Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-09-18


axe most apt to originate there. It has greatly
surprised us to observe the numerous instances
during tho past FIVE years where farmers have
lost their entire crops by keeping it ginned or
nnginnedin their gin houses-the number Of
such cases being, wo believe, larger in Georgia
the pastswinter than in any previous year. If
prices are at all satisfactory the safest and per-
haps the best plan is to- sell as fastas il can be
prepared for market. AS said just now, the
danger from fire is diminished, the cotton
weighs,well, and the money it brings can be
used at once to pay honest debts, or put at in
terest. Farmers as a class are far behind mer-
chants aud other town people in turning their
money over" We have known them to keep
hundreds and thousands Of dollars in the hands
of their commission merchants for months and
sometimes years, losing the interest entirely
fearful that if loaned out, they. could not getit
when they wanted it. OF course prudence
should be exercised in the matter, but. there is
no good reason why farmers should keep
money unproftably locked up more than other
men do. ,tu
AS soon as corn is dry, gather and house it,
the longer it remains In the field the greater
the quantity which will rot, Some of the ears
will always be on the ground, others will be
standing erect, SO that the rain can penetrate
them and still others. exposed at the end from
attacks of birds and other animals. These if
gathered promptly may be saved. If house
room is ample, store away in shuck: it will keep
better and the shucking will be good work for
rainy days in winter Besides time cannot be
"a
now.
As opportunity offers gather peas-now is a
good time to pick those. intended for seed if
ripe. Whippoorwill peas sown early, are ripe,
by the 1st of August or sooner. Will some one
who has seen the matter fnirly tested tell us
how many bushels in the hull will yield one of
seed. n
FALL CROPS.
Oats sown last autumn were badly, weather
killed-in the first place it was too dry for
them to make much growth before cold wealth
er, and the first cold was sudden and very serere.
The winter also was one of the ooldest known.
1t would not, therefore, be fair to Judge of the
certainty of fall oats by last winters experience.
Our own observation is that, properly managed,
it is as sure as any crop we raise. Some un-
certainty attaches to all. Corn is eminently
uncertain, cotton often fails and spring oats are
very unreliable. We urge our readers to sow
full crops of oats and to do it during this
month Every day of delay after the middle
of September increases toe uncertainty Of the
crop. AT the risk OF being tiresonie, we repeat
the conditions of success; prepare the land
we'll. Ifnot already rich, make it 80. It is
useless to SOW fall oats on poor land. On such 4
land they are almost sure to be rinter- -kiiled-
manure will carry them safely through Select
a variety not liable to rust. Sow in drills and
fill the drills in part only, when covering the
seed; this protects the plants from cold and
from being lifted out of the ground fly frost
during the dry weather Craze moderately with
sheep or calves until cold weather sets in and
in the spring give moderate top-dressing of
some ammoniated fertilizer. If they should
fail it will be known in time to SOW, the same
land in spring OATS which can then fall heir to
all the preparation and manure applied
q FALL PLoUGHING.