Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-18
The season, lsndit sugEestions.

The tims for hard wprksin the Held Is
at hand, aud, this year IL all Others IN
the century, every Southern farmer aud
planter should do.his hest. The s""'h
Carolina Reserves, over the age OF ~.
oaght to be vt home to assist in super
visipg the lals,r Of the season. 1t is -
crying shame that ever they were taken
from their bone avocations on prrntel'ee>
without founda.irn; and it is grley"us
wrong TINT they should now be retained
(if against their willy when the farlninR
business Of the, country 50 much requires
all the eaergy that can be brought to
bear upon it, 10 devel"ps o resources
Of subsistence on which (as much as on
~,he,psoweas ,,f our arms) the ultimate
salvation Of the South depends, But this
r+rhaps Is irrelevant TO our purpose,
Which ia IA offer = few suggestions on the
work Of The month.
We have hsIa .evere winter, s''dr con.
suurutly, qns.beus6cisl tothe s"iE Ih'
fre.zee have done their work faithfully.
Nuw let us do ours. The ptow must he
put in motion with uncommon ZEAL II VI
wyuld catch up With the demands OF III.
piansatlon.. Aid yet, det every n be-
w.re how be commences this kind OF
work in q heavy soil. As s'"tn as the
e.r.h will orumble asst turns off the share
rive the word aud let all hands push tn.
but not bvfnre. Better, much better
not pillow at all than piow too wet.
if7tlere be any oats yet to be put III
attend to that before doing any thing else.
1t will soon be late TO SOW oats mot 7"
late, hdxever. until March enters upon
the scene. To prevent the bad eff cts OF
a drou,h upon Spring oats, a writer in the
Cultirator suggests that a bull tongue
pillow follow in the furrow Of the covering
pillow to afford q softer substratum. t'
thinks il. would mot only save. the oats.
but would also be most efficient prepare;
tioa for o succeeding pes. crop. THERE i
reason in the. advice.
Az we are limited to three acres of
cotton per hand this year, doubtless most
persons will pay particular attention to
this crop and no reminders are necessary.
ca that scofa. Yet it is to be hoped that
no n will7pe SO intent upon his cotton
department as to lose sight Of the superior
importance Of q successful corn crop.
9his was said of the planters in the de-
bate ON the cotton law, but planters
themselves Indignantly repelled the in
situation. in point ef fact, it WAS a law
passed by the planters and opposed
(strange to say by those who were in no
way connected with the planting interest.
BE hat as it may, it is the law; and we
doubt not the planters O! the whole State
vii! stand square up to the spirit az well
IS The letter of the law. To do this then,
Let us,to the corn field 60 with,s determi.
nation to carry its production up to tho
highest notch Of its capacity. Eemem-
be<, planting time is less than q month
distant /; and IS large crops Of corn will
necessarily be planted, it will be advisable
TO begin:as early as possible. 1t may also
be we'll to reserve q portion Of the plant
ing FOR e comparatively late crop. In
this way the seasons will in all probabili-
ty be hit by some considerable part Of
II. crop, il not by all. But at all events
whether the planting be early Or late, let
it be decent, farmer-like, and patriotic
planting. Let US prepare well and manure
well end, having thus given the corn .
good, healthy, cheering start, we will be
be very ap.. 20 work It well.
1t would, be we'll for all our farmers to
eplaryestheir sorgho crops this year. The
expesieuee of the past year is conclusive
N Ito favor as q syrup,producing crop.
Some planters made hundreds of gallons
Of thu syfup, which came to hand in the
nick Of time to hslp out Tire smoke-house.
Il Is not only q esourcs against scarcity
Of fosd;but it really brings health, as q
change Of diet. Negroes are amazingly
foad of it and nothing could agree with
them better. We know it is thought by
many that the war will be ended during
The present year and that molasses will
be plentiful st she old prices;-sll which
may andfProbaDly will prove an egregi.
U error. Let him who wishes to incur
disappointment and inconvenience, act