Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1875-07-08

experience in subsoiling. l ploughed
too deep in the beginning Isubsol, now,
gradually-ploughing from 8 to 4 inches
deeper every year. Y.
Ny next experiment convinced me
that, with the help Of God, Icould make
farming a success. 1t was cow peas
turned,under followed by clover turned
.under-the soubsoil plough used after
each crop. I use commercial fertilizers
only for cotton; consequently the same
landgis guanoed every fourth year..
Now the tea bell rings and we enter:the
house, and 1 am introduced to- Mrs. A. a.
and the children, six in number. from
the crawling infant to the daughter OF
ten years-a beautiful quiet child-a
perfect blonde-the counterpart OF her
mother in looks and manners. Mrs. A,
suffice it to say, from my three days ac-
uuaintancc, consider a perfect partner
for such q husband. And if my commu
nication had not already reached such
length, would take great pleasure i'll
writing more about her. 1 feel that I
never can forget her quoonly hospitality
You can imagine all that is perfect in
beautiful and highly cultivated woman,
and have some faint conception Of the
reality. Ii my locks do not silver too
rapidly I dring the next two years, in
tend searching that county over for her
equal to cheer my remaining days, pro-
vided always, thatshe be willing. De-
Ggiltful music, atmy request, after tea,
and a very pleasant social chat. At ten
o'clock, my hosts usual hour. we re-
tired-I to my delightful airy room to
dream of Aladdin and his wonderful
lamp. He had expressed a desire to be
made,a perfect farmer, and was on
visit to him in his country home. This
much is fiction. I was so much fatigued
that was A. onscious until Sandy knock
ed for my boots next morning.
I could scribble up ream Of paper in
trying to describe every appurtcnancc
of this perfect and delightful country
home.
was very easily induced to protract
my stay. until this morning (Monday.
and although much fatigued, am try
ing to give hurricdly written account
Of this wonderful adventure. while tho
impr essions are fresh OH my memory.
We devoted u good portion Of Saturday
to riding over the farm-onc Of those
j splendid bays being substituted for my
jaded horse, which was kept the while
literally up to his eyes in clover.
We first visited that sixty acre corr
lot where 20 bushels per acre arc expect
ed. If it was left to me to judge, would
say one hundred.
Not vestigc of any other growth OF
the land cNcepta green carpet Of those
miraculous COW peas, just iar enough
advanced TO shade the entire surface.
Next, along beautiful road through
the field, passing one of those large barn:
or shelters, and we come TO the cottor
lot. Sixty odd acres of cotton the Bro
July, waist high and covered with bloom!
each stalk almost exactly like its neigh
Dor. Ten of those splendid plough
ing in this lot! We go by the cottages
everything in their vicinity having al
air OF ncatness and thrift. A pleasan
"good marning" from all the freedmen
wo see.
We then so down on tho creek, ant
see numbers of cattle, sheep, mares, colt
and hogs, any of which would be cred
il to any stock raising i'll the Union
r We next come to the Glncy patches, thos,
25 acre lots can only say that my de
scriptivo powers fail me just here. Cot
ton rows much wider apart than in oLhe
fields. M. 4. informed me that al
though he preferred what are in common
parlance called scaSomaGieyears, he fount
by his system of preparation and cultur
that the crops were much less affected
by extremes of wet and dry.
He is OF course retarded some spring
. by untavorable weather, in planting, bu
|, he believes, with tho "-- Napoleon, tha
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