The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-11-08
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p,.;II i.n,i his entiru energies to this
and and hence we will rive no fur
ther nIvice unon this poiut.
Tl,e Fail has thus far been dry, too
dry 70 sow small grain upon we'll pre-
pared ground. The excitement of a
national campaign has prevented the
possibility of diversifying our labor as
we would otherwise have done. The
election will soon, however, be over,
and let the result be as it will, We urge
our readers to set to work Immediately
! thereafter. and SOW grain, and conlin-
-, t. sow uulll lristmas.
Rcd .a;- will succrcI adlulrabi, .
snwn a,.> &, - ll.I> nrnin. Ai' IL. =
.1. III a,nM; H,!l .lei.n,r.i, :H-i,,i o.
rcIlr! red Iaud. vii inpvr "e'i"H't.N &"
muuerulive. I;yc Wi, u.sarlnilu IT.
on.as a suilins crop, if the iuIri tie
n,.dn rich ruuurl,, But do not be-
,iav. flint because rye w,ll grow auy
how..ns hinh as the icllce," that there
fore a high fence around thin piece of
Innl viii secure YOU a. rood crop of
r,.a EertiIize we'll, and SOW one
S,.Ial to lie mere. and all the Spring,
hsrnrr anv other green food is ready,
vou r,v clt daily heavy and nutri-
!" fc9diny from a small patch of
rve. It will give a greater. quantity
from the sanie land than barley. but rs
a. food for stock is not 50 nutritious.
" 3D. u.i,, chalI we saw for whcot .
IN our I,st number we rave our rea-
",s for J@.,errnininp Y if possi-
hln to Inv another barrel of flour, and
tniss Lain% the course laid u on our
f,rm we advise every farmer that has
om onrn of rod land on his farm to
"" ~ tho came conclusion. Ma
nnrc wslI with cotton seed broadcast,
s "u, f,rtv hmshels to the acre, and turn
- uS;th one-borse twisters if the
lonL hos heen in cultivation the past
-. naxt cow the wheat nrcyious-
I,. sooi.od twelva hours in a strong 80
= of Limestone lone nound to ev-
... t;rn hnsI,els of wheatl at the rate
"f ona hrsLel Of the soaked wheat to
the acre. and plow in with scooters,
and Irish the land as soon as the
~.haot 10 Moved i'm.
"I 7 ,hs Ia,,i 10 in prass or stubble.
t,rn nmIer with n tWo-horse plough,
Sonttar the cation seed. SOW the wheat,
onI cover with y drag drawn the same
uov the f,rrows were run. This in
s;tTer n will leave the land
lin order for the reaper, The
rac,,,t will deucud upon too many
continocncies to anticipate the net
cost OF the crop. But cost as it may,
if the farmer gets back any thing at
all above the cost of his cotton seed
and bushcl of wheat per acre, it is
simply that much pay for his labor,
and one bushel may possibly pay him
fairly for that three bushels will pay
we'll. and five bushels will be al extra
crop'
The cotton seed, wheat seed, and
rent of land, we estimate at five bush
crop that Yields five bushels net, to be
given in exchange for the labor of
preparation, sowing, and harvesting.
Sow wheat, and eat your home-madt
flour, if though it he not quite equal
TO the best St. Louis.
If the potato r has been gather
ed. bank them carefully, as la. been
done all over the South for half Il cell
tury. twenty-five bushels in a bank,
leave an air hole in the top of each
bank, and V the banks with Il
plank shed. We once saved Il beauti-
tul crop of potatoes in n cellar 10y
sinplv shrinking them with cotton
seed. We ate potatoes till May fol-
lowing. The next Fall we tried the
same exuerimeut, and the crop rOlted
hrIore Cristnlas.
We dug a large crop once in Novem-
Der, during a drizzling cold spell, the
entire crop was put in the cellar, and
lspriuklcd with dry sand. We ate pJ-
itutoes till the next Summer. The
next Fall we dug u crop in clear, beau
tifuI weather. and housed in the same
way, and lost the most Of them.
Last Winter we put q crop in the Gel
lar and did not even cover them.
They were sound till we ate the las,
one in May. We have much to learn
upon the subject of digging and hous.
iIg potatoes, and would he glad to get
the experience of our readers upon
this subject.
The Winter is about begun, and il
an old saying-that 4 heavy crab grass
crop forebodes a evere Winter-be
true, VIC may look out for freezes be-
fore another Summers sun Expresses.
THEN if the Winter is to be cold, arc
YOU prepared to meet it? And if you
are, will your stock be able to answer
as you do? Have you an abundance
of forage? Have you il fine turnip
patch for your COWS and sheep? Have
you good shelters for every animal on
your farm. Or do intend this Winter,
as you did last, to allow your cows to
turn their Pumps to the wintry blasts,
and ankle deep in mud and manure,
TO stand shivering in the cowpcns,
where YOU have turned them at night
fall, without raising the question, is it
profitable, is it humane, to treat dumb
brutes thus?
The cruelty imposed upon dumb
Jrutes by southern farmers is unac-
countable. 1t is an expensive system,
beside being cruel, and we cannot UNI
derstand why they do not see it TO be
protection through the entile Winter
for every head or STOCK they own.
lhe time was "nen we "ouid nave
couilscllen care Oh nc iai'us OH lle
larMl, ny providing tileil' WIN com
iortaoic quarters soo" cio'l,'iiS' heaFS
shoes, and a plenty 10 e;'t, Dut ,c"!po,
f@ WHeu"fu'. MaiS " u"iel'o. an"
empty stomach Will oe we precursor
of fatal sickness inns WINTER ana
could the coloreu Pol''i"'iUh' W ti'e
South out KNOW ti!e'l own uesti'ul'"'i
it would be The cause ol olre'ul lain-
cntion amongst them; But as they