The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-03-12

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lprastical counsel, can foFfm such an ass
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,4EktFactS ff6ms the Records Of. the Top
Ilsail Agficaitatai Association February,
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Statement Of u b. b: 4eAsgalaaA 4sAiala land
II planted in tprnips was Saila clay ssSuSbsoil
Which had been improved BY previous
maturing Il was sown In oats III Fsb.s
1869, which was harvested in Jun ydinnei folo
11lowipg,, The, stabble ,;yas turned In
abont four inches, with a single pioW
during the latter part pf july. $ thea inc
had 300 loads Of compost, made with
mud and the, cleanings Of, the stables,
one-ffth of the compost being from the
the stables, spread broadcast on one and
an eighth acres. Plowed it In nine
inches deep. The ground was then h T.
-roved. and the drills, opened two feet
apart. Two bags Of Peruvian guano
and two of Baugh's raw bone phosphate
were then mixed, put into, the drills, and
covered ready for sowing, heidrought
prevented sowing until the Both August.
planted the seed in hills eight inches
apart, got a, good stand, but the drought
OF September caused slow growth until
October. 9ns,third of the acre was
sown in English Nerfolks, one-fourth Of
an acre in Winter turnips, and the re.
mainder in. Ruta .,agas. On the, 10th
November, 1869, took an average Of the
English Norfolks which was a. the rate
Eof 745 bushels per acre. On the 29th
Dscember took another average in the
tpfsseace of L b. Mcmillan ~ and NJ II.
Pesrcs, and found it 10 be be- at the rate ii
1919 Bushels per aclis: On the 27th
1 lDessmbe took an aysrage Of the Kuis
Bsgas which was 60ss bushels per 4 acfs.
On the a0th February took another ave-.
rage AID found it 1921 bushels per acre.
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7 s.Statemsns Of O. w Nc Gan,my.-I
applied 20 loads of mud to the acre,
] broke in shallow, then scattered, broad
cast SO loads decayed pine straw, and re,
broke with double plow, then dragged
the land aud ddapplied 80 -bushels lime,
laid of the rows Is inches apart, and
| applied in the drills Peruvian guano a,
the rate of 400 pounds per acre, and
then thinned to stand 8 or 10 inches
apart. An estimate was taken on the
4 10th November. The result was 64G
4-5 bushels to the acre. They com.
meneed rotting Mt that. tune and were
dug. 31aW yss,,~ .,
/ POTATOES. sr, gm,
| / planted q half acre in sweet potatoes
which was manured from my cow-lot
The rows were 80 feet apart. The yield
was 200 bushels. 4a,z a. al
POTATOES. ss2 js@'
Statement Of D. F. Nc Cgammy.-I
FIRST COW penned the ha.f acre intended
for sweet potatoes, then broadcasted 20
loads of stable manure on it. 1 then
ran off the rows three and half feet
apart, and drilled stable manure in the
rows, The, half acre yielded 226 bush
els. .....s
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