The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-22

Soneral rule, unless tho unexpected yield
or capacity of the land is small, in which
case tho seeding should be somewhat
heavier than this rulo would indicate,
and vice versa.
INTENSIVE FARMING.
In last months "Thoughts" we prom
ised moro on tho subject of intensive
farming 'aftor awhile" 1t was then
suggested "that as principle it does
not pay the best to manure few acres
very heavily and leave tho main expense of
tho farm with little or no manure" To
state the proposition ailirmatively we
mean to say that as general practice it
pays better TO distribute manures some
what uniformly and impartially over t''e
entire area to be cultivated than to ier-
tilize n few acres very highly and the
remainder very lightly. a ton of any
good fertilizer will yield better per
cent. on the cost if distributed equally
over field of twenty acres than if one
half the ton be concentrated on two
acres and the remaining half distributed
among the remaining eighteen acres
These hints arc moro particularly appli-
cable where concentrated fertilizers are
used, which cost comparatively little to
distribute.
S'cpt iStVNHtIS, Ju'tlClOuSly appDru,
should be considered as an investment
rather than an expense. An increase of
the area In cultivation Involves increased
expense OF labor, supplies, implements,
etc., but an increase in the quantity Of
fertilizers need not involve any material
additional expense, and while we have
promised that II uniform distribution
gives better results on the whole. the
correct conclusion is to reduce areas and
fcrtlllHc both liberally and uniformly the
cntirc crop cultivated.
There are thousands, yea hundreds of
thousands OF acres annually cultivated
III tho South that do not yield one cent
OF profit, but on the contrary, entail n
positive and real loss. The remedy is
either to throw such acres out OF cult
VatOn, or cultivate them in different
way. The most available and Immediate
remedy IS to throw such land out of cul-
tlvatlOn and COniinc our efforts to
smaller areas, with less expense of labor,
stock, etc, and increase tho Investment
in fertilizers.
There arc many farms yielding q
scanty living for all concerned, where 1t
would be wise to sell ne-half the mules,
one-half the plows and other imple.
monts, unc-hali the land Cor let it rcsD,
dispense with half the labor, and invest
the money saved III fertilizers, improved
stock and improved implements, and
such appliances as may be needed to re-
duce loss and waste. The farmer who
Confines his best efforts and skill TO n
small portion OF his farm: and still con
tnucs the whole area i'll cultivation has
practically only reduced area without
reducing expenses.
STOCK AND GRASS
We have often touched upon the i'm
portanco OF stock breeding and fattcning
ana grass culture Now Is the time to
so% grass seeds OF most kinds, if not
sown last fall, or if the fall sowing failed
tr"n amy cause. 1t is useless to attempt
grass culture on poorly stricken and
poorly prepared soils. Bermuda may bo
excepted III this remark, as it will grow
ON almost any soil. March, however, is
n better time to set n Bermuda pasture.
ll'cro rs absolutely no reason why
Southern farmers cotton farmers
should lot raise ail the horses and
mules needed for any and al purposes.
We recently attended Il colt show IN
Jefferson county, which demonstrated,
II proof were needed, that Georgia can
produce not only mules, but horses of
the finest type and quality. Sumter and
randolph and other counties in south
west Georgia are stirred mp on the uues-
ton OF stock-raising. Habit is all that
Is against us, and habit can be changed
nad reformed. We ought at least to
produce all our horses aud mules, enough
bnttcr to supply every dining table in
The couutry three times day, beef and
mu,tou to fully supplement- the home