Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-11-16
FARM WORK FOR NOVEMBER.

ira attention. The crop should be en-
tire'y picked this month, as it is the last in
which we can look for fine weather for say
ing the crop-bad weather retardi,g the
work and injuring the staple; and the GIN
ming, baleing, &C., must receive special care.
Complaints are justly made by buyers
against cotton being this year imperfectly
baIed-much of the cotton being left par
italy exposed. AT the present prices Of
cotton and bagging, in selling his cotton,
the planter more than gets back the cost
of the covering. II it were not 60, the buy
er wouI1 not be justified IN paying full
price for cotton SO exposed 10 injury, as
much that is brought to market. Let tho
bales then, be fully covered. Prepare for
the crop next year-planling only our best
land in the best manner, and using the best
and most prolific seed. But, in trying to
make cotton crop, do not neglect other
important things OH the plantation.
The corn crop is SO deficient that it will
take bnt little time TO finish gathering.
This work may be completed in weather
not suitable for cotton picking, but should
not be long delayed. or it will probably be
gathered without your assistance. Put up
your bread corn in the slipshuck to avoid
wecvil.
Sweet Potatoes, which the late rains
greatly ben-tittcd, will, in most cases, be
dug and banked before this number reach
es our readers. II not, in localities where.
the vines are not already killed, they may
be cut and secured for stock. We have
given hints for saving, &c, in previous num-
oes of the Cultivator.
Small Grain, such AS Wheat. Rye, Bar
ley, Winter Oats, DC, should be sown
without delay. And Rye aud Wheat may
still be sown in manured land lor feeling
green in the early spring. The crop will be
later and inferior to that sown earlier. but
its'i'l will pay where forage is scarce. II
is useless to SOW wheat unless the ground
is we'll manured, deeply pIowed, finely pul,
verized, and, in all respects put into a first
rate condition, Twenty coy bushels por
acre ought 10 be made, where the condi-
t'ons are reasonably favorable; and there
is little profit On less yield than this.
Rye and oats will do on inferior soils,
but where manures are available, The appli-
cation will pay. Tty little clover ssed
among your wheat, on tho best soil, ss an
experiment, and we doubt not you will be
gr"tifed at the result. One gallon to the
acre is the quantity reqpied.
The plantation stock should now receive
attention. Provide good shelters, and it
will be far less expensive to bring them
through the winter in good plight, and the
manure can all be saved in the best condi-
ton Log shelters, we'll chinkod, and GOV
cred with split boards, will generally save
their cost the first year, if one wishes to
make stock comfortable in the cheapest
manner.
Hogs should have been fastened ready
for slaughter the first really cold spell. It
is more troublesome to cut up neatly, bu.
meat takes ealt better if we'll rubbed in
wbiio warm, and it is then spread, and al
lowed to cool before psckipgin salt. This
hint may be OF advaptave to readers in the
warmer portions "of our parish" Meat is
safer If packed in tight tubs in salt as
usual, and then let q strong brine ba pour
ed over the mass. We use but little salt
petre. 49,. ...
Begin now to start a big pile of manure
Every thing that once formed part of an
animal or vetetable, if it is capable of de-
competition, will make food for plapts.-
Ashes, leaves, bones, offal from slaughtered
animals, swamp muck, decaysd chips, veg
etable refuse, house sIops, soap sude, should
be applied to enriching our soils. .
Plant Orchards, of all the finest .Ap.
ples, Pears, Peaches, Figs. dc. &c. ; and
Vineyards, of such hardy Grapes as will
not rot or mildew. We have the fines,
climate in the world for Frpit aud Wine
and the time is approaching when all gu,
"poor" hiIlsides. unfit for either Corn o,
Cotton, VIII be covered with most prof.
table Yineyards7 and Orchards. Why
reader, if the people Of Europe could ,onl,
be made sensible o. the advantages offeset
by the States of the Sousb,'foI the ~growtt
Of the Grape aDa Wine milking. our nov
heglscted "'dd fslasH would Cup two .,
three hundred per cent in n,arkst. value al
once. Le. the: present oHoers ef ,bes sol
be wise, and avail themselves Of all tbsi,
resources, Andlet pa ODE saythss No al,
over enthu.iastie;n ths ns..er; sesahat Il
10 msn yspsopls 10 Into SFruitafowiprt ant;