The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-01
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sAe'o oosSou1 lh0ub are most A0-
mirable for corn. You can plant them
late. las late as the middle OF June. II
you please,) when your mules have lass
to do than earlier in the season, and stilj
make crop of from forty to sixtv
bushels per acre. T have never myseif
succeeded in making crop OF cotton on
these lands, although have experiment..
Cd both with and without fertilizers.
Inc plant grows very tall, bears many
Dolls, but does not mature. From all I
can learn the large crops sometimes made
are very exceptional. However. Joining
| these bottoms is belt Of land Of sand
and loan, most excellent for cotton.
Last year on eighty.o one acres Of this I
made seventy packages, weighing from
400 to 500 pounds, the manures being
chiefly vegetable matter, with about $50
pounds Of commercial fertilizers to the
acre. Many persons plant these lands
In corn; but as they never produce over
twenty bushels per acre, and rarely more
than htteen, even when fertilized, T think
it wiser to buy corn than to raise it on
them. Rice straw from the bottom
lands makes an excellent fertilizer when
you plant them in cotton.
Still further from the river are the
sand'hl!ls, where you oan reside the on
tire year, In most delightful climate,
and within easy riding distance OF your
rice and cotton fields. On these sand
hills, last year tried an experiment, of
which allow me to speak. I took three
ana one-half acres, on which were grow
ing tufts OF broom -sedge. After break.
ing 1t up, and hauling on to il some of
the rakings from under the pine trees,
and adding about seventy Eve pounds of
1ertlhzers per aero, I gathered O 400
weight bale OF cotton from each acre, al
Gnough the season was, with US. d-y.
Ihls was small experiment, and I give
1t for what it is worth, but it would seem
to indicate that the ''bald sand hills" re
better worth planting than has been pe.
nerally supposed.
have thus briefly mentioned the chief
features OF planting in tho part OF the
State from which come. If You desire
any further information, shall be most
happy TO answer questions to the best of
my ability.
! But before closing, allow me to ask if
II ls not possible, by concerted action, to
40 something towards importing labor.
40 not mean to supersede the negro,
out to supply deficiencies. It seems to
me right and desirable to do all in our
power to improve the labor around us:
but it is not sufficient for our needs'
With abundance Of labor and her natural
advantages, properly improved, the pro-
ductlVeness of our State will be surpassed
by none.
On motion Of General Hagood, the es.
say was ordered to be published among
the annual proceedings of the society.
snd The thanks of the society were re-.
turned to the writer.
| On motion of Mr.. J. B. Moore. a com
mltteo MAS appointed to confer with a
committee from the State Joint Stock
Auxiliary Society to make such arrange.
ments Tor the meeting of the two socie-
ties rs may secure their prominent co.
operation. The following committee we're
appointed: Colonel John B. Moore,
General johnson Hagood and Mr. F. B.
Conner
Mr. NJ. L. Donaldson, of Greenyille.
| then read paper upon the oom paratiye
advantage OF labor saving machinery and
their adaptability to Southern labor and
products.
discussion ensued upon the subject.
Colonel D. ". Aiken gave the result of
his experience in the introduction of la
Dor saving machinery. he said he had
come to the conclusion that it was i'm
possible to adapt labor-saying machinery
to coiorei labor. lie had done az muoi,.
according to his means, towards intro.
duclng machinery in this State, as apy
man. but he bn,l ut last come back to
the oid fashioned way OF making plough
| stocks.