Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-07
FARM WORK FOR SEPTEMBER.

"oIN lor tuo tilOHku. ~ euouAl uc Sutpel'
cd MS fast as it opens, for this is the way to
secure it in good condition. If it stapds,'
DIR. Cloud justly remarks, many days af'
: ter openingin the boil, exposed to tho dews
of night, and tho bright shining Of our
autumnal days, it undergoes bleaching
process, which imparts 10 tho staple dead
white color, with crisp harsl, touch, and
do,troys its peculiar native or creamy hue,
Avoid collecting with it leaf ans! trash OF
all kinds. Every lock of lint should be
saved now, as the great staple must be
scarce and dear for long time to come
and it should bo tho ambition of MI plan.
ters to send their crops to market in the
best possible condition. DO not be hum
bugged with cotton pickcrs,' but pross ev-
cry hand on tho phantom into the work
and save your cotton for the present in the
good old way, and spcnd what money you
can spare in better rlows, sweeps, gins,
and other labor-saving plantations imple-
men,s and machinery, that you know will
benefit you.
To quote again from DR.. Cloud, 'hands
should not be allowed 10 pull the bolls from
tho limbs in picking-whilc it retarls the
picking it is quito IN injury to the grow
ing stalk during the month Of September.
The productivencss Of the cotton plant is
frequently injured by early picking by the
carclcssness Of hands in bending over it.
and pressing the limbs together by
which they aro broken anl othcrwi,,
manglcd; these injuries arc ir,cparablc
by the plant thus late in tho season anl the
consequent loss is frequently considerable
Make your bales all square ard uniform
and keep the qualities Of cotton sererate
Dealers and Manufactures sll require bales
Of uniform quality, and the prico OF mix,
ed cotton is generally as low as the poor.
eat cottou put in the bale. Choice and val.
liable varieties of cotton seed must be Sc
lected and carefully saved, so that we may
be ready to SO on successfully in the cul.
ture Of this Indispensable crop hereafter.
Let all who have superior cotton sced, cith-
or Sea Island or Upland, advertise it wido-
ly, in time fer the next crop.
Sorghum and Inephcc, should Lo cut,
ground and made up into good thick sy-
rup, as fast as the cane natures. Too
much care cannot be taken with tho fiItra-
ton of tho juice and Qualification Of the
syrup, If you desire a good merchantable
article. The blades Of sorghum must, of
course, be saved for fodder, and tho seed
preserved for stock-fecd,ng.
Con- Peas must be gathered AMI stored
away in dry place-giving particular at
tention to the saving of choice sorts for the
next years seed. Pea vine hay should al
so be made, and stacked away, as hereto.
fore directed. Corn in the drill, Mlet and
other summer forage crops, may now be
cut, cured and preserved for future use.
Grass, such as 'Crowfoot,' Grab (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 The pulling
mp lot OF dead, dry, saplcss grass, and
calling that 'hay,' must be stopped. 1t is
not in accordance with tho progress of the
nge.'
The corn and forage crops will be SO
short in all the States cast of Mississippi
that every provision possible should lie
made for cconomizing them.
.Turnips provo most valuable for feeding
stock of ali kinds. Mich COWS, sheep,
(and it is said horses, if fed in moderate
quantities with other food,) all thrive upon
them. Boiled and the slop tbickened
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 large crop
for stock feeding in winter. 1t is, general
Iy, best to SOW just before rain, or when
the ground is dry, working the ground
thoroughly and not sowing until it hos
been allowed to dry, for if sowcd in soil
just moist ,enengh to sprout the seed the
sun often KILLS 1T bat in perfectly dry
grouud the seed will keep without sprout-
ing nntilit rains-covering the seed light
'y and pressing it with a roller or
plank We almost invariably cow too
much seed, and cover too deep; but when.
ever, from any cause, we fail to geb good
ard satisfactory stand tho scotsman (or
vender3of seed) has to suffer- II is not
necessary totdrop a,continuous line Of tur-
nip seed N tho drill, especially when the
noreyYallaable q varieties aro rare and diff
cult 10 procure. Two or three seads t,ron.