The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-07-05

to the largest product with the least outlay or
consumption Of capital. To secure this re-
suit the following points should be attended
| to.
l. The land must be in such condition as to
admit of working at all times, or nearly so, SO
that men and teams may not be standing idle,
in waiting for the land to acquire suitable de-
gree Of dryness. Hence if naturally wet it
! must be well under drained.
.. It's condition should be such AS to admit
: of the application Of manure 10 good advantage
| by thorough intermiy,ure aud othcrw se--and
not to render it useless by being enveluped
with water or water soaked earth.
5. 4 high degree. Of fertility should be main,
! taincd--as the same labor in that case will
jield larger result.
! 4. 4 thorough eradication of weeds and
their seeds, will save much subsequent labor
in extending against them, as well as to save
much of the fertility Of the soil from waste in
their useles growth.
| 5. A saving nfthe materials of manure should
be carefully attended to, as onchalf at least Of
the solid and liquid portions are usual was
ted by neglect to provide absorbants or re-
servoirs.
6. Selecting crops, and selecting proper
proportion of each, is Of the highest conse-
quence The market value of one crop may
be higher than that OF another but ifit draws
hard on the strength of the soil, or costs much
labor, or if the labor be repaired at time
when there are other important drafts upon
it, such crop should not be often repeated.
7. Everything should be done as cheaply as
possible, for which purpose crops should be ar
ranged SO as to distribute the labor, equally
through the year, that men and teams may
not be idle at one period, and hardly driven at
another, or in other words, that too much bus
mess may at times accumulate for its thorough
completion in season. 1t frequently happens
that the difference between profits and loss de-
pends on this alone.
8. Nothing is more important than the dis
tributon of crops in rotation as they exhaust
the soil differently, or what one takes from the
and another leaves; hence the greater variety
of farm product, the more perfectly the balance
will be maintained in The SOIL For example,
wheat, barley oats, regarded as silica plants, or
those which consume more. largely the soluble
finty portions; peas, beans, and clover, are lime
plants; potatoes, and turnps are potash plants;
these different classes should be distributed so
as to preserve the ingredients of the soil if we
may use the term, in equilibrium. Topreserve
also clean state land, sowed and hoed crops
should be alternate with each other.
9. system comprising proper intermix.
tuFe of tlage and grass crops and raising do.
mestic animals, should be carefully made out
and adopted. Grain crops often afford the
highest immediate profit, but domestic animals
serve the Indispensable purpose of supplying
manure: hence. in estimating the profit of rails
ing and tattenins cattle, sheep and swine, the
very important means they serve in providing
pabulum for tlage crop should be carefully til.
ken into account, thing too often thrown en-.
tirey out of the question.
We briefly mention these few points in sue
ceSsiul farming, not as anything new but for
the purpose of recalling the attention Of far
mers, who, by careful observation and accurate
records, can arrange the details of adjusting
their own operations, better than by any par
ticular rules we could lay down for their sui
dance