The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-22
FOR FARMERS ONLY.
SOME llMElY GUCC.&. .STI0HS FROM
RECOGNIZED EDtHCEIlY.

Southern Cultiyatur.
With this month the cultivation OF
the main crops of the fnrm comm"n.
ccs i'll earnest. On many farms corn
has already rcocvcd its first working
and should now be III Il thrifty, grow
ing condition. The old rule of pillow
ing over the crop every three weeks
should not be observed, further than
to be certain that the interval is nrv
OF SO long Three wcrkH. ~ Il r.llr.i$
too long an interval. If only t}rca
complete plowingS are to no given,
it were better to defer the lil'st pIow
ing until the plants have five or six
leaves Gf the ground has NOT been
before neglected, or has not b~Cn :t:u
together by heavy rniuSl. mI thvn
give the rrlnnining two plowiugS nj
intervals Of two weeks. But We
have found Il still better plan to ..iv,
only Il partial plowin~ nj "Avh grng
over, say two burrows with Il sweep.
or other wide, S,lrlacr cUltiVHt or. und
go over the crop every week or t,r.
days Ill this way. We have before
rcmarkcdthuI when two burrows with
an ordinary sweep or smaller ploW.
arc run sldCby sila,th he second f,:YUw
docsbutlittlc overhaul work. For g"n-
clnl purposes Of cultirntiu~ corn and
cotton we haze found H., i'Luno; .Ir
Cultivnuor II mos; satisfactory inn.
plcmcni. leaving litil,fD l.. desired
Whr winged sweep g.. hr..l ,rrann j.;
GooU. but ~ expanding. :iy., ,r .I,>
tOUthyd rultiy"iur - ji.,ru h,3:,.,
We i,.,iH tht; = f.i% O.. ;.:r f.,i, '1.,
even six lu3t yyu. .'I..,. II. ...,,, ,,r
othrr cyDn, I.r,l ,-,.,l,. I,.,.. ,,,,.
ii,nn one, rn,iiri. OF ...,, ;,,,.,,,,',
any ono tir,. ;.,t..r &C.,, :,
CROP with tW, ",r.,,,... I, ii,. ,,
every fem ,lv, ,.,,,..,....:,, t'.,.'
fnv> ",,,, i!I., ...
The d.,c9 .,lo,, ,r... ,,.t .,y,,r;,,..
ilva in tic, ,r;i;,;,...i,,n,,t ..,.r., ,,.',,,,
Other crop. v .i.., I'm, b..n ,.,\n.'t,.,i
in cyrta;n u!.Il.iy., ..,,,,. y, .t.,,I ~,
t.,@t OF ii;i, ,.,jir.nH .,,..,..i,,,,.; a.,
Very i"Nyy. !ruc,! .,il,, ,yj,.r, .hYi
low, ,Jurt.,.,. ,.,i},pr,.i, i.un;,..;..,l,lr
and ,inatl.;rur,, I.y.,.r,. |,>..:. .lr..,
rl,V IN, ,.:,i ,n.i.; H., ..,,. ...,;,...'.
may b." i,n. i;~ ,.r..ai .y.!. ii j. L,.;
ter to rut amt uauci. ,nn r,,i.
somewhat, 1I,an in L., t;,. v.,,.,j. .nI
grass; take inr CROP = y .,,.,r, i
rul" Il Srrfac" ,ul;jylirr On. rin,.
shal!nv running ir,nlr.,.ut r,,,. ~.
safely used whenever il u.iIl t,l;r .h,.
soil anI thornuyi,lv dustin; r,.rni. il +,
the depth ni on" inch. Tine idea th,i
til" essential object ui cultivation of
Il growing crop is to- break tho sni}
SO that tho roots cam u,urtraIn Il j.,
fallnciouS. Such breaking is ono of
thr nr lnci,ml objects of the prcpnrn
tory plowinE before pInntiruE or at
the latest. ia" FIRST plOWlu" SIbSr-
ulrnt cultivation scrvnS to break the
H"r'arr crust or prevent it* fornn
i'"n' 'hrrchN permitting Il free p"rro.
l'''"h "I ar mt" tn" root, layer of soil.
ana preventing too rapid evaporation
OF moisture from below. The Gle.
sIruction OF grass and weeds is ~
secondary nnd incidental effect of|
surface culture, necessary, OF course
put OF subordinate Importance TO thc
thorough arrr"tion OF the soil
VI course every farmer Will plant
peas III his corn fields if for no other
purpose than to improve the lni,I
Tho value Of the peas harvested. |
either III the form OF hay. or ripn
seed, or pasturrd by hogs. is nearly |
always greater thnnthr rntirc cxprn- |
peas, indeed ihn ,,l,n rf ,I'I I71 ''
ing S""d nnl TN" labor of dropping |
anu covering. cDNlJll:;u ahDui all ihn |