Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-05-28
COFFEE. IT'S C9Sf AND CULTURE.

1t isbelirved by many that c"tfee can be
as successfully as in Brazil, Java, and ia.
maica; if SO, it is high time that some "t
our planters were entering upon its culture,
rs it costs our country no less than $l5,.
100000 annually for the beans Of this plant.
The coffee tree lives to a great age pro-
vided that the land is kept well drained.
The tree begins to bear when three years
old, aud is at its full bearing when seven
years old. The tree is allowed to grow in
hight from six to seven feet; the top branches
are pruned off when the tree is five years
old, so that BY the time it is seven it resenl.
bes spread umbrella.
Each branch droops wnua-ds, and
thus gives the rickers a good chance to
pick the berry. TIE coffee tree in Brazil
bears two crops each year, the large crnp
in the spring, aud the small one in the fall
The first crop is picked when the berry is
red, resembling cherry. The second crop
is i'll general small, allowed to remain on
the tree until fully ripe aud dry. Tuis crop,
cured in the husk, is far suprrio, in quality,
and is called "pearl coffee" The blossom
is beautiful, small. and tender. 1t remains
ON the tree from three to four days. Il the
weather is warm, with showers, during those
few days, the cropi sure; it cool at nights,
it often falls. When the berry is taken
home from the field it is carried to mill.
house. The mill consists OF thee small
rollers. The berry is put into hopper, aud
constant stream Of water falls ON the rol.
lers during the time the mill is at work. By
this process the outside hull is taken off and
the berry is separated from it, aud the coAe.
falls Into brick tank, where it is washed
perfectly clean, and then put on a place
covered with tile or brick raised in the cen
ter that the water may dram. 1t is then
taken to the curing l"fi, w:ere it is turned
four times day until the hull is crisp and
dry. Then by putting it ,lrougI, large fan
ners the inside hull comes off, aud leaves
the berry ready for hand picking for mar.
ket.-Scientitic American.
EXTRAORDINARY iIELD OF Corn FROM
BROADCAST SowISc-Major W. S. Mellin.
ger, near Monongahela City, Washington
county, Informs US that about the first of
May he sowed IA bushels of corn (broad.
cast) OH one that it was growing about as
rapidly as his corn planted aud worked in
the usual manner, he concluded to leave j.
to mature. When the time arrived for har.
vesling, he found it to yield l50 bushels of
ears of good coru, and tous Of fodder.
He says that he had besides about 80 bush.
els of nubbins. not counted in the above. II
such results cnul1 always be anticipated
from sowing broadcast, we see no reason
why coru intended for feeding purposes
should not be planted in this way or in drills.
(which would BIZ more scieniifc) 1t would
not do, however, to rely upon this kind of
planting for seed, as we think there is no
doubt but it would degenerate in its origi-
uality. We suppose, however, that no reli
auce could he placed upon this mode, ex-
cept when wet season like Last summer
would prevail, or when the land could be
properly irrigated.-Wrstern Agriculturist.
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FoRErELLING THE WEaTHER.-.ln clou.
dy morning, it is matter of importance to
the farmer to know whether it will be sun.
shine or stormy in the afternoon. If the ants
have cleared their holes nice, and pill d the
dirt up high, it seldom fails to bring good
dIy to farmers, even if il should be cloudy
til ten or eleven o'clock in the forenoon.
Spider. webs will be very numerous about
the tops of thu grass and grain some cloudy
mornings, and fifty years observation has
shown the writer Of this. that those litt 9
weather.guessers seldom fail in their predic.
tons OF q fair day.-Southern Cultivator.
WASH FOR BARNs.-lhe Horticulturist
gives the following as the best for this pur-
pose:-Hydraulic cement, one peck; freshly
slakrd lime, one peek; yellow ochrs lin
powdsr,) four pounds; burnt umber, four
pounds; the whole to be dissolved" in bot
wass5 and applied with brusa'