The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-02-06

acre, and the preparation Of the ground
is nado as thoroughly as possible with
out burning 1t is chopped in mainly
during the hoelng OF the ground--a
light dressing being sown in Immediate
connection with tho seed. Where brush
is used for burning, it should have been
cut early and got together, to avoid dc.
lay, when the ground comes in order
II gnano be not used, good compost o
stable and other manures, well-rotted,
and FREQ from grass.secd, should be
chopped in at seeding tinc."
Corn planting commences this month
in the climate of lower Georgia, and
when early planted, makes almost inva-
rlably the best crop. 1t you are buying
corn, better senl few dollars to any
Of the Northern Sredsmen advertising
with us for little King Philip or other
best early field corn. It will cost you
three to five dollars per bushcl Plant
carly, Oh rich land; the stalks in the
rows about ) inches apart. You will
have roasting cars ana ripe corn before
you know it. Plant of this only enough
for summer use. Do not lot mania OF
cotton planting make n fool OF you
again, and prevent putting in boanti-
fnl crop Of corn. Corn las no tax on
it. The tax on cotton is 80 oncrous that
were full crop and low prices to come
again, its payment won.d ruin the al
ready crippled planter. lnjnrions also,
t,' he freedman, in depressing his wag-
o. it is not at all likely his radical iriruds
will repeal IT, 1t becomes us then, to
cultivate more largely the IN axod
crops. Moreover, no man is sac with
frc"dmcn's labor in dcvotimg near half
as much ground to Cotton rs he formcr.
ly did with the same nominal force for
il he does he will have to throw it
ont, or not half tend 1t rs was the case
last year. 1t would yield more profit
where near railroads, to plant even
lcss, and spend the money in making
and purchasing manures, both for cot.
ton and corn. When you cannot man
urc, throw out yopr pnor, worn out
lands, and use only the best. a half
crop OF cotton will bring III more money
than full orc, and 10 try to Plan, full
crop ol cotton this year, would compel
the purchase OF ail our food another
year. The facilities and rates Of trans.
ror'ation will not begin ,ojustify this.
Plant, then, plenty Of corn. and plant
early and on deeply prepared ground,
50 rs to to prevent, by the early malur.
ing of the crop, and by full supply Of
ia"nure in the soil during its periods o!
.gr"sh the casualties to which il is
s,bj t, under other conditions, in our
summer droughts.
DO not forget at this season, the pro-
per care OF stock. Remember, too, that
to certain extent, 'shcltcr is fodder"
that animals protected from the storms
and seventies OF tho season, keep in
good condition on far less food, and will
yield more milk ail wool, and do more
work than those deprived Of comfortable
roofs to protect them. Remember, also.
that there is no profit in'kecping any
animal whatever, unless kept in lhriv-
ing condition. An ANIMAL Is II machine
:of converting strase eiil sraiit nto
meat, milk, wool aud work, just as IL
steam engine is machine los convert.
ing iucl and water into power. 70 get
power out OF an engine, the supply of
coal must be liberal 1t will not do to
put the fnel needed for one, under two
boilers, as neither viii do quarter
wo,k. So with anim,ls well fed and
cared for, they arc proitabto-.iIl fed
anu neglected, they are useless or nearly
so tor all purposes. 4 well fed COW
will yield twice or three times TIE usu
al quantity of milk our planters obtain
80 with the work deprived from a
we'll led horse, OK, or mule
Femees, &c. = Continue plantation
rcpairs--put.ng the fences, gates, build
mgs and implements in proper rcSTaW,
cleaning up hedge rows, and getting all
things ready for service, before the
pressing demands Of the cs"p arc upon
you.
Mamaring.--Now is the time to- haul
ont and dispose Of an your compost and
lot mannres. There is no operation on
the farm that begins to pay like this.
Do not then, grudgc the time required,
and the labor employedin this slew and
tedious operation. Gather from every
quarter The materials for increasing your
coming harvest. Wherever they NAV
beacc"ssiblc, commercial mannres should
be freely employed. 1t will pay. Cot
ton Seed i partially rotteA should be
used late, rs their virtues will soon be
exhausted. j used fresh, they ought to
be applied SO soon as tn prevent their
spronting. Asto farm natures, when
hauled to the field, they should be i'm.
modiaicly mixed with the surface soil, or
if laid in Heaps, covered with coating
ofe'rth llalways pays to work over
mannr"s in The yard, throwing them up
IN heaps, and covering with pieh mould,
letting them lic in this stare to rrrmcnt,
mil needed for application. They nc,
Ike ri'rc beds, and the supply of fcrLil.
z'ng matter. is largely increased from
'"e atmosphere. Gather from every
,o"rce, leaves, trash, bedding material,
swamp muck and sea weed and other
for increasing tho plantation
supply Of manure, as The most mportani:
business Of tho farmer Cuiti.