Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-02-15
Facts In Agriculture.

All soils upon which clover and grass grow,
must contain lime, either naturally, or by arti
fetal application 1t makes very little differ
cnco, whether it be added as lime stone, she'll
limo or mari.
All permanent improvements of the soil
must depend upon lime as their foundation.
Lands which have been under cultivation
a long time will be greatly improved by ma.
nurng Bono-dust, Guano, Phosphate of lime,
Compost of fish, Ashes, Shell lime, or mari,
in case the ground is deficient in lime ,if II
| No land can be kept in high condition Of
fertility, unless occasionally planted in clover
or grass, as crops of rotation. a .,t.
All highly concentrated animal manures
are much improved in value, and made of
moro permanent benefit by mixing them with
pulvcrizcd charcoal.
Deep ploughng improves, and materially
raises the productive power of lands which
arc wet. g,,Y,o, Is
Subsoil ploughing is also considered saluta.
ry to ground th,.t is not Of a wet nature, I, !,
Alwet ground must be thoroughly drained.
| Grain fields should be cut several days be-
fore the grain is fully ripe. S"
Glover, and grasses intended for hay, should
be cut in full bloom.
Sandy lands may, be much improved, by
adding clay. If the soil is to be lined or
marled also, the lime or mari may be most
effectively applied as compost with the clay.
81 'andabatafe &gr JaqgkRR line g than water
fed to cattle, effects saving of at least 25 rer
cent
The draining of wet land increases its valuc
since it causes it to produce a, larger and
heavier crop, and bringsit earlier to maturity,
and besides improves the healthfulness of the
neighborhood. M s .
Six measures Of plaster sown broad cast in
the morning on clover will increase the Weld
100 per cent %e o'i
Periodical applications of ashes, serves to
keep lands in their full strength
The highest possible cultivation Of the soil
is necessary for the successful and abundant
development of the crop. 5uoa3y ,a1,,ii l.
Crops cannot be realized in abundance.
through succession Of years, unless care be
taken to return to the ground an equivalent
tor those things taken away in the products
10 keep meadows up to their full produc-
tlycness, they should be narrowed, have ma.
nure scatterd over them, and rolled, evory
other fall.-Farm & Gar1en. :
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MAN is an Important agency in agriculture,
The vital power may exist in the seed, but !
care and skill arc required in the development
of it. Although man cannot act directly yp-
on the functions of plants, he can modify
and control to a certain extent the inflIence
of other agents upon those plants. thought,
as well as hard work, is necessary to make q
successful farmer. 1t is mistaketide that
a good education is Of no practidl value to
tho tl!ler of the soil. Unless he understands
the principles Of science, the idpenoe Of at.
mtosphere, the.ohemical propeties Of soil, ETC.,
he cannot properly develop tle vital powers Of
seed, and justly advance tie important inter,
ests Of agriculture.
INoENDIAR1sM.-Tio gin house and cot.
ton press, together With twenty-five or thirty.
bales Of cotton, beBnging to Mr.. j. Il. Smyo ,
or, who lives aboh fifteen miles below this
town, were entiray destroyed by fire On Fri.
day night last. Several freedmen have been
arrested and .emmitted to Jail at this ,place.
charged wit, the perpetration Of The incendi-
arism.- Gecnoilc ,Moaatataeer. u 'a3n'' j
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