The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-02-09
THOUGHTS FOR THE MONTH.
VOL. VI1I.--NEw SERIES.

~ the present year, must be ready to push
work vigorously now The backsmitb's
motto is, strike when the iron is hot-the
farmers should be, plough whenever the
ground is dry-dnd only then. IF land has
not been broken heretofore, lay off rows and
bed up now, with view to reversing beds
before planting time. IF this provisional
bedding in advance was universally adopted,
1T would prevent the formation of many a
gully. Defects in laying off rows could
readily be discovered and romcdied whilst re-
= bedding. But if r6msa are permanently laid
h Oh at first, aud manure put in. detects are
never corrected again that year, and, by the
1end of the season, permanent wash is es-
ftablished. The proper time for sebeddiug
us determined by the nature of soil lAif very
light and sandy, it is best to do the work
Dome time in advance of planting, to allow
: settling" and compacting of the soil,
9herwise the surface dries off so rapidly,
becomes very difHoult q obtain d 1stand,h D
rticularly of cotton. 1.-THE land is s'sti6,";
is better to delay the operation longer. y;
Z PUTTING IN MANURE !;
This, Of course, ought to- be: done whilst
bedding. By plowing out the water fhr-,
Is w Of the first bedsery deep, sths manure
+ eay be put in very deep also, if dssireaf g. 6
1.-THE proper depth Is to be deterpihsd .by
circumstances. In clay lands, where both
the soil and climate are unfavorable to early
maturity of cotton, il is best to put manure
in rather shallow, say 8 or inches below
the surface. But.where there is no difficult
ty about the crop maturings IF the land is
broken deep, it is well to put the fertii1er
in still deeper, as the crop isthen less liable
to be "burned up" by il Where it is1 put
in deep, however, a small portion ought to
be deposited With the seed when planted, to
push the.crop forward at once, tbs an ex-
cellcnt plan to Distribute manure, cover with
t,oo burrows, and finish bed just before
planting. This gives q slsqp bed ever
3 where, unlessit be marrow stripon thefp1y]
a4d thatsis es Assa az t t tof plaRsiu ~
5 + - y! &
ito allow tsne for [slG Setsf ~ thoroughly
wetted, and for Their more soluble portions
to diffuse theYssly gk the adjacent
soil, Commercisi fsrtili iss may be put ID
last, their smallsSs slk requiring little water
to wet them thoroughly. There is not
much danger Of leaohing ,ssxcept in casapf
very light sand lands, and where MAJ
applied is 4 nsrate--this shopld neysF ea
applied long in advance 81 the GRIP Mhie
is to be fed ON ii Tie same femark sppfds
also to highly anmoniatea nanures,s for
ammonia is constantly disposed % chsps
into nittates. = ',ss ~ Z s.S
PREPARATION ron CORN g ]
Inasmuch as Fertilizers adapted to corn
are highly ammoniated, it is not q good POI
Icy to apply holarger portion of them in
advance ofths planting Aiittle put inihe1
1 drill and bedded 6n probably answers good
purpose 10 making the young corn strong
and vigorous, but an abundance Of food, in
the early stages Of growth, encouagSz the
formation Of too much stals--a tendency
already too strong in our hot climate and
long summetss Che larger portion sof the;
manure appliedaf,tbe second working, or;
when the corn is half leg toskpee high
seems to produce the heaviest esring. Al
that stage, the corn may be sided very olose-l
ly without material damage, the spar Or,
brace roots, which form soon after, repair,
ing sby injury done, and taking up, as
needed, the manure last applied. We
should be very glad to have reports Of
: tie big crops Of corn made last year -mode
Of manuring, cultivating, &c. ~ jS;sii s
SPRING OATS.
IF fall sown oats have been killed out by
cold, SOW over again or, IL you did not SOW
enough then, PIT in more now. Don'tsow
spring oats on poor land-unless you are
willing to manure them we'll A good ap-
plication Of stable manure, or cotton seed
meal, or the crushed seed, $500 Tbs. per
acre) nitrate soda, applied as top-drcssing
the latter part, Of March, IL any Of the
phosphates are used, the most highly am
moniaIed will be best--but none Of them
are as highly ammoniated-ss-thsy ought 70
bc for grain crop-thcy ere arranged TO
suit tho wants Of cotton, not grain. Peru
vian guano and cotton seed are much bsttes
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