The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-14

that other second embraced me /; the sur
;tcons, the orators, the undcr;akers, the
police, everybody embraced, everybody con-
gratulatcd, every body cried, aud the whole
atmosphere was filled with praise and with
JOY unspcakablc. 1t seemed to me then
that | would rather be the hero of II French
duel than crowned and sccptred mon
arch
INrERCuLTuRAL TILLAGE.-At our re-.
quest the following was furnisnhed us by
DIR. j. Il. Stevens, of Lee Co :, Ca, well
known as prominent and scientific farmer
in Southwest Georgia. 1t is inlolS2fifig as
being the first effort we have heard of to
test by experiment the new theory in our
southern climate:
81 was very much interested in Sturt-
cvant's "Ncw Theory of Tillage" and tried
an experiment with it in my garden, on a
plat of ground l05 by 10 feet. broke
up the ground with turning plough ma
nurcd i'll the drill unii1rmly over the plat
with cotton seed compost, and then planted
corn at intervals Of three feet. The first
working was done by siding with long mar
row scooter, and breaking out the middlcs
with six inch round shovel plough. |
then selected three contiguous rows for test
ing the after culture. which, at the second
ploushing, was done with the round shovel,
running near enough to the corn to throw
the dirt to the stalks. The remainder of
the plat ploughcd out with the sweep
just when the corn was "bunching" to tas-
sci, | gave the whole plat the third working
precisely similar to the preceding, and run.
q, q,
the stalks of the experimental rows. The
plat received no further tilagc, and when
the cars Of corn were fully matured, /
counted those upon the rows that received
the deep culture, ana each row yielded ten
cars more than either Of the three adjacent
rows that received the superficial culture
and there was no apparent difference be-
tween the size and perfection of the ears
OF corn. will remark that when the corn
received the last ploughing we had had no
rain for ten days, and not until ten days
thereafter, yet there was apparently no wilt
ing OF the leaves upon the rows that re-
cclveG the deep culture. / lad another
Mat Of "a-.. ~. ..-I ~L--I H. A..-t, AI,-s--
with which | had commenced similar cX-
pertinent, but personal illDcss compelled me
to leave home for the remainder OF the
summer, and the experiment was not COM
pleted by my agent in charge Of my busi-
ness.
1t is my purpose to test the experiment
upon more extended scale the present
year, although Of course, without mourning
any material risk.-J. =. STEvEN III
Southern C"hirotor.
BREEDS OF POULTRY FOR THE SOUTu.
i am often asked the question, What
breed Of fowls do | recommend p Before
| can answer this question | am compelled
to ask another. "Dc you desire fowl
for eggs or for table use
Their arc some breeds that arc classcd as
non.sitters. AS they seldom manifest any
desire to become mothers, no time is lost
in reproduction and hence, during the
year, they lay many more eggs than those
breeds that are all the time getting broody
and want sit. As great layers, the Brown
l.cghorns stand at the head Of the list
They lay white egg Of over moderate size,
but not as large as the Black Spanish,
while the Black Spanish chicks arc very
difficult to raise; the Brown leghorns are
hardicr and grow more rapidly. They are
larger bodied than the llamburgs, and their
eggs will weigh more to the dozen. Their
party. colorcd plumagc, beautiful combs, and
proud carriage, make them particularly at
tractvc.
For a table fowl We need something
larger than the Lcghorns. We need size
and compactucss Of body; and one that
will take on fat easily These qualities we
find in the Partridgc Cochin. For size of
body and eggs, the Brahmas head the list.
The chicks Of these breeds arc hardy and
very easily raised. They are good sittcrs
and excellent mothers
Tht Plymouth Rocks are an excellent
fowl both for eggs and table use. They
are not as large bodied as the Partridge
Cochins, nor either the Dark or Light
Brahmas, but they dress well, have yellow
skin, flesh tender and juicy.
Any Of the above breeds arc well suited
to our southern country. 1t is time our
farmers were waking up to the full apprc-
citation OF the value fgood poultry Fowls
well kept: and properly attended to, pay as
we'll, if not better, than any other farm
stock, in proportion to the money inves
ted. Z. III. Brown, IN Southern Cuk
HCdfOr
When the train conveying General Sker
man to the South stoppcdat Kettle Hollow,