Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-03
GBsffiislok Fl tilTsise
Gro wing enioas in the South.

Growing enioas in the South.
Onion growing. near cities or rail.
roads. may be made avery sure and
profitable business by those having u
GOOD, strong, kind working soil. with
plenty of manure at land. If thu
propercare be taken in selecting ans,
preparing the ground, andin cnlriva-
ting the crop, there will generally be
good yield; and, if convenient tc
market, there viii always be a retdy
sale Tor the product This profit, too
may beincreased by raising, as We
do, ones own sets. 1t requires from
eight to ten bushels Of sets to plant
an acre. These sets are worth here
two dollars per bushel, thus MAXIM
it cost from eighty to II hundred dol
lars to plant one acre of Land. THIS
expenditure MAY be for the greater
part saved by sowing onion seed IN
the fall, and raising your. own sets
Four pounds Of. seeds will plant IL,
acre, costing $500. The following re,
marks will show our plan Of CROWNS
this crop: -.
Nev.land is not so good for an on.
ION crop as older, clean. nearly leve
land, which has been previou ,Iy ma
nnred' for other crops. We use .th,
same land every year for opions, q,
this.is one of the. crops whitRdo no
require rotation; and we find, thai
after having cultivated this crop OF
the same land for two or three years
we have but little trouble. with thu
weeds, and consequently can wort
over the crops in q short time, 's,ns
do not have to work it over so often
Having selected the ground, abon'
the 10Th Of September. manure il
very heavily. Bear in mind, that te
make large crops of fine onipns. the
land must he very rich, light, deep
and we'll pulverized. Spread the
manure evenly over the surface. Al.
ter you have put about enough OH
at least what you supposed to have
been sufficient, put on as much more
and you will have it about right
Turn unler five or six inches deep
with a turning plow, and follow it,
the same furrow with a two-horsc
subsoil plow, as deep as the tam can
readily pull it. There's no danger
of getting too deep in red clay 4and
provided tie soil is in good workin@
condition. After It has been plowed
thoroughly, harrow until the soil i.
we'll pulveriz.,d and the surface level I:
then pass a roller over to crush tn,
remaining clods, which will leave
but little work for the rake.
Mark off by stretching a l.neacros>
the land, and marking with an in
strument nude, to m,rk off FIVE rows
at true, ten: inches wide amt one
inch deep. Sow the seed in the row-
with seed drill or with the hand
rather thick. for some OF tie young
plants may be killed by winter wealth
er. Cover lightly with a rake or
hand rc.!er; the latter is preielred,
as the seed GONE up, better, when thc
soil is pressed on them with q ligh:
roller Work the pE,nts over aitef
two CT three sharp frosts, to destroy
the weeds which the irosts fail IL
kill, butdo not thin the 4 to a stand
until spring. SO that you may have
enough plants to take the places Of
the few killed by the winter. In The
spring, so soon as.the land is in good
working order, we apply top dress
ing of Peruvian guano, fine bo'.e dust
and salt. Workit lightly by hoeing
At the same time, thih out the sets
so as to leave them standing three
inches apart the row. and I'LL miss
ing places with the sets pulled out.
After this they will require three OF;
four more careful workings. AMI
here We suggest, in regard to working
his, and. in fact, all other crops, 'bal
the proper time to w rk them is JUS
rs soon and as often as.'he grass and
weeds make their appearance, and
not as most people seem to think
when the patch has become beauti-
fully green with grass and weeds
One man car work over more gsnisp
ground insone day, whens the weeds
arei Jlkts star ing from. the. ground
,hansiy}or eightmep, after the we'd,
sresaS inches hi ghs s
The ONION crop may be 4arge ter!
n time to get aothes crop OF .Il.
,abbage, turnipsS 6r iate pqtstass.hy
hose who xish,two crops on tue, same
and, ~ ~ ,. et@3 ~
Prom three i, six hundred bushels |
,figpjohspsy be grown sto:the acre.
pacn ofooairses depending ON The
eason, ground, man'u re, and hfeper
.ti6n sand cultivation ,.of the.s5il
they bring M hiss iniFnk kst. ffraasoae
lollsr rto on lIar and halls PEI
,psEat. & e do Dot know how snaitv
:ould be sold here; .hut..we DO know
hat there are not half enough RAISED
.ere to satisfy the demand. Nearly
II fhe onions used in winter in tbs
State are brought from the North ~
Cast. This should not be so. Let
Is grow at home at least what vegr
abies and fruits We use The far
ner who attends well 10 his garden
nd orchards, will have better living
'etter health, mo real enjoyment O
lie, and more money than lie wht
eglects garden sndo~chard to ''ploni
]! cotton. -RMai ,Sontheme,'.
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Sew a Va. ie;y Of Grass Seeas
Very many farmers. inlavinglands
0 grass, sow only two kiSds of seed
;7oothv and rod ton wSan sepi /