Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-04-12

OF manure applcd-thorouSh early
working and frequent shallow stirring
of tho surface, during tho growth OF
tho crop, with scraper and sweep.
Cotton.-1f you arc sure you have
got enough of corn and other crops
planted TO supply your wants-ma-
king liberal allowance for the un.
certainty Of tho Seasons, then plant
cotton. No other crop produced for
sale if properly managed, will draw so
little from mother earth. There arc
instances Of level lands, with no other
manuring than resting the land every
second or third year, and tho return
of all the seed and plant to the soil, in
which tho last crops picked were
much better than the first. We have
Mr.. Dickson's word and example, TO
provo that cotton plantation can be
80 managed that it's prodnctivencsS
will increase each year, and the annu-
al increase Of the crop will pay
heavy profit on the money expended
in fertilizers. And, mark it, this way
of managing a cotton plantation, after
a little, is the only one that will pay
with any certainty.
In planting cotton, it is great
thing to have tho ground IN proper
order at first-the beds straight, if the
surface admits, or if not, without alb
rupt curves. Take time, then, to
have tho soil wei! prepared, even if
you plant fewer acres. Tho harrow
will be found useful in pulvcrizing the
surface Of the beds, when rough and
cloddy. While it is very important TO
get an early stand, it is better secured
by thoroughly prepared soil, than
by hasty, untimely planting.
Sweet potatoes, beddcd last month,
will soon begin to furnish "draws."
Good, fair, sandy soils, and plenty Of
manure, arc the primo requisites for
success. Break your ground rery deep
open wide and deep furrows-scat.
ter good, wcll-rotted manure, or rot.
ted chips, ashes. &C., thickly along in
thus furrow, and throw on that broad
and rather fat bed-1un over this bed
lightly, with rake to pulvcrizc aud
level it, and you are ready for plant
ing. The s.draws" should be careful.
Iy taken-tho roots dipped in a thick
batter, made with woods earth, ashes
and fresh cow-dung, equal parts Stir
red into water, and the plants set with
"dibhle" or other stick, about u or
IL inches apart in the row. Ii the
weather is very dry, plant after i p. NJ !,
and pour a gill or so Of water around
the root OF each "draw," leaving ouly
dry earth Oh tie surface, to prevent TOO
rapid evaporation, from next days
sun. The after culture consists in
lightly scraping the sides Of the beds,
to keep tho weeds down, and stirring
the earth IL little, if it shows Il tendon
cy TO bake or become hard. AS soon
as tho vines begin TO cover The rdsc
and spread across he rows, you may
lay the crop by. Close attention to
tbesc hints. (with the blessing Of
ProvidonceO will onsuro n good yield !;
and tho crop ought to be larger this
year than ever before.
Chinese sugar cane, for syrup,
, should be planted as soon as The
weather becomes sctt!cd and warm
Il little after corn planting time. The
people Of the West: where the climate
ls not so favorable for this plant as
with US, are still planting it largely,
for the production Of syrup and fodder
much moro 80 than ourselves. 1t
may be planted much later than corn,
for syrup crop but ifyou want, also,
an after crop Of forage and (perhaps)
seed, you should plant soon.
Corn in tho drill, Miliet, Hungarian
Grass and other forage crops must be
put in largely-but it is entirely use.
less to plant these quick. growing and
exhaustive green crops, unless you
prepare tho ground most deeply and
thoroughly, and apply "auy quantity"
of manure. Early crops Of COW poas
may also be sown. For fodder we
prefer to SOW them in the drill, but if
intended TO turn under for manure,
SOW broadcast.
Jerusalem Artichokes may be plan.
ted in low spots, waste places, sides of
gullies, &C., ann will yield good food
for. hogs.
Plant also, if your soil is sardy, a
few acres in "Goober peas" which
will ha EnnEd .4ap.x ,,aac,,I e.. ..a.,.