The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-06-16
the second plowing, and found that have

ne in my farming operations. In planting
my peas get each droppcr little piece of
cane, that will hold from eight 20 ten peas.
The droppers dip the little cane in the buck.
ct of peas and drop the same quantity in
every hill precisely opposite the hill Of
cora. | require them to walk on the out
side of the furrow, that the peas are to be
dropped in. also require them to &c, oppo-
site or 4 little past the hill of corn before
they let the peas fall. then require them
before letting the peas fall to make little
stoop. do this in order to get the peas
as near each other as possible ; for have
ascer,ained from experience that planting
peas is somewhat like planting cotton, if
you SOW great many seed near each other
they will assist one another to burst the
ground and come up-so it is with peas
Great care must be taken with the ovcrsccr
or superint, ndant, 10 see that the hands
drop the peas precisely opposite each hill of
c0rn--for the most of hands are very apt
| to follow the furrow after the plow, and as
they walk along the furrow, to let the peas
fall in front of them-ihen the peas are
certain to be in n zigzag position, and the
peas and corn are both hard to plow be-
cause the peas will be on the side of the
hill of corn both ways. when you plow it.
The peas should be on strait line with
the corn, as you plow il, then, the corn can
be plowcd rs near ard rs well as if there
were no peas around the corn.
have seen peas planted, when would
really not have boarded the hand while he
was dropping. even il the peas were found
or given to me because one hand was put
after two plows. For you perceive that
four GurroWs would be made with the two
plows in going one round then two had
only TO be dropped in peas. Therefore, !
say that one hand cannot follow two ploG's
aud drop them 80 NJ 10 make it profitable
to raise peas. The peas EaS planted and
10 which ! have allusinB, was stReTud all
along the row, and when :hu corn was laid
by. YOU could only see scattering pea
here and there Some one might cGniend.
that the quantity planted would make
them too thick But woui rather thin
them out. than not 10 have enough in the
ground.
To lave the peas dropped correctly. il
will take nearly four hands after four pluUs.
tor you perceive that the four pIow- in 20
ing one round will make eight furrows.-
But four turrows had only To be dropped in
peas. have dropped peas myself, and
found when followed or walked in the
furrow after The plow, that would always
drop them too soon when | lc; them fall in
front of me then when came back with
the next row, it would be the same way
So you perceive, rs remarked before.
the peas would be IN 4 zigZag position.-
But this evil can always be removed, by
Walking on the out side of the rurrow and
not dropping the peas until You get oppo-
site or little past the hill Of corn. There
ls another rule have adopted, and require
my hands 10 perform, which il this If
my corn rows run North and South. have
the peas all dropped on the East side Of the
West, have them dropped on the South
side of the corn. The only reason have
for this particular mode of planting peas, is
that have noticed when they were planted
next to the sun-risc,-the ground would be
longer time drying the next day from the
effects Of dew at night, on the opposite
side.
am.proud to see my young friend aud
brother "Plow iIa2asxs making enquiry
upon the subject " planting peas, for {
flatter myself he is going to make most
excellent farmer, from his zeal and energy
after knowledge upon the subject Of Agr.
culture. have seen somc principles de
veloped in him that confirms me in the
above opinion. see he always buys the
best articles Of farming implements. An.
other mark Of very good economy in him
in conversation with him, heard him re-
mark, that he was done employing these
Ten Cents Oversecrs" his meaning in
that remark, was that he did not live upon
his plantation himself, consequently, he
would not employ an Ovcrseer who he
thought would not attend punctually to his
business ; therefore he would have to pay a
man OF that character higher wages I; ! un.
dcrstand he has an excellent overseer.
Therefore from the move Of "Plow Uan-
die" and his having good overseer, I shall
look for him TO invite the Agricultural Com
miitee TO review his farm and inspect his
implements This is matter ! look upon
as a considerable item and one Of vast i'm
portAnce in the art Of Agriculture and I
think il would not be bad idea for the
Agricultural society to give n premium to
the owner Of plantation and the overseer,
who wouId make an exhibition of the beat
and most useful farming implements. This
would be great stmulant for the intro.
ducIion aud invention OF the best kind OF
farming tools Of every description. an.
other good idea would be 10 rranire e,.b