The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-09-26

qnally as abundant, except on the lands
which had been cleared prior to 1888
When they make their next return pre-
sumo they will not appear to any extent
on the lands which were opened previous
to 1916. Orchards which have been set
since l846 in this country upon lands
cleared before that time. do not llint will
he much troubled by them. know thew
have the power of locomtion, but whe
ther they gather to any graet extent upon
tIees and shrubs removed from the place
when the. come ou' ofthe earth is a ques-
ton; perhaps ycur correspondent, j. r.
S., can inform us.
Wa Co,c Peas Kill Hogs9-There is
yet another question upon which wish
TO he heard, for the benefit Of all readers of
the Cuttipdtor; | need Information N.Y.
self, and perhaps you, Messers. Elitors or
some oi your numerous and experienced
correspondents can give it. The question
's, "Will stock peas kill hogs?" / am
quite unwilling. that any planter should
get into the same scLape that did in the
winter Of 1853 intended to set forth
my experience on this subject before now,
but the pea crop Of 1854 was so tritling
all through this country that thought
there was hut little chance Of any damage
from excess Of that srtice. The present
crop bids fair to do much better, and the
time is now close at hand when all on this
question should be known. / design pre-.
sentIng simple narrative OF facts and let
every one draw his own conclusions. |
had about one hundred acres in corn well
set in peas with cross fence dividing, and
a plenty of water. Previous TO putting
the tattening hogs in, sometime in Octo
her, had a quantity of peas pulled up
and Gu ed and stacked on long poles placed
in forks, then poles one above the other
with the peas lashed over these poles.-
Commencing on the bottom pole in the
first set OF forks about two or three feet
high, and then the second, s,me five feet,
and the third and last pole, about seven
feet from tue ground, which, when finish
ed makes most beautiful stack, resemb-
ling which is terme top stack, broad
AT the grounr and tapcring almost to a
point at the top. All lthngs comeplete,l,
hogs, in on lalfof the field, which remain
ed about six weeks without any damage
from peas. The were taken out and but
on corn to complete the fatening and the
stock hogs let into the field with the
the cross fence down that they might
have the benefit of the other half, They
fattened very kindly and seemed to do re-
makably well. When the winter had
Tar advanced and the peas had nearly
failed, sent boy down every day or
two, to throw over some of the stacked
peas to the stock in general. In riding
around the field | soon discovered several
dead hogs, and enquired Of the feeder how
it had occurred. lie attributed il to
the horning Of the cattle when he went to
feed. concluded il that were the only
cause, that WAS not sufficient to the trouble
to separate them and haul the peas to
them, and told him 10 open some holes
IN the pens around the stacks and let all
the smaller ones in, and did not give N.Y.
self much concern about it, as every thing
was AS fat rs could be desired. Some
days after this rode over the field TO see
how the stock looked, and, TO my great
dismay, found about 100 dead. Out OF
100 shoats (ahout the proper size to mark
put in, could not tind bu. about 80 liv
ing. and these included, mostly, some shy
ones which had never got in the pen
They were lying in the pens where the
peas were; piled up sometimes three deep.
1t is. clear to my mind that the stacked
peas killed them. None died ill they
were fed with them. and those died most
that eat most. lhastened to get them
away, and few died after taking them
from the peas. I continued to feed horses
and oxen on them and they did well.--
Can any body explainl
We have raised the largest crop OF
wheat in this Country ever before known.
Corn crops were never more promising.
Oats are trifing. Cotton is little better
than common.
Respectfully, ia. T.
Near BroWnsviN, Tenn 1855.