The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-06-16

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particular in planting my peas, from the
very fact that con slider them of great val
ne in my farming operations. In planting
my peas get each droppcr a little piece of
cane, that will hold from eight TO ten peas
The droppcrs dip the little cane in the buck
ct of peas and droD the same quantity in
every hill precisely opposite the hill of
corn. | 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 little past the hill Of corn before
they let the peas fall. ] then require them
before letting the peas fall to make n little
stoop. do this in order to get the peas
as near each other as possible for have
asccrtained from experience that planting
peas is somewhat like planting cntton, if
! you SOW great many seed near each other
! they will assist one another to burst the
| ground and come up-so il is with peas
Great care must be taken with the ovcrseer
or superint, ndant, 10 see that the hands
drop the peas precisely opposite each hill of
corn-for the most of hands are very apt
to follow the furruw after the plow, and as
| they walk along the furrow, to let the peas
fall in front of them-then the peas are
certain to be in 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 n strait line with
the corn, as You plow il, then, tho corn can
| be plowed rs near ard rs vel! 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 !urrows would be made with the two
! pIOws in going one round-then two had
only TO be dropped in peas. Therefore,
say that one hand cannot follow two ploGs
aud drop thcm sn NJ 10 make it profitable
to raise peas. The peas | EaS planted and
In which have allusio8, was stReScd all
along the row, and when Tho corn was laid
! by. YOU could only see scattering pea
! here and there. Some one might cGntend.
! that the quantity planted would make
them too thick. Bat would rather thin
them out, than not to have enough in the
! ground.
/" have the peas dropped correctly. it
will take nearly four hands after four pluus.
lor you perceive that the four plows in &C.
! ing one round will make eight furrows-
! But four furrows had only 10 be dropped in
peas. have dropped peas myself, and
found when ! followed or walked in the
furrow after !hc plow, that would always
drop them too soon when le; them fall in
front of me =; then when ] came back with
the next row, it would be the same way
So you perceive, as ! remarked before.
the peas w0uld 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
- another rule ] have adopted, and require
my hands tn perform, which is this If
my corn rows run North and South. have
the peas all dropped on the East side Of the
hill of corn, then ii the rows run East and
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,-ihe ground would be
a 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 IIs2a,ss making enquiry
upon the subject " planting peas, for
ilatter myself he is going to make most
excellent farmer, from his zeal and energy
after knowledge upon the subject Of Agri
culture. have seen some principles de
reloped 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 lin, heard him re-
mark, that he was done employing these
Ten Cents Oyersecrs" his meaning in
that remark, was that he did not live upon
his plantation himself, consequently, he
would not employ an Ovcrsecr who he
thought would not attend punctually to his
business therefore he would have To pay
man OF that character higher wages ; un-
dcrstand he has an excellent overseer.
Therefore from the move of "Plow uan-
die" and his having good overseer, ! shall