Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-06-02


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A shanty by no means enchanted
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Clearing and preparing New Lands.
The following article was read before the Agri-
on the 2sh of February We copy from the Oar
ngton (S. CO. Flag.
Clearing land will embrace almost as many dife
rent modes there are different qualities OF land or
varieties of soil therefore it cannot be fully compre
hended under one general head. But country
abounds in what is called high pine land our remarks
will be principally confined to that class
We swould recommend, in the first place, that the
trees be beaded in the usual way by girdIing, and
that this operation be performed without taking out
the chip This mode is adopted mainly for the sa,
wing of labor as it does one half, and will succeed
equally well, if care be taken to make each chop
OF the axe cut into the preceding one This deading
should be done in the winter, as the time can then
be best spared from the farm besides many farmers
are of the opinion that it is least injurious 10 dead
while the sap is down of this, however YOUR COM
mittee are not fully satisfied The land SO beaded
should be cleared the succeeding fall and winter
whilst the timber is still green and suitable for rails,
and full crop of leaves the pines as is very
commonly the case the land becomes burnt off in the
process of clearing, this crop of straw will supply a
good of vegetable NATTER to be plowed in during
the progress of the first years cultivation In re-
moving the shrubbery or underground we would re-
commend the chopping down with the axe, at the
rate of from to two acres 10 the hand per day
they have long since abandoned the old and tedious
practice of grubbing at the of quarter or half
quarter per day. The after preparation for planting
of land thus cut down will be but little additional
labor-and that to the team and not 10 the powman.
We would recommend generally that first blowing be
done with the cutter turning plow, and that run
Sha tba hI,ll
or any other pIow will be more efecual in breaking
the roots.
Flat or sour pine land should be beaded and drain
ed at least year before clearing as the soil be-
comes friable, the (Which are always near
the surface in such ands being dead are more east
ly broken by the bull-ongue plow which should in
vaably be used for the first, and generally for the
cross -plOwing. This preparation will secure or
dnary new ground corn crop and an abundant pea
crop the first year.
Bluff land should be prepared very nearly as high
pine land, and either may be prepared for a good
crop the SECOND year, by planting potaoe crop the
first year, whl1h may be done in the following
ner, viz as soon the land is clear of logs and
brush, scooter furrow four feet apart in which
drop potatoes twelve fifteen inches apart and COW
er by running scooter twister on each sde when
the potatoe up chop the bushes and drop peas in
both the covering furrows and cover with the
plow breaking up the entire middle, and the work is
done; you have pea crop sufficient to remunerate
for all the labor, and potatoes enough 10 induce the
hogs 10 do all you have left undone to breaking
! the land. One OF your committee planted eleven
the past year, and esteems it best prepared for
the present years crop OF any land he took in
last year Respectfully submitted,
+. ID. LAW, Chairman.