Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-07-20

That we have the best climate and soil in
the world for the production Of wheat is fully
established by the fact that Southern wheat
and Southern -four commands the highest
price in tho markets of the world Any soil
and climate that will produce the best article
of its kind, must of necessity be the soil and
climate best suited to its growth Tn other
quarters Of the world, in our latitude and with
similar climate, soil and seasons, VIC find
wheat almost universally the great staple of
production.
Having tie climate, soil and seasons, why
Is 10 we do not raise wheat? hh VIC hnye
another staple, King, whom we have blindly
and idolatrousiy worshippcd rs the ruler Of
the world. .That would do for the pnst, but
tor the future We must have some other god
if We would prosper. The old things have
been nflswcrt away, and Of necessity new
must be erected at which wo must worship.
10 these, then, let us turn our face, animated
with living lopc that our dcvotons prove
acceptable in the sight of heaven, and that
our labors will be nhundantly rewarded
10 succeed in anything we must bcstow up
OH it our attention, care and labor IF VIC
should attempt to grow cotton with tho same
neglect that has attended our attempts to grow
wheat, we should soon conclude that cotton
was an uncertain and Improbable crop
Let us begin then at the beginning. First,
the land best suited to the grain should be &C.
lccted. Then, early in tho fall it should be
thoroughly broken up, and pulverizcd with
the roller and harrow if necessary Then
| broad-castcd with some concentrated manure
guano, perhaps, is best, or that with super
phosphate IN the next place, the selection
of the variety best suited to our climate soil
and seasons is to be made And much de.
ponds upon proper selection AS general
ru!c, the early varieties Of white arc to be pre-.
fcrrcd. Owing to the arbitrary and crronc
Gus nomenclature among planters. it is hard
to designate the best variety by name, the
same whcat being known in one ncyhborood
as the "Ncw Orleans" and in another, MS
tho Strickland" &C., &c. Having selected
the seed, ii should be thoroughly clcanscd of
the. imperfect and diseased grains. by floating
in salt water, after which t should be soaked
in solution Of blue stone, which it is SUP
pos"'! destroys the germ Of smoot; after this
Tho. grain should be rolled in plaster and dried
when it will be ready for the ground.
In putting the seed into the ground, one of
the several drills on the market should be used
The drll not only effects saving of seed
but also an increase in the yield. If the drill
cannot be commanded, then the next best in
strumcnt is the scooter plow. In our climate,
if the grain is put in with cithcrat the proper
time, there need be no fears of winter killing
or freezing out, and an abundant harvest may
be relied upon with as much confidence as Of
any other crop.
We trust that this years sad experience
will induce our planters to add wheat, for the
future, to their staple productions, and that
the beginning will be made the coming fall.
But let us warn them, that it is almost la
Dor and money thrown away, to put it into
the ground MS it has commonly been done
with us. Whatever is yielded Wy wheat seat.
torcd on unbrokcm and unmanurod ground,
and turned under witha turn plow, is in spite,
and not OH account of cultivation. Success in
wheat culture can only be secured by using
tho proper means, and on this score it differs
not in the least from other productions of the
soil. Never forget, that whatever is worth
doing at all is worth being well done.