The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-09-03

la fact, they Gnd it dtillcnlt to obtain iY>
ing fos themselves aud families. The pes-
crty of their fields is due to their lack of
meaas, rather than to a want OF knowledg4
They have assd up the only capital they
possessed THE fertility Of their laud. They
cannot obtain the prescriptions and follow
the advice of the land doctors they consult.
They are 10 the condition of sick paupers
who are advised to travel in Europe few
years, to pass their summers on the seashore,
their winters in the West Indies, and to
drink expensive wines.
AS the class of men who have impover-
ishcd farms arc generally impoverished
themselves, it is evident that they must
bring up tic fertility of their land by means
that demand but small expenditure of
money If they can obtain sheep to keep
on shares, they will fnd it to their advan.
tage to do so. but il is useless to advise them
to purchase them at he present prices 1t
is also folly to tel them to raise large crops
OF plants on cop,iderablc portion OF their
land, and to plough them under Large
crops Of plants suitable for green manuring
cannot DC raised without manure, and they
have not the fertilizers to apply They
must use most Of the manIrc made by the
stock they are able to keep, on the land
where they are to raise the crops for the
support of their families. The first object
in life for any person Is to gain living,
and this often requires the cxcrtion OF all
his energies.
AS it took several years to run down
farm, so it will require several seasons to
run it up. The process of restoration will
necessarily be- very slow if an attempt be
made to improve the condition of all the
land in an impoverished farm every season.
Most persons will be better satisfied with
the results if they commence with com
parativcy small area Of land, and put that
in process of restoration before they be-
gin with another Land becomes impovcr-
ished by taking from it more than is res
tored This practice must stopped. The
first step toward restoring fertility to the
soil of given field generally consists in
turning under the grass crop at about the
time it is usually cut for hay. The grass,
together with the roots, will form a cousid
cradle amount Of irrtilizing material.
If the crop Of grass be ploughcd under
the last of June or the first Of July, buck
wheat should be sown Immediately, and har-
rowed in. If the season is favorable, the
buckwhcut will be ready to blossom by the
middle of August. at which time it should
be turned uud,r by cross ploughing the land.
The land may then DC sown to winter rye,
which should in turn be ploughed under as
soon as the stalks begin to head out the next
summer. BY following this course three
crops will be buried in le soil within the
short space oftwclvc mouths There will still
be time to raise crop Of buckwhcat, Hun
garian grass. or s0wcd corn, which may be
ploLghcd under in the fail. lfthc work be
well done there will be good seed bed in
the spring On which to SOW oats and red clo
yer
But Il small amoln. of oats should be
sown, as the chief object Of raising them is
to afford protection to he young clover plant
The oats should be harvested and thrcshcd.
| If practical. the clover should be eaten down
! by the sheep the season after it is sown. If
no sheep are kept on the place, the clover
may Dc harvested and fed to stock. 1t is
most profitable to plough clover under the
second year after it was "uwu. The stalks
! are then Of their maXINum size, and well
Supplied with leaves and blossoms, while the
! roots arc long The growth ot the clover
may bc much increased by sowing land plls
ter on it early III the spring at the rate OF
I one hundred pounds to each acre Of land.
The cost of the article is very small anl its
effects iu increasing the Growth very remark
able
The method Of treating land above dcs-
cribcd calls for but SmrIt outlay Of money.
1t requires but shcrt time to carry it out,
while it ensures very great benefits. Soil
with which large crop Of clover has been
incorporated is IN good condition to produce
corn, wheat, on other small grains. If a
farmer can spare comparatively small
anount of manure he may greatly increase
the amount Of the clover crop thnt Is dc.
signed for manure. The growth of clover
is greatly stimulated by the application OF
hog dug and Imc as we'll rs by the use ol
plaster. y farmer who has prepared one
piece Of land in this manner may raise crops
on it while he has another lot under similar
treatment, and in due time he may bring
up the whole farm, TO good state Of icrtili,
ty
Penny wiSc, ana pound foolish" ,vl.'o-
quzel the man in church and he put the
penny in the box and tho pound in ms
pocket.
"A prudent man, says witty Frcuch.
MANS Ikea PIN. His head prevents hiu
"ping too far
+ The report that 1hc baby elephant was
boru with Il yalise instead Of a trunk is ip.
correct
The society la.Iy never sheds tears. She
knows enough to keep her powder dry.