Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-04-01
nroom Corr and Upland Rice.

Rroom Cofa and Upland Rice.
A thoughtful ,ubscribor contributes to
the Southern Ctniiivator some light on the
culture Of broonl-corn aud upland rice.
|. is not 100 late 10 profit hy what he
says. Judge i"r yuu,s,r,:,, :. Ter.
BROOM C;osx CuLruax.--Prcpare your
ianI nv breaking it Up level, deep. and
thorough. Then, with Sn"",e:s, lay "ff
the rows, in drills, 81 feet apar', and sow
ere peck of sesd to lie acre. III the drills.
end coper iii S%cooters. rnru'ng ny ore
side and down the other, thus Turning =
driN ;jaye m,r the SEED. In a'n'h'
* or c..ir days III %rcafirr, and 6efoye
,i.e sp;uuts come up, f.s'en oil t" sc."'t"r
.n~.~, bnards, Ike th"se for. covering
COTTON SEED in. lan'ing, "n;y let lhrm be
straight aua only fourteen inches long.
nd, with thvSe, knock 1T thu. drill
ridyc" of earth from the drlIls-thus
.earinQ a Clean smooth surface fur the
broom corn To start from. This culture
is impor:a"t-s> staring The young broom
cyon SOME ten days ahead of the Young
grass whic', it closely resembles, at This
stage. When three inches high, side It
with >craptrs or tnrn pl"ws," as cotton
not running ST. deep, and follow with hoes,
cleaning the grass from it, leaving a thin
continuous statd: In about ten or fifteen
days, plow out thoroughly and deeply
with srootcrs, and bring til a stand. lesv
ing three or four stalks every 6 or s
inches. Sweep the crop every ten or
fifteen days, thereafter, with winged
sweeps, until it is worked over twice
more. and the culture will be complete.
At the North, they lend dnwn the brush.
or stalks, ls inches below the panicles.
deem this unnecessary, psrlaps injurious,
certainly SO to the seed.
To gather tie erop.-Aa soon as the
seed begin 10 turn yelo~. or ripen, cut
the heads. the panicles, the brush, (all the
same) with stems about II inches long;
sun them in the field, by 3 reading out on
the ground. ope.dss 10 dry end cure, like
fodder, and with your seeding maehines'
ready in 'he field, strip The seed from
them, if The ", ather is fair. and then
house the brush. If the weather is varis
bie-hou<c the broom, crrn with the seed
on it. and strip it afterwards. At the
erpsnss ue he seed. The best broom brush
IS Obtained b., gathering the crop, BE-
FORK The seed begins to riprr, As tits then
whiler and more beautiful The best plan
is to divid,. thr PROCESS.
T" strip the Seed from the paniclss or
JrusA.-Prcur an iron comb. made at a
blacksmith shop, expressly for this pur-
pose. about IS inches long, teeth S inch
IS long. aud nearly touching. costing IS
Zach. One will do the work for fifteen
acres. These machines are t.. be fasten-
I'd tr u bench, end twn hands, by draw
ing the brush through them. can strip off
the seed rapidly aud completely.
RICE.
THIS will be- hoEh a profitable and
seeded crop the ensuing year, as all our
>ea.lmar1 vii: be occupied by the Iron
C":ads." In the up country, all our lands
~ branches. ponds. aad swamps, too wet
!ur corn, whe.; ar cotton, will make fine
returns III Rice. Prepare the land by
turning ovrr.' and. about April LIST.
lay IF wi h~.scn.,er~ 2 t" 81 feet drills,
drop me peek If seed ice to The acre, in
hese & i'll. and ever with scooters, and
| in atmu, s or 10 days. with scooter stocks
and bnar,l~, H. directed in The culture 1T
Broom Corn. knork nii' the drill ridges
in order To start the Rice ahead of The
grass. WhFn the rice is 2 to 3 inches
high, pillow with Scooters AUD clean out
with hos. leaving a thin r"n,iamns s;a"d
In We weeks, sweep with wing sweep
and drc>, with hous; and in three weeks.
nIica' The operation. and Ia, Inc crnI.ty
The yield will he Is t" so bushels , {" The
=cr~ worth when clean $50 70 s75 PER
acre. in the up. country. Rough Rice
vhcn cleaned at the mill, after paving
toll. which is 9TH. will average to the
planter 20ih>. ciean rice, and no more !:
worth. hnwevcr. double its value in lhr
rough tate.
To gutaer Riice.-Never allow a cradle
or reaF-h""k TO go into your Rice feeds.
But furnish your hands with cotton bags
nr baskets. and make them strip The rice
IN the fields piH their hands row by row.
cleonly. q"ichly. and eDecmaHy- attend
to It. see IN ii, and i ~ii! save cutting.
thre>hmp. and much !n<- iii these opera
tons. Besides it makrs clean and coHl--
nJcte work 81 iia business.
"Let it be .Remembered.n