The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-15
Contributed Locals.

lie makes Ills calculatlO9 how Wucu MS
land will produce. II he thinks it will
produce twenty bushels, he only plants
two thousand stalks per acre. You can
drive a frar horse team between so!nc OF
his corn rows. His neighbors poked fun
a! HIM the first time he tried this plan
an: wien gathering time came the laugh
VA u t:e ullcr siuc.lic lliiStls best who
!:taH.! tt>;.
j.. "iu by the locks of his crops, and
the :,u.c of cultivation, Mr.. Thomas
Gordon, OF Santuck, has been reading
DiXpn's works on farming. You can get a
large amount OF valuable Information
from David Dixon'S Works, but you
must modify his SYSTEM, to suit your pc
culiar circumstances.
When we meet a farmer who can cx-
plain how crops grow how they feed;
what effect light, heat, moisture and
electricity has upon them; what elements
Of plant food certain crops need, what
specie of fertilizers each contains those
| elements most ubundantly, what elements
suits certain crops, the best mode Of
preparing the soil FOR the various crops,
we are constrained to honor him as q
prince i'll his profession.
We notice that some farmers, intelli-
gent ones ut that, make a practice of lay
ing by with a long deep running pillow,
thus pruning Ill lateral roots in the mid
dies. These impracticables assert that If
the roots are not thus pruncd the ear will
not he large. Suppose, gentlemen, YOU
cut them all Off; then it will follow that
the ear would reach the largest possible
size, but this is not the case, if you cut
them oil you kill it out right. If you cut
q part You certainly iniurc it to the extent
OF the root cutting. What say You, men
Of experience.
Mr.. Willie Johnson and Mr.. James
Bell are cultivating the old Martin
homestead, near Monterey. They have
the finest crops to be seen upon the place
for years. They are both unmarried.
Catch them, young ladies.
Mr.. Patrick Roach is rising young
farmer. He has purchased the Shillito
plantation, in the White Lick section and
enthusiastic lover of his profession, and
is bound to succeed.
Mr.. w. n. Ransom, on the Magnolia
plantation, has thirty acres of magnlti-
cent river bottom corn. II the river docs
not iniure it he expects to gather II
thousand bushels from the field. Mr..
Ransom is a scientific farmer. You will
find all of his crops planted, and cultiva-
ted in accordance with science, sense Il
good sound Judgment.
MI. Geo. w. Speer near Monterey, has
the finest upland corn we have seen i'll
his section. His cotton, or that portion
which came under our observation prom
Uses q yield Of oncthoUsand pounds per
acre.
Mr.. Preston Chcatham, Of Warrenton,
must certainly intend crossing the dead
line" this fall. Judging by the tirelcss
energy he has manifested, i'll cultlvatinS
his crop, which is given up to DC the
finest in his section. We delight to hon
or 4 successful noble young farmer. 1t is
q notorious fact, that nearly all of our
talented young mel reject the profession
Of agriculture rs Il low, and mental pro-
fessfon. They must all be professional
men-lawycrs preachers doctors, dc.
We know of no profession which oilers
so fair a prospect Of honor and success as
that OF agriculture. Until there is more
talent devoted to this profession it will
remain 4 dull routine, it must have
science and intelligence, to guide and
direct it, TO make il what it should Dc,
the Eoblest profession Of ali.
Tho peach crop is heavier than it has
been for years. The fruit is not 50 large,
owing, l suppose. to the Overcrop upon
tho trees. There is a large amount Of
brandy being made. We are under the
impression that when the cost is counted,
financially. morally, mentally, and phys
ically, there is not much made by con-
verting peaches into brandy.
We are informed by the Sheriff that up
to the coming in OF the blackberry crop
nearly all prisoners sent up wore for steal
ing. Since the fruit crop has come they
are sent up for fighting, and breaking
contracts.
We knew an old fogy in our young
days who, during a dry spell, cut all the
lateral roots of his corn. When asked
the reason why, he replied he wanted to
stop it from growing until the rains came.
1t stopped but has never started again.
Mr.. James BaSkins is by far the best
labor controller in his section OF county.
He treats his laborcrs justly, pays them
promptly, is kind but firm, and they on
their part must work and toe the mark
generally. We think this plan should be
Universally adopted. This thing of acting
towards Il negro rs if you We're depend
ant upon him will spoil the best negro
iaborer that ever entered u field. Kind
ness, iirmness, prompt payment, on the
employers part should be the motto of
every farmer, while he requires the negro
to u faithful performance OF his duty.
Judging by what we have seen, it will
take about 200 acres Of cotton to make a
| fishing line, and about six hundred acres
| of corn to make an ash cake. God help
these poor people another year If they DO
not get help or emigrate to Liberia they
will be in q fair way ere long to take u
= journey to the true promise land.
CLEAR THE TRACK, GENTLEMEN
The limbs are actually taking the roads
in some sections. Tie most. disagrecabie
act you can perform is to ride a horse six
teen hands high along the public high
WAYS i'll this county. 1t is a continual
!: dodge from side to side. 1t is out of the
question to use a buggy umbrella tol
miles in some sections. Let the County
Commissioners see that their servants
clear the track Of these irritating nui-
SanccS.
Mr.. Walter Richardson, of Ninety-SiX,
thinks the establishment of q court house
will multiply the loaters of that quie,
little burg. That it will tend to democrat
: ize labor to a certain extent no one car
, doubt. we Mr.. Richardson
t imbibcd this objection by observing the
dozens of able bodied men, black anC
: white, loating upon our streets daily.
4 Young ladies who are fond of flirting
. will soun find out, that one true devoted
loNCl - ~
D dozen accomplished admirers, who dom
| mean business.
Isaac Frazier who Is FREQ and is master
=. of his W time undertook the other day
, to steal a march upon Mr.. Tustcn's time
: He stepped into-Mr. Tusten's time estab'
t lishment and ut u time when Mr.. TustcI
t was not looking, lifted time and made
quick time in another direction. Wher
MIR. Tusten glanced around lie found tlal
, he had lost time. and being very careful
of time he could not bear the i,:ea OF his
time slipping through Islac's fingers
I Isaac WAS cent up Tor thirty days to lnoul
. tate ON the crime OF stealing line
Mr. James Haddon near D~orrough's
turn out is one of the few talented young
: men who has chosen agriculture as 4;
profession. He has made money rapidly
and has becn one oil the most collstan
; staycrs Ut home that W know OF
y Inccssant aud close application to his pro
fcssiOn may account for his success.