The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-03-11
Agricultural.
EFrom the Southern Cultivator. |
Work for tho Month.

and rise in price. Labor may be much
cheaper this year than it was in 1867,
but thero is certainly no prospect Of it's
being moro reliabfc-bcsides, more
favorable season than the last cannot be
reasonably anticipated. Until recently.
we had strong hopes that q small crop of
cotton would be planted this year, but
VIC lind that many are preparing for 1t
OF on u largo scale. They assume that
little cotton will be Planted by others.
that prices, therefore, wllrule high and
# they raise E,rae crops, their fortunes
arc secured. We vcy much foN this
spcclous fallacy will make the Near
SOS as disastrous to the South b its
predecessor. "AlT men think ALL 3ncn
mortal but themselves" Our adxHc is.
plant little cotton. IF tho .pasfts are
thereby reduced, (Which js69ery doubt
lul,) the losses and risk6Hre also, ,diimin.
ishod The future Amccrtan for
bold and daring en-, tho heav-
ems too threatening little boats to
venture far from ,G$S3horc. Food we
must havo. Plant Nerefore,. an abun-
dance Of grain. sERo corn crop now
demands yoyasSt(cntlon remember that
deep and thorough blowing and liberal
manurln8 are necessary for it. All
know thavaluo Of cotton seed for this
crop; apply them literally. IF your
corr, is dflled scatter the cotton seed in
Inc 9M, instead of putting it in the
n.y. You need have no fears about
Fo roots finding il. and instead Of rbcng
Fsorgcd at the beginning, and starved at
The last, the plant will have a uniform
supply of food up to the time Of maturi.
ty. Again, Il it be dry. the ftrt'lizing
substances will enter the plant in less
concentrated form, and the danger of
burning" or "liring" decidedly lessen
cd.
The spring promises to be laio be
not ovcrhasty to put the corn in the
gr8pnd Early planted corn will make
u larger Yield, other things boing equal,
but the danger is, fyou you plant too
soon, Tic ''stand" will be poor. and
while You arc waiting on it, time pass
cs, and whcn you rcplant, it will be too.
late W2tch the Indications Of the
forests. HSSS6mo trees, like some men,
are over hasty, and respond with leaf
Hover to the first warm breath of spring
--plnms, peaches, &C., &C., for instance
Heed them not, but when the poplar
shows n leaf "as largo as a squirrels
cal" then you may venture safely.
Prepare also for a largo sweet potato
crop. "Bed out" with no sparing hand;
let tho first drawing Of slips" be
enough to plant tho whole crop.
TIE KITCHEN GARDEN Irish
Potatoes, Peas, Bcets, Satisfy, Parsnips
and Carrots at once. With us the
Enrly Goodrich has proved itself best,
when quality. productivcncss and carl-
ness are all considered. The "Monitor,"
in our experience. is little earlier but
it is a coarser variety. Tor lis crop,
let the ground be well broken up and
rulvcrizcd thoroughly. II not suNi
cicn,ly rich already, manure in drill
with ashes, somo cotton seed, say at the
rate Of 10 or Is bushels per acre, and
scrapings from woodpilc. The fines,
and largest crop Of potatoes VIC have
ever raised, were made by filling trench
after planting the "scts," with chip
manure, in'place oldirt thrown out of
it. Mulching benefits this crop very
but be cal leful not to put on straw or
leaves until after the frost has ceased.
Potatoes that have como up through
straw or leaves. will be killed often
times when those not muohcd escape.
In planting Peas give good distance
between tho rows, but be sure to SOW
thickly in the drill, if you desire
large yicla. Somo of tho dwarf varic.
ties, as Tom Thumb, Bishops Dwarf
SC. arc recommended, because they
will grow with out stakes. We have
found that they grow much better if
staked, but tho present this advantage,
viz: that not shading the ground much,
another crop can be started very early
between the rows Of the pea.
All tho roots crops require rich and
well prepared ground 1t is useless to
plant them on any other. Last year the
Orange Beet succeeded finely with lis
rs a clop for cattle. It's bulb grows
mainly above ground, like turnips.
Towards tho latter part of the month
some Beans, Squashcs, Cucumbcrs,
Okra, sc, may be planted, bul the
main crops Of these should not be start
cd until April. Continue 10 SOW cab
bago seed for summer crops. Defer
sowing winter varieties till the latter
part Of April or lst ofMay In Octo-
Der last, wo sowed somc Of the early
varieties on border, and rs The weat.,-
or grow cold, put some old window
sashes over them, leaving The ends
entirely open, and although the thcr-
momctor has been rs low as IA deg.
many Of the plants survived and are
now ready ito DO transplanted Had
the seed been sown little carlcr,, or
little moro care exercised in protecting g
them, we hould hayo had at present, ali
elegant lot of cabbage plants.
TO WASH WHITE LAcE.-Thc fol.
lowing recipe for washing white loco is
generally found more successful thanI