The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-04-08
PLANT RICE" !"
another Agricultural Crop With
Which to Diversity.

| Which to Diversity.
In giving this advice, we do not prom.
erai Years. aadtsn 70 taAe ttyEsb tSs
advice. Neither dove advise any oiIe
to drop all other crops and turn his at
tentlon exclusively to rice culture. We
do offer 1t, however, after mature con-
siderstion and study, as partial sub
stitute for cotton, which all admit is a
profitless crop at current and prospective
prices.
The principal requirements to be full
fiiled in crop that proposes to sup
plant cotton are two: 1, marketable
crop at good figures, and 2, crop that
can be raised upon large proportion of
Carolina soil. Both these condi.
tions are fulfilled in rice, we think, in
measures sufficient to warrant the trial at
least
1. AS to the first condition, it is only
necessary to state that the production of
lice In the United States is far below the
requirements of the people for consump-
tion. This fact should insure a ready
market and good price. That clean
rice does bear good price, needs no
proof with farmers who buy the article
for table use. They know that every
them from AsU 81 htRy W q the stores SSst
rice turns out half in the beating, this
means that they are paying at the rate of
two dollars per bushel for rough rice;
and when it is understood that the yield
varies from fifteen to seventy-five bush
els per acre, it is not hard to see that
there is considerable margin for profit,
after paying for the beating and market
ing
1t should be stated, however, in this
connection, that the higher yield refer.
rcd to above, is rarely if ever realized upon
uplands, and then only when soil, cult.
vation and season are in conjunction. In
this section of the State, where no atten,
ton is given to fertilization and the crop
is limited to wet soils that have been
planted in rice for long time, the yield
is about twenty bushels.
2. Can rice be grown upon Consid-
cradle portion of the area now devoted
to cotton culture2 This is a more diff
ticult question to answer, SO as not to
it can be grown We have observed
volunteer hills of rice very frequently in
our cotton and corn fields, and they
have invariably made good, heavy heads.
\ neighbor's field that has been run in
cotton exclusively for long time, and
that is moreover distinctly high land,
we'll adapted to cotton, was successfully
cultivated in rice long ago-indeed, we
have frequently heard of the wonderful
rice made on that field. These observations
lead us to conclude that rice may be sue
cessfully grown upon very large por-
ton of the lands of the State heretofore
sufficiently impressed with the prob
ability of success to set apart for that
purpose. some time ago, portion of the
area originally intended for cotton this
year.
AS to the time and method of planting
Select the land, giving preference to
low-lying lands and bottoms. Prepare
it as If for cotton. The planting should
begin about the same time as corn or
little later. Having selected the seed
carefully, open the bed with an old bull
tongue or the plow nj Then drop
! three to six grains Of rl.~5-t intervals OF
fifteen to eighteen inches. Brush over
| lightly with board fastened to plow.
BE careful not 10 cover too deep; and II
packing rains come, it may be necessary
to run light harrow or light rake ovei
the beds when the plants begin to come
up. There is more danger of having too
many stalks than too few in the hill
Subsequent culture is very similar te
| that of cotton Stlections from Editorial
"CottonP1ant."- Orange6'rg, c. H., s. G
I'VE are informed that the range o.
"upland" rice is 90 to 40 bushels pc
| acre and have heard in exceptional in
stances of so and 60 bushels.-pan Tai
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