The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-02-28

'"'S ii 'hcu'cll Sclltltnian
""nld be bcst-wcrc appointed to
each division, to see that all carcasscs,
"ii;Il and other poisonous filth, were
regularly covered with earth. No
words can give All idea Of the stencil
That rcvail< in our camp"
Two Cn"rs OF RICE IN TIE SAME
SEAsoS.-Grrmano Lal,s, in letter
to Edward Dc Leon Esq, writes as
follows concerning his method OF
raising two crops of Rice in one sea.
son. Mr.. l.attis thinks his method
would s"ccccd in amy Cotton growing
con:.try
A.ExASpHA, Egypt, Oct. l3, 1854,
Sir: You have done me the honor
20 request the communication Of some
details upon the advantages resulting
from the cultivation of rice ACCORDING
10 my system.
Before acccding to your desire,
allow me, sir, to express to you the
feelings Of deep gratitude awakened
IN ne by the interest that YOU have
81 kindly manifested in the recent and
conclusive experiments that have
been making in this country-an into.
rest. however, which could not sur
r'Isc me, kHowirg, rs the whole world
'!"cs. the promptncSs with which the
t'a!py aud powerful American nation
I i.A-it.'"' I" irru rtn advantage whatever
may prove useful i'll Industry and
advance humanity.
1t VAS my intention to limit my.
sell "r the present to the practice OF
ny $, stem i'll Egypt, and 10 defer The
publication of it until further invcsti.
"a ions should furnish me the means
"i establishing lhc possibility of cx.
tending the application, oi my discnv
ry I" the rs"aucli"n of other grains
hr>iirs; but taking in consideration
the invitation OF the representative Of
\ ration essentially progressive, as
well rs the personal qualities which
characterize, you sir, do not hesitate
/" modify the plan that had laid out.
] invite y"nr attention, then, to the
f'l!"w in- details, witch in my present
situation | ann permitted To rilcr:
My rice fields yield, as you know
nom personal examination, two sue.
crs>ivr cro.'s from Il single sowing,
AMI within II period of about five
m"''tI<. provided lllat the temperature
remains constant y above the mean
OF :01 feaumur. | think, therefore,
that every c"untry capable ofgrowins
cotton is fit Tor the cultivation of rice
after my method. This cultivation ia
not effected by tic usual method of
irrigation l,.y sr:hn,rrSion, The water be.
ing allowed t" llrw ON the rice fields
only at stated periods. hi, oilers
The immense advantage of economic
ing about one third OF the water gene.
rally used for irri CATION.
lhc straw, especially that of the
first crop, furnishes IN excellent pas.
tn'a2c for cattle, while That left after
lhe tsna! mode is good FIR nothing
his IS not surprisin. when we consid.
cr that the rice stalks remain very
little III the water, and being consc.
Inrn'iy exposed To the action of air
and light do not absorb The elements
of aci,lily which are communicated by
the water in the other case. More.
over, the vegetable development tax.
'nS + lace with great rapi,lty, the It's
sues have not time enough to pass
int" the ligncous condition.
The practical knowledge and a,tcn.
ton necessary are extremely simple,
and within the capacity of minds the
most ordinary, SO as easily to render
their adoption possible by every
planter OF your country.
The chemical means by which
stimulate the vitality Of The rice, and
which serves to determine in it an
increase Of heat, are very cheap
They are more than sufficient to repair
he loss of productive capacity which
the soil would endure in furnishing q
double crop.
lon are aware, sir, that far from
imparing the value Of land, science
has proved rice to be u plant which
actually improves the soil that pro-
duccs it.
IL remains for me now 10 say as to
the sum would demand for the intro
ductIon Of my system in America,
although it would be very difficult for
me to state it at this moment, yet