Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-22
Farm Experience of 1868.

Farm Experience of 1868.
I Mr.. John II. Dent, of Floyd county
Ga, offers the readers of the Souiher,
Cultrator the following suggestions, as the
resuI! Of bis experience with tie laborer.
on his farm:
Editors Southern Cultipator II think
it is we'll enough for our farmers to give
their experience Of the year, as under ou,
new system, every little added and made
known may help out in correcting mistakes,
abuses and impositions.
First. have not found it advantageous
TO hire laborers, wlite OF. black, TO crop on
shares. A farmer should have full oontro,
OF the management of his crops, TO man.
age them successfully, and this you Can
hardly do, when your laborers are partners.
They Claim rights, and often assert them
IN the mode of cultivation, &c.-it lesds to
contentious and troublcs. / tried it this
year, it is my first and last trial.
Second. 1t is better and cheaper to pay
laborers $40 per month, and provision
them. You then have their services for
the year, and can employ them a. any
work You see proper but best have a
reliable white foreman, if one can be pro-
eurea-lf not, stick closely with them
yourself.
Third. Avoid negro women and half
grown children residing on the farm, who
sit idle in their houses all dag, whilst their
husbands, brothers and sons are working
for you. That class of residents are trou-
blesome, if you value eggs, poultry, pigs,
vegetables and fruit They are vas: con
sumers, non:producers, aud authors of mis-.
chief and tnuch trouble. They should be
made to labor, and not encouraged 10
ideness,
Fourth. The contract made with labor
'ers, let it be fair, reasonable, and we'll
understood between tue parties, then
b'nding--no compromisiog-each party to
stand squarely up to it; and in case of
noncompliance 60 to law -examples are
wanting.
Filth. In procuring labor-saving imple-
ments, get only such as are serviceable. A
large amount OF humbuggery is being
pfacl'ced upon the farmers. Our inexpe.
eoce and greenness make US ready victims
for rimpostions. Agents and manufacturers
are sharp and wide awake.
Srxth. How are we to avoid imnos;t;o,ss
Organize agricultural clubs in eyerv
county, and act in concert. Have fairs
and trial matches of plows, reapsrs.,
threshers, DC, and We will soon be able to
decide correctly the implements best suited
to our wants.
Seventh. Plant less, prepare the ground
thoroughly. rotate and manure, and you
will lind it more profitable than large crons
and small yields. Pay more attention to
making your own manures, than buying
The commercial fertilizers. .-
Eighth. Get good stock. Own on,v
what you can care for and feed we'll and
yon will fnd" II. more profitable: than
keeping number that have to shif, for
Themselves. The breed Of cur Southern
stock needs improving -! -. :. = \ !.
. Ninth. The best labor saving machine
1 have found yet, is apiace for eye,v,binv
and everything in'its place. bs.3 -,
: Tenth. Less every farmer 10 sGsoro,.
become member Of I'D sgficul.o .oral elSb
aud 4sks an sgriooi.ural journal, and ,5,d
Gsorgis~iil seon, rise from ass p,ea.st On.
dit'on, aud Become q great Std oovs,sn,'
State. : E's4a ,'.gfe@Rt. .;d 4&i pi.tS & s1n5.
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