Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-08-22

see the result Of it in the future
training Of my own daughters"
From the Banne, of the South and Plant
ers' Journal.
Curing Pea Vines,
Pea vine hay should be cured in
such manner as to preserve. or re
tain the leaves on the vines as far as
possible. If dried in the SUN, the
leaves drop off and are lost. When
cured in the shade with fire" circu-
lat on of air, the leaves will remain
on tne vines, unless the vines are ma
turing fruit, in which stage we find
it impossible so to cure them to
save the leaves.
A very common and satisfactory
plan Of curing, lis to stack the vines,
as soon as wilted a little, around a
tree top, or brush-stack, as it is called.
The leaves 4nd twigs are trimmed
from a tree top, or sapling, the ends
of the branches cut of, leaving the
arms on, and through which the vines
are arranged. The sapling must Of
course be stuck firmly in the ground
so as not to fall down or be blown
down by the wind. The vines SHOULD
be placed in good shapely stacks, so
as to shed water.
+ The rail pen plan is also good
one. Build the pen two rails high,
and throw across it flooring Of rails;
build up four or FIVE rails higher, and
then fill up with the fresh vines; then
| lay another flooring, build up and
fill in as before, and so continue till
the pen is ten or twelve feet high,
when it must be rooted over like a
shurk pen, for protection.
By either OF these methods, free
circula ipI OF air is secured, which Is
necessary, while only the outside OF
tie pile or stack is exposed to the
sun.
Another method We in;l detailed
III an old Journal is as follows. In
the first place procure Nix ros,s, (sreen
pine poles will answer,) elgut leet
long; bore in each post, with a 'wo
inch auger, three holes iwo ee' apart,
beginning with the fi'st hoe, tour
feet from the lower ground end oi
e..cu post; insert in the boles pines
one foot long mad oi t!cko:,y oF
oti,cr s:r.ee w"V'', - Il ne s-'ocN
hists a.. -. hy l"ul 81, lhI.
aii a.vs. ''iree ~ .'n - !. S';it =;
lie S,aea IL Il straight Anc, hiee;.
.eer apart one way by lour leet ,he
9ther, dig tls noIes Two feet de"l''
nd patuhg III the posts, l'lrn 'hc
pines 10 the inside Next procure
welve poles sixteen feet long, nee'!-
um siz.., place four OF the holes v"'
the lower row Of pines, two Oh 81. il
side, lapped at lne centre post. Inc
..ack is then ready tor the first :'yer
Of vines-comlnence stacking by
,lasping the roo cad o' as n's'y
,Iucs as II nIan can handle with both
nands, throwing .ae .lnes across both
poles. j long enough to extend, leav-
lug.about cue loot OF vines at The
root. cd, outside the poles; In this
Way pass up and down on one side
and then ON the other Of the stack.
II the vines are not long enough to
reach across from one pole to the
other, it makes no difference, us the
space will soon fill up as the stacking
pr ogresses. When the space between
the first and second row of pines Is
well filed. lay. up four other side
poles as in the FIST Instance, being
careful to keep the outside of the
stack perpendicular, with the cater
end Of the vines about one toct out
side of the poles
In pulling up the vines and III cali
rying them to the stack, care should
be taken to Keep the roots compac
and even. After filling to the thrd
row .oi pines and placing the last
poles, continue the stack in the same
manner until nearly completed, when
it will be necessary for the stacker to
get on top, and give it rounding
shape so as to throw off water.
Green pea vines stacked in this
manner will keep perfectly sound
and sweet in the open field, until
after the gathering of corn end make
hay far superior to any grass ever
mown North, East, or West.
1t is said we have great bodies of
waste swamp and pine lands. II
these were in Illinois. would they be