The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-10-27
STOCK GROWING AT THE souTu

'"' "'Po'l'hce OF deroting more at
'cn''on than has hitherto been given to
this branch of husbandry in all the cotton
growing region, is daily becoming more and
more apparent. Intelligent acriculturists
"t the South are fully alive to the imnera,
i've necessity Of providing in some wav
'o' tue renovation of soils naturally fertile.
but exhausted by long continued cropp;n,
with cotton. The culture of grasses and
the raising of stock is natures method 30
renov"''ns the fields impoverished bv lono
image and this mode Of treatment will ha
found Tor the most part efficient and eco.
hot'lcal. True, guano and artificial fa,,;;-
zerS may be resorted to, but will thew thor.
o"ghIy renovate the soil! We think i.
will hardly ho claimed that moro can In
done with the aid Of these fertilizers TIM,
to maintain fruitful soil in its present con.
o'''oh. Other means must be resorted To
III order to restore to worn ont lanIs thai.
/ lost fertility.
Inc Improvement Of these by growing
STOCK upon them, Instead Of being an item
OF expense, might, in most cases. with
proper management, be made a source of
profit. 1t is quite IA common m;s,aks -
suppose that grasses will not flourish upon
good cotton land. True, the clover and
herd grass OF the Northern and M;dd,.
o'"tes will not flourish in climate suited
10 the growth of cotton; but there ara
other grasses, such rs the Kentucky blua
grass Will grow OH amy good soil, and will
'lour'sh on such as are rich in lime; Col.
o'an'ord's wild oat grass, the orchard grass,
DC, which will furnish excellent abundant
paS'ur"se upon great proportion of the
exhausted cotton lands. That sheep. cat.
lle' horses and mules, can be pro6tabIv
raised at the South has been abundantlv
SHOW" hy a vast number OF successful ex-
le'''nen's' and 1t is 10y many claimed that
WOOL can he grown more profitabIv here
'han IN any other section Of the country,
But We hear it said, "Thc cotton PLANTER.
business is to kill grass, instead of rai.ino
II; that cotton and stock cannot be profta-
by produced upon the same plantation nt
Tie Same time; that it is more poftabIe to
wear out the land and 20 in search of yir-
GIN SOIL May not the correctness of
these sayings well be 1uestioneda The
growers OF tobacco and hemp have found
prohtaIle to connect stock raising with
the production Of these staples and wa
are confident the opinion is gaining ground
among the intelligent cotton planters that
1t would be TO their advantage to pay more
attention to the improvement: of the soil
"y stock growing, thus increasing the
amount OF cotton grown per acre, and
lessep'ng The cost per pound of PRODUCING
it.
Most kinds Of stock could he grown at
{" very cheap rate upon great proportion
OF The rolling cotton lands which have be-.
come exhausted and are now of little value.
lhe large sums now paid by the planter to
other States for mules to work his cron
and bacoa to feed lis hands, would lie
saved and while getting these at cheaper
rate, he will be reaping from such course
still greater advantage in the greatly in.
creased value of his lands. We do not fo,
moment suppose that SINGLE aore of
rich cotton fields, such rs lie along the val.
ley of the Alabama river, are to bo devoted
10 stock growing SO long as their fertility
remains; nor do we wish to see the aoore.
gate amount Of her cotton crop diminish
''h Tie contrary, we should prefer to see it
increase, and this We believe would be the
sure result of judicious stock growing upon
the worn out soils.
Is not this subject Of great importance.
and worthy the careful consideration Of
every agriculturalist at the South Stocb
Journal.
The Moustaehe.-In the reign of Loui.
the thirteenth, of France, wliskers (mous.
taches) attained the highest degree Of
favor at the expense of the expiring
boards. I'm fhOsa fInyo of