The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-03-02
Talks Concerning Farming.
By 5. 6 S.
8 talk 4 No.3.

talk NO.
Editor We fsrmerc are nov
son the eve Of q new crop. The
month iis the pivotal month. The
farmer decides now how much corr
land and cotton land he intends te
cultivate. He beds out his swee1
potato seed aud deaignstes and pre-,
pares his sweet potato patch. Hl.
nee patch and garden have also had
some attention. But il is needless
for these talks TO extend into these
minor crops further than to cay thai
as tor the potato patch the only re.
& marx that would be calculated to ar
rest attention is that ] avoid the same
old, old spot. After the second croE
on The same spot the soil becomes
spoiato sick and no amount Of cul
si tnra OF FERTILIZATION can give salts
factory results
order. TO reclaim worn, thin
Iands. the best method is to make
use Of the common COW pea as the
basic 81 redemption. OF the legu
{ smssnous crops the peavine and root
possess the. greatest abundance Of
nitrogen. furnish the greatest amount
sof mould. and being mainly an air
plants the pea Is the best land feeder
and The least exhaustive Of any crop
! she farmer has. Take an acre Of very
thin land for example, mix 200
pounds acid phosphate and 100
pounds kainit thoroughly, broadcast
thils over this acre. ploW in with 9
Dixie other turning ploW. SOW one
;busheI and s half of peas upon It,
harrow 81 brush them in. After sew
seral fosss ID the fail 4 prefer to LET
xIlem remain until the latter part Of
NoyenbeT) turn this growth entire
ly under; then run over ft with a
cuEaway: harrow aud SOW iced oats
t.;1f yoIr oats and follow mike man
ner viii the cow pea In the fal
( INN these under as before. Have .
compost composed Of manure. green
seotkon seed aud litter from the
soods Occasionally apply 9 few.
bounds Of kainit to this com
post Pile until December. then.
broad cast this acre with 500
pounds of this compost In this con-.
Ssddiision lst il rest until Spring
and follow With the formula in talk
No Q either for cotton or corn and
son viii put Che resnlf down as one
Eqf the modern wonders in soil culture:
4voiid plowing the pea vine under.
While green; Our climate is too hot
fermentation will Get IN which sonrs.
ahes ssoil and vitiates all nourishment.
yen may add to the crop The green
pea vine as q fertilizer does we'll In
s. cold climate but never here Re-.
member DO not advocate an ia
crease 10 cotton acreage but in the.
ansHtity = Of cotton per acre &c I put
.ins ten acres IN cotton aud get one
bale per acre worth $40 per bale or.
4eents per pound at Cost of $15.
PEI bale viii my profit not be far
more satisfactory than to require 20
scres 10 make. these 10 bales at cost
of 50 SO per bale. I NOT oBIy im.
prove the land but / have double
lie quantity Of land to appropriate to
potatoes, oats. peas, alfalfa, pinders,i
rice and alI the other food producing
crops that gives us local and social
Independence. The reason why
there IS not 8 diversity OF crops here
sis Il takes an the farmers time to
spfead over his many thin worn acres
raisin9 cotton from Christmas to
:Christmas He has neither time nor
land 10 spare to anything bns cotton
Hence ne liens from year to year
until he Is an absolute victim to agri
cultural ignorance
Neglected bottom lands should
fv.. have thorough system of drain
q sge /, Next all rubbish and other OBJ
ssructisn should be moved Then in.
Abe fall ) snbsoil pIo~ should follow
. turn5sg plow. goiug from 6 to 8
inches deep without ,urning the Sub
soil up 10 the surface, then carefully
pulverHe the ground with cntaway
harrow Let this rest all winter.
Next spring treat as prescribed in
previous talks on feltilizing and
planting and your long neglected
water .sogged bottom lands will rival
the best acres on the plantation.
TALK NO 4
SIR Editor The following topics
or themes will be discussed in this
and subsequent talks
The best system of cultivation