Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-03-12
For the Advertiser.

MIR. EDITOR ~ ever mind that watch Of
the Colonel's. merely want you to know
that some Of US in that portion Of the Dis
trict (where land is cheap and consider
much under rated,) known as the Dark Cor
ner, have been trying to farm some too, the
past year; or at least. don't think that |
have been at play bad (cant boast as "PINEY.
WOODS" of being from home much,) and |
wan. it distinctly understood that am not
competing for that watch, but think that !
have beat "PISEY WOODS" little, as the
following figures will show. Now, give the
number of pounds of cleaned cotton-you
can put it into as many or few bales as you
please.
Gross proceeds Of crop were as follows:
Cotton, 34,240 pounds, sold for. .s3l47 ,36
Corn, 1000 bushels, which, togeth.
er with peas, shucks, fodder, &C.,
worth. ................2.00 100000
Potatoes, 300 bushels 10000
Wheat 100 ..............l5O0O
Oats, GOO 10000
Cotton seed, $500 bushels. .34500
Pork, 700 lbs net, $4,000
Total products. sc, ,G02,36
Gross per hand S55O,l9. worked twelve
hands, eight head Of horses and mules to.
getber and used no guano.
Deduct from the above amount of Sc, ,G02, ,36
For feed of eight head Of work
stock, ,........... SbUO,OO
For feed and clothes for
h.inds. i2u,Uu
For Smithing and Iron.. 5000
Dr.'s bill for these hands 00,O0
Interest on land, negroes
aud mules. $4,000
Total expenses. s............. .$2 ,GOG,OO
Net amount Of crop. ,3996,36
Net amount per hand s333,03
The above is true statement of the crop
made last year on the plantation that over
looked. can tell you it wont do to let the
grass take your cotton (guano or no guano)
if you wish to get the Coloners watch.
Now, this is in the region Of the Dark
Corner where land rates from three to eight
dollars per acre.
broke up my cotton and corn land both
with long scooter OR bull.tongue plow, as
you may please to call it. My cotton land
was laid off from thirty to thirty.sx inches
according to quality, bedded with turning
plow. run round my cotton with turn.
ing plow, board side next the cotton, and
followed with the hoes chopping it out; after
which replaced the bed to the cotton as
quick as possible and every working after
| endeavored to put little more dit to the
plant, and by SO doing your cotton will be
well formed and mature early. On the
other hand if you work your cotton by tax.
ing the bed away las is the case with some)
and not replacing it, you may produce a
large weed with but few forms and these
very late.
As have been more lengthy than an.
ticipated, will say but little relative to
corn but be certain to plow deep and keep
your corn clean of grass until the middle or
the last of June. then SOW broadcast with
peas, and under ordinary circumstances you
will make plenty. DARK CORNER.
TO DESTROY BEDBUGs-The following
recipe will be found eficacous in destroy.
ing these pests who delight to pray upon
the human species:
Mix half pint of recti6ed spirits, wine
or alcohol, with half an ounce Of champion,
adding one pint Of spirits turpeDtime, shake
and dissolve and it is fit for use-rub every
joint and crack by taking the bed to pieces,
and you may calculate on good nights
rest, II you attend to It thoroughly. Try it,
now is the time.
To SWEEP CARpETs-The oftener these
are taken up and shaken, the longer they
will wear as the dirt and dust underneath
grinds them out. Sweep carpets with a
stiff hair brush, if you wish them to wear
long or look well. At any rate keep good
broom purposeIy for the carpet
JurE is an Indian grass extensively i'm.
ported, especially into Liverpool, for the
purpose of being made into bagging for
cotton 1t is manufactured from the raw
material into baggug, which is sent to Ameri-
Gu; returns to England covering the cotton;
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