The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-07-06
From the Carolina Farmer.
Grafting-Manures-Grain Crops.

GrdItl0S-ManuFtS CIOPS'
Mesas. Editors For the benefit of
those who intend starting orchards. i
will give you my experience m grating
| apple and pear trees. + SOW seed ocea-
sionally, but not enough for the demand.
do not, however, lack for roots upon
which to graft: These I obtain as fol-
lows: in digging up treesto be transplant
ed, there area great many roots that get
bruised. These should be trimmed off
with care and cut in pieces four or FIVE
inches in length. When the buds begin
to swell, say the latter part of March, 1
cut off my sprouts of last year 5 growth
about three or four joints in length
Graft these upon the roots. above men
toned and set out with the joint one inch
or more in the ground. Then work to
keep down the weeds and grass, earthing
up lightly every weeks l never lose
more than ten per cent. of my CRAFTS trea-
ted in this way. If the weather should
be dry, water the gratis and lay plank
on either side Of the row so as to keep
the ground moist, cool and mellow. If
more than one sprout should come on a
single graft, it should be trimmed or
pinched off carefully. Peaches, / always
plant, never grating. I transplant them
when small, which causes them to grow
more thriftily. November or February
is the best time to transplant.
So much for grating. Let me add q
word about manure as it is matter of
the greatest importance to the successful
farmer. There is no farmer who may not
by judiciously employing his Espare time,
add largely to his manure heap, and also
to his corn pile and cotton bales. Keep
your stables we'll Uttered with muck,
leaves, straw, fence scrapings and ditch
banks. This will make your fences last
longer, and your bitches perform their
functions better. Keep your cattle yard
well Uttered with leaves and mud. By
this means q large quantity Of excellent
manure may be made: This is matter
much neglected by farmers generally
One would think from the careless man
ner in which cow manure in our country
is permitted to 60 to waste, that it is
worthless. To think SO would be to make
avery great mistake.
Further, each family should have pen
or sink into which the refuse of the yard,
viz /: chips, leaves, .sead suds, Stacked ash
es, and sweeping should bethrown to mix
and decompose, thus forming an excellent
fertilizer. ''' -''-'-'
1 advocate the raising Of abundant sup
plies of provisions for home consumption
on each plantation. believe in sowing
wheat, rye and oats n-lying out lands.
Laboris too uncertain to admit of our de-
pending on cultivated crops exclusively.
In this way we can raise more and better
stock, enable us to make more manure,
which in turn will enable us to raise bet
ter crops Of corn and cotton, and to i'm
prove our lands and.live more at our ease.
The practice of hiring a large number Of
laborers to cultivate barren fields in cot
ton, neglecting the production Of grain,
and purchasing provisions, will bring us
to bankruptcy unless discontinued. I
will close by saying that you can make
any use Of these remarks hastily thrown
together you may see fit, orsend them to
the waste basket. i. ....
Yours, respectfully, 5 ''''.'.'' -
.-1.-3. JOHN B. GARR1s.