Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-03-13
farmers 99e9atttdtsla.
Seasonabia. hints and sound advice.

seasonabio. hints and Sound Advice.
Fron,,ths March number of s the; : South ! s1
ern galsisste that excellent and popns
lar promulgator Of oil that pertains TO the
practical and Scientific Instruction of the
Southern farmer Z and planter, we gather
the, subjQipea sssasenable hints, anasespe
cially .invite,.eachsa and every g'one'of our
agricultural frisadssto give the same an
attentive pernsal ;s. . go. ,,sasa .. ,.s...
As.the season is advancing, keep your
plows moving at all times when the state
of the,eround. parHlits-ahreaking up. your
lands.selese and deep.la Thessbene6ts of
deep;plowing. especially on stHnsoiis, in
our hot dry climate, are incalculable: We
do not mean bringing the elaysto any'ex7
teutsto the Isurface, sbatsa&zthoroughsib:f
soiling, so assto enablesSthe2arain which
falls, to be fully absorbed-sinking below
the surface, to be there.retaineds instead
of cunning >soff. and, bearing with4it-ai
the surface, soil. .EvenTthoroughsub-soiE
ins.ah our, corn lands inmediatelysunder
the row, which addssbat, little TO the-cost
of preparation, wiilegreatly increase the
crop Where.a~sub-soh .plows is notaat
hand, along ,sharp.rooter ruflning deeply
into the fufrow, after The tdrning or SHOW
el pfow, will do very well. ! We have
one made with Just the curve Of the cut
ting edge of ,Bfihly ySplo@Aa marrow
twister on an iron stock that answers the
purpose admirably. With this 7prePafas
ton Of the land with the corn dropped.
so that the bill, when planted, iwillsbeea q
little 5elow he general sl4rtaes-with such
manure ss you can, get, scattered around
or over the Fhiik, and gradually worked III
as you 'sworss yourserop, you1cah hard
ly fail of o. good, and, bountiful >retara for
your labor. :iReeollect "The best lhalf
of theewoyk,is done. .zwhen5ascrep ,issweH
planted" Before planting, it is we'll to
soak the seed of 'oorn-zin !selectng which,
proper care must be assd-inwater over.
night. In the morning. pour ittof, and
pour on water as hot as you ran bear
your hand, Just enough to cover the seed:
Add little tar, and stir alt together, ad:
ding more as needed, until, III the. process
of stirring, thin coat is left on every
grain. Then drain OFF all the water, cnd
stir in enough Of plaster, ashes or super
phosphate to coat every grain, and prevent
its sticking to the hands This. VIII pre-,
vent the corn from being pulled, by crows,
&c. If dry corn is coated with tar, it
will retard or prevent its coming up; :
Be sure TO spbro aeslps!4s: deep :: then use all
the manure you can, getTYe care not
how you apply Il, either under. or over
the corn; anywhere, 50 that the roots can
feed on it most readily, (and it unques-
tionably decomposes soonest at or near
the saffsCe,) +ahdr finally Keep the sun
face free from weeds, constantly. stirred,
and break no roots III working your crop.
Plant your crop SO as % avoid late spring
frosts, and you have, III brief, the whole
secret of. corn growingsin this climate.s
CorroS.-Remember there is tax
still upon cotton, while all other agricul-
tural products, except Sugar, are untaxed..
1t is folly, therefore, to- run mad upon
cultivating that to the exclusion
of food crops, and then find in autumn,
all the net proceeds required to pay bills
for com and meat; that should have been
produced,at home. After the plantation
has produced all the forage and provisions
required to sustain it, then make and sell
all the cotton youcan. The most sue
csssfurman we know, of.all the cotton
growers Of 1866, in planting twenty years,
has never bought pound of bacon. But
as marketprodncts, if there was no draw
back in taxation, rendering a return of
profit precarioas, there, are no crops like
cotton and sugar. If the weed and seed
is returned to the soil as it should be, if
an acre sproduces.a bale of 400 pounds,
only a trifes more than'4 lbs.
phosphates and other. necessary salts re-
moved from the soil; while-the Northern
farmer, who sells from. thersame area, a
ton of hay, sells over q hundred weight
of these nutritious salts Bothesugar and
lint cotton are almost entirely pure car
bon, and their constituents are chiefly de-
rived from the atmosphere. If the soil
is kept from washing and is rich to start
with, and allSits products, except cotton,
consumed on the farm, and the manure
made returned to the soil, very little
outly yearly for commercial manures,
will render the. plantation richer every
year. So Of sugar. -, -. :.
For cotton, as we'll scorn, the prepare
tion should,be deep and thorough and
the crop should be manured as Ear as pos
sible with 4compestfor commercial ma.
nuFes, Fhe,lot.manure should, ~eretkis,
have been hauled out and turned under.
Bedding with a turning plow is the best
preparation for receiving The seed: The
bed need not be high, unless where the
grousd is inclined tosbe wet. Do not be
in harry % plant, while the ground con:
tinues4cold, and on no account plant. over
half as much to,the hand as was safe 10
do in the old tinte. -" Plaht cotton but
remembefi that 9ToastiHg, ears are not to-
be despised; that few bushels of wheat
at home, without sending to Cincinnati
to get them, and then sending to the de
pot day after day to see if they have ar.
rived, are great contribution to comfort."' y.