Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-02-20
Agricultural.

tics Of the current crisis and in doing so, VIC
shall take as our rubrc the February number Of
that valuable journal, The Farmcr d: Panfer, Of
South Carolina.
This is indeed the glorious opening season Of
work for the agricultural year. What though
Winter yet fingers with his chilly blasts! What
though frosts still whten the morning, md occs-
sionul freezes still stiifcn the sod Behold tho
gcnin Day God ascending in his bright wheeled
car and shedding his awakening beams over slOep
ing Natures face Behold, in the near future,
Spring with all her flowers ready to come dancing
joyously upon the stage Of the vegetable resurrcc-
ton Hear the sweet songsters of the wood tuning
their carols anew, and list to the music Of the
spheres in the great blue above lis telling the
story Of another revolution in the rolling seasons
But not to be poetica we come to the work OF
a running notice Of the said Farmer d Planter
please retain The fact in memory, that it 's OF
South Caro.inn, and the only journal Of the kind
in South Carolina not that "South Carolina il
better than any whars else" rs an old neighbor
of ours used to profess to believe but that it is the
very Latitude fo. au agricultural journal suited to
South Caroliun renders par erceliemce, and next
also tc .enaers in all the Gulf States directly West
Of US.
1st, then, lot US take glimpse at tho agriertt-
raj editors "Himt, for the Month" With point
and apprehension he says:
"Wo say, generally, prepare well during ;his
ming III
der fall grown grass, and throwing up high corn
beds. Well, soneg -aheadtivc planter reads ths
general remark and says, "why, I've done this
already" We reply, look out that you are not
too smart if February is wet and March windy,
April will tell bad tale on lands broken up in
January. Another may say, Z" l aint ready for
this work." To him VIC say, hurry up nor. or
you'll be behind until fodder pulling time.
third says, my sandy lnnd don't need such pre-
paraton and fourth, my stiff rcd land must be
broken up and subsoiled but not thrown up in
beds. Very well, good reader, we will not presumc
to maj age your lands but only say, let experience
teach you how best to treat them, and be they
are treated we'll and early enough to enable you
to drop little corn about the close of this mouth.
Three years in five it will be the bost corn you
will harvest"
Now Toe say, Mr.. Editor, that you exactly suit
grcnt many of US on this side of the State in one
of your hints above given. Very few of US arc
"too smart" this timo. Blessed be the thought, we
are all the better for it. Considering the quanti
ty of rnin that has fallen Wo believe our editor is
exactly right, at least for the present year. Now
for crack the whip and huld the handles, for it
is said ga little corn ought to bo dropped about
the close of this month";" Drive on, gentlemen Of
tho plow,-and corklc-bur soup for the hinimost.
Surely we shall try to stick in one little six
lot in the time specified. The philosophy is good,
that the earliest corn makes the heaviest lit is
good, becnusO SO taught BY experience.
To the Hiots' again:
ave would advise deep preparation for cotton
too, many of our aged planters to tho contrary
Notwithstanding, who prefer making tho cotton
beds Of this year by throwing the hcds of last
rear on the old water furrow without first opening
that wutcr furrow, even with dull shovel. Ahan-
don that iden for it is a M exploded notion about
cotton growing beet when its tap-ruut strikes an
npcnctrable subsoil The cotton plant prefers hot,
moderately dry seasons, but it none the less pre-
fers u loose, moist, cool subsoil."
All 50, perhaps. But II word here This deep
blowing for cotton should not be accompanied by
,ny turning under Of the suriacc,-shoulIi it? We
ask because one, who is sort OF Lieutenant Colo
mel to Kimy CoftoH in Edgefrld, thinks decidedly
that it should not Dc. DR.. HARDWOOD BURT land
when We mention his namo in connection with
cotton culture, DICKSON Of Georgia may well back
his ears) is Of opinion that the surface Of cotton
land should be continued surface from year to
year, that the top mould may acquire greater and
greater powers of combination with atmospheric
Influences: this is of course coupled with the pro-
vso that the surface be good surface and in
90 nj way Of Improvement from the vegetable mat
ter annually contributed to it, by the cotton plant
itself and otherwise Perhaps do not under
stand the Doctors position aright,-if not, he must
come into there columns go to the Farmer d Plan
tcrs clearer letter-press, and correct. We would
willingly mis- represent him, to get him out fully
on this interesting and all.important subject Of
cotton culture, which he understands so well.
Must understand it, to make (as he did last year,
one hundred and twenty bales GOO lbs averagc)
with ten hands think you not so, Col. g.. And
now VIC are on this subj t,-dun't grunt. Doctor.
we'll soon get of Of you,-w took Il batch of notes
one day lut;crly on the Doctors discoursing, md
"fnith veil prent it." Thus much was gathered
up safely from the drappings. Real and consider
the mar;ms. They may need same lilation TO en-
force and illustrate them. We give them us We
wcn-nR-and tuck-um dawn:
!. Never turn under the surface.
o Prepare deep with narrow plows.
s. Bed carefully with strait shurcs.
t. Put in your vegetable warurcs, such as cot
ton.sccd, comprsts, &C., early in March
5. Let your rows be run to take the water il
need be.
e. Run two furrows first plowing.
Z. i,un three rvery other rlowing.
s. Use sweeps and hoes ia culture.
O, Iu breaking out the middle of each row, raise
tie pluw suddenly every Or steps and c: it
down as suddenly, the mu!e still waking,-,ilis to
form water stopp for the prevention of washing
md the saving Of all little showers.
10. II it becomes too wet, turn in all Ilnws and
break strait through the miil'l!es.
II. plow, or rather sweep, olten,-uiter almost
every rain if you can.
II. COttcn-sced as manure, put Ill carly hnd
deep, works well with guan",-thc cotton seed not
to bO killed before putting it in.
l3 So locs any vegetable compost.
a. Guanus Of different kinds should be inter
mixed.
Thus much did we purloin from DIR. BIS confab
'unbcknoxirs to him. 1t must speak for itself
Once m,rc to the Hints:
Tho editor says and truly says:
For frsr the worst may come to the worst. SOW
down us much MS you eau, early in this month, Of
spring oats They will feed beasts whilu the wheat
can be savel for man"
Tho old rulc wa', to "Jnst let March catch you
sowing oats;" hut it has not worked well Of late
yenrs from the fact of the rust taking the late outs.
Let w hnpc for better this year and sow all we
Dr +, y,,;ty n will lac npptr1 lnfurc he sru-