Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-12-24

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ASSUMING a.. .--rc 0.aE'!- .a.@, AL -
take an averagee of l20 ears to the bushel of
corn, it would take 1880 ears, e,ch stalk to
average two ears; there would be 1910 stalks.
Planted in rows four feet wide, the stalks
would have to stand IA l-2 in;hes apart. In
rows three feet wide, they would stand 10 ll-16
inches apart, all over the ground. II.
REMARKS As we attended the fair at Colum-
bia, we had curiosity enough to enquire into
the manner by which the above wondrous yield
was made. This acre was in rich basin of
sandy loam, with stream of water running
through it. Some fifty (and more We reckon)
loads of well rotted stable manure with guano,
&C., were deeply plowed in and thoroughly
mixed with the soil. The corn was planted,
1--WE do not remember the distancc,) and the
stream of water raised so as to water the corn
whenever it was needed and cultivated with
extra garden neatness and perfection. The Won
der should be that it made so kHle to the acre.
As to what benefit the cause Of agriculture will
receive from these acre premiums "this depo-
nent saith not" 1t is argued that the premium
on one acre, gives the poor man chance with
the rich, but we cant comprehend the point. 1t
would in our humble view be better to award a
premium on the most corn made to the hand or
an average crop per acre but upon the whole
we believe that little or no benefit accrues to
the cause of agriculture by these premium
patches as they too generally cost more than
they are worth. Golfer & SCOOTER.
The editor of the Germantown (Ohio)
Republican wants an apprentice to the print.
ing business AS he has himself had some
experience in that line, he states the quaif.
cations acquired as follows:
"We want stout, active boy, not too
old nor too young, who can read aud write.
We do not want one who will learn the trade
in one day, for such person is bore; nor
one who will know no more after six months
trial than he did when he first came, for
such a one is nuisance We do not want
one who is so lazy that "grass willsgrow
under hisFfeet," and who requires half day
to turn round; and, above all, one who is
not too sharp. We do not want one to act
the dandy, or who will get above perform.
ing the ordinary duties which every appren.
tice must do; nor one who requires weeks
furlough to recover from the effects of
mosquito bite nor one who will cut stick
as soon as he gets enough new clothes to
act the gentleman in for few months. In
short, we want a good, willing, honest, capa.
BILE, industrious boy. Let such an one come
along, right off,"
H Men are sometimes accused Of pride
merely because their accusers would be proud
themselves if they were in their places.
w Vrture, like fire, turns all things into
itself; our actions and our friendships are tinc-
tured with it, and whatever it touches becomes
amiable.
H 1t is with certain good qualities rs with
the senses--those who are entirely deprived
of them can neither appreciate nor comprehend
them.
E A young man who Was recently bathing
in the Mississippi river, seeing number OF Ia.
dies approach, drowned himself from motives OF
delicacy. -. $50.