The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-10-08
Hints for tho Plantation.

| GIN aud Press arc in comrir,c order. aud
! send 10 cotton 10 n": k"t that has not re-
ce;vcd the most CAREFUL handi;n. through
t cut.
I Cow Peas should be gathered and put
away during the brief interval, Of leisure
from cotton picking. The vines OF thc late
p!antcd peas may also be cut when the pod
is just forming and cured Tor hay. Care
fully save seed OF all valuable sorts.
: Corn may be cut up AMI saved.
Winter Oats, Rye, Barley, Clover, and
! l-uccrnc, may be sown The latter pat Of
this mo'ih.
Tnrnir<, for fall crop, must now bc
sown, wi;il"n, delay. Rn:a Haua, yellow
Aberdeen, N",t"lk. Early Fla, Dnicll. Globe,
and Srar Leap Rcd Top TurnipS, are all
va.u;ib!e rariv:s - the two first being the
best 10: stock and keeping.
T"N.~-ln addition To th" corn stalk and
nnru'!ri fodder, Sweet Potato vines and
tops OF rin,;ers make IA to'eradle rough foi-
age il cut aurl cured b,torr they begin to
withcr Al Crab Cor cr"r) Grass, Crow
foot, and other grasses. mus; be cn: when in
b'o>>om, an,l carefully cured, with as little
. exposure to tic sun II, possible, to he any
Waite for hay. Tho dried up AMI witl!cr-
c;! grass often lfiiivd tor hay late in the SEX
sou. is almost utterly vaia"lcss.
Wet land may now be dramcd, woodland,
prepared Tor p;.~'nra@r, weeds and hlu>,i
yiuhh"d up, &c. &c, rs directed hc,eirtor'
Nihicr F"".M.-As n green crop, try
Wheat, >pwn thicl; in three feet diil!>, on
deeply p!owel aud rich land. 1t will give
your animals green food nearly all winter,
bearing repeated cuttings.
TnE GAEnrS.-Ernips, ofall kinds, il!
not already sown, must be put in without
delay.
Strawberry beds may be prepared and
the plants set out any time during the fall
or w;,.l,r. y cool mos; soil, lch in vr-e-
table matter, suits this trui, best in our SUI
Try climate. Spade Or ,rrnch riuw the
gt"m'.l deeply n, possible, tuning under
81 nivn,ifai supply Of swamp muck, icc"m-
posed leaves, wood ashes, pulvrl;zel char,
c":.I. AMI Il li!,l" well rn,,rl stable manure
Harrow or rake tho surface unit! i, i I."r
tec'ly line All even, and sct v"nr plant, ia
3 foo: rows, l foot ,y S incl:c, in the row
When the plants are we'll Rooted, cover the
entire surface OF the ground with partially
dccompoSed forest leaves, only permitting
the plants to be exposed. l;v this method,
with AL occasional watering next summer,
il dry weather janl the proper selection OF
rHrleiIes.) this delicious and healthy iiuil
may hr raised ;bundaml!v from three tn fix"
months in The year, for family use aud for
market. !: can lc safely transported 800
miles PER railroad, nni has r"cn been sent
from Georgia to New York in excellent con
,!i,icu. Ii is in all respects. one ot our rn.S,
attractive and profitable fruit crops, and we
hope i, will receive increased attention here
: after. Some Of the choicest varieties are
Early Prolific, llov"y'o $ el!irs, Mc.lv"v's
Superior. Longwort:.s Prolific, Walker,
: Seeding. l'rabodys l!an;bois, Crimson
! Cone, Wilson's Albany, dc.
MrAvoy'S Eyira l;cl, the Crescent Seed
Eng, Black Prince, Iowa. Jenny Lind, Scott 5
Sec'iirg, Trol"pc's Victoria, H"yIcn's
Seeding. Smy'hcS, and other varieties, are
also valuable for amateurs.
lH& FRUIT ORCHARD. D.~-New land, clc-
waited and not too rich, is most suitable for
orchards, an'l TO those who have neither the
time or The means to grub UP an, entirely
clear the ground before planting. we suy-
Tcst The following plan Tor speedily rcp!a-
eng forest with 4 productive peach or APP
pie orchard: Cut OFT all wool and brush
very clean, early in the fail. burning to ashes
AL The logs that You cannot remove, and
icavl:g al! jumps very low. Then 8 AXE oil
yonr land the proper distances, and dig
holes SIX 'ect across and two feet deep, throw
ing IKE surface mould on one side and the
s"oso': on the other. f"ke into the bot
tom OF the hole b"shei or more of Tie sur
rounding loose top soil, leaves, %r.-ii,l up
t." the proper height with the surface soil
! ifst tn-"wI out, ""i plant ynnr tree care
'"''y' heap:ng up the subsoll slightly about
| the trunk AID over 'he roots, to allow for
me natural s"t'!'ng OF the ea'th. Your tree
"cinG new planted and furnished with !.
supply o! '"oI IN tic hole, Immediately
"".'in Us reach, the a'!rrc"I'urc may be
rs l":.""S: nc i!S' spring, early. p!ow ard
cross p:ow Tie Young nrc''ar'! with long
fno'crS' Keeping beyond the h"'rS in which
The trees are planted, an'l carefully ;'voidIn"
All 'Elnry TO The trnnk or hraaclics. So"
! N"" J cas- 'i"a:cant III tA' open space be-
, tween ,lIp tr,...S and Ia, l. -.