The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-09-29
Stoiuions OF Hon. D. WYATT Aiken.

Nix. EptroR I am again in receipt of The
S,uM Curutind igricuhurSt, for which ina ell
closed an annual subscription. Would that eV.
cry farmer In the State could beinuuccd 10 Schd
YOU IN equal amount and for the Sa,ne pur-
pose. 1t Is II shame that the armers OF South
Carolina do not sustain an organ. thron gu
which they could weekly communicate with
c,,h other upon topics not only pertaining
TO the farm, but relating to the general vel
fare of the agricultural interests Of the state,
S3aih and country. IneS hav' never v uons i,
for the future. II Is no less shameful, ant 10
Inc 1t matter OF profound surprise, lhatthe lar-
mers of South Carolina will continue TO be
such devotceS tOcotton and plant so many
acres OF upland CORN The latter, under the
most favorable circumstances costs more than
1t is worth. and there is nota prospective Tor
tune in the former. IL every acre of upland
now In corn had been SOwn last fall III RED
oats. and perhaps IL few acres OF the present
cotton area also, and at least ~one-third the
cotton area planted in sorghum this last
spring, the State would have been infinitely
better OF nextJanuary than 1t can now pos
sibly be. have in the past published SO IRE
qucntly my thoughts upon these two crops,
coats and canc,) that | hesitat!ngly e You
the following report OF q portion. OF my
Ont crop, harvested In May and threshed
out about the l4th of July.
Early In September, 1879, ] started four
plows. Simple shovels,D running round" the
cotton in n ncld OF forty-two acres. Behind
these plOwSf followed q man sowing, broadcast
over the cotton red oats (as nearly as i could
gauge lt,at the rate OF TWO QSnclS 10 tue uCIe.
Rchind the sowcr followed two more plows
with sweeps. giving Il simple furrow to the
row, and covering the seed almost as fast as
they were sOwn. Before sunset OF the fourth
day the field was sown, will about ninety
bushels Of oats.
Last February. I gave the contract to some
rome on the plantation TO knock down the
cotton stalks In the field for SlN -.
The last week in February, I hired q hand
10 broadcast two tons OF superplloSpiiates
over the forty-two acres. the fertilizer, rail
road freight, hauling and broad-castinS cost
ing me 81.
During the latter part of May. 1850, during
my absence, my son had the field harvested in
four days by four Graders, four binders and
one to shock. InJune, three hands. In three
days, with one four-mulct team. hauled up the
crop and stacked 1t where l wanted to house
the straw.
Three weeks ago, I was two days and q half
thrcShin2 my crop, and would have done IT In
n day and half. but for an accident to my
thrcshcr. will. however. Stimate the cost
OF threShiDg at one-eievcnth OF the crop, as
public tiIrcshcrs would have taken the JOB at
that rate. l measured up at the threshcr J.
20 bushels. good measure, running. over.
pressed down." &c, and packed away in the
Shcafi in the crib for fall feeding what was es-
timatCd to be 80 bushels. To be sure not to
go beyond the net yield orthe crop, Will cs-
innate II nj 1850 bushels. and l know 1t made
more than that. Now let's aggregate the cost
ofthc yield and learn whether there Is any
1n,,a In q roll nat crnn.