Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-05-16

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And hir,- ..h rl"n,r. fright"d f-..m the tie ,
Or ".l,rr', :io:. w nily With envy i-''N.
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D:yas"s Virgil.
'ih-re is too much bad ma ag"ln"l:.
am ng tarm,r%-r"" much agriculture
that Is OF Il u"n pi, lag, relr"gressivH,
sip.sh.,d character 0n man, iyrns III
entire management is decidedly faulty.
When we pass through the country, the
first thought is, IN many places, that the
land is poor; and the next is, that bad
cultivation makes it look less productive.
The rule is, in most parts of th,, country,
poor land, bad cultivation, aud injudici,,ss
management while occasionally We mel't
with the exceptiun-a good farm we'll
,:!!=d. where every o.anch q pu, ines
l!r,ye. oa haimonio;,s!y, progressively
an. IN - paying" lraa:er.
Let the Thought be repeated: Uen'uSt
.t.,m J,iter. Ihsre is too large proper
tStioa Of our cultivab!e fields that are es,
c cssively wet; and often The standing wa
te" flows along several inches deep, for
ward Of the turning farrow-sices when
the land is being pioughed. Such soils
Cannot be properly prepared for a crop
O; any kind uutil we'll underdraired and
it will be folly to think of introducing an
Improved and renova,ing system Of a:.ri-
c,,lturc until ali this ,urplus waite, is con.
dacted away. Draining wet portions
of certain fields, and thorough draining
where the soil is so heavy and retentiye
as to hold surface-water for several dayi
after hard shower, is the very first step
to success in improved agriculture.
We must plough better. Our soil is
not half ploughsd, in most Instances. The
fur. ow slices are cut too wide. Tie gronnd
is not all broken up There is too much
cutting and covering. 2'he soil tlat is
ploug he'd is not half pulverzcd. In most
instances, large proportion o. it Is only
turned upside down. Plants cSmnot -four.
ish luxurantly where the soil is not finely
comminuted We keep ploushs
in better order, use sharper points. EN-
pioy better ploughnen, and keep better
teams to plough with.
We must make and apply more ma
nure. Farmers, as class, do not brs-
b1nd the manurial resources Of their farms.
Too much Of their fertilizing material
goes to the water and the winds. The
starved and robbed soil does not get ic
Judging from appearances, the less ma
nure mostbt our farmers have, the bet.
ter they like it. But it brings starvation
to their crops. and impovcr.shment tc
their soils. A very few farmers make
anl apply enough, to keep the fertility OF
their farms improving from year to year
This system renders their good farms
better, and repays we'll for expenses in.
Cured in labor. The few who farm well
reap better crops annually, while thc
mass Of farmers receive smaller ard is:
abundant yields as long as they continne
their present s,sIem Of cultivation.
We must keep mere stock. y mixed
system Of hnsbalrIry is The lest hat c:.:
be adopted for maintaining the fttlii:'.: j.:
of farms, rs well as Tor restoring such ''
have been Impoverished hy bid manage
mcnt. Nea: c;liie "r specp, III c"nncr'
ton with sraiil raising, will eventual,
improvr til. agriculture Of our country
so that we ;.i.a!i reap two spears Of grain
and grass where now we see but one
Let every proprietor of y farm commence
at once q renDvaGug system, and resolve
to farm better. a good Judge on thi:
subject: looking over our shoulder as We
are writing, says, Anen