DEVOTED EXCL JoIVEL r TP TrfE i-MPROVEMEN J OF bOuTHERH AGHICULTURB. 
VOL. XV. ■ AUGUSTA , GA., JUL Y, 1857. NO. 7. 
WILLIA31 S. JONES, Publisliev. DANIEL 7 EE, Ji.D., am} D. EED3IOND, Editors. 
[IF" See Terms on Lest Page. 
’^lantatinii C'CaMiq anit EltscellMij. 
WORK EOR TI-IS 3IONT.H— »^JU]LA'.) 
THE PLANTATION. 
Cotton. — Work this crop steadily, to encourage the de- 
velopment and retention of forms and boils. Shallow, 
surface culture, with light sweeps, followed by the hoe. 
will be found the best method for the accomplishment of 
this oi)ject. Do not allow the grass or weeds to get a 
foothold either in the row or middles — wage a steady and 
relentless warfare upon them during this month, after 
which they will not give you much trouble. 
Corn. — V/here this crop is not ‘‘ laid by,” it will be 
well to give it a constant surfoxe working until prevented 
by the spreading of the blades across the rows. Allow 
no weeds to appear in your corn field — both weeds and 
corn cannot flourith on the same ground. Do not use the 
]jlow among your corn after ihe first two workings. It 
i breaks and tears up the young rootlets, and docs far more 
I injury than good. At the last working, sow Cow Peas 
\ broadcast, and cover with a svveep, cultivator or harrow. 
■ Plant, also. Pumpkins, in every second or third hill, and 
'■ when well up, thin to one plant in a hill, and work care- 
i fully. 
i Goto P£'«s should now be sown broadcast lor hay, at 
■ the rate of a bushel or six pecks to the acre. Scatter over 
: the surface evenly, and cover with a turt'dng plow ; or, 
1 first plow your ground deej ly, sow your seed, and drag 
I in with a harrow. Cow Peas intended for seed may be 
; sown indrilU, three feet apart. 
( , Pumpkins may be planted as.a separate crop. Prepare 
the ground as for Watermelons; hills 10 feet apart. When 
well up, thin to one or two stiong plants in a hill, give 
these a spi inkling of Plaster or Gypsum (a small handful 
to eacii hdl) when the dew is on ; loosen the earth, care- i 
fully breaking the crust, without distuibing the plant, and 
then let them run. The after-work cunsi&ts in shallow 
surfice culture, and the destruction of weeds, until iJie 
vines cover the entire ground. 
Pulling Fodder, we consider “ behind the age” in all 
respects. It should be discontinued by all enli'.'lut ned 
and ecuiu- nical [ilanters. We confidenily offer the fol- 
lowing substitute : 
Corn ./A/r/f/er —Break up, very deeply, a piece of rich 
hind, harrow if finely, and with a broad shovel plow lay 
it olf in drills three feet apart, in these dribs scattercora 
at the rate of 40 or hO grains to ilie foot, and cover wiih a 
hoe, rake, boa d or harrow, drawn lengthwise along the 
drill. When well up, “run around” it firelty close with 
a long rooter, and repeat after 10 or 15 days. In the 
Course of 10 or t5 days more, iireak out the entire mid- 
dles with the rooter, and finally lay by wi'h. the shovel 
plow, ruruingnp and down in th.e same (urrow, midway 
between the'drills On good land, prepared and worked 
in this way, the yield will be from 3 to G tons, (sometimes 
even !0) ( f excellent fodder per acre. This is as much 
as can h&pidicd f.om 20 to 30 acie^in the common way, 
iuid at one tejith of the labor. Pound tor pound, it is as 
gqo'd, if not belter than pulled fodder, as it contains the 
enkpe juice and strengHi of ike 'plant, which, in the other 
case,, lias gone to the formation of the ear or grain. The 
kgs '<f weight and in jory to the groin , by depriving corn 
^alm of tkeir Leaves b fore alt growth ho.s ceased, is fully 
equal ip the valve of the fodder polled. We, therefore, de- 
sire lliOis: our readers should abandon this “ old ti'gy” 
practice, !ind give corn-fodder a lair trial. It is. 
not yei too late, but should be done immcdiakly. Any 
one who l.nriy lesis it will, we are quite certain, abandon 
fodder pulling loiever. 
In moist weather, sow again the Chinese Sugar Cane 
for soiling It can be cut every 15 or20 days and fed it to 
your cattle in the stable or lot. You will, by so doing, 
make a great deal of excellent manure. 
Cnriiig Corn Fodder— Tho. proper time to cutdiilled 
f idder, is when all the stalks are lairly tasseled out, or in lull 
bloom. It may be cut close to the ground, with a long, 
sharp knife or sickle. Select a dry day, cominencing 
early in the morning.and cutting until dinner time. As 
fast as It is cut, spread it thin along the row, and let it lie 
and take the sun until after dinner, when the upper side 
will be pretty welt wilted. TheVi tnim it over carefully, 
and leave it on the ground until 5 o’clock in the evening, 
wh.eri it must be gaihered up, tied in bundles ot modtrute 
size (say a foot ihrough at the bami) and set up on the 
')utt end, ill shocks of 4 or 5 bundles tach — lurning one 
bundle- upside down, over the oiliers, as a “ cap-sin tif” 
I'lie iie^i day, afitr sumise, these liuriules must be untied 
and the fodder spread out again until noon, and then turned 
