Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-02-20
bo fine time for him to say nothing to nobody,

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3D. Next, our editor gives full account Of his
own system of saving all the farm ynrd manure
Ii is explicit and sufficient, aud proves him au
adept in hatimportant business Of the plantation.
regulate themselves according to varying circum.
stances The general directions may be embodied
in two words: .Snre au.-Upon the point of put
ting it out, the authority before us is clear for
sca ttering broad-cnst from the ~"yon, and values
his " domestic manurcs on the plantation, for rot.
tun corn or any other crops, in the following or
DER pig pen. stable, sheep, COW compost, lot.
ith. And now We come to II little matter OF
which fnrmcrs cannot be too often reminded
subject of Curry Combs Let the Farmer { Plan
ter speak for itself
"Therc is n small item Of expense, to which We
would sall the attention OF our readers, We think
il advisable to incur every Spring but which We
fear, most of our planting readers never trouble
their pockets about. 1t is the expense of buying
a curry comb for euch mule or horse ON the plan
tnlion. and when bought, requiring the ovcrseer
to have every one Of them used while the teams
are eating in the morning. In these scarce times
it behooves every planter to save all he Gun, and
we give it rs firm belief, that mule well cur
ricl every morning will do as much work, and
keep in Us good workng order on eight yooa ears
Of corn Mt II menl. AZ never curricd will ten
of the same knd of ears at each feed. If you
doubt our assertion, just invest quarter in L
curry comb (for ten cents comb is not worth ta-
king hume.) and try the experiment for yourself
from now until your crop is laid by
This cxhausts the subject
n,,,, n,,,.co>. Ern ,c roo,.;, al
cotton raising wonder of the age.-so many Of our
readers linvc heard. Indeed many of them have
the Di,on cotton-secd ut S. per bushe, hut whcih-
or any have got to culirating jorty-eiyht acres I"
the hand and nearly sirty acrcs to the mnlc is an
other matter. DICKSON does it. But we have not
go much to do with Dickson now, rs with our ed
itor's proposition to him. Here it is:
"Wc plant annually ninety acres in Gotten,
ninety acrcs in corn, thirty acres in small grain,
one acre in potatoes tTo i'll turnips, and ten
to fifteen acres in peas. We work thirteen hands,
and run eight pluws. Our land is average red
land yielding uhout fifteen bushels Of corn, ten
of wheat, sou lbs. Of cotton, without manure |;
some much better, some not go good. Now under
Mr. Dicksons method we should work to the above
acres only four hands and run three plows. Ii
Mr.. D. will send us an agent, say one Of his best
Eegro fellows, who will this year and next, learn
us 10 curtail furce to TINT amount and yet plant
the sumo area SuccrS.iuiiy we will pay him 81 900
in cash on the first day of November. 1852, for
which promissory note will be given. tho day the
agent arrives.
The Agricultural Editor Thus casts his profcr
ut the feet of DICKSON pitches briefly into several
Northern journals on sectional affairs, and then
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admirable style.
The horticultural Eitor next mounts the tripod
and gives deal Of good and sensonable advice in
his chapter entitled 4" Monthly talk wiM our rea-
thing which is required to put the garden in or
dor, and to bo ready for the growing season Of
Spring"
But how is this? Hero has been the Southern
Caitrat"r talking about us and Lexington, and
by us we now mean Edsefc:d
"And what dill he say 2"
This: " We understand that m cnterprsins old
genius, hy The name of L--y, has Iu,ely been
.improving" the fruit "f portions Of LcXngtO
and Edgcfcd Districts. $. e., hy grating Apple
srionS utu ihr Wild Wnibery and .Srert Pofntn i,
rlrcl tur inserting these gratis and strange rs it
NAV seem To our readers, has really driven quite
:, ,ralc in certain ncishhOrhuO!s
Will nut some patriotic and charitable person
subscribe Iur a few copies Of the Noniherh CHiti-
rufr or tarmcr rt- Planter, TO be distributed graz
! tuituusly among this old Srntlcman's customers? !?
We ara 50 anxious to shed our light in that re-
giun that we will send the papers at considerable
discount, as doubt no., also, will Bro. Stokes,
Of the Farmer d: Planter"
To which the Farner ,r Planter thus responds ::
Mott nssnredy We will, Bro. Redmond. Our
mission is give light, ~ correct error, md pre-
serve uur Farmers anil Planters from Imposition.
We will gn farther: We will give $40 for the fr't
nppl. produced from grnst "n the sweet potato.
PM, Bro r. nre yUu sure that some " "eu:erpr-
sing genius" has nnt been impnsin. on your crcl-
ulity? 1t is true, we have hut few subscribers in
Lexington and Edseiicid. hut we hava very high
n,,iniun Of the citizens uf thosc Districts. an arc
unwilling to swallow the d"$c, much as We like
apples, AMI sweet potatocs-"p"ra'rtg.
You liners Iowa there hy Lcesvlc, how is this?
How many vs. have you invested in this wonlr"us
Few mode of grating? And do You expect potu-
toes or apples as the result? Report progress ns
soon as possible
It only needs to say of the large feast Of selec-
ted matter contained in the number before Us. that
il is varied, useful and interesting in the main.
Some things cannot understand as well MS 9th.
crs; for instance, it is hard to see what The man.
LEVI BARTLETT. means. when he talks annut
Egypt. the Nile and J"scra. on pngc 81: hut the
bare mention Of the latter name is suggestive in
this year of scarcity. Oh, that some Juseph would
arise to give all as easy IN opportunity Us the
Egyptians had uuIcr his administration, when, NJ
the oil Hir'or .Srcrr of our srlIuubDy days used
10 say Of him % Hir GutcG' apcrHit korren ct
Eyyoiiis Jr"me"ta rsntiait"
The number is in most respects clever one.
The proof-realpr. like mos: pToof.rsaders, mus;
he urged to greater care. The typosTaphica! exc
cation is nevertheless very crcditable; And. with
~ very good morning to YOU, g.nile'ncr, We
wish tho Furmer,f' Pirui-rn most successful year.
Wutc!: the Red Mark!