Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-10-27
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crop, has again rolled arounq We have often
called the attention of our, planting friends to
the Importance and economy of raising their
own wheat at home, here atthe South. There
is no crop more certain. or that pays bette:
per cent. on the land md slabor necessary to
grow it. We are to be understood then, to say
that it is certain and remulerating crop, prop
ery managed. This we assert from personal
experience, and assertion ofthe fact we predi-
cate upon the following essential conditions !:
Deep plowing in the preparation of the land
thorough manuring and early sowing. In this
way, twenty 10 thirty bushels per acre may be
as certainly expected fromour land as fair
yield Of cotton. The planter that is satisfied
with seven to ten bushels per acre, will very
soon loose his seed; and, likest planter, who
plants cotton for from three to five hundred
pounds per acre, in continued disappointment,
lanents the unccr tain and unfavorabe seasons,
and rails out upon the urfavorable climate.
Three to five acres will produce an ample sup
ply of wheat for almost anXfamily in the coun-
try. This may lie we'll prepared, when the pro-
duce will be from sixty to one hundred bushels.
The cause of failure in wheat raising among
cotton planters, consists mainly in sowing twen-
ty to furty acres on corn stubble annually, and
that late in November or first Of December, and
pluw in with plows worn out in cullivating the
cotton crop! Let every plapter WHO can, COM
mence now and prepare by deep and thorough
plowing some three to five acres, then spread
on it five hundred bushels per acre Of good
compost manure, and then, il you have no har-
row, prepare your seed wheat, good variety,
by brnng either with salt or buestone, aud
drying with lime or plaster Of Paris; sow the
seed, one to one and half bushels per acre,
and plUw in with scooter, after which brush it
over evenly. A good harrow superscdes the
necessity Of the scooter, plowing and brushing.
Who of our friends will tly this for the Ala
Larna State Agricultural Society premium next
year?-Co1on Planter and Soil.
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A SoUTu CARoLINIAN INDIGNANT.-Wc took
seat last evening upon one of the iron benches
in Jackson Square, near arseedy, gaunt, tall
looking man, about fifty, who, dressed in slab
by suit of black, sat looking on Mt the children
enjoying their rulnps OH the shell walk, con-
tentedly. On the farther end Of the bench was
sailor boy in his ruug king sailor suit who
had lain down and fallen asleep. A policeman
who had strolled over from the Second District
Station house, approached:the bench; but be-
fore taking seat, woke the lad up and told him
to "leaye, and hot be sleeping in that square
again." The boy picked up: his cap, which had
fallen Of placed il on his head and started of
down aboard Of some one of.the schooners lying
at the Picayune tier. ps
The old fellow next US, gotup at tue same in
stant and walked of lew PAGES; but suddenly
turning, he advanced TOWARDS the officer, and
addresscd liil-sts an tasss
know who Il am? The officer answered rather
gruilly in the negative. "Well," said the tall
ouestloner, "pm from South Carolina" and
placing his thumbs in his arm-holes, he surveyed
the somewhat puzzled officer Tor few moments;
and then reacuing out his right hand until it
nearly touched the latter's nose, said: II do
think that was tue d-t coolest, most imputent
piece of business | ever heard tell of" and
wheeling around went off exclaiming, Pm
from South Carolina, am" The establishment
of the nunpluscd officer Gun be better imagined
than deScrlbcd.-N. y. Delta.
WARTs.-Tr they give you no special incon-
venience, let tLrln alone But if it is of eSSen-
tial Importance to get rid Of them, purchase
half an ounce of mmi,Hic acid, put it in u broad
bu,tomed wal, so that it will not easily turn
over; take stick as large as TIE end Of knit
ting needle, dip it into the acid, and touch the
top of the wart with whatever Of the acid ad-
heres to the stick .hcn with the end Of the
stick, rub the acid into the top Of the wart,
without allowing the acid TO touch the well
skin. DO this light and morning, and SAT-,
painless, and clicctua' cureis the rcsut.-If"iFN
JouMai.
GAB."-Gencral IIvratio Hubble ], OF Pilila-
dclphia, has replied to circular from his 0lm"
mater at New Haven, asking money for a society
or club instituted ~ train young men to pre-
meditated or eXtemporancuus speaking or dis-
cusson, declining to contribute. lie says:
"GaL is the fatal epilcinic ofrepublic*. What
distracted Greece? Cab! What factionized
Rome? Cab! What anarchized France? Cab!
What will dismelnber the Union? Cab The
eternal propensity OF gabbling, upon all occa-
sons and at all times, is the curse ofOur country"
VERY CoNs1DERArE.-An IriShman being re-
Gently on trial for some offence, pleaded "not
guilt" and the jury being in the box, the State
Solicitor proceeded to call Mr.. FurkiSson as Il
witness. With the utmost innocence Patrick
turned his face to the court, and said:
'Do understand yer honor, that Mr.. Fur
kisson is to be witness forenenst me again 2"
The Judge said driIy, "lt seems So"
swell, thin yer honor, Iplade guilty, sure,
an yer honor plase, not because am guilty,
for Pm as innocent as year honor's sucking
babe, but just on account Of saving Mister Fur
kisson's s0rt"
The editor Of the Haverhil Banner tells the
following story of one Of his hens: Our rose
bushes having been infested with rose-bugs, we
called I'LL old yellow hen, who was very tame,
and shook, the bushes for her benefit. This
was twice repeated, and the other day We saw
her reaching up TO get the bugs which were on
the leaves. But finding them out of her reach,
she very deliberately took the bush in her bill,
shook it with all her strength, and then picked
up the rose-bugs that fell in large numbers"
NAKED TRuru.-The late excentric John
Holmes, used frequently, in his addresses to
different juries, to explain the meaning of the
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