Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-07-31

well wedgsd (shess answer for shafts
wherein to hitch the horse or mule) from
centre of said piece measure one foot on
eaeh side, bore two one inch and quar-
ter holes, insert in them two handles sin!-
|.ilars:t to plough handles, between those,
about one foot above ths seantl ling iinserss
piece two by two inches, nail through
the handles into this piece in the centre
of scantling drive an iron hook to which
hitch a whifletree. Now we have q
smoother, by which we can block off
two cotton bedstat q time and cover the
seed in like manner.
To prepare the seed for planting take
a whiskey barrel, mortice, in the centre
of each head, holes three inches square,
insert in them d piece Of three by three
inch scantling, extending one foot from
each end on them put handles similar
to the grindstone; in the bilge or middle,
cut out two slaves about one foot long,
batten them together, hang in the place
it was cut out, with good leather for
hinges, put on it an iron hasp and staple,
to secure it in its place wnen shut. Make
q frame for it to run on, by tenanting
and pinning two pieces for uprights, four
by six inches, three and half feet long,
into two pieces same size three feet long,
into the latter pieces or part, tenon and
pin q piece samo size and justlong enough
to give room for the barrel to reyolve
between uprights, now cut out journal
in top Of uprights for barrel torun in.
To rub the seed, put in the barrel about
one and half bushels; water enough to
wet them well, and about one pound of
Peruvian Guano, Gall phosphates are dan.
gerous to wet cotton seed with, this bar
rel will rub seed better, with less labor,
and in quicker time, than by any other
means that am acquainted with. ~
NOW FOR PLANTING.
Run the smoother over the beds, it
will strike off two at a time, the horse
walking in the furrow. With horse
hitched to the Dow Law cotton planter,
run along in the middle of each bed, put
ting down not less than one and half
bushels per acre, two or two and half
is better to insure good stand. Then
follow as close up as possible with the
smoother, which will cover the seed and
leave the land in the best possible eondi-
ton for after culture; thus one horse
with smoother will block off and cover
as much as one horse with the Dow Law
will plant, nve acrcs wela ds..e iis. a. good
days work. plant cotton in drill be-
lieving tito be The most certain method
to obtain good stand.
"A Replanting, unless done very carly.
never pays for the labor expended. An.
imperfect stand seldom, if ever, becomes
perfect by replanting; take a note Of
AND NOW FOR THE FIRST WORK.
, The first ploughing should be done as
early as possible, say in one week after
eho SoIGoA COuleS up. IulS 10 WIFI IL
IA inch sweep with narrow wings, right
hand wing back corner cut off, so that the
front corner forms sharp point or acute
angle, in order that the sweep can be
run close to cotton without covering it.
Sweep to run perfectly fiat with the
ground; this if done, will leave about two
inches ridge unworked with but little
grass to hoe. Cotton supposed to be in
drill and perfect stand. hoes follow the
ploughs cutting out cotton to about eight
inches apart, leaving from four to five
stalks in hill; one hand easily working
an acre per day, and if properly done
leaves the after hoeing and thinning
easy work, but the first hoeing and
ploughing not done in time, and we'll
done, increases the labor one hundred
per cent or more, ana s:,oassasTds the growth
of the plant and cuts the crop from 25
to 80 per cent short. #
Second working in about two weeks
with plow sweeps twenty two inches,
with right wing turned up little, thus
giving the cotton little dirt, following