The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-01-08

Actoriiy 10 himself, must have his plans
md appliances for the crop systematized
nd arranged in advance of his operations
This i- the appropriate work Of the be-
ginning OF January. The plantation
should now te travcrSed carefully. every
detective point noted. and the whole plot
ted OUT on paper. Thus you have before .
You, for constant reference atany moment.
a map OF your future field OF operations.
Nay drains to be Laid ont AZ certain points.
--doiccts in the levellinc of your row. 10 .
BE- Amended certain other points sub
again in some Other quarter
"a rr--uppiy of fertilization These. and in
mum .rahle others OF similar character. are .
matters incou-.derahle Of themselves,
bat their neglect wastc,h the soil. and.
like moths, devour your crops. Nor are
they defects chat may be attended 20 and
amended at any time during the year;
they require your yigilant and prompt at
trutiou now at the very threshold OF the
season.
Well with these preliminary and kind
il suggested reflections. we suppose YOU
have arranged and plated off in the pro-
CRANE Of Your plantation work for the year.
your fields for cotton and for grain. The
ills. important duty. then, after righting
up your fences, clearing out your bitches.
and removing all fallen timber where
there be any, is To crate 1itri and horizon
tai any fields wheron this all important
work may not nave been previously done.
It's folly IN the extreme to attempt or ex-
poet to improve land. where rain water
either accumulates and remains for any
length Of time ponded. or where it rain
watcrI SO runs off So as to wash the land,
and with il the fertility of the soil. This
is the ''s.ar 9a1 ro1' of improvement. Let
me assure You. that however well YOU may
have done every thing else, this important
step neglected and YOU have stopped short
of the goal Of certain success. Ii We
were 10 write out our system Of planta-
tiou Improvements iu apboIi-ms. the cap
ton should he. allow no rain water run
oh cultivated lands, This system of grade
dItaAiuG and horizontal culture which We
practice. and about which we talk SO
much and qirggg first! j. simple aud ca
~ enough in practice: rs intelligent plan
t.Ts in all sections Of the country are
finding out who try 1t.
With Us il Is not material what inStru-
ment or system YOU adopt to grade. ditch
ar horizontalize your land. The regular
and perfect performance Of the work Is
the great de>ideTarum.
We cannot close this branch Of the
work for january. without impressing up
on our reader, the importance Of perfect
Is l"yr. VOWS, and as nearly as possible
level culture: your grade bitches viewed
in the proper light. a. guard drains and
protector Of the soil. cannot be regarded
a. obstacles. Your blowing now in con-
uact.0n with your grade bitches must be
done on the level with your rows. and in
rha preparation Of the soil for the crop,
cannot bee done too deep. The best Of
pIow- SUCH IL are adapted TO your soil.
drawn hy two good mules at least will so
prepare your land o. 10 enable ii to alb
~5rb all the rain water falling on II, At
any rate Won need fear no injurious wash
as. protected a. indicated by the guard
drains.
The fencing Of the plantation should
ha attended to. righted up properly, and
all the bu hes and hfiars cur up anu re-
moved: this economical work, and adds
both to the look end last Of your fence.
Il you need any new rails about the plan
Itl0n. have them made from the fallen
trees In the fields. whore there be any
All low. wet places such - ponds
and wet swamp heads should be ditched
cleaned up and prepared for the plow
these spots being low. are usually the de-
post TOR tine vegetable mould that has
been washed down from the adjacent
y higher places hv the rains OF aces. Tn
drained the soil. though rich in all the
elements Of our crops, is sour and in an
unfit state for cultivation; uncleared,
they are ugly places in the field: over
grown with hriars and other brush wood
4 they become the hiding places of all the
: enemies OF our crops. growing on the high
81 land around. This j. the proper time
10 clear up all such ugly hut rich places.
and 20 secure their productiyencss it is en-
ircly necessary 20 ditch them out. If they
be sprincy and supplied with water drain
ing from the adjacent hills as is often the
case, a head or semi-circular ditch will be
found necessary at the line all along round
tie margin. where the water first makes
( disappearance atthe surface, into this ditch
Of the proper dep;h-wnjch experience
viii very soon indicate-the water will all
be collected. and then may pass off by a
main drain through the most convenient
locality to the slough or creek,
MANURE.-January is the proper time 70
commence hauling out manure. Let all
the compost manure be thrown up in
heaps. that's on your lots preparatory to
hauling ont, and preparatory further to
re-illing in with trash and leaves from the
forest In addition To level culture and
deep plovinc YOU should make it a fixed
principle to make and apply as much ma
nro to your land as possible. This thing
OF making and applying manure, when il
becomes a systematized principle of the
plantation. viii be- found in practice the
4 most economical, aswell as the most profit
allie part Of the operations Of the planta-
ton: because Il involves, As every intelli-
gent and wise planter will very soon per
ccivc. a properly arranged system of To-
tation Of crops with the necessary supply
Of stock for team, and meat for the hands
which stock in proper proportion aid, in
turn. 10 make the necessary compost q
keep the fertility Of the land. We shall
not here institute an argument on the "a.
riou-. og any particular theory of manur-
ing an of which have their thcorctic al,
vgcatea: what we have found in practice
however. 20 contribute % the hest inter
c-te be the plantation in all things, we
commend 10 our readers. Horizontal rtL
tr-. d rruUer s1Sty1 Or shit and rotat0H O
crops, dep phrig a.. ds preparation q n,
tya3. and s1-' alrc compost mar7ruq. conSti
tutc in the present state of our agricul.
tural knowledge, the most economic, and
sure-t system Of plantation Improvement
CuTTuS SEEn.-In this connection. ma
nuriug, we cannot too strongly urge upon
YOU The importance Of Outstanding Won
cotton seed, as the very best manure YOU
can procure. Cotton seed are regarded by
the planting interest Of the country as 1
very inconsiderable matter a Kind If fre p
= u
American Cotton Planter has again apC
again told YOU differently. and the Cotton
Planter and Soil reiterates the fact arair
this January, that cotton seed are lust a.
certainly worth to y cents pcr III. 70,
manure as Guano is to cents per III
This is a question of the first importanc,
5o he cotton planters Of the country, ano
we intend to argue il fully. as we inten,
to remain no longer misunderstood.
In the first place. the cotton States pro
duce, say, in round numbers 10000 0O o
bales Of cotton weighing 400 lbs. per bale
tor each Of these bales it required l70l
pounds Of seed cotton which left AT tn,
Gin 1900 pounds Of seed or 30 bushels
which sums up the enormous amount O
a.G4l,o00,oUO pounds! contrast. if yol
please this enormous annual production
OF manure, the DIAL OF your valuable cot
ton, at home, Just where you need il
with the Guano of Peru or 90,00O.O0
bushels. Of iertilize, that is amply suiii
cicnt to produce on 100000 acres of Ian,
100000 more bales of Cotton. Yes. re
member II reader, !, \. b. Cloud. tell vo,
that the seed from bale of cotton. o
. 30 bushels, properly applied To an acre q
land will produce another bale of cotton
i this nothing? The Boston Yankees
who can no longer impose upon YOU lCooa
ca mt ncgS and he Eksi have lately dis
covered that your cotton seed are WORT
10 cents per bushel delivered al their cot
. tor seed oil factories for making oil, OIL
: ia the fat of the land id you eve
, think Of that? "Yes, yes, Southern gen
, tlemen, this is small matter, too smal
} a matter entirely for your chiyalry. bu
we Will take your cotton seed at Is cent
; per bushel. though we must have for tn
= oil Sl.25 per gallon !" The planter VIII
r sells his cotton seed for less than 80 cent
2 per bushel cheats himself and will 500
+. impoyerish his land. We would not touc
S il for ours. Cotton seed makes the hes
l manuIe we have and properly applied
: none more certain. We say the best, b.