith in manuring with pea vines; but let
it be remembered that niue-tenths of the people
who SOW peas (eyen for manure) turn their stock
on them to eat them down instead OF Plow:ng
them in the ground, and consequently the whole
crop of manure is wasted. If any man will give
ths pea vines fair chance and don't succeed in
improving his land faster with one-fourth OF the
labor and expense than he can i9 the way hrst
mentioned, will give up that | know nothing
about the matter.
have an early pea (the Shepherd or Cline
pea) that will make two crops in one Jear; !
intend in future to set apart portion OF my land
every spring, that wish to manure and sow it
in peas and when they mature | will turn them
under and let a new crop grow, and when they
mature, i viii turn them under also. have
never tried this plan; but from the experience l
have in manuring with the vine believe can
make piece of land (no matter how much)
good in one year or two at the farthest.
would proceed to other branches of agricul-
ture, Mr.. Editor, if 1 did not fear have already
worn out your patience.
Farmers come out and accept the kind OTTER
of the Editor, and give us your experience and
views generally about farming! Don't stop at
your experience in manurns but tell us about
your modes of planting, cultNating, &e;, and |
have no doubt but that many of US will be bene-
fitted. Dt>'n