The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-13
Thoughts for sepicmbeY.

Thoughts for September.
IL overcome by the heat or lulled into
inactivity by the comparativo idleness OF
August. the farmer must now snmInon
new energy, and kindle again Tho ares OF
zeal. he has linked bis material deatipy
with the eternal movements Of nature.
where apparent rest does not mean stsg.
nation, but preparation for increased or
hvity--and now the 'latter Faiias1 ana
the autumnal dews and che sun With
drawing his lescest heat, Gil invite hiu,
to clothe his fields anew With the rrean
gaEb Of oats, and barley, and rye. and
grass, and clover, and lucerne. and yetch.
es, end wheat. Continued, unceasing
growth upon soil is nature's method Of
guarding against waste through laaching
anu ,oyaporation-the plant absorbing
and holding that which water would baus
would have thrown into the general at
mosphere which envelopes the Csrth.
Leaching is greatly promoted by The 6,
pic1s and continued rains of winter and
spring, hence the greater necessity for
winter crops to counteract 1t. But Shis
is not eii-if enc crop q year on piece
Q. land pays certain profit, why may
not two crops .--hpally on the sa,no land
pay twice that profitg But IL NAV I be
asked, does not the soil need rest9 Yes.
where injudicious cropping without 70.
tation) or inoessant drafts upon 1t, With
out restitution, have prevailed; bus never.
when the reverse is true, and when Judi
ctous rotation end regular feeding has
been .practiced. We may rest assured
that the earth will never fail under any
circumstances to respond to good, geuer.
Gus treatment.
AUTUMN CROPS.
But TO the autumn crops. Oats, clover.
rye and barley grazing lots, and the graas.
es should be seedet down this month.
The early part OF October would anawer
In most parts of the South If there was
certainty of rain TO bring up seed as soon
as Gown. But there is the rub-tha eeed
may not come up for weeks after they
are put in the ground, aud the plants not
be able to establish themselves hafofe
cold weather sets Ia. In tie cooler nor.
tions Of the South, It ia wise, therefore.
to begin seeding down the latter part OF
August if fcins occur, and TO take eyery
chance through September. Thin lands
should be s:wn frst, as the growth upon
them 10 not apt to be too far advanced
before It is checked by cold. On garu
rich land there IL danger OF sowing Too
seon Especially oats) with tho coYlsa.
quent necessity of having TO resort TO
grazing, to counteract too advanced
growth.
Where oats were badly killed last win.
ter and too thin TO be harvested, another
crop may be advantngeously grown on
the Same land without reseeding. Begin
at once, by running q brush 30 az TO scat
ter the seed uniformly over The laud--
then run turn sows in same direction ss
brush and bury weeds and oats together
followed with @ ''drag' or "smoofher.n .
and the task is done. If there nre any
sts spots where The cats were entirely hiiisi
out, COW these before starting the piowa.
GehoTaiiy speaking they viii be io1nd 10
be che poorer spots, and It would be wise
to manure rs we'll as seed them. If We
desire to make fine ont crops, we must
forever abandon the idea that oats Can
take care of themselves-that they NAV
be sown on land that will make nothip ;
else, and that they do not need manure.
On the contrary, no crop cultivated re-.
spends moro promptly 10 even modisum
OF manure-nOne- moro sure to get back
everything that ID put in the soil.
EJai=EEs.
Hoe and plough these as soon as thew
will bear it and thin out severely. The
turnip completes its growth In o very
short time, and ought 10 be given eyary
advantage--early thinning and frequent
workings very Important. At the Inst
ploughing, if the soil 10 very rich, drill
barley or oats or rye between The rows of
tugnips, and thus keep the land occupied
through the winter.
PICKING COTTON.
Begin early and keep right up with the
cotton. If less can be picked day, than
when gone over moro leisurely, you vii.
get cleaner and better article, as &c Is
less likely to have rain upon It. Every
one knows that when tho price of cotton
10 low, good handling pays we'll; b1yera
become moro particular, and discount the
price for every little inperfection in Che
article. Again, e yoI oiies Esss behind. behind
IL is very hard to catch Up, and it Is ,ass.
less to call to mind what sn unpleasant
thing cotton picking 10 in the cold daya
Of December. Begin saving seed, fo7
next years planting, from, the sssond
picking, and guard against bulking II too
much, less in Its green atate it heats, and
loses its terminating power. Very care.
full planters sun their seed u little before
storing 1t away.
SELECTING SEED.
Go over your crop in person and picl1
from the stalks you like Best, keeping sn
eye to number end aize Of ho!!s, iiesssgttEE,
aud fneness of staple end sh!ce.s:a.sssS OF
limbs. Gather enough In this vsy "a
it,sissHH1 plant . Flssoii ihTEnF ar nInailer accord.
ing to sise Of farm5 from which seed NAV
be raised to plant the general crop ths
ensuing year. IF this 10 done every year
o very excellent variety Of cotton car
soon be established and perpetuated. II
como care lie not taken the best varieties
will soon degenerate.
SEED CORN.
It would be- we'll TO select seed corn ir
aimilar wsy-going over the field and
gathering the ears from the stalks, thai
The latter may be taken into considera.
tion as we'll as the car itself. we need 6
dwarf variety of Southera cogn--a full
sized ear with email stalk. Too much
Of the etrength of the coil Is expended ID
making tho large stalk which our corr
generally has--and by going over ths
iiuil.1 uiIu pSiuUtiug yuuu ears lrun tne
smallest stalks, o dwarf variety could
doubtless in short time be established
--sSontserR CaltivatOr.
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By No MEANS A SaAEL MATTER,
There are many people, right here al
homo, who eeom 20 think that becaust
the figures thus far made public are email
that the stealiugs Of the plundereIa O.