Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-09-12

cfarnlers laepavt1llent.
From toe Southern Cu!tiva.orfor September.
Farm Work for SaEtember,

work l,r tue month. It should be gath.
cred rs festas is.upens, fnr- this is the
way Ia secufe 1T in g,ai copdilion. "lt
il stands aDrs, Cloud justly. remarks,
many days a:;er opening in the boil, ex=
posed ter the dews cf night, and the
bright shining of-our autulnnal days, it
unlers ,es 4 bleaching process, which I'M
par:s 10 Tie staple dead white color,
with crisp harsh '"'A h, and destroys its
peculiar native or creamy hue" Avoid
collecting with it leaf and trash OF all
F;nds. Evcry i"rk of int sh''n'd be
s.-ei nov, ~ h.. great stap.e must be
scare. and dear for long tine to come;
and it should b.. the ambition at all plan
tors u. se.nt their crops t" market in the
b,,st possible condition. Do not be hum
bugsvd with cotton pckers," but press
every hand on the plantation iuto the
work and save your cotton t"r the pres
ent in the good old way, and spend what
money you can spare in better p'ows,
sweeps, gins, and other labor saving plan
tation implements and machinery, that
yon know will benefit y''u.
To quote again from Dr. Cloud, "hands
should not be allowed to pull the boIls
from the limbs in picking-whIe it re,
larls the picking it is quite an injury t"
the growing staI's during the month o.
September. The proiuc,ivenrss of III
COTTON plant is frequently Injured by early
picking hv the c,rclessness of hands in
h-ndias over it and pressing the limbs
t..eth,r by which thy are hn'ken and
otherwise lnanglcd; these injuries are ir-
rvparable by the plant thus late in The
season, anI the consequent los, is frequent
Is considerable. y
Nuke your ba!es all sQaare and uniform
aad keep TIN qnFtties of cotton. sepsrate
Dealers and manufacturers all require.
b:,,as of uniform quality, and The price of
mixed cotton is generally as low as the
poorest cotton put in the bale. Choice
.ind valuable varieties of cotton seed
must be selected and carefully saved, SO
that we may be ready to go on success
fully in the culture of this indispensable
crop hereafter. Let all who have superior
cotton seed, either Sea Island or Upland,
advertise it widely, il time Tor tho mex;
crop.
S0.ylt,sm cad Lephee, >'loaIl be cnt,
ground and nadc up into good thick
syrup. as fast rs the cane natures. Too
mach care csnuot be taken with the iiltrt-
ton of the Juice. and c!ari;ic:'i'n OF the
syrup, if you desire a good mrichantaLe
artic..e. 1he blades OF :,u:r. ,aual must, of
course. he saved ior fodder, ;t:d the seed
preserved for stock feeding.
Coc Peas must be gathered aud stored
away in Il dry place-ggiving particular
attention to the saving Of choice sorts for
the next years seed. Grass, such as
Crowfoot," "Crab,' (or Crop etc.,
must be cut when in full bloom, and
cured with as little exposure to the sun
as possible. The old negro style. of
waiting till first frost" and then pulling
up lot of dead. dry, saplcs> grass, and
calling that hay" must DC stopped. 1t
is not in accordance with the progress
of the age" @
The corn and forage crops will be so
short in all the States cast Of the Missis-
sippi that every provision possible should
be made for economizing them.
Turnips will prove most valuable for
feeding Stock of all kinds Mich COWS.
sheep, .(and it is said horses, ii fed in
moderate quantities with other food all
thrive upon them. Boiled and the slop
thickened while hot with corn meal they
are excellent for swine. Sow this crop
during this month, at all favorable seasons,
and it will be advisable to put in a large
crop for stock feeding in winter. 1t is,
generally, best to SOW just before a rain,
or when the ground is dry, working the
ground thoroughly and not sowing until
it has been allowed odry, for if sowed
in soil just moist enough to sprout the
seed the sun often kills it, but in perfectly
dry ground the seed will keep without
sprouting until it rains-covering the
seed lightly and pressing the earth upon
it with roller or plank. We almost in
variably SOW too much seed, and cover
too deep; but whenever, from any cause,
we fail to get a. good and satisfactory
"stand," the scotsman Tor vendor of seed)
has to s'sufFer." 1t is not necessary to
drop continuous line of turnip seed in
the drill, especially when the more valu-
able varieties are rare and difficult to
procure. Two or three seeds, dropped
every four (4) inches in the drill, will
give you q good "stand," and save
great deal of seed and thinning out.
Rye for winter pasture, must be sown
very largely, she middle or last of this
month. You cannot make the ground
too deep or rich +; and the same may he
said even more forcbly of Barley, which
on strong, rich soils, is superior to rye
Sow early, use plenty of seed, and put in
as great a breadth of land as possible, in
these two crops. On .lcose sandy soils
rye may be scattered among the cotton
the latter part of the month, and the win
ter treading Of stock which on heavy
soils is injurious, is a benefit to these light
lands, but on the richer soils more food is
produced.
Sow plenty of the Winter or Egyptian
Oats the last of the month for pasturage.
In ordinary winters these three crops
afford an invaluable aid in keeping stock
in good condition.
Procure now, seed of the Red Clover
to sow either by itself or in your wheat
the last of this month. Any clean soil
that will bring good wheat will bring good
clover, but the crop is vastly increased by
sowing upon it broad cast one bushel of
o,nsuno nor anre epv eeedsman cnn SIM