The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-12
Agricultural.

extract the following from the Balti-
more american Fume7. for March:
FARM WORK FOR THE MONTH.
With the opening of spring, as tho
wintry weather clears up, and March
winds dry off the gro@nd, everything
must be put III motion, aud nothing
omitted from the necessary nrcpara-
tions to make Il fair start, and keep
pace with the movements Of the sea
son. The first great work oi the
years operations is
PLOCGIIIN,;.
This embraces the proper breallinG
up Of al scotland, and all such rs
may be prepared for seeding down to
grass for two or more years It is to
be borne il mind, constan tly, that is
not mere cropping and its results that
We are aiming at, but progressivea and
lasting Improvement, and that Of this
the very foundation is good plough
ing-a thorough breaking up-of that
which we cultivate, and breaking from
such depth as will continually in
crease the bulk Of fortified soil. Be
low the Very deepest we have vet
reached, there IS . lower depth, which
We need not fear to invade one or swo
inches farther This, for The peilna
nent Improvement OF the i2n3. For
the present crop, AND us a point OF
more I%bor-saviag, cae gool, tho
rough rlo!lghing is cqu~l 20 thrcc
inperf@ct}y auI i!sd:litren5ly exc
cuted.
n any ordinary soil, We shorid not
BE content with less tilan seven inches.
and the nearer We can approach
twoIvc, the better. Tho sub plough
w:llrealily break to thc depth of Ill
tccn inches. There max 10 soils tMat
form ~ exception q the ri;lc Of de"p
Nloughin@, and which, from some
AnrtGul property of the s.b-Soi!, need
to be deepened gradually, Dut they
are so rare, we think, as not 70 give
any concern III our ordinary opera
tons. Where there is risk of harm,
the ground should hc lcepcncd in
the tall.
\ deep soil is the vcry first requi-
site for the successful cultivation of
almost every crop. Summer crops,
so very uncertain IN . shallow soil.
are, IN a deep one, almost insured
against the vicissitudes Of the season.
Planted in bed Of twelve inches.
our ail-important corn crop would not
fail of good yield one year in twenty.
Except Oh the lightest lands, three
horses to the plough are necessary to
break scotland properly. As ample
strength of team, as well in number
as condition, is most necessary to the
success of farm operations, see to it
now that any deficiency is promptly
supplied.
The master should bestow the most
careful supervision, to insure that the
plough, the gearing, and every other
requisite be in proper order, and that
his work be not slighted by the plough
man.
On a tobacco plantation, the land
devoted to that crop should be the
first sod broken, and broken so deeply
that the turf shall not come again to
the surface during the after working.
OATS AND BARLEY
These crops are usually sown upon
such lands as have been cultivated
the previous year in corn and other
hard crop, and not thought suitable
for wheat. AS clover seed is usually
sown with them, or should be, unless
under the system which makes wheat
to follow oats, at least a hundred
weight Of some good super-phosphate
should be sown on the surface in i'm
mediate contact with the clover seed.
Sow at the very earliest time that the
ground may be in order, ploughing
in the seed with u light furrow.
Then SOW Immediately, clover and
grass seeds and the fertilizer, and
follow with heavy roller.
CLOVER SEED ON WHEAT FIELDS,
If clover seed has not vet been
sown on wheat fields, wait till the
frost is out OF the ground, leaving it
cracked and open. Then SOW and
follow with roller. This implement
will cover the seed sufficiently, and
be very beneficial to the wheat. Six
quarts of seed to the acre is not at
all too much. 1t is wasteful prac-
tice to put this costly seed upon land
not properly prepared for it, but
otherwise no price would justify its
omission from an ordinary rotation
Of crops.
ORCHARD GRASS
Sow seeds of this valuable grass 1t
the same time that clover seed is
sown, and put it in ly the same opc-
ration; this is the best of grasses
adapted to our soil and climate,
when q StrODo and Dern,anant sod ;s