Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-01-13
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PRACTICAL soIENoE I'm PLANT-
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Dr. -CIoUp-Dear Sir There are Ger!
tain faetsthat present themselves tony mind,
froufaa careful and constant reading Of your
useful; Journal; that Ipropose koferings fol
the consideration Of your readers. The first
is, that after q pretty iull discussiouof The
subjeetofeorn nsaking, and great sespsih9
diversity: of opinion md praetics-there is
really but little difference in the main facts,
as necessary to success. All are agreed, that
deep and close pioughing is necessary, either
before planting or in the first workings after
and the soonerthe workings can be given
the better, SO ast to dispose Of or lay BY the
orc sojroop--deep tilth. and early culture, there is
the conclusion arrived at, and l. .have,n no
doubt the correct one. If I did not feel a
good deal inclined to faff in with the theocy
Of friend seTalley," against winter ,pfowing,
I should say, do all your plowipg before and
surface culture only after. planting the crop,
and ] think it would be best done Just be-
fore planting and in the first plowing, espe-
leiaiIy iu light lands--best1 for the crop and
land-I cannot doubt there Is much damage
done to both By late deep plowing. y. ,s,i,
~ There seems to- prevail ar opinion that
cotton a;1 ! Treqaires very different nanagenent
frem corn2r am still:in the belief, that the
same system that best suits corn, best suits
cotton, and for this sipplc reason, deep and
thorough preparation Of the land forthe seed
at tie pr proper time and keeping ont the grass
ana needs sftGsy hsnot todnjpte the eos.
tton t,ns'ht II the operation all We can do or
oughttotry to deg' Lesnatum do hsrpart,
assshe Mill iflna hindered, audshssGH do
it tbetterFthauzwe fau&know to teiEhss-=at
all events; #e Had betteruSt gessin her way.
I knoH~a few men, that always make cattoR,
whether the seasonbe,geodssr bad DIDO not
mean to say, they always. succeed as 'wsll)
and their secret IS simply Ia avoid q ssea,
and to that end they look and work The
prevailing error think to be Tthis shoilt- h
as work before a1dt sod< much work Fate after
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"a Ifpianting could obtain lis: proper posi-
I'll ton as a science, based, pot npon gange
speculation, but experimental: facts, which
siit,ought to the world would be greatly
benefited and the question naturally comes
up, can this be done. u I think 90, but not
BY agricultural fairs Or orsocieties as At pres
ent conducted. This must be The result Of
systematic labor, grstuitouIAy : Bestowed
the only reward, that which results to- every
veil disposed mind, from the, 'considsf fatlo9n tl9
of: blessing otherssin the pursuit .oftknow-
ledge for ourselves. If the gentlemen far
rners Of each county, would organize and
assign to themselves, arranged in classes,
proportioned to their number and the crops,
ia special interest and experiment for three
years or more,, meeting annually or oftener
10 report and for iatercourse-there would
more good result than from a dozen fairs
With their claptrapery. I have had some
experience in life as farmer, and learn
more from the working farmer than any one
else, simply because be is a man of science
and Intelligence in his calling-he has wor'
ked out his theories and has the answers in
his past experience. Yet ] would not be
understood as being opposed to the highest
attaiumentss and deepest knowledge within
our reach, far from it. The farmer ought
to be the best informed man in every com.
muuity, capable to any position, from q
grade ditch to law maker, model of vir'
tue, intelligence and morality, one to whom
his country can look for counsel and rely
upon for service when heeded-and not al
at present, the ,,dupes and stools Of knavet
and pretenders-and; ;yotTwe nevershall fill
the measure of our destiny, until a reforma
ton is affected and labor is put in its place
ofproper dignity-"ashamed to work ant
too prond to beg" is the peculiar and des
tructive af1iction of our present condition
This reformation to be hopeful, must begir
at home ID the family and remodel our exis
ting educational system. - 80.
Really Sir, Philips with his battle-cry
bof tmore meal"-and Harmon with hi
land level and watch word, e'save YOU
land, p is doing more for their country ant
race than all the fine gentlemen that go tt
ErfNew York" or "Saratoga" for theirfespee
liability. But enough. ~, ~, .,
Florida, 1858. "GLIFToN."
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