DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY^ TO THE IMPROVEMSJSTT OF SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE. 
VOL. XV. AU GUSTA , GA., FEBRUA RY, 1857. XO. 2. 
WilililASI S. JONES, PiibJislier. OANIEE EEE, M.D., iinil 1>. IJEDJiONlJ, Editors^. 
IXV* See Terms on Last Page. i 
^[atttatiira (EconBnirj aitli Ifitscellaiii|. 
WORK FOR THE MONTH — ^FEBRUARY.) 
THE PLANTxVTION. 
Om— Continue plowing for this crop, breaking up 
vry deep, and using all the manure you can possibly ob- 
tain— unless your land is naturally rich. You can^ how- 
ever, scarcely manure Corn too highly— it will appro- 
priate ail the food you offer it, in the growing season. 
Manure heavily , plov' deep, and plavt <%$ early, as the sea- 
son v:ill admit, if you wdsh to have full cribs next fail. 
Coi/.OT?.— Push steadily forward, also, your preparations 
for Cotton planting— have your “bed.?” thrown up deep 
and mellow, and get a “ stand” as early in the season as 
possible. We are not aware of any recent marked im- 
provement in the cultivation of our “ great staple though 
the practice of our best planters, as iieretofore detailed in 
these pages, might be more widely adopted, with profita- 
ble re.suUs. Who will give us a short and practicad/oxxi 
comprehensive, treatise, on this most important subject, 
for our Blarch number % Many of our new subscribers , 
cannot obtain the back volumes of the CuUivai- r ; and 
we desire that all interests be fully and fairly represented 
in our journal. Let our best and most snccessful Cotton 
planters speak out Our friends, G. M. Saxton: & Co., of 
.New York, are, we believe, abont issuing a Cotton 
Planfer^s ilfa?!?/ :', ' which will be very valuable to our 
readers. We will notice it more fully as soon a.s it ap- 
pears. 
Sprino- O Is .''houiJ now be sown as soon as possible. 
J -ish P tfato‘.s may be pl anted, and Sivect. Potatoes bed- i 
ed out for the production of draws,’’ the last of the | 
mo)ilh. j 
Fenres must be vepoired, and put in erder for tiie sea- 
son. * I 
Hedges of the Osage Orange, Macartney and Cherokee 1 
Rose, F.vergreen Thorn, &c., (S:c., may still be set out, 
tiiough the season i's growing late. 
THE VEGETABLE GAliDEN. 
Tb.e operations of the Gru'dencr must now commence in | 
good earnest. In order to secure a regular and abundant 
supply of good vegetables, the garden must be put in a 
thorough condition at once. Let it, however, be remem- 
bered, that the soil should never be stirred, nor any seed 
planted, while the ground is wet; in fact, it must be dry 
enough to crumble easily, when raked over. See re- 
marks of last month, under this head, all of which will 
also answer for this month, and if any crop, that was put 
in before, has been destroyed by host, let it be renewed. 
Enslisk Peas may now have a good hoeing, drawing 
a good ridge of soil to them, particularly 'on the nortii- 
ern side. 
All vegetable seeds, except Cucumbers and Musk 
Melons, may be planted from the middle fill the latter 
part of this month, as Beets^ Spinage, Parsnips, Salsify 
LeM.uce, Tarnips, Onians, (black seed) Cabbage foi-’ suc- 
ce5.sion, &c. 
During the latter part of the -month, CoMmge plants 
r. ay be set out for a crop. 
Glra seed may be planted; if put in ra'her deeply, say 
covered with a couple of inches of soil, it will be safe, and 
be ready to start as soon as the season will permit. Plant 
Irish Pninioes,, and if any of the former planting have 
come up, lioe and draw the soil up, so as to cover them 
completely, and they will soon appear again. 
By the middle of the month, Vdoicr Melons and a small 
crop of early {'.nrn may be put in; Adams' Early, and 
White Flint Corn are the best varieties. 
Now is also the time to sow Colza seed. We have of- 
ten planted the seed during the first week of February, 
and had excellent greens in four weeks. 
If Hot beds have not yet been prepared, do it at once. 
Where Smeet Potatoes are v.'anted early in thesumrner, 
pnj: out your sets in a hot bed, that you may have au 
abundance of tlraws to set out by the first of April. 
THE ORCHARD AND FECIT GARDEN. 
Set out tlie Peach, the Plum, the AppU, the Pear, the 
Qi'.iiice, the Fig, t\\e Pornegranale,t\\e Grap^'pAxe. Stram- 
herry, the Raspberry , txed. all other desirable kinds of liruit 
and ornamental trees and vines. Examine I’each trees 
for the Avorm, and Apple trees for the borer, and dig those 
depredators from their hiding places with the sharp end 
of your k.nife. Heap leached ashes around your Peach 
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