Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-11-16
An Arricul,ural Chanter.

and Pkdn.er, and proceed to make re-hash from
its pages, accompanied With running critique.
The number is an excellent one, rejecting much
cre'i:t upon its energetic conductor, as we'll rs
upon his editorisl and contributonal hel:.s.
l. The issue opens with an extended article on
the EABASxNENr OF RICE LAND, well written aud
(seemngly) of practical value, albeit napt to the
exigencies of the diggings we inhabit
2. Next comes an article by HfGEIA. super
scribed with the startling question, Do the Super
Phosphate iNanmes eon,ain Ar,cnic' Look out
for yourselves, gentlemen Of the tradc,-for Hr-
GE1A boldly announces the following conclusions:
Iss, That there three pounds Of arsemious acid
or ,skte arsenic. Uhich is equralcnt to Que pound
af poison in each ton Of such mixtures; 2ndly,
Tbut growing plants absorb this arsenic without
injury to vegstatior; aud 3rdly, That such plants
are norioa, to the leulh Of man and teas'. These
conclusions however, be it said are drawn from
the experiments Of Prof. DAvf, MI Irish chemist
and may be but III Irish Bulletin Of intelligence
after all. Ills tests were tried upon certain Irish
compounds, iu which cheap aud dangerous kind
of oil of vitriol was used. Our American Super
Phu.pbates are considered superior iu this respect
Still, as the writer before US remarks
ain consideration Of these facts, our farmers
and planters have right to demand Of tho manu-
facturers of Super Phosphates and other artificial
mauures that they employ materials in the
manufacture of them which contain the slightest
amount of arsenic. What kind of sulphurc acid
is used in manufacturing the Super-phosphstes!
IF they employ the cheap Pyr'tic oil 81 ritrioi,
such as is used in Ireland, there can be little
doubt but that the mRnures thus made contain at
least one pound ceiyht Of arsenious acid to every
ton of Super Phosphate. Do the American manu-
facturers OF Super Phosphates employ the uacon-
taminatcd acid Fortunately, the tests for arsenic
are SO simple and satisfactory, that deception is
out of tho question; the artificial manures can be
tested for arsenic by methods which arc perfectly
! conclusive"
3. A young writer, " GIsHEs," puts out clover
| communication on tho subject of Economy in
| Farming He wants the world to understand dis
tinctly, that by economy he does not mean ningi
n.ss and BIO then goes on to show what ho does
moan. He thinks the rSry beat Of tools truo econo
my; he asserts that tho best kind &C gear lie the
cheapest; he believes in close and high fences
with rails split out Of (ul-g,"rn timber he would
have negroes we'll clad, we'll fed, well housed, woll
| worked, and nerer eIposed in bad woather; he
urges tho housing Of oil stock in winter; aud,
hnally, holds that it is great saving to grind all
grain and up all rrovendcr that is to he fed to
| cattle and horses, because it is "eas:er dgesed
and Of course moro nutritious" That's what
GlRBRs calls economy on the farm, and GiRBEs is
considerably more than half right. Take speci.
men of G's style:
To illustrate tho idea "f somo persons economy,
We will relate All uncctlntc, told US by worthy
old gentleman of this place: Whilst superint1nd-
ing the work On public road, he had occasion at
one time to send negro n few steps from the road
to cut down tree--the boy worked faithfully, and
gruntcd awfully, for some time, when the old gen.
tlemap, perceiving that he made but slow pro-
gress, approached him and inquired the cause.
Boy eIcaims, Z" Soc. inassa, axe powerful dull"
"Why in the world, then, did you not grind it ?"
=" Ny God, mnssa would take all tho hide off my
back if ho catch me grind 'em he says he wear
out axe too for grind 'em :" Mt the Same time
thrusting his hand in bis pocket he pulls out
something in tho shape Of hand-saw-6le. and
fell vigorously to work on his axe. exclaiming,
dis dc file for whet EN-; bos say must use dis,
when he dull"
4. Next enter CAsDoE,-and The Horses uc
giant are 'the subject of his story lie denies Mr..
LIssER's proposed policy Of importing heavy
Dutch horses. CAypoR has tried all kinds Of
horses.-has tried thsm under the saddle. in igs'-
GFFsft, iu tho pow, and in tna.Tagon and he mat
ssins that sny where and every where " blood sriH
| teR" Yet while be believes 10 blood, he would
not prefer stallion merely becouse kc ,ras race
horse or the Of race hor1e. lie war!s farm
as we'll as Llood. Now you arc right, CASnoE; !;
como over to Edgedcld and sec I. 6. BAcUN's
! Dirk Cisathnm. All, there's the perfection of
your bloodcd aninal,-boautifu strong aud fleet.
| Dick, Ly the way, is turing it out in Alabama
just now When be returns. c".nc a:i we'll show
Linn to you. .!ud CAspua took hi: pen AID con-
cl,ldcd u these emphatic words:
"(iyc me always ~ Thoroughbred stallion, even
to raise plantation horso:.
). ".\MArEUN" rather pats fElEHp L;CUEE"
on the back and silks him on at tho Agricultural
Department Of the Iatcut Office. .tutrEru how
ever ,lcuics the fact that the Spanish C"rk-hak
Acorns will not scrminate. He tAN.TErE) has
planted tL-ec whica all gcrninated and have
| made vigorous growth The fault il, in not
planting them right. The way I" d'. is to initiate
Nature. She gives to such seed a top covering "i
leaves to keep the GROUND moist. S" must "'.
Til. way, all will succeed. But after we have
succeeded, what thcn' rui Bonn! AMATEUR
; says, the c"rk oak will give u: another 'pc-
cics of shade tree, ami probably mo,iing more"
He continucs:
II NAV lie questionable whether the bark would
-.
mate, and provided it should, would not lr
satisfied to wait eight or ten years cach time ,"r
the bark to attain sulirirn, thickness: and he.
| sides, We could not afford to mlks them at the
present high prico o.! lsh"s and the low price Of
corks."
Just hear to that, ye Psides one and all! Max
| ing light of Cork! and Cork in 'ould ireland ?
Remember Kitty O'Bricn, and he after tho spslpeen
that should say bad luck to tho div il his name
Was Cork Now, there's our tin box Of cork-acorns
still lying on a shelf. We offer to swap it " amy
! man who dares, for box Of good Sardin.s hnif
| the .i=e. So nucb for /" AxArErn's" dsmning with
faint praise the cork business.
| g. And now approaches " D." to ask Of the edi-
| tor {or npy one else who tell him) how to use
cotton seed manure for eotton. The editor
does undertake to tell him C few pages further on
Says he: "a very successful planter Of Our &C
quaintancs drills bis cotton seed (at the rate Of
20 bushels to the acre) in deeply powel furrow,
and covers with tpo fuTows,-this as early in the
winter as be can" IF I'D" Hond believe our
racket he will save all his cotton seed for
and rheat, and find scmo other food fur lie great
MOTHER CoTroy PLANT, beside her .J.pring.
Noursh her outside o: hcrsclf, and shr will nour-
ish the world and our enlightened IMP, with
elbow prompttude, adds: Neither can MARK
LEMON dcprcciatc, nor Tuos. CAaLrsLn improve