The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-02-15
AGRICULTURAL.
WORK FOR FEBRUARY

WORK FOR FEBRUARY.
This is short and busy month, Foundo
tions are now laid for much Of the after suc
cess, or failure, ofmakiugthc crop. \mnl
Illude OF engagements now claim attention
Ihe most important work of the month is
however that of preparation The pIowipc
ought 10 be deep and thorough, either il
The broad casting, or drill and led prepara
uons. The hope to correct defects in thrs,
regards ut another time, NAV be nut down
as deluslon, which has often misIeod no.
lore, and almost always ends in a short cron
lhere Will be made now Il good deal OF
preparation tor corn planting. This should
oy All means be very deep and close. The
earth IN which the seed are TO be depositod
should be soft and well pulvcrized The
httie rootlrts of the corn plant spread v,rv
soon in search of food, which is Welded in
seanty and inappropriate supplies. from
ciods and coarsely prepared earth. With
land That Is hard or close, II subsoil plow
may be used with great advantage, in form
ing the list for corn planting, which is usu-
ally done by throwing three burrows toreth-
'er with n common Scooter plow. In this
operation the Scooter mght he followed
with the Subsoii plow, running deep in Tn.
bottom OF each Of the Scooter furrows
Just at this stage Of plantation work. what
ever else may be neglected, let the plowinr
be VOL done. All success without il. may
be set down as anything else than a lepiti.
mate result With strong land and favora-
bic seasons, (as friend of ours sometimes
remarksO we can make crop in the fence
corners. hcsc occasional chance rcsults
have so swelcd the bump of hope on most
OF our heads that VIC are very much inclined
TO plant our corn crops, as though such
favorable conjecture Of circumstances would
happen every year. Not turning out IS
well as expected" is the cry when gather
ing time comes. Ii is to avoid this. that
we advise preparations which, with proper
after culture, shall secure an ample suprlv
under adverse seasons, and IN abundance, if
favorable.
SPRING OATS.
1t is not yet too late to SOW oats On
good land this work may be continued to
the middle of the month. and with f,yora.
BILE seasons, good crops may be made. Bu:
with the dry weather which often occurs in
the spring, and the exhausted condition of
much of The land appropriated to oats and
the poor preparation in sccdinr the cron
snort returns are generally rerllizcd from
such late sowings.
BEDDING THE YAM r0TAToE.
Ii is perfectly SAFE and we think bast IN
bed the potatoes intended to make sims or
draws for the crop, the middle or latter
part OF this month. About five busbels
should be beddcd to every acre tended To
be planted. With proper care and mains
taking, We know that less NAV b. made IN
do. Ii Is, however, desirable that this crop
Rl0uld ha Unttnn M nIur
months Of April or May, and n few bushels
of seed thrown away in bedding, are more
'han repaid IN the certainty of getting the
crop set, before the spring season closes,
aad the hot dry weather of the summer
comes on. In the preparations for bedding,
IL is well 10 sprinkle over the bottom of the
bed some warm, stimulating manure, upon
which t. potatoes may be laid very close,
and then covered with soft rich earth, to the
depth of two or three inches Cotton seed
makes warm good covering, laid ovor the
potatoes before the covering with earth.
About once week it is good plan to
pour hot soapsuds over the bed Keeping all
MOST, and stimulating, and fastening the
sproutlng We have greatly desired to see
this valuable crop enlarged, and its value
more appreciated. 1t is one Of the peculiar
quits To- the Agricultuplists of the South.
anu We AhoW 10 crop whici, isdSkes finer re-.
turns for the labor bestowed, and certainly
none, which is so fully adapted, rs cheap
and good article of food for man and beast.
10 all those who are preparing TO rIiss
their own pork, we would say look TO the
potatoe, and appropriate few acres IN som.
suitable part Of your corn fields, on which
the hogs are TO be turned, after the corn
has been gathered. With plenty of peas,
potatoes, good supply Of water, and a
lraugh in which salt and ashes shall be kept,
and little copcras occasionally added, ne
f9rthcr trouble will be necessary in having
the hogs all lat in good time, and at but lit
tic cost.
FENCING, MASURISG, &c.
We aaid about ,ll that w q nccess,rv
last month. We now only proposc aon;n
TO STIFF up your minds, by way of rcmem.
brance. All those interests arc now prsss-
ing, and what is to be done, must be done
soon, as tho time is rapidly drawing on,
when othcrcngagements will claim your at
tention and labor The fences must be re-
paired. that the eye may be gratiiicd and tho
growing crop secured, and peace with your
neighbor uarantied-Frcbruary and few
odd days in March are all that you can ap-
propriately claim for this work.
The season for cOrting and depositing
manures must also close soon. AIlthe long
or unrotted manures ought If possible, to
have been IN their place before pow, but If
not out yet, lose no time in getting il out.
BE net wearied In this work; or deceived
with the idea, that yea have not time, or
could be better enployed Let il All be
gotten oui, and sncllabout the ash hoppcrs,
the fence corners, and Che hcad lands and
see If the stock cannot be enlarged. Moth
ing will pay better for your Labor. or cbesr