The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-08
Editorial Notes.

pany party Of gentlemen last Fri
day On visit to the farm of Dr.. w.
+. Bal ton, and never were we better
delighted with trip, more profitably
employed or time more pleasantly
spent. Had it been in the good old |
days of the past we might have been
in some manner prepared for such
generous hospitality embracing an
open-heartcd greeting and welcome,
the generous refreshments of the Gel
lar and the feastings of the lal der
but what was our surprise to hear on
aiighting the almost forgotten invita-
tion of ''all hands % the board" to
see half dozen familiar individuals
of no questionable identity standing
upright with II dozen glasses tasteful |
ly arranged and circling around. DR..
Barton is the fortunate owner of
spcndid vineyard and his wine is
pure, sparkling and flows generously.
"A few ilattering remarks to our host
and compliments to the hostess, (but
recently installed,) brought the party
10 the delightful exercises usual TO
mutual admiration societies. Here
our good bachelor friends, Maj. J. NJ.
D., and Captains j. L. Nj. aud i. j.
f., were masters OF ceremonies,
A buggy and horses being an
nouccd Git was 4 hot day. and being
Il fat man we began to rcconnoitre for
the best position With u view 10 com
fort. BY mutual consent we made
the middle man of three in small
buggy and started for Gn inspection
Of one of the best crops it has been
our privilege to see during this season.
When We consider the blighting influ-
cnce Of tlre late drought on the crops
of 30 many sections of our county
and thu depressed spirits Of the farm.
crs, it is source of qualification to
find a community where success
seems to reward the efforts of toll.
DR.. i. ranks among the advanced
planters of our day, and the mode of
preparation, manuring and cultiva-
tion which gives success to him as q
farmer may bo,of interest TO others
concerned in like pursuit. Recog-
nizing the fact that deep preparation
increases the spongincss of the soil
Which enables the rootlcts to. draw
organic food from the surrounding
atmosphere, and, during seasons Of
drought, TO pierce deep and obtain
moisture from below which increases
the vitality of the plant by making
the roots more lbrous and numerous
and providing the plant with the
power of retaining It's vigor and
growth for o much longer time, lie
uses The Watt plow and subsoiler in
order lhat these qualities of soil
might DC attained in their highest
perfection. Recognizing also another
fact that frequent phlycrizing the sur.
face soil keeps it in tie best possible
condition and lha. cutting tic numcr
otns lateral roots is an irrcparablc in
jury TO the plant itself, he adopts and
practices shal low cultivation as the
most practical mode for successful
farming. This mode keeps the sur
face fresh, and, during hot weather,
in the proper condition to catch the
deposits of dew and readily admits
their fertilizing properties to the
roots through the pores of tho loose
soil below.
A long series OF expensive and Judi
cious experiments has furnished him
with o pretty accurate knowledge of
lhe elements Of fertility in spil and
onaples him TO judge whether those
clements exist in sufficient quantities
and in the chemical and physical CON
dltlon TO be appropriated by the
plant. These experiments have set.
tied DR.. 3. on the following formulas
for cotton and CORN in case his land
needs artificial cid: For cotton, he
uses o compost of Two hundred
pounds Of acid phosphate, seventy
pqfunds of kainite Or German salt,
and twelve bushels of cotton seed.
This is prepared six weeks before
planting, In case of corn he plants
IN rows six feet apart and three feet
on the bed, and manures in the fur
row with fourteen bushels of cotton