The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-10-09
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GOOD RULES FOR FARMERS.

So' GNU "'oSt heaftlly DO we
'tco'''"ehd them to our readers. They
shoul1 be printed on neat cards. and hpnG
a'o'e tic mantIe-pieces Of farmers, where
Ihey would continually a,lmonish an inter.
.'' SYSTEM and the more strict the better,
Is the secret of success in all business
these rules furnish a brief but complete
system let them he pursued, and the
result will not fail to justify the claim We
urge for thcm.-Ea. Union llrtist.
l. Good implements of husbandry. and
plenty Of them, which should always ba
kept i'll perfect order.
. Derr 2'l""gAiny and Mo,vuyA pu10rri--
=at'o" OF the soil by tho free use of the
harrow, drag or roller.
= 3. An application Of lime, mart or osAes:;
where calcarcous matter or potash may not
Oe present in the soil.
4. y systematic Outstanding Of every
substance on farm capable of being con-
veted into manure: IL systematic protcc-
Ito" o' such subst" FROM loss by cvap-
oralIon, or waste of any kind, and care
tul application Of the same to the lands I'M
! culture.
b. The draining of all wet lands, so as
to relieve the roots Of the plants from the
Ill ELECTS OF the supcrabundancc of water
"A condition equally pcrnicious as drouth
TO their heathful growth and profitable
modification.
U. lhe free use Of the low, cullivator
and hoe with all ''o'o-c"itured crops, so As
to keep down, at all times, the growth Of
grass and wecds-,hosc pests which prove
SO destructive TO crops.
7. Seeding at the proper time with qood
ssea, and IN equal attention as to time
with regard to the period of WORKING
crops.
s. Attention 10 the construction and re-
pair OF fences, SO that what is made tlroupli
the tolls and anxious cares o. the husband:
man, may not bc lost through his neglect
to protect his crops from the deprcdations
of stock.
0. Daily personal superintendence oil tho
part OF the master, over I'LL tho operations
oil the tarm--no matter how good mana
ger he may have, or however faithful lis
hands may be, us the presence of the head
Of u farm, and the use Of his eyes, ars
worth several pair Of hands.
10. Labor-saving machinery, so that ono
may render himself as independent as need
ful Of neighborl,ood labor as a sense of the
comparative independence of the employer
upon such labor begets disposition of obe-
dicncc and faithfulness Oh tho part of the
employed.
II. Comfortable staLling and sheds, for
the horses and stock; all necessary out
buildings, for tho accommodation of the
hands and protection Of the tools and i'm.
plements, as well as for the care of tue
poultry.
II. Gopcr, and other grasses, to form q
part Of the rotation of crops, and these to
be at the proper periods plowed in, to form
a paLulum for succeeding crops.
l3. The ciover field to be either zlas-
tered or asAed each succeeding spring, one
bushel Of the former and six Of the latter
per acre.
II. To keep no moro stock, ttlan can be-
acelI Kept; but to he sure to keen, as MANI
rs the farm can keep in :good condition, as
it is wise policy to feed as much as possible
of the crops grown on the farm, and. thus
return to it that which has been abstractel
from it.
Is. 10 provide good. orchard and gar.
den-thc one to be filled with choice fruits
of all kinds, the other with vegetables of
different sorts, early and late-so that the
table may at all times be well and seasonal:
bly, supplied, ana the surplus contribute to
increase the wealth Of the proprietor.
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NeO PAINT Va'ua6le Discovery
ter lime, Hydraulic cement) mixed WITH OH
in the same way as Blake's Ohio paint, or
any Of the several mineral paints lately
brought into use, h,,s lately been discoyersd
to be equal to any other sdbstsnse for
painting walls roofs, floors, SAncsssf any
other work while in point 81 economy 81
is as one to eight OF ten. The discoysssy
was accidentally made by Nr. JUhn; Hns
rold, of Hampstead, Long Island escnnt
man into store rooias 10 get sosaa of tie
mineral paint to, mix for paiEtihs asas
and the man took Of the ssTsseisk 81,
mixed and applied il bssas |l,s ais.ake