Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-05-18
From the Southern Culava.or.
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May isa busy month On the farm. Every
energy must now be put forth to increase
the quantity offood. All that can be- made,
Of all kinds, and more than all is needed to
prevent suffering in our armies and among
our people. If we fail to feed those in the
field, We arc at the neroy of our enemies.
Letno man fatser 'hinself that he can save
his negroes or hia acres unless the cause is
maintained. Wsare slaveholders; which,
in their fanatfcism, our enemies deem the
highest Of all crimes, and two to the con.
quered," thousands of our fellow citizens
have bitterly felt has deeper Significance
than in any former war The planters have
more at stake in this conflict than any other
citizen, pnd quite as much does the success
Of the cause depend upon them as upon the
army itself. Let each do his part.
Corn, if not already brought to ssstand,", y,
must be properly worked at once. The first
working may, and should, be deep aud
thorough; and manure, If we'll rottsd, may
at this time be applied and stirred in
After the first working, do not plow deep,
thus breaking the,roots; but keep the soil
clean and light BY shallow surface working
Cotton, We hope little has been planted !;
if SO, much Of the ground had better be
worked over, and Pens and Sorghum sub.
stituted, leaving enough for home consump-
ton, and to make seed. This bring to a
stand, acrape without delay, and mould di.
rectly after, that the roots of the young
plants may not feel the effects Of the seorch.
ing sun.
Continue to plant heavily of the Chinese
Sugar Cane until the, last Of the month. =
The Imphee is perhaps quite as desirable
on very rich lands, but on all lands of but
medium quality the Chinese Cane is prob,
ably to be preferred When up, thin and
work it like Corn. s.'s ,.s
= Broom Corn is now Q, profitable crop, and
can be planted as late.as the Chinese Cane.
Do not plant near each other; as they will
probably intermix.
Cow Peas should now be sowed in drills,
between the wide rows of Corn, and in
patches by themselves broadcast or drilled.
Let the land be deeply plougbed and en-
riched, as far as practicable. Sow broadcast
on rich land for Hay-sow to turn undes
as green manure, and so very largely of the
finer varieties for the table.
Corn6eld Beans-plant, in good land, by
themselves, abundantly of the white kind,
and give them pCles they yield enormously,
and, as soon as dry, if soalded to kill the
eggs Of the insect, and then dried again,
are superior winter vegetable, cooked like
the table peas, .s.,..-
Sweet Potato Slips or Draws plant large.
w. Make up the beds as you want them,
that you may plant in'fresh moved SOIL
Have ground prepared at once, if rainy or
cloudy weather is Indicated but if your
slips are ready, do not wait for it. Select
Slips enough to last from P. M. until
night, wet their root 10 thin batter made
Of water and fine soil; make holes for them
in the mellow earth with pointed stick,
pour in little water, press the earth about
the root firmly, then draw little light earth
and leave it loosely spread about the sur
face, near the plant. In damp weather, Of
course, all you have to do is to open place
for and insert the plant, pressing the soil
firmly about the root and finish with lit.
tie loose earth on thesurface, to prevent its
baking, leaving hollow around the plant.
Corn and Chinese Sugar Cane may both
be sown for fodder. Manure highly upon
deeply plowed ground, Cut the Corn in
tassel. Sow rather. thickly in drills, about
three bushel per acre. .-.
Prepare q place for Turnips, by fencing
and deep plowing, as large as your stock
penned thereon can enrich, which re-plow
every few days during the summer, making
it deep, rich and mellow, by the time you
wish to SOW in August.
All the crops, while growing, carefully
protect by good fences from breachy stock.
Look over all your enclosures, and Bee that
this vital point is attended to-
Finally, make all the meat you can, from
an OK to chicken it is all needed. At.
tend carefully to your hogs, keeping them
in good growing condition through the sum-
mer.
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