Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-13

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PREPARING ruE sOII.-PLANfIN0 AND
CULnvAfrN0 COTTON
d. Ctocp-Dar Sss: h pssisa - - p.gs
ration q he sol 81 he ssespetsa q ths SD 2
speins tims. b neas st hsnd ] hsvs AeseAs =
m;ehe NOT Be unimpostant 10 diaeua he bsss nod
Of preparing the so and he ealtivss'ea q shs CO..
ton plant
a no sysscm Of cultivation yin rssain he issilsy
Of the soil u every rain that kla b allowed 10 eay
away the richest portion Il shs easth and coavvst
the hills into barren gullicA 1ndrpendeas al The
saving Of the land BY Tho hosispat.l sysssm a cub
sure L b beneficial IN retaining she water 30 ,has
may Be absorbed BY the earth and furnish moisture
to the plants In times Il drought
Next to ditchins The hiltssdrs h iap.ssnes. =
the turning over With good turn paovS Oh rousA
grassy and stubblc lands The tine vhsa this cPs-
ration h accomplished b Q matter a much imPos1
tancc; a sufficient time ioe tho complete dsco@pe
sition Of all vegetable matter must BE- allowed o.
the greatest good viii not BE- secn@pi.hsd q shss
operation Il win DO scca then thas The carrier IN
the fall or winter al stubble and grassy corn lAns
arc turned over the better.
Tho immediate preparation Of The lind fus The
cotton crop should be commenced by subso;linx the
land to the depth Of eight % Ten inches md thss
should be done In February u possible. A. son o
the subsoilins b gotten through With. The bss %.
be thrown up; this operation b slse d xvst iaPes
tancc ~ much Of The afles success depends On The
manner In which the bcsis have besn mssael Con
mcncc bedding by running shovel tHsow - dssp
- one horse can pull u conveniently. about thsve
feet apart a. level ~ The ross ean DO msds. then
finish bedding with turning plow, pulvvisiax The
Garth - deeply and thoroughly % poesible. There
Is considerable discrepancy Of opinion In relation 70
the width Of rows. think that on lAads thas yin
not bring more than thousand - twelve hunsisvd
pounds Of cotton to the acre. three is. b he pro
per distance for the rows 10 b plsesd spsst
The physical coalisiou and chemical changes e.
fectcd BY only subeeilins. b no where mofs spgs-
rent than In Che cultivation II The eostoa plant Il
Is well sscrssaincd Gcs thst any ustssal sees,e.
ration OF rrtartstioa In The growth a The cotton
plant will Cause iS TO drop ID (usmA The cposica
Of the sol bcst calculated 10 furnish the gFvassss
amount II nutritivc matter. and TO psus3ace he
muSt unifnrm state 10 moisture. tsmpssssusv snd
rermsahl.y, sill insure Che srs.ss.s yssd q CT
ton per acre. The mechanical changes s6resed By
thorough sabsolns. consists In esvsting sysssm
Of small capillary vessels 10 The depth a eight a.
ten inches operating q 30 many small suhes uhih
by capillary attraction draws The moisture iron
depths beneath and aheosts The moisture and sas<s
from the atmosphere. A nooeooduesinx mstiun.
nearly 81 l. created 10 the dspsh II the earth sub
summer md ,i ,rssos;oo n ,hs s.e;ss.r, - IT,
Garth. The great pcsmeah;lity q the sol eashlrs
the plant tn scnd lie ruoticts To greater dwpsh IN
search for food When the soil l. dsvp,y palvssissd
Il il able to absorb much Esvaiss smoans a rsia
water, thereby preventing washing II The hnd. and
49, -" r".:.. 4. s..ss.s.S A~...~xs ~
"' wy. 80. ~. . 49,
W.. :" 49,! s"esv ~" se~s $3.50
Of the soil and tho depth u l. pulvesssr The great
WI DC shs sa s ecu upon ~ ,smoePeos.sl
s'a ss " o..I..."s 49,. IN
| s"ou"' :" ".s'Ne 's.s s", -
aNsh up .! INC "'ts " 'as Psa"@ W ssafea s"ss
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| The height OF the ts'ts Psvrefssosy 20 the svsvr
Ton OF INC >:i acpems very mueh on INC quahy o.
.sca; inc ANA + 'evs. sna tns sou ssess sna me
,ne ce,s es""p' se ."s r w "S "s1 - ms
IAN. 'css' AM the 90. smrss sna snay, .nss
ho"sissc I" mssuuS ns'sn. os>S ePs.nar sns
arc i'sat ana "aoss 90 nes rclams 70 Dc ssssss
much above The level oat upands having sens
s'o%s s,o;sy .I, saeS = INC pfs"w sns, o"ss. =
ec nsdaed pretty h'sn :" =" Pfosest inc Psan.'
until the water can nc Absorbed ! hss. sifvsay
sad tnat N making inc os"s she and shousa =
psowca ~ ascp a. possosc. tfom tne nfss 70 sh'
MIN o. apri INC oest umc 70 commence Psans'nx
Sn'en snoa.. us ".ee ey nnn,es . salsh ssoess
"a,ow essesy w .ne "s""e |" tne e1 Governs
with harrow. The seed ought 10 be drilled psvsi,
tn'ck 20 insure sooa stana ana 20 snahse the mana
to make speed IN running around The hfss tins.
The cultivation OF the cotton plant ID IN oPess
ton OF the greatest imPossanee-,has system a eu
ture which viii insure the s'vassss aaisosmisy 2
eoodt:oo Is tSssns SaIm'n sna mossusc. ~ u
same u%e es'as 'ns s'ss.ss' . s%oaa. o psy TN
. .u,'. III ss 49, :. ~" 49, 80 Sesa
.ne 'Ast s@oan. ~ my.Iy 20 us tSoSs % me P.n,
the one most certain TO produce the s'vassss yss
Commence ia es,i,;vaiioa by running ssuusd ear
side a. Close - i can BE- deos. eovsssns an The co
Ton up except INC es, sa q : nssses sssval !. u
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