The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-02-07
Anoersotr yntelligcl1ter.
AGRICOLTURAL DEPARTMENT
Work for the Month.

BlOA. u HQef bt'V wy oN'i'
the plow ordinarily reaches is, in many
instances, and indeed generally, stiff
inpenetrable, "hard pan" which prevents
the water from descending further,
and eircumscribes tho pasture for the
roots of plants. This can. be broken
I'D now while softentd by the winter
ruins; yet, on no account must you bring
it to tho surface, but see that it is thor.
lghly broken up beneath. ''lsecollect,
says Chambers, chow your plow the last =
year dragged through the few inches Oh
broken earth, lying loose and dry as
bed of ashes upon the surface, whiie tIc
point of the plow scraped as on pave
ment, over the hard earth beneath
Parched by the hot, burning rays OF the
sun above, with no open pores from be-
meath, inviting or permitting moisture,
tho little rootlets searched in vain for
nourishment or supplies plant with
cred the fruit perishcd, and all is laid to
the drought. Now is the time, by prop
er depth of culture, while the ground is
softened, to prevent these consequences
of defective breaking up in the prepara-
tion Of your soil.
Alkstubble lands, and those which have
been thrown out to rest, should have
been already broken up, that their veg
etable matter may be decOmpoSed, and
the clods and. hard Jumps pulverized by
thel action: of the winter and spring froSts.
Still lands cannot be made mellow and
friable, except by tillage during the au-
tumn and winter. Neither can proper
depth be obtained except by blowing
and subsoiling in winter and early spring.
Spring Oats may now be sown-no
matter how soon. Try the new Bruins
wick variety. Deep preparation of the
soil, which is almost always neglected in
the case of this crop, is as useful to it as
any other, and would prevent half the
failures which now occur when the spring
is dry. 1t is much better to sow the
winter oat in the fall, as it is rarely kill
ed by the severity Of the season, and the
product is much more sure as it is mature
before the drought. A little Pacific or
other Guano or good Superphosphate will
increase the yield. Put in largely, as
they GENE early. and will save buying
corn.
IfParsnips and Carrots are to be grown
for stock, this is the proper time Of SOW
ing. Sown later than the early part Of
March, the crop will be- of no account
We think Sweet potatoes and Turnips
more profitable.
Sow Lucern the latter part of the
month. Make the grouud deep and fine.
enrich it thoroughly, throw it up to low
beds, twenty inches asunder, or which
plant your seed, covering shallow, about
half an inch, with fine soil. 1t will do
to cut once or twice this season, and five
or six times the next year. This is a good
crop.
Wheat fields in good condition, can still
be sown with Glover. The only difficulty
is, that crab grass is more troublesome
than if the clover was fall sown; and it
is not so secure against the sun. Feb
.ruary sown7 clover did finely last year,
Notwithstanding the drought
Tobacco Seeds should be sown. The
old. expensive process of burning, the
American Farmer tells us, is generally
"dispcnsed with, unless the necessary
burning material is abundant and near at
hand Guano, (the best Peruvian) is
used at the rate of 600 to l000 pounds per
acre, and the preparation OF the ground
is made rs thoroughly as possible with
out burning. 1t is chopped in mainly
during the hoeing of the ground-a light
dressing being sown in immediate con-
nection with the seed. Where brush is
used for burning, it should have been cut
early and got together, to avoid delay,
when the ground comes in order. If gu
ano be not used, n good compost of stable
and other manures, well-rotted and free
from grass-sccd, should be chopped in at
seeding time"
, Corn planting commences this month
in the climate OF lower Georgia, and when
early planted, makes almost invariably
the best. crop. II you are buying corn,
better send q few dollars to any Of the
Northern Sccdmen advertising with us
for a little King Philip or other best early
field corn. 1t will cost you three or five
dollars per bushel. Plant early, on rich
land; the stalks in the rows about fifteen
inches apart. You will have roasting
ears and ripe corn before you know it
Plant of this only enough for summer
USE Do not let a mania for cotton plant
ing make fool of you again, and pre-
vent putting in bountifrl crop OF corn.
Corn has no tax on it. The tax on cot
ton is so onerous that were full crop
and low prices to come again, its payment
would ruin the already crippled planter.
Injurious also TO the freedmen, i'll depress-
ING his wages, it is not at all likely his
radical friends will repeal it. 1t becomes
us then, to cultivate more largely the un-
taxed crops. Moreover, no man is safe
with freedmen's labor, in devoting near
half as much ground to cotton rs he for
merly did with the same nominal force
for if he does he will have to throw it out,
or not half tend it as was the case last