The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-07
Thoughts for tho ;Iontasi
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gu Southern FARMS are usually res,arde6 q
as.seeanddsy or eide crops,Q that may still
be ,etarted with very great advantage.
toremOat anlong these. is the oc;s== -zsssss,,
which may be planted now In the, stubble
fields from which grain ;haa' been hsf.
yeatedis IT. che sell lis atsong and. hAyiis
desired, soY hy0ad-cast. -,5& busliels, seed
| per acre. II the soil is poor or seed the
object, SOW in drills, dropping 6 ,to 10
seeds ina hill. Care ;nust 1bo taken not
to coHeg very deep, 50 theipea cannot
force itsway up through much thickness
of earth. Orc hoeing, and one, OF. per
hap3 two rloughings, may be required to
make the crop-ample return for which
10 made in the improvement of che land,
even in cases where no, psrt. of the crop
10 gathered or consumed, on the ggo,iud
by stock. For years past we have been
laboring To- get the oat crop OF the South
enlarged, pressing 1t upan't the attention
ct our TeadeTs inseas0n and ont of season
I've are anxious to do the same for the
pea crop. Most farmers ere. sstisfied If
they plant peas in their corn.Aelds, and
let their stock gather them as So far very
good, but the pea cropiis entitled to moro
than that--it ,shouldi take rank, along
with oata es 8 relief to The corn c7i6, partly
taking the place Of corn as feed for aoSfk
stock. lAninials,l like men, are greatly
benefited by variety. of diet, md when fit
hard work partial ration of peas viii be
found as valuable to them as beans TO
tho lab0ring man. We write not from
theoretical considerations, flerely, ibnt
from actual trials, having seem horses
and mules kept in most excellent condi-,
ton on peas as their principal food. 1t
10 moreover q very cheap crop-the cost
of cultivation lmuch less than that. of
corn, and by cutting the vines with now
ing blades instead of picking the pods;
the harvesting becomes very light. Like
ts 1t Furnishes 5os.i long long fSi anu
grain, and the unconsumed parts OF The
stems passing into the litter of the stables.
make most admirable manure. Al. nea
aIid uat uIup .CouiG ioiiiow, eacn other for.
al long period in the Same field, and With
decided benefit to the land. d.sii The pea
may be planted after athe cats are hary
vested, and the next crop ofoats ,sown at
the, last. ploughing of the peas, &c. Old
sedge fields planted now in peas VIII
mako fair crops, which can Be fsa5iiiiawed
adyantageDuslys by eats, ,laslrsuggested
above. 1t will be, observed that In this
arrangement, the, ploughing in of the
oata Is entirely saved, and that crop costs
nothing but the seed, the sowing of Che
anna and the hargesting The :sess, ss will y =.
pay for their own cultivation, in, the
forage they produce, at the same time
that they en.ich the land, and when foil
lowed by oats, the cultivation ofthe peg
virtually nakea :h.sss 5t --,t crop. IN there
any, excuse for o farmer who Ia shot of
Etock feed2 The above crops are RECON-.
niended for restoring the poor, 9TH hloTn a
'onu spots on the farm, which tfeE tso3o
poor to pay for tho culti=etiontofc corn
and cotton-start now and run them for
o number of :yearain peasIanh outs, fiolS
lowing each other. ,ss'F llS1 4. ~; ,6q
GERMAN MILLEr.
Another aide crop, which it IS not YET
too late to plant, is German, p 'or asl it
is sometimes called Solder, :llet!fi' IL
is growing rapidly in. favor with all who
have tried It. A gentleman recently In
anm.aer, he fed his mules on tfsis'aiilIet
which had been cut when tho .geed
'wers: in amilkw-5.Without giving, them
grain Or oIner feed Of any kind, and they
worked as we'll and Kept In ais rood order.
as when I'd with the usual ration oSS corn
occur, il would bs we'll 70 seiees sy sas s9pn tba
milIet, a spot of ground rather disnosed
to be dampIAnot sues bottoms, howeNyjse;rrE--
they ars not suited.to it--brine lei nv re1
peated ploughinke and harroTirss, ,ii,to
the. finest tilth, lust as YOU would q tnr-
nip patch, manure heavily killed cotton
seed, or the meal are excellent-and sew
tae see9 in snai!ow aniIs e TO . sees
aSRghhs.s SRhos .pus1ea .is enough ,ipr on acre