The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-04-19
AGRICULTURAL.
w ork for April.

1t will bc almost too late, when this nun.
ber reaches most of our readers, to offer our
adviccs about cotton planting, as full PFC
Iparations will have been made. and lrrc
portion of the planting done in the latter part
Of March, and the first week in this month.
the country, however VIII probably G bu
little loser by this failure as We have hereto
fore said much on this subject, and almost
every man has some notions of his own,
which he would probably follow, after all
which might be written.
The secret of sue cess lies more in good pre-
parations than in the manner of planting,
yet there Is m ach difference herein securing
good stand, and in the ease aud facility
with which the aflerwrokiug may be conduct
ted. But this has probably been done, or the
plan corporations settled, and we therefore,
Turn to the cultivation of til. crop, 10 COM
ing on, to demand our care. The planter
has just passed through series of arr.nge-
ment upon which almost everything is
made to depend. The preparations and the
planting are foundations, which must sus-
tanned or defeat, to Il la:ge extcut all lie
coming wants Of crop making. This is no
new thought Of ours, as all ou. readers, who
have taken note Of our advccs are aware
and We hope they profted by our admonitons
and instructions, aud that all things up to
this point have been well done.
CORN CULTURE
The essay published in former number has
given in detail, pretty much all we have to say
on the subject ofcorn culture. For the conve-
nience of our readers, we may eondcnse, and
perhaps add n few thoughts. No crop in our
opininioD is more dependant upon a good start
than corn. The period in which it is made is
short and it has no timc to loose, and
but little ability to recover from ne.
glects or abuses in its early culture. As
soon as the cotton crop is planted tic corn
ought to receive our earliest aud kindest
attentions. The crop demands it, and We
have now ample opportunity for putting it
in good order. Our avdice is to plow very
deep and very close. Time should be ta-
ken to do all this, and to do it well; no mai
ter how tedious or how slow the opera ion,
l; ought never to be abandoned until the
earth shall have been thoroughly broken up
and well pulvcrizcd by the piow. This done
the hoes should follow, generally thinning
the corn to a stand; removing all weeds and
grass from the hill, and pressing off with
soft earth, adding little to the root of the
young plant. When this shall have all been
done, you may Mt least consider that you
have made q good start, for a good corn
txoo, and That the most difficalt, as well s
the most important part Of the work has
boon done and that bat little more labor with
the hoe will bo requ lred to complete
the crop. But we will say more on this
part Of the operation at another time.
There are few thought, which We will
oifor as tn the chances Of sighting this part
ofihe work, which may bs worth something
10 some Of our readers. For fear Of cove
rine De corn, the plow is not run close, and
Tho consequence Is, 'left to grow in hard
anfboken ridge, the earth about tho roofs
'ot being looscned At all by the operations
III. osght 70 30 remcdiei, using long but
lass& plow for aiding and some prccaa-
Cd tsken 10 prevent the elods from falling
pen ths young corn There 10 also de- !