The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-01-18

! TIE iartr the pGSHhlES Up pe1uit DI@iI'
ing the netter. Our clean, Aea7y c,a
soils, II plowed very ea.lI.y, will soon III:
together by the heavy rains Of The ear!
months OF the year, and be in but ltd
better condition when plantiag-time AZ
riveS than il not. b.: en- every iar2
there are fields OF stubbie lands, or field
covered with grass and weeds that sncCi;
be plowe6 at once. Crao and crcW-ioo
grass if ploved under early and 2ot cox
cred too deep, Will rot and benefit III
soil and the ccop. Ii deferred until JUS
before planting il viii aa much better t:
bun of q heavy Coating ef gzAss s::::a,
to turn it Under. At this late stage IL
grass has been leached Of its albualinoU
matters and the loss by Burning vii
amount to little in comparison With III
greatly improved condition Of Il,
plowed soil. Some experienced farn,e
has said that ii It were practicable - L
50 be would prefer, as a general RUE, t
plow all his land the day before p.a2t
ing.
In view OF the probable bad weather
amounting sometimes to an e1tlr,
month when plow cannot rna at Al
without greater injury that possible ben
etit, 1t IS well to commences piowing ear
" il January, or ever before, as a:ra2 ::
indicated. Our own rule IS TO keep Tie
work animals busy doing the hauling .:
rails, fre-wood, litter Tor stables anG
lots, materials for composing, ETC., SC
that ploNing may be do1e when The
ground is in the best condition. Deer
turning CT inversion Of ordinary soils !:
not the best practice. SUbS9iiiog IS Q:
doubtful profit on old AMI worn soils un,
less well ma2ured.
The general experience IS IN favor o:
ter-acing as compared with hillside
ditching, as = preventive. Of washing on
rolling lands. Ii the lines OF level are
not already run they may be qu:chly
marked out ahead o. plows by the care
sul use almost any of the cheap levels
now advertised. An instrument that
depends upon spirit-leyei for It's :ld-
iustment is much more accurate ana re-
liable, end Will give better results IL the
end. The rule is TO loca,e the terrace
at such distance that each viii be three
feet in the perpendicular height above
the next below. \ good swivel, or ra-
versible hillside piow, IS very desirable,
though not indispensable, il throwing
up the foundation Of the terrace. Per
fectiy level lines at the start ar2 careful
strengthening of the weak places by the
use of hoes or shovels, viii assure the
final stability CT the terrace banks.
Breaks are apt to occur from very heavy
rains during the first year; ba. 10y
prompt repairs and occasional changes
OF location, the system nay become per-
fectly established and prove a great pro-
lection IN the course ot q few years ii
most.
FENCING.
There are still many large sections and
even entire States where farmers are re.
quired (and content to d so) 70 keep up
long strings Of fences for the protection
of crops against stock. The time is
rapidly approaching vhen the so-called
'sstock law" viii be generally adopted,
and the farmers of the future viii won-
der that their fathers ever submitted 10
sse unjust and expensive syys-
TEN OF fencing :ga:ss5 S5ocs: is--ar s-tsaTr
meantime, however, fences must be kept
up where the cid law prevails, and the
waste and destruction Of timber must 80
on until the supply becomes unequal to
the demand. Now is tie best tire to do
the work. Tie timber splits more
easily, and such heavy work IS more
agreeable in cold weather.
MAKING MANURE AND COMPOST.
Where labor IS abundant and costs bu:
little, tae olG-time practice Of hauling
leaves and straw from the woods near by
and filing the stalls and stables IS good.
Farmers generally appreciate the grea:
advantages Of composing. The truth IS
one of tie chief advantages of compost
ing is that II involves the necessity 10.
collecting the crude materials that nigh;
otherwise go to waste, and incorporating
them into the heap. ii the same Gl&ter-'
els thai are available for composing be
collected and distributed separately IL
the soil go great advantages woa.I ap'
pear in composing them if the ccst CT
handling be Justly estimated. IL :,ut.
ting up compost heap the proportion
OF crude home materials, such rs cotton
seed, stable manure, sccapiogs, etc, tc
the purchased elemcntS-phosphate oi
lime and potash saits-is Of 20 sDeciaI
Importance. These various materials
vary SO much in degree Of concentration
and practical -a2ou-al value that it woulG
be impossible to make rule that vii.
always apply. Let Tie farmers of :
neignborhooI club together ald buy
ecid phosphateand potash SILT, ezchanGt
cotton seed ior cotton Seed meal wler
good terms ere offered, each farmer bay
ing as much as he may ju&:c;ousiy. Lei
the acid phosphate be in proportion G:
about ore thousand pounds 70 @lSn
hundred pounds ot cot;o2 seed aid Ga;
hundred pounds Of k@i1it, and allow
say tao hundred roCa@S .: tie r2!2.:[r::r,
Der acre. Now mix ,ae20 with h;
ccudec materials according TO available
Quantity and when ready for use &:s
tribute according to the proportion sug
gested, or so IS 70 so over tie c2tir;
area to be cultivated.
It should De rc2emJ JereG tnat Is
principle it does not pay Tie best Il
manure few acras very heavily al;
leave the main eXpaIse OF tie farm WI!
little or 20 manure. Asmo-e equal an(
impartial distribution viii brlDg IN
larger aggregate OF final yields az;
profits. Intensive farming, as systeI.
excludes entirely he cultivation os un
profitable and uDproductive acres. Bu
more OF this subject after awhile.
PIANOS iND ORGANS.
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