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Excerpt from The Southern Planter and Farmer, Vol. 3: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and the Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts, August 1869In February last I received a circular from the originator and proprietor of these oats, D. W. Ramsdell, of Chelsea, Vermont, and sharing the general prejudice to Northern humbugs, I declined buying his seed at $10 per bushel, but wrote to him that if he would send me a small quantity, I would sow,...

Excerpt from The Southern Planter and Farmer, Vol. 3: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and the Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts, August 1869In February last I received a circular from the originator and proprietor of these oats, D. W. Ramsdell, of Chelsea, Vermont, and sharing the general prejudice to Northern humbugs, I declined buying his seed at $10 per bushel, but wrote to him that if he would send me a small quantity, I would sow,...

Excerpt from The Southern Planter and Farmer, Vol. 3: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture and the Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts, December 1869I commend to your careful examination every article here on exhibition in, the hope that you may be able to find much that will lessen your labor and increase your profits.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks....

Excerpt from The Southern Planter and Farmer, Vol. 3: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture and the Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts, December 1869I commend to your careful examination every article here on exhibition in, the hope that you may be able to find much that will lessen your labor and increase your profits.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks....

Excerpt from The Southern Planter and Farmer, Vol. 3: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture and the Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts, July, 1869Medium-farming pays better than low everywhere. High farm ing' pays better than medium wherever the circumstances exist which call for it. Farming in a way that deteriorates the soil, will not pay, in the long run. Farming that improves the soil a little each year, as God made it to be improved by th...

Excerpt from The Southern Planter and Farmer, 1870, Vol. 4: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and the Mining, Mechanic and Household ArtsAll attempts thus far to equal these unrivaled machines by other contrivances, have signally failed ON trial!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgott...

Excerpt from The Southern Planter, Vol. 1: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and the Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts, March 1867The Importance of the Thorough Education of those Men whose business it is to Cultivate the Soil. By Prof J. B. D.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgott...

Excerpt from The Southern Planter and Farmer, Vol. 2: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture and the Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts, December, 1868The Doctor continued his review of the life of plants and the effects wrought by chemical substances upon their existence at some length. These views, showing the importance of science as an aid to the farmer, Dr. Mallet went onto state the difficulties in the way of the employment of the teachin...

Excerpt from The Southern Planter and Farmer, Vol. 2: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and the Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts, September 1868If A. B. Had used plaster instead of lime with his stable ma nu're, he then would have had a fine manure for his fall seeding of wheat. I°have frequently seen coarse farm-pen manure piled, with lime sprinkled in through the heap, for the purpose of reducing it to fineness, but have never been sa...

Excerpt from The Southern Planter and Farmer, Vol. 2: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture and the Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts, February, 1868I may be asked what distance I allow. On ordinary high land, I plant. The grain feet apart, which will give plants to the acre. On better land, I plant it closer - say 214 - 5 feet - and on very 'rich land, I would have it not more than feet apart, g ing, respectively, and plants to the acre.Abou...

Excerpt from The Southern Planter and Farmer, 1869, Vol. 3: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and the Mining, Mechanic, and Household ArtsAgriculture is the nursing mother of the Arts. - xenophon. Tillage and Pasturage are the two breasts of the State. - sully.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historica...

Excerpt from The Southern Planter and Farmer, Vol. 3: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and the Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts, October, 1869Our grounds and green house are very beautiful, and that this attractiveness is appreciated is evinced by the many visitors, none Of whom seem to go away unfriendly.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThi...

Excerpt from The Southern Planter and Farmer, Vol. 3: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and the Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts, October, 1869Our grounds and green house are very beautiful, and that this attractiveness is appreciated is evinced by the many visitors, none Of whom seem to go away unfriendly.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThi...

Excerpt from The Southern Planter and Farmer, Vol. 2: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and the Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts, May, 1868Agriculture, Horticulture and the Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts.Agriculture is the nursing mother of the Arts. - xenophon. Tillage and Pasturage are the two breasts of the State. - sully.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at w...

Excerpt from The Southern Planter and Farmer, Vol. 2: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and the Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts, August, 1868Another gentleman writes that I have understated the capacity Of our lands to carry sheep. I know I have. The English rule is that very good land will carry five sheep and one cow per acre, good average land will carry two to three sheep and one cow, or twelve sheep in the first case and eight in ...

Excerpt from The Southern Planter and Farmer, Vol. 3: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and the Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts, May, 1869Such a gate as above described may be made for two dollars and fifty cents without the hinges, and will keep in order, with but little trouble, for ten or fifteen years. The hinges should be made of good tough iron, 2 inches wide by some 3 or 317 inch thick.' The bottom hinge should be stout and stro...

Excerpt from The Southern Planter and Farmer, Vol. 3: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture and Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts, November 1869Anomalies which sometimes are very puzzling. Referring to those clover investigations, I would just give you the total amount of ui.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an importa...

Excerpt from The Southern Planter and Farmer, Vol. 2: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and the Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts, August, 1868Another gentleman writes that I have understated the capacity Of our lands to carry sheep. I know I have. The English rule is that very good land will carry five sheep and one cow per acre, good average land will carry two to three sheep and one cow, or twelve sheep in the first case and eight in ...

Excerpt from The Southern Planter and Farmer, Vol. 2: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and the Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts, May, 1868Agriculture, Horticulture and the Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts.Agriculture is the nursing mother of the Arts. - xenophon. Tillage and Pasturage are the two breasts of the State. - sully.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at w...

Excerpt from The Southern Planter and Farmer, Vol. 3: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture and Mining, Mechanic and Household Arts, November 1869Anomalies which sometimes are very puzzling. Referring to those clover investigations, I would just give you the total amount of ui.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an importa...