The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-04-15
From the Southern Culliyator. I
Work for tho Month

IL any OF our readers (rascinatcd by
Visions of fortunes quchly madc) have deci-
ded to plant large cotton and small proyi .
sion crops, VIC beg them tc consider tIe
matter The price of cotton vt.ryinp with
me amount produced. the net gain from n
small crop does not ditfcr materially from
mat OF a large Que. fla farmer raising 10
"S'eS' ana selling ut 20 cents per h., re.
cciVeS rs mucii money at the end Of the
year, as one who makes 20 bales and sells
at ~ cents per lb tie former really makes
| much more clear money, because his cxpcn-
di'urcS are 50 mitch less. In the one case,
only half rs much capital Is invested in
p'uicS, lmplenGEtS. &c. the expenses of
cultivation, picking, ginniny, packing,
sending to market, &c, are only one half
the number of negroes ID vox and worry the
soul IS only half, (to say nothing Of lhclis
and doprod;iions Of every dcscriptiousy;
an" 'ast, but not least, iH0rc cool lanl is
lcI' Tor corn, potatoes and other provision
crops. ifthc calculation has hecn mado.
Gs 10 how much corn will be uecdcd, and
no" many acres required 10 produce il let
the latter be- one. Az ,,lo3 rar,;.,,..'n.
l.. ,1o,..1.,:
, "0'''olI' ~ '"e '"''hei NINA W TINS
season critic year, 80 i, indicted TO believe
thni his lanl will yiui,tahoU rs icc ms much.
rs III average seasons it actually does -
When the rams winter anil spring arc
still fresh in mcmory, the droushls Of sun.
incr arc forgotten, winl and hail storms
arc left ou, of Wow anl rich ,rcc, ,rx,,;
M, 6ol,,
''"'N' VIZ" "'aEy
GUYS ," MI Inc eye rs to exclude everything
/ else. But alas the droughts Of summer
! vii, come. ana thc briuht lrc,,ns or .,,.;,o,
! ,o, or,,, r,., ,.,. @
!" ""-
!" "h
/ Fiant enough land in corn TO make
/ bountlul supply. Estimate nj the @.iai..ez
! instead Of the maXimum Weld ,rr acre, In
the prcscn, ""i recent Nos. the culture of
! ct cor. has been 50 fully discussed by cor.
respondents, that wc will add uothjn,c on
| the subject, except 10 remind our readers Of
, the old adl2", ''circ&ustauccs uljcr eases"
and thri soti. climate, location Sc, ncccs-
/ >arily notify th1 lncthod cr c2lt;Yatine.
sun clay iaad and sandy soils cannot DC
!rca' cd IN Tie same mauncr--up upland anl
i !ow grounds each require different MANAGE,
ncnt, but We may add, in some respects
they all agree. for thorough preparation,
. cultivation and mnnurug improve Them all.
, .tS'n a matttcr OF 1rUIauce also we sutrcs!
lhh!a Part rtihG "rop Ec uinLiH, late. n
The carly p!@uci tail, from untayGrable
ness OF seasons, the late may succeed.
! Mueh Of The success in cotton r..ioinr,
depends upon the preparation. OF the land
previous tc planting, ana the first working
! n I,ttt t',. l,
/ hcddcd. so that the plant may receive lis
| hrst plowiug ycly ga. ", Without danger of
| covering il up. Il laiuS is taken TO i.Nye
; the seed planted in very straight drills on
} bcia), II sCrapor, CONSTRUCTED with the edge
next TO cotton. bent forward so as 10 throw
. the dirt away from Ihc young lEntl -nn We
rum directly up to The cotton and kill all
! the young grass, except that mixed up with
,,,,l ,t,,, -. "'sS '"M p"ss "lcr
! work Wien Lon,nl vi,i, = ,,,r, nI",,; ~,
( ''roolcr.' Wiz, = board oni, IL addition to
the wnrE not bang done 50 well, tho ridge,
| "i'I" ~" ~ ou"S o'''?" S'"huS' Is so
| f,Il dawn wh.,,, chorrn1 49, r. t,,a f.~, ~
! ppwng and hocing is proncYl Gcuc. the
battle Is haif won -remcml cring they can
Lrru hnIlr md s,c,l Snur j.; s,,o;oL,.,,s.
raw driry ,,afir~ On. r,.nn ,,;,t t,n,h
cr, wc should prefer covering cotton seed
! ny listing Oh II with with Il small plow, ana
N"ocN''H ." Mnn oo"''' sc "oi'o"'" o."
sli,h,,v r,oyainI INV, Wv Ln,'oin "i -" n,',
earlier stand is more certainly secured in
thus, than III any other way. Covering
WI" "t'''!S' "onroS' Nc.' oor" wen whrn
hnavv '' '''''' WV
l'swcct potatoca haze no. been bcddcd
out, attend 10 that at once; i'll those regions
remote rom INC sea snoro II Is matter OF
l., a,n',n,, " L'"p n'"' w. '',
chances arc against il. BY all means have