Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-02-06


lot scrapings, then three inches OF
woods-earth, then three bushels o.
lime again, three inches Jf woods.
earth, six inches Of lot scrapings
three inches of woods-carth, and so
on, until built up four or five fee,
high. Finish with woods-earth.
Moisten thoroughly and keep con-
,inually damp, but keep out rain.
Cut sides down perpendicuIarly when
TO be hauled to the Southern
CutttcdtOr
Mobile Regi-,erl
CORN AND COTTON.
Mr.. w. Il. Horn. of Sumter county,
Alabama, reports that he this year
raised two hundred bushels of Ad-
ams'S Early Corn, in his cotton field,
at DO additional cost over the ordi-
nary cost Of producing cotton, save
that of the seed corn. He expresses
himself fully satisfied that he pro-
duced not a single boil of cotton less
than he would have produced had he
not planted the corn, and 50 be looks
upon the corn as an entire clear gain,
50 to speak.
Capt. Isaac Donavan, Of Kusbla,
Mobile county, who has been expert
menting with corn and cotton to-
gether for several years, also produced
IL fine crop Of corn on the same plan
lie gives it as his settled opinion that
any land, regardless of quantity or
quality, that will produce a bale of
cotton, will at the same time and
without extra labor produce fifty
bushels Of corn. Upon this conclu-
sion he bases calculation showing
that the cotton country of the South
might, by adopting this method, Sc
cure to herself without cost, as it
were, about ten millions bushels Of
corn every year.
THE NECESSITY OF GRASS CULTURE
The cultivation of grasses and for
age plants is an indispensable attri-
butte of prosperity. Why are The
lands of Kentucky and Ohio 50 much
more valuable than those of the cot
ton States. when we can produce a
commercial article of prime necessity
worth twice as much per acre as their
products? 1t is because we disregard
rotation, exclude every other crop but
cotton and base all our chances of
success upon single card. In an
agricultural point Of view grass is
the greatest boon ever donated to
man. 1t grows increasingly day and
night. wet and dry, cold and hot, and
furnishes the cheapest stock feed ex-
,ant ! haze had hogs from seven to
nine months old, weighing $50 pounds,
and yet they had never tasted any
thing but grass.
The land should be well drained,
and if not sufficiently rolling to drain
naturally i, must be done ar,iiicialiy.
Water must, under no circumstances
he permitted to stand on land devoted
10 grass culture, else the grasses sown
will be destroyed in such places, and
"wire grass" will furnish substitute
as Improbable as it is undesirable.
The proper preparation of the land
is of prime importance. would use
one-horse turning plow, running at
depth of three or four inches, follow
with subsoil as deep as the best
double team could draw the same.
harrow well and thoroughly pulverize
the soil by rolling or dragging. as
may be necessary in order that the
surface may be smooth and adapted
TO the use of the mower. This pre-
peration is not altogether necessary
in fact, clover sown in the fall Or early
winter is more certain to catch when
sown on stubble, the trash serving to
protect it while young, yet this is not
neat farming and should only be
practiced in cases of emergency. Oc-
casiOnally we have wet weather in
August and September, and grass can
then be sown in corn or cotton, aud
by Christmas a good pasture will he
obtained, provided the ground is not
too wet for pas,urage at that time
Tie most preferable method is, how.
ever, to thoroughly prepare the land
rs above described; the exceptions tC
the general rule should only be used
when better preparation cannot be
obtained.-SOuherh Farmer.
GERANIUMs OBNOXIOUS To SNAKES
Every species Of snake may be per-
manently driven away from an in
tested place by planting geraniums
In South America the Calfir people
thus rid their premises Of snakes. A
missionary of South Africa had hi.
parsonage surrounded by a narrow
belt of geraniums, whi,h b etfcctually
protected the residence from any
kind Of saake. A few yards away
from this geranium belt snake would
occasionally be found 1t is wei
known that the whole geranium genu.
is highly redo!ent of volatile oils
lemon-scen'ed, musk. scented, and
peppermint-scented What, therefore
is a very pleasant nosegay for man
Is repugnaut to the ser,,eut tribe
Rural Sun.
POULTRY.
The Poultry World sayS The imfn
ence OF the food over l".ulry uppi
the quantity aad favor of their iicsI