The Yazoo Democrat., 1853-02-09

From the Southern CulfzU. tor.
GuRnO on COrn--COttOn Seed as Ma
mmre, etc.

MEssas. EDrToRs-Having made a trial Of gu-
ano on corn this year. with good results, pro-
pose, If acceptable, to give your readers an ac-
count Of the experiment.
The land on which the guauo was tried, uos
poor, old, sandy piece of ground, with clay
subsoil, supposed by good judges to be capable
OF producing ten or twelve bushels Of corn, with
good seasons. 1t was accurately measured with
surveyors chain, BY himself and young mau
living with me, and found to be something moso
than one acre and quarter. The Qrouad was
broken up ia the winter with rooter or epout toon
plows-running twice in each furrow. to get il
deeply broken. On the l4th February, the rows
were laid OF three and hall feet q part, and two
hundred and 1ity lbs. Peruvian guauo drilled In
and covered On the 9lh March. the rows were
opened with rOOter, corn dropped, and covered
with two rooter furrows. Oyingto cold westh-
er, (there was ice and light frost on the 10th
and 2lsO the corn did not appear above tho
ground till 25th March. Il was plowed four
times, hoed twice, and perhaps a gill Of mixed
ashes and plaster put round each hill The yield
was 49 bushels. The guano cost ten dollars.
BY the ton this quantity will now cost me less
thln 81 80 / only bought small quantity
the first, so far as know, ever used in the coun-
ty. The idea was ridculed at first, especially
oy those who decry "book fsrming;" but several
tons will be used next year ia this (Columbio)
county.
/ also tried cotton seed as q manure for cotton
this year. The land was piece Of old, red high
land, cleared perhaps 10 years ago. The greater
part was level, bat s0me Of ii was rolling land.
1t measured out 4 9-lOth acres, nearly. After
burning off the grass, (the land was in corn last
year, it was broken up with rooters in January.
Rows were laid OF 81 feet apart with rooteI5.
mother rooter fUr!ow run in this, and cotton
seed sowed at the rate of % or 30 bushels per
acre. regret that the seed were not accurately
measured, and that l omitted 10 note, in my
farm book, the day they were put ia the furrows.
/ think ii was in February. On the seed two
furrows were thrown, with turning plows-
Ruggles' No. 10 /; anl in the turning pi0w fun
rows, rooters were run, to break the ground deep
ly. Thus matters stood, till near planting time,
when two more fuuows were turned with
Davis inch plow, and the balk broken with
rOoters. On the l4th April, the beds were open
ell with small rooter, and the seed having been
OILED in plaster, were dropped. and covered with
the foot. The seed came up tolerably well, and
the cotton never died cut; in M opinion Il lsib
not die so badly irkeR tte seed are put IN thin
The land was plowed five times-frst with root
ers. second and third scrapers, fourth turning
| aows, throwing dirt to the cotton, and nth
with scra pers-hoed twice. Ordinary capacity
IF the land, not exceeding 800 lbs. / finished
last picking this morning before the rain. First
picking, $50 lbs.j second $40 lbs; third, 2, l29
lbs. fourth, LOCO bs.i last, S5l lbs.-totoi $3.50
ibs.-yield per acre, l.27D lbs. Best ncre, per
haPs 1 800 lbs. Cost Of manure per acre 50.
Winfield, Ga, Dec, 1852. BOOK FARMEa.
ExAmIxArIoN OF ATroRNEYs.-The follow
ling acy examinatioa of candidate for admia-
sion to he bar. is taken from a Western law
journal. and is decidedly good hit. The exam
iner commences with.
''Do you smoke 20
I do, sir"
! "Have you spare cigar e.
"Yes sir" (extendiug shorJ six.)
"Now, sir, what the first duty ofa lawyerl
70 collect fees"
Fright. What Is the second 2"
"To increase the number # his clients"
" When does your position towards your
clients change !"
"When making bill Of COSTS"
Explain"
I'VE then occupy the antagonistie Poaitioni
assume the character o. plaintiff and he de-
fendant."
"a suit decided, how do you stand with the
awyar conducting the other side 2"
Cheek by jowl."
8 Enough, sir, you promise TO become an
ornament to your profession, and wish you
success. Now, are you aware Of the duty you
owe me %
" am. sir"
"Describe ito
at is to invite you 10 drink"
"But suppose decline 2"
Candidate scratching his ad.)-"There Is
no instance of tde kind on record on the booho.
I cannot answer the question"
.sYou are right; and the confidence with
which you make an assertion, shows that YOU
ihave read tho law attentively Let's take
drink, and I will sign your certificate"
i NrwsPAPER BoYs.-The New hampshi8y
Patriot. the leading Democratic piper in Con
Ecord, says the printing Office of that paper has
been the graduating school Of Governor.
senator in Congress, several Representatives 20
Congress. many editors, some ministers, and
other young men, who have filed Al various
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