Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-07-18
FOR THE ADVERTISER.

FOR THE ADvERTIsER.
FERRue1Nous SCOOTER Why! oh, why!
does the visitor to your plantation, vainly
cast his eyes on all sides to discover Cow.
peas" "Tory,"o or Everbearing" varietiess :
Alas! for the initiated, they either are not
planted, or turned down before the rains to
seek moisture, and escape the embraces of
conrolrulusi But WHY are they not plant.
ed Do they really injure land? If SO, do
enlighten US as to the moduS. II in the Piney
woods Peas and Lightwood are the staple
commodities, surely, in time and with proper
care they might be naturalised, and even
flourish in the Oakey.woods. Still arises
the query, WHY do you not plant them
Cows are none the worse for them in the
winter, bacon no less firm or dearer when
made on them, and where {" one ear of corn
and three shucks is feed for horse" y
methinks they might be employed advan.
tageously. Quien-sabe'
Do not get very indignant at being asked
question of this nature. 1t is never be.
meath the notice of greater to instruct lesser
men, and facts are what are earnestly de.
sired by CAMBRIDGE.
REMARKs:-As our facetious dictioparian
correspondent wishes to be enlightened with
regard to this most singular phenomenon,
(our having no peas plauted,) we can only
say, that we would have planted largely
could we only have procured the seed. Samp-
son was mighty man, but even Sampson
could not have made pea-crop without the
seed. We now reply to his various queries
upon this important subject, and we earnest
ly hope that our reply will furnish him with
that information which he so much needs.
"Turned under to escape the embraces Of
conrolvulus :" What in the world does that
mean3 Scratch-Scratch. We have seen
may.pops, morning glories, brambles, sarsa.
parilla, tread.saft and nigger-wool, but we
give it up,-we have never met with that
critter in pea patch or corn-feld yet. 1t
may he rarmint that gives peas the bear
hug, but without further conjecture, we
givein
"Do they really injure land! :" No. But
they unquestionably injure corn. Ourgrow.
ing crop is living witness to this fact, and
no practical farmer or scientific professional
character can deny it. Although pea.vines
afford shade and vegetable deposit which
add much TO the productiveness Of the soil,
they injure corn to the amount Of nutriment
they consume. Peas should never be planted
in corn until the last blowing, they should
then be sown broad cast. Peas are valua-
ble crop in the Piney Woods as they are
more certain to mature and yield on sandy
than on clay soils, consequently it is the best
policy to plant peas to themselves for seed,
on stiff clay lands. So much for the n,od,ss. !"
We heartily concur with CAMBRIDGE"
as to the value of peas for cows, but when
it.comes to bacon, we might be allowed to
argue that it is safer to make bacon by rails.
ing greater quantity of corn than to have
all our stock hogs killed by turning them
into pea-6eld. The cow.pea for hogs is a
dangerous medicine, but we cannot. expect
CAMBRIDGE" to feel much alarmed at the
fatal effects of medicine. A man can get
used to any thing.
We are really disappointed and grieved to
learn that CAMBRIDGE" is such a bad
horse.master however, Zone ear of corn
and three shucks" may answer as feed for
a horse that has to carry comparatively
nothing but light pair of saddle.bags, but
horses that have to pull " Ferrugi'Ous Scoo-
ter" must be fed on something more sub.
stantial than COW peas.
We assure our witty friend that no lnd'g-
pant emotions have been elected BY ais Aa.