yOL. XIV. AUGUSTA, GA., AUGUST, 1856. NO 8. 
DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE IMPEOVEMENT OF SOUTKEEN AGEICCLTURE ^ 
WILLIAM S. JONES, Publisher. 
DANIEL LEE, M. D., and D. REDMOND, Editors 
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WOEK FOE THE MONTH-(AUGUST.) 
THE PLANTATION. 
Cotton. — Keep your plows, cultivators and sweeps go- 
ing briskly among your cotton, to destroy the weeds, en- 
courage a large growth, and prevent the falling of the 
forms. Towards the latter part of the month, begin your 
preparations for picking, and as soon as the bolls begin 
to open freely, set the hands at work gathering. Have all 
seed cotton hauled in wagons from distant fields to the 
gin-house, and do not require your negroes to waste their 
time and strength in carrying heavy baskets. If you wish 
to weigh ihe picking of each hand, it can be done by the 
overseer before it is put into the wagons, or each “ hand” 
can mark his baskets and have it weighed at noon and 
Bight, at the gin-house. 
Corn. — All early planted Corn is already laid by, in ] 
most sections ; but very late fields may yet receive another 
careful surface working, laying it by level, mellow and 
free from weeds. 
Cutting up Corn Stalks for Fodder. — In our last num- 
ber we furnished some objections to the very common 
practice of pulling fodder , and advised the substitution of 
drilled corn, which we have long found to be an excellent 
and economical article both for “ soiling,” (or feeding 
green,) and winter hay. It is so hard to persuade people 
to abandon old habits, however, that we scarcely expect 
many of our readers to test this matter fairly ; and lest, 
with all their fodder pulling, many may fall short of rough 
fodder before next season, we will offer still another hint 
for their consideration. It is, to cut up their corn stalks at 
ihe ground, as soon as the ears begin to glaze or get hard ; 
set. up in shocks every 20 or 30 hills thus cut, and when 
the whole is perfectly dry, haul under cover or carefully 
stack up ; shuck or strip off the ears at your leisure, and 
save all the stalks, blades and shucks for the winter feed- 
ing of stock. This hint is especially intended for small 
planters — those who aim only to raise sufficient corn for 
their own use, and who desire to make the most of it, 
and to save all that is worth saving. Our objections 
against fodder pulling, (asbefore stated) are that it is a slow 
and laborious process, and that the yield and weight of 
the grain is lessened by prematurely depriving the plant 
of its leaves. If fodder is pulled before the grain becomes 
glazed, you certainly injure the grain, and if you do not 
pull until the ears are fully ripe, the fodder is nearljr 
worthless. The proper plan is to cut up your corn, 
as directed, just wJxen the grain is passing from the 
doughy state to the hard kernel. At this period of its 
growth, the plant has elaborated sufficient sap to mature^ 
the grain perfectly after it is cut, and the surplus starch, 
gum and saccharine matter which it contains will be pre- 
served in the stalk and leaves, instead of being changed 
to hard and worthless woody fibre, as when the plant is 
allowed to become perfectly dead ripe. Another advan- 
tage in thus cutting up corn is, that as soon as it is hauled 
off, the ground is ready for the plow, and after it has re- 
ceived a good manuring you can proceed immediately 
i with the sowing of your Winter Oats, Rye, Barley, Clover, 
] &c., &c. Let those who have scanty crops try it, even 
on a small scale, and they will need no urging to continue- 
it hereafter. 
Feeding Corn Stalk Fodder. — In order to use corn with 
proper economy, every farmer and planter should have 
>cott’s Little Giant f or a similar mill, for grinding 
both corn and cob. To this should also be added a Feed 
Cutter, suitable for cutting hay, sheaf oats, corn s , 
&c., &.C. With this latter implement, the corn stalk fod- 
der, shucks, oats, hay, and other “ roughness ” may be 
finely cut up, and wT.en mixed with a proper portion of 
corn and cob meal, slightly moistened, (with an occasion 
al sprinkle of salt), you have an excellent and cfieap pro- 
vender for all kinds of farm stock. Foots, such as 'Pur- 
nips, Siveet Potatoes, &c., when plenty, may be added to 
the foregoing from time to time, and they wull be found to 
give increased relish and improved health to your animals. 
The “ merciful man is merciful to his beast,” and human- 
ity as well as self-interest dictates the best possible care of 
all dumb brutes dependent upon us. 
Turnips.— B-uta. Baga, Fed Top, Early Flat Dutch, 
Yellow Aberdeen, Norfolk, Globe and other Tinnips. 
should be sown from the 1st to the 25ih of this monili 
