Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1875-07-08
e fences OF this large left-hand field. Th

fences of this large left-hand field The
section first approached ! sawwas well
set in clorer-a grain crop just having
been removed-and this one adjoin1ng2s
densely covered with thesame crop OF.
older growth. Here now is one OF the
secrets of this mans success. Just thinifh, M,
of it! Upwards Of sixty acres OF dense
clover to be turned under every year as
green manure, and as much more COM
ing on with the small grain for the neA' sS
season.
The two sections on tho far side oil the
field. I could see were planted in corn
aud cotton-too far of, however, 10 dis-
tinguish anything but Dense oarA
oreen mass, with the laborers OCCASION.
|Sally coming into view. Lam now at inc
house, Just as those bays come whizzins
upi at a furious speed, Which is very sud
denly checked by the driver, who dis
mounts and assists the little girls to the
around. Tho groom instantly appears
| With another boy to tako the strangers $
| horse. ;,
..sYou keep fast horses, 1 see, Sir"
pYes.n my host replies, ' raise them.
! / find them much moro serviceable for
light draft, and, even, occasionally, ior
heavy plantation purposes. They stand
Heavy drafts admirably" "Is itpossl-
ble that these horses are ever used eN-
Ut for the carriage?'
,s..Ycs, they are not worked as regular
Efyas m, mules; but the pair do fully as
Emuch ploughing as either mule on my
Diace, and have some very good ones.
find that they draw any heavy burden
With much moro ease than an ordinary
u-le, owing to their superior muscle
I5fsesjntended for the turf wouffTroba-
Save their speed impaired by the
/ sarings of the farm. Mine arc only
i ts.t, :s<sled for general family purposes.
They can, however, make what is called
fast time, and 1 occasionally speed them
a short distance; Iconsidcr it no disad-
vantage"
you spoke of superior muscle. Is i!
true that f,s. horses are endowed wit;
superior muscular Developments"
81 am poor judge of horse flesh, but
my impression was that tho preponder-
ance Of muscle was in favor OF the heavy
draft horse" "No, Sir-I am but al
amateur III horse raising. Still, l have
good stock of my own raising; and in
a short while expect tonse them eNclu,
sively. My short experience teaches me
that blood tells in horse or mule even
for ordinary purposes. The animal tt
be able to make those wonderful rates
of speed must be of necessity possessed
of muscle in all eminent degree" (Trut
enough think ~
Mr.. A., if am not dctaining you from
your duties, l would be glad to heal
something from you in regard to youl
farm before we enter the house. l an
anxious to leave early to morrow. My
object in coming by--some miles out o
my route-was to satisfy my curiosity
ain moment, Sir, will he with you
Robert" (and some short directions to {
pleasant looking freedman.)
l soliloquize thus:-Why, Of course,
gentleman with such graceful and court
ly manners, would not care to devote th'
whole time when with his family tc
crops, mules and horses, let them b'
never so fine.
"Now, Sir, am at your service"
"Will you please give me the yielt
OF your small grain crop. The expected
yield of other crops--also the cause o
your lands attaining such wonderful fer
tility, for would judge by the surround
inSs that these lands have been in cult
vation q number Of years"
"Tho division which You first ap
preached, of the field in front OF US, wa
in small grain the present year-as yo'
perceive-about 80 acres oats and 10 acre
wheat. Last Week steam thrasher cam
by appointment and thrashed all out
The yield of oats was So bushels-pe
acre. The wheat 54t bushels nor ""A1