The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-02-23
THREE THINGS TO DO.

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lie is said to be bcuciactor to his race
who causes two blades Of grass to srow
where but one grew bclosc;' this Icing
true, there are several ways by which far
ncss may secure Il t,nfold production where
but mcagrc nutritious vegetation nov APP
pears. Many ditch banks are now insight
ly from tangled briars and weeds; let these
be dug up and thrown ten or twelve yards
into the field and there burned then let the
bank of the ditch be thrown as far as convc-
nient with hoe and shovel towards the burnt
mass, and the next crop, with good cult
walton, will amply repay the labor, aud leave,
for years to come, garden spot Of decided
beauty, verdure aud fertility up to the
ditchs edge. ,'sS'. .ss''-.,s>'s y - ~ J:
Is there hillside wash defacing your
field, fill it with dccaying logs, bark, leaves
and straw and over all layer Of soil then
for water vent, dig a trench, placing the
dirt compactly on the lower side, descen-
ding the hill with as gradual a slope as pos
sible, after which SO arrange your rows as
to allow the waters to pass off through this
trench with as little descent as may be-
In little time the decaying debris will
make the ghastly chasm cheering view of
golden grain or snowy cotton, while the
conqucring farmer will feel that he has not
only enhanced the value of, but beautiiicd
his landscape and curbed the fierce torrents
to his will Is there dense forest border
ing your farm, whose searching roots eat
out the fertility of your fields far inland !?
Cut trench a spades width aud two feet
deep, bordering your ftncc-thus cutting
the roots-and next year aud years after
ward the crownins crops, abundant aud
thrifty, will look defiance at the forest and
its shade
Now is good time to do these things,
and the reward in every instance will be
sure .SouMc,m Farmer.
WoRKING LAND OK SmAREs.-Work-
ing land on shares seems to be poor busi-
ness for both parties. 1t is to the interest
Of the tenant to spend us little for extra la
Dor as possible, because the owner Of the
lard gets half the benefit, without bearing
any of the expense. When the country
was new and the land rich, man could,
perhaps, afford to give half the products,
as he could get fair crops with little labor;
but now that the land is more or less run
down, and it is necessary to build it up with
manure and good culture, it is impossible
for a man to expcnd the necessary labor
and give half the produce for rent 1t may
be done for year or two on land in high
condition; but the farm must inevitably
dctcrioratc under the system. \ man might
afford to rent grass farm on shares, but
not an arabic farm. 1t is difficult to take
one of our ordinary rundown farms and
raise enough from it, for the first few wears.
to pay the cost of labor and support the
teams. Itwould b" cheaper, SO far as i'm
mediate profit is concerned, to pay one hun
drcd dollars an acre for q farm in high con
ditiJn. with good buildings and fences, than
to accept as a gift one of these rundown
farms. 1t is time this matter was under
stood, so that those uneasy mortals who are
always expecting to sell, and consequently
make no efforts to keep up and improve the
land, should be compelled to turn over a
new leaf, or else dispose of their farms at
low figure. Ohio Farmer.