The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-10-16
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From Tie Soil ofMe South.
WORK FOR OcT0HER

WYNN cOIS UCIUBEH
October is generally the busiest month
with cotton picking; but in this section.
most Of the cotton has been gathered before
this time, in consequence of the unusual
sho'tncss of the crop. Those who have
been lucky enough to escape the disasters
which have bcfallep the crop arc still en-
gagged in picking, but most planters must
employ their forces at something clse.--
1here Is, however, never any lack of some
thing to do on cotton plantation. tits fre-
quentiy remarked that the cotton planter is
forced to torego all the advantages of fail
rlowlng, because the constant employment
ol Ills iorce III cotton picking leaves linn no
time to devote much attention to that busi-
ness. No such difficulty will be in his wav
this fall and those who have crops of pea
vinc or slubblc to plow in, or stiff land to
| break Tor the benefit Of tho winter freezes.
should lose no time now in that work.
This is also IL fine season for ditchinu and
there arc not many plantations within our
knowledge on which a good deal of labor
might be very advantagcously bestowed in
Tins way. 1t is very heavy work; and to
hands unaceustomcd to it, rathe dangerous
IN the hot months Of summer; and dur;nr
the winter, the lands requiring ditc!,ins, arc
generally covered with water, which rem.
dcrs it exceedingly disagreeuLle work at
that season Of the year. Every day which
can be appropriated to it now, will repay
the planter, and we advise those who have
the time, to devote it 10 this very indispen-
sable, but much neglected operation
Others who have not enough open land,
VIII find time now to clear. We repcat
however, what tic have before said, that we
th'"s it is poor economy TO 90 into tho
woods to clear new fields, while those al
ready opened and fenced have number Of
acres within them which have not been re.
duced to profitable cultivation. Let the
wet places and those which have been al
lowed to grow up in briers and brushes
within the fields he thoroughly dried, clean
cd up and reclaimed, before anything is
oone towards making new clearinys. This
is also the month for putting in the wheat
crop The great scarcity of corn will prob
ably induce many planters to turn their
fh""shis to this crop. Allow ua to o...-sos.
10 those who arc thinking Of doing so, that
1t Is better to sow little patch we'll pre-
pared, than to undertake to cover a larre
HELD IN careless manner. Break the land
well, manure it we'll, and SOW it well, and
the harvest will repay all The extra trouble.
we must not omit another subject Of great
and growing importance to the agriculture
OF this section, and which tho leisure of this
season will allow the planter to attend to.
We allude TO tho preparation of home
made manurcs Let the spare teams and
rs many hands as can bc spared, be en-
ploycd during the fall, in the collection of
materials for composing. Have these
hauled TO some convenient places near or
within the fields which are to be manured.
DO not wait for rainy days, or odd times,
but separate force specially for this work,
and keep them Systematically engaged.-
Tho amount Of manure which will thus be
collected during the fall and winter will be
incredible, and the increased crops of next
year will more than compensate for tho la
Dor. The stock of fattening hogs must be
constantly attended to. Corn and pea
fields should be opened for them rs soon as
possible, and they should be f.ttencd du-
ring the pleasant weather of the fall as
rapidly as possible.
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