Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-07-10
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- Conti,,ue to work Cotton 1wifh'sweeps,
followed by the hoe: which will keep
down the weeds aud encourage lie forma-
ton and re,e.tion. 4of' bol!S. Deep and
close allowing auust ustapotlbe,eoitinuea, as
it will i4iuye t,.G roots, but.the mi@des
!. must le kept clean ,ai,l .s0!t-by SHALLOW
workings, and tie grass in ihc dx;hs taken
oat will the hoe lnlhis way. the crop
can be laid BY perfectly cleah.ls 50 late y
season that lac gra;4 will rot ia;erisre
nuc:. win the c6mfgrs and nea!ness Of
lhe'4;Aau,ef#fol' o! .sickin::.
Corn is-'ats tiiis II ear:: so hat lnuch i,
not Yet .ai by. 1t shoa!, receive con
,s,ant, sgyf,ee wqrIiius5. ,up!i! the b;as!,>
5f,ftGp Across the rows4:: #ayt7t 'his'crop
always wifi the pnl;ivatpr q wiki sweeps
aiter. opa, OF two. thorough, pIp.sj..g5s in it,
yeftas siSSgca. Cow keas sRodld .befsewn
among the cora, at its last working. and
alay still hc4 sown 'broqdcass for hay, in
rood. rich land ; for making .sccN only
the earliest kinds are worth trying so late.
Chinese Sugar 'Gdne should "b5 worked
IKE corn, and If The ground .is moist, Scaa
Siillibe sown fof -soiling. stock, as we'll as
for wingsr forage. Sweet Potatoes must
be carefully worked, throwing, mellow.
fresh earth upon the ridges, and killing
all the weeds; :; Draws" may still be set
which @ill make some .catablc roots, and
plenty of seed for another yesr. Com.
'mence sowing turnips this month, and
continue to SOW at intervals Until the last
Of September. We, sometimes, from
drought. have beeniable 10 make no tur-
nips, except those. sownSthis month. In
other years the September sown crop
alC.e succeeded; August is commonly
;ths>best month to Sow, II as assstess 10
sou M5iiss crop, uplsss on THOROUGHLY titled
and weil.emiGhed lands. The soil mus
be plowed and narrowed until all Jumps
are broken up and it is perfectly fine.
The crop is then most-valuable, atiordng
abundance of most excellent food for man
and beast. 1t may be sown in rows and
worked between, which is bcs0 generally
bat on land that is cow-penned, they dc
we'll enough broadcast.
If you sow Rut:s Baga turnips, manure
twice as heavily as if for other turnipS
When special manures are used, sow two
sacks of Peruvian guano to the acre.
broadcast, and harrow in. Furnip ground
should always be narrowed fine, then
when You SOW the seed, q barrel Of
superphosphate should. be sown with the
seed and brushed lightly in with it. In
drill culture, scatter the superphosphate
along. the drill with the seed.
JuIy and August are the best months
for grubbing up sprouts and briars, many
Of which, if cnt down now, will die, that
would spring up immediately if cut a:
any other season.
If new lands are to be. cleared, it is a
good time to cut down the underground,
loo. smallfor fencing purposes, so as to
let the brush dry The sprouts arc less
likely to give trouble, and all wofi,done
1t the leisure time after laying by, is so
much saved next winter.
: If your Wheat has ,not beeuthreshed
f-and summed, get it ont. and atterthorough
Stunning, put itpp i'll boxes Or in casks, in
the middle of the day, while hot. In a
basement or dry cellar, if IT is thus put
up, it will keep sound for two years, at
least. If it stands long unsunned, it viii
be greatly damaged by wcetil. Some
add J lb:: salt to each bushcl of wheat,
which will do no harm, but we have al
ways fodra a good summing sufficient.
HAy.-:sCut grass. end forage of ali
kinds, before it gets. too ripe; little
after it is in bloom, is the proper time.
Spread it out and let il dry. .uutil evening !;
rake it up, before the dew, falls, in long
and thick rows, and put it in heaps (ac-
cording as it is more or less cured) of
from so to 100 lbs. If much cured, nut
it in large heaps; let-it sweas inthe cock
over night, and if pretty green; also over
another day; these open as soon as. the
dew is of, and spread them outthin to
care; turn the hay about 10 o'clock, and
after dinner it will be ready to haul. Stacks
are frequently 50 badly made that it is
bes,ereto put hay up in pens, sheltered. by
split boards carefully laid ovor, with a
considerable slope to the root Very
few plantations have sufficient barn room.
Log pens, with board roofs, costbut little
and the waste from stacking hay and
fodder. is very great-the outside of n
small stack, which is q large proportion
Of the whole, being worthless, 50 far as
exposed to wet. ,g..
Many swampy places are now dry,
enough for ditching. Evenif the ground
is hard, it is better to dig bitches now. as
hands ought not to beexposed, by doing
this sort of work during winter. These
swampy soils not only yield, when made
dry, the veryibest returns. of any part tot
the plantation, but on their drainage, the
health of the locality often entirely de.
pends. The increased physicians bills,
and loss of time frornsesickhess, is su:li-
cientsin one year, in some, cases. to pay
for draining the swamp from wbjcA arises
the diseases ofathe location
IN this. as in every other month, all
spare time should be given to the mama
iacture- of lnanures. Haul utleaves,
rielfrastll from the fence sides. and vege,
table matter Of all kinds, on which to
bed your stock, A great, deal of this
sort of steF can be got,from the vegeta.
ble garden, in the way of Weeds trash,
&c. Take the rich earth from drains and
bitches to four stpclsyards 4 few mir
nles spent thus every day, and the results