The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-08
Rice Planting in the Up.Country.

expeflsAeuld tbSt HnHD DeeH Iee4tD nave
shogsn that we Arc 'correce. "A ~ " ~
In Pickens County we are Informed Of
two trials that have proven very success.
ful. Mr. j. Z. Hunt, Of that county
planted last year o small patch of land,
something. less than an acre, apd- after
supplying eome. Of fhia netghbofsl with
seed therefrom, shipped the remainder
to Charleston and realized net sum OF
over $67., {.3
Capt Kirk, engineer Of the projected
Easley. and French Broad Railroad
through Pickens County, selected small
piece Of land along the route, which ha
planted In rice, and the result, we learn,
Was even more successful than Mr.. Hunt'a
trial.
To conS nearer home. Mr.. s. p.
Stoneys formerly of Charleston County,
ON. tho Rutherford Road. planted last
and he Informs us that the result was aIl
| he could expect, and he expects to plant
fiten acres Of rice on his farm this year.
He hsBnow on hand d LOT offine seed and
ta spare
| Mr.. Stoney was rice planter In the
ilow.country, and no has not the least
donbsthat rice planting in our immedi-
ate sectioh can be made very profitable.
Most up,country people labor under
the mistaken idea that rice requires a
low, marshy soil, and must be watered
lYegulafly &C intervals TO ever mature,
but this idea must be banished.
| I Upland rice-the sweet white tice-
the, rice that IL much Bweeter and more
nutritious than that raised ON the i'm.
iimedlate saltwater coast, can be grown
and 1natuYed us successfully on high
dry, land ss corn or ANY other grain,
with anything like good seasons.
/ IN the lower portion of the State, @
hundred miles from the coast, it 10 O
profitable crop, and farmers plant Il,
many OF them In preference TO cotton,
for market; and that, too, on the high
fgnd dry soil in the same field with
tcotton or corn.
For the benefit Of those who may
hewsis isstione.3 Isny of IyourSroys three
feet apart; plough the frat three fur
rows ordinarily deep, and split out the
!Tpiddles shallow, avoiding throwing up
a high bed. Plant in hills. say IS
inches apart, dropping about to IL
grains toithe hills Jp5 ipg lend o. Iis
muc'l Eeasiet kent xaean ,of grass 1 81
planting ii1 hills faB ehough aparb 10
admit of hoe between them. The
process of cu!tivating IL aluiost tho
same % that Of cotton, with the exception
that too much dirt must not be thgown
| to the rice unless there is q thin stand
and the object is to make it. Stool"
In planting open q .shalfow. flftoW in
the middle Of the ridge or chop holes
with o hoe the proper distance apart, and
/ @, Yer with aI raiseseo apt0 igaveffio clods
tog other obstacles 20 mako 4he srice
"ciinch. In good io6sS soil It may be
covered with 2 b9lqck. attached ed att;o IS thie:
Young SiSs Is very tender and If Gov,
cred too deep will not comeup.,5 In grassy
landit is TEDIOUS to work u9tili Il has
1 grown to come size, ond is easily Kept
Idown ii the grass gets q good start. I.
will sicome out" however, after It has
been nearly killed by the grass, and
will freahen up and grow of quicker
| after IL has been woll worked, than either
i cotton or corn. y X s,
It .eust he ,ploqghed with the reagulal
| cotton aweep. but does not require
| pioughing rs often as Gotten. Like
cotsSn IL cannot grow: we'll IL hard
crust, caased By packing rains, ID allow.
ed 90 yenain unhsokEn. Z i,.f g Z ,ii'ii..5
Z - ! 40 gI1iiliid o. Tiiii is o ,gUUd iiuv 70
/; plant; and il. will ripen by the middle o!
August. It mutt be cut with reap. hooks,
snd handledWith more car o than Wheaeoi
oats, or much of it will be lefs in the
fRSld. sItt4ails Off tbs stalk too easy to
Ehs Graded. 5 Tie in convenient size
sheayes, and in hauling use tight wagon
S - ss.ys s;is;; .cssse Iiioe saas ~sll sail
9fin hauling,
II gRiee 5 more GahslA threshed than
EyheafSoy oats. a help props are often
fhE5ahed bssI HhSpping it out across O
hanchi by hahsl. Z. q Ailot or way is tn make
isail scahalds and use frails-plecing
elot pn fhs eE6lilid to pre- ks1e bhnd seEI
ting gsin Iths rlca 90 regila sAresltiii5
machine Ia ofeon used. When tbreshed
ispast be fa1aea qE;winRoWed. as there
EIe always nlose or le faulty grnins
no latter hc# Aihes ~ Csop. You then
ih.sge ygqrE taugh yEide ready for az
always good market, or for pounding.
| in 4he .ioyssc cpnfltRY 7eRe rice 10 univer-
sally pInntea bg itrulet55 great aud small,
MANS promises on Blind pilli; : win
e'beatp all tia rico You you want for FAMILY
! use, and IS lis profitable work for the
other hands on G rainy day, I, q s..
.AH 60 cost Of porindln Eic6s Tor naeSltst
| lit..sieean'l take shs price OF d cotton fRctofy
! Ia puesupa & s'rice beatef.. YElnall wafnfa
power will run Il. and alt you've qns Co
do Is to g0t you out four, DIX or eight OF
Ieen 1noafnrs by burning or chiseling out
one end of cki from the trunk Of any
taul, tree, 20 tlie depth OF about two FEET
Deep dish or bowl iasllloSi etas sion them
In a roW-ha tho SHAFT of yoilr water
| shea u of snsflEieHt 1enEth; with arms to
/ lit tbo peetics "a the wheel turns ard
drop them into the rico Eaortara ct eyeyy
tgfils and The pounding process is very
sinle ies &.
kt q E0ss Of nsS ID bFe han s. 100 so go
aEy one vino hes the dam aud wafer
I power and q fanslsr can soon fix up 1.
| pegpetuel rico beat Gf7ssslv;llle Cgk.so5si.
IS EEBIBI m Izila a.--yr rhefi Lord Pal.
lIilafaton comp plinIented the late King oi
tl.s isrs on the pupeEla atiye 4. 'sd0n
with 81 ldeh he lad managed bis rich and
lzOzg i t-..!S donss tl5et ssayesaiss
aslsa erel alb fai nSuTy anu practice az
ssefh eqnslsy Himple The
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~. 'ie ies kos fnadllIS When Prime
ON es To 5ste for ad yiet5 OF tiiree.
ton i esk flisn yF1 cts e7 lta can ccfnaaFtl i
! pssf safee IL lss ~ VI
~ bout my btis segs, md feel iiO Il d.
er 8 xistr on st asf ID If Ifa VS. tSs s:,.
no Cos a1lnslz iE bnsi ess. and my cot &c
| el!sle q ii lie EtHasl 6i