The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-03-13

Rotation of Crops.


There can be no doubt strict rotn-
! tion OF crops is necessary to tn,ire
success in this country; or, in fact,
! IN any other country. Aud we may
! find good reason for it laid down in
the following propositions by a most
eminent French agricultural, chem q.
! ist /: ...
|. Every plant has tendency to
exhaust The soil. 3. All plants do
not exhaust tho soil alike. 3. AN
! plants Of different kinds do not ex-
haust tho soil in the same manner. 4.
a II plants do not restore to the soil
tho Same quantity Of manure. 5.
All plants differently affect the growth
of ceds.
E.om these Fundamental principles,
the following conclusions may be
drawn : That however well soil
may be prepared, it cannot long
nourish crops If Tie same kind in
succession, without hccoming ox
hau,tcd for every crop im?ovcrish.
es :! soil IN PROPORTION as more or less
Nutritious matter is coucerued Ey the
plant cultivated. Perpendicular root
lug plants, and such as shoot harizJn-
t.liy, ought to ccced each other
Plants of tn, same kind should not
return frequently in circle Of crop
ping !; neither should two crops
equally favorable to the growth OF
weeds succeed each other. Such
plants as greatly exhaust the soil, rs
eraius, should only be sown when the
land is III good condition, and IN pro-
portion us soil is found to exhau>;
itself by successive cropping, plants
that are least exhausting should be
cultivated - Ea achungc.
PLAiiT GRAPE VINES.
1t is surprising that SO many fami-
lies in the country are willing to live
year after Year without cul,ivatiny a
>ingle grapevine about their dwell.
inss. They are compelled to ruro
chase the delicious fruit tor the table,
or not taste it during Tie season.
There is Il common io.rrc>sion that to
nuItIra'o grapes properly vast
au.oun' of knowledge and tact is re
qu'rrd. IT, many, the simple trim
ni"ts o; vine Is mysicry, more
difficult TO comp.chrnh than the
harvest rr"llcm Of Euclid This is
an erroneous View, and ought not 10
.e'"iI. Any rorson of common in
'eitlecnc" can learn in one hour how
t." tr'm aud n"urIsn vines, and if ill.,
s'ruction c"nuot be oh. : a,d trom
SOME rxEr. i"uc,l cu!;iva,"r, the,c
,Ie books tilicd wish cas- and Illus
trat!ons whlch m Ike everything pl in.
Ihroe Nincs. -t'a- mai.S n.tarcr> va
rirtirs, planted in s"nc sun, II ok
or hy the :ine f he hui.uinss, 80 AZ
to o''ain shelter, will, il p'"pelly
a!cd for, furnish many bushels of
d"liclru> grapes cvcry year. Select
= Concord, II Delaware, and an Ad-
iIo' dacS, make the ground mellow
and rich by the use Of the spade, aud
by employing Old m,nurc, fine
ground bone, and a>hcs aud set out
the plants. In three Yeas the rich
cluster will Il rpear. nnd III four ycars
the p, oduct Will hc abundant. 1t is
we'll to have wines planted so that the
waste liquids from the dwelling can
, be used IN fertiliz ,tion. If there is
any food the vine specially loves, it
is the aoapy liquids which accumulate
on wash days in families. Vines
drcnched every week with these
liquids will flourish astonish shingly, and
extend themselves so as to cover large
buildings, every branch bcaring fruit.
We say to our readers everywhere,
plant vincs.-E Exchange.
TIE BEST BREED OF FOWLS.
Whal breed shall get Z This is
the question asked by the beginner u
poultry, keeping or by him who is
aissa tisficd with the common fowls in
his possession, and who wants to try
cone of these cracked up breeds there
is such hue and cry about" We
reply as VIC have repeatedly done.
d. not expect that you can keep amy
variety Of blooded fowls with success
under the ordinary random manage
ment. lligh.b!cd fowls arc capable
Of returning extra results for extra
care but many varieties will perish
if forced to roost ont Of door, in win.
ter, and pick Up Il mcager diet in the
barn-yard, as We have seen Che icor:i-
mon SOFT do. The latter, will live
almost anywhere, but will afford little
profit or none at all. 4 blood breed
chosen and ahagcd wisely will give
gIcater amount Of flesh or n ureater
yield Of eggs, in proportion to the
grain consumed, than any barnyard
variety. But do not aim to pcrpetu-
ate the artificial fancy points iu the
breed you may select, if you value
utility, but choose breeding stock
with sole reference to stlmina.--
Uearh did Ho,nr. ..''''' |.'"
COcr In Law. '....