The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-02-20

ing cotton is the manuring. once
prepared forty acres of level upland on
tho ridge plan, "listing in" as tic
Carolinans call it, somo corn.stalks, pca.
vines, grass &c. Drawing upon this
rough manure more dirt than tho pIows
could raise, by tho hoo, and enough for
cotton seed to vegctato kindly above
The manure, ! ncxer saw snch growth on
such land. Finding the cotton greon
aud ilourshing i'll July drought had
the curiosity to see tho state Of the ma.
hurc. Iioind the led Of stalks, &c !,
retaining still the water from The Spring
rams. | did not see any drops Of mois.
turo falt when squeezing the piths OF the
corn stalks, but my fingers were wet
with the moisture. I have no doubt Of
the ridge preparation. and with ridges
evcn higher than usually made, being
tue proper mode Of preparing cotton land
generally; and that it is almos, indispen.
sable In swamp and other damp lands,
IN order that the crop may open well,
and before rotting in the fail. This mode
will also become necessary in all our
up.lands, as We advance in manuring
them-now too much worn to plant
wthon, it, The listing" Of rough ma.
nnrc in The ridges will have toba ADOPT.
cd, or sowed broad east, as we have no
process in operation to procure dccom.
posed manure suliicrnt for a cotton crop
My choice ofmodcs Tor The application of
manure generally, is broadcast; but
have found that cotton and such like
hot plants will not fire or tuln yellow,
like corn will, by The close application
OF even the hot and rough lnanurcs
about it. Having recommended above
the ridge preparation OF laul, we lave
only to adj a few words as to the mode
OF pmMing to suit It, ard Tire proper PRO.
cess in cultivation. In planting high
ridges, the "coal,cr' Will, onlya small
goose bill point, may be run to open.
and cover the seed with II board or rake.
In The cultivation, take precisely The
same used in the potato crop Run lie
pow wrong side, or bar ncN, The rlnnt,
Leaving bat lule for The hoe 70 weed
wien chopped out. The sccond opera,
llon ia made by turning ont the mid lies
by tnn'in}; plows. drawing up The dirt
with hoes, and thinning nearly to u
stand. The alter operation is by the
common scrapcr plow on The side Of the
ndges, followed Ly The hoes; and ll,cn,
again, throw out the middles upon Tic
ridges, and the crop is linisiftl.
That COTTON, we'll elevated in the
planting, is found easier in cultivation,
and made clean of grass 49,. no one
will deny, at this stage OF Improvement
in agriculture. Planters have hereto
FIRE, bcn too impr,uons and hasty to
plant in any careful way. They have
loolicd TO The quantity, With rapid mo-
tion, without regarding thr laws and na.
turc of the phnt. Thas motio SUCCEED
cd much better When o,T country was
new, the soil open and po 0 is-nced;ng
much less preparations dan at The pres
cni, VIXEN mnch the largest portion Of
our land IS worn-bccomc, too close
and hard, aud hence must be better
broke, and prepared in the most iudc.
cious manner. The cotton plant will
reach all the moisture needed from the
top oi tho ridge, i'll a safer manner than
when placed in reach OF The floods of
water that frequently fall. Moreover,
il calls for little moisture, rather than
requires much RAIN. Lct farmers be
governed accordingly, anf meet success
by changing the preparation Of lands to
suit HE dct,r.cration Of our country, aud
the true laws Of our staple commoLi-
ty. 40
Communicated W n. Cumak from
Transactions Of hc ,SJut.t,n Ayricay.
tp,ul Socicty.
Conn AND IIoGs.-From carefully
conducted experiments, by different
persons, it has been asccrtaineI that
one buahcl of corn will make little
over 10y pounds, Of pork gross
Taking the result as u basis, tho fol-
lowing deductions arc made, which all
our farmers would do we'll to lay'Ly
fora convenient rcfercncc-That,
! When corn sells for I2E cents por
bushel, pork costs i cents per pound
| When corn costs II conts por bush
| ol, pork costs 2 cents pound
| When corn costs 25 cents per bush
cl, pork costs 3 cents pei. pound.
i Whom corn costs 33 cents per BUSH
| cl, pork. cost 4 cents per pound.
When corn costs5O cents per hEshci,
pork costs 5 cents per pound. ~
! The following statement shows
what tho farmer realizes in his corn
when sold in the form Of pork
When pork sells for ccnts rcf
pound it brings 25 cents per bushol in
corn. -.
Whom pork sells for 4 cents per
pound it brings 80 cents per bushcl in
corn.
When pork sells for S cents Per
pound it brings IS cents per bushol in
corn.
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