The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-08-25

transportation for any distance over a
highway, and local railroad frcights ap-
proXimatc too closely the cost of con
vcyanco by wagon. Water carriage is
best and cheapest. When tho location
is not adapted to marketing the hay,
only enough should be harvested for
winter feed Of live stock, and the rest
graIcd oilfo summer pasture. Indeed,
tho best huSbandmcn contend that if
Justice is done to the land no hay should
ever leave the farm on which it is grown,
except III the shape of flesh and bones.
SO far, with my meadow III few hun
drcd feet OF railroad, and special con
vcnlcnccS for shipping, the bulk Of the
hay has gone to market, and it is the
largest and most rcmuncrativc market
crop OF the faLm. i have not been able,
however, to advantagcOualy send it for
sale farther than TO towns from sixty to
one hundred miles away. Bermuda,
from its tcnac'ty of life and from its well
known ch0rno,cr as II pest in hocd crops,
should put for II meadow only when
1T Is intended to stay; and here It's stay
ing qualities are of immense value in
comparison with grasses that require re-
seeding and rcsctting every few years
Cultivation, however, is to some extent
necessary Narrowing benefits it, and II
thorough scnritication every other wear
with sharp cutting instrument that
does not disturb the smoothncss of the
sod is desirable. Thus far the river
ovcrflowS seem sufficient to keep the
meadow productive. The seventh and
eighth crops have been the largest,
reaching each over 5000 pounds per
acre of hay, weighed when cured and
balcd for market.
The second river low grounds on this
place are cold tenacious clay, requiring
thorough drainage, and from long cult
vatlon deficient i'll humus. Enough of
this IS set apart for corn culture, and the
rcmaindcrthrowmin into permanent pasture
Producing without manure from twenty
to thirty bushels to the acre, fifty acres
annually under the plough is enough in
the general scheme. This fifty acres
altcrnatcs with us much more either in
spring oats or in weed fallow, thus add
ing to instead of decreasing the supply
OF humuS, More than one year in weed
tallow Injuries the filth for the next sue
crcc.lmg crop by the land becoming too
foul. Corn is poor market CROP. iron
blcSomc and wastcful to handle. and no
more, therefore, is grown than can hr
proitably fed. Ncrv little of the blades
is gathered for forage, sometimes mono.
1t is too expensive and is not needed OK
ccpt as n change to hardworl,cd or sicl,
horses
spring oats are planted in rotation
WIN corn ON the second low grounds;
llli oats on highland Ill rotation with
co'toh' III the cotton rotation the land
!" SoWl Gown Immediately upon harvest
ny 'iic o"'S III peas, icrtiliZcd with either
"sh cI'i'lclt or KANT. When the peas
arc ll'''t'f'd' ho@s, ANA no other stock,
i"tH paS!'HcI. not too closely, upon them.
nc T"Iuc OF thc peas to the hogs is csti-
'''i''cI "t about the cost of the pea and
nSIi oiG'lleht crop, leaving ITS amcllorat-
l''E N''!''c rs cIeitr gam. The cotton re-
t''vSS TWO l'lhGrcG bushels OF compost
III llic orlIl' Which IS found to be as
i''uG'i Il" can ne adVantageously applied
10 ,nc acre IN that way The oats crop,
iri S''il'' "ltiIiS nor lali, receives manure.
"a l,'c cLTP !" tir'"iir't as soon as harvest
w., uo':. 10 secure economy IN iccdlng
al. ~ :, -. .'''''S2 " ''s'N
.'r S'i"" III Inc pest condition Tor win
,rr lI't8G, tnt "hcm not 0vcr-rlpc and
onitu "''"o,!t or WIN niue ram, 1t is
n",i.''ptt' '7"l'' III putting 1t away,
!;iI !i;"NI' !, more P'iat"pic to stock, The
: ic''' ol oa'S mas varied with seasons
,i"'', ,i''. twenty-five 10 lorty-sevch bushels
per acre
COTTON.
Tho r,6,ol c+o.o. 1,,,,,..,,
cultmro IN Isgc n.tiit i''i '',',,''' W "9rl-
Vail of rnttnn ~ H." G,M, uT ",'iIGc ,Sc
nounJs MINI ,'nr norn ,0 mI ,,"I'ti, ~, ~ i"1
production M q, co,,ta "',,' ,,l ,I,C 'o'S ~ ~
Henderson thr cnr,,,,iisi-, l"''r'' ''r mi
tnrn in Grnr%;o !. ,,tS'T.,ci n,mtoI u, &Sr.tni-
cron If losl Zoo, rIss5, !" a. 'tC.mS CT VIC
I5O pounJs nf INF All NJ 'T t%" n"". ,o''t'' AZ
nound NJ q ccnte IVA " 49," 'Uio I%l
South Corolinm vorica Tttic fr%6%, fhat tu'' ~ Il,
Georgia. and thnrn ie witI, rnn wa ''|,V Tn,hi -
Of the nror onnrooch +" onnn,o m no WIZ uo
estimates Of cd.t mndn ON I"o H." ,ani 81 'lt
that rate Of proJnction NTany ''i!' "G nIa
items of cyprnsr LnwmIor @ arn GyoJ ~ I 'ni1
with larger Weld thn cosf nn,. ,,nmI ,,,
decreases In Hommond;a Horjr.pnni' rH,',,i'