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All letter* lulnrecsed to the pur,-1our readers have more on this important—but much neglected subject.—S. Jf'. Farmer.
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IisIilt must be po.\t paid to ensure auen-t ion .
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and nearly th One lhinLr' principal par Sugar cot n 7 as no gra^s <
EARLY COKN.
Hints on the management of \ We promised in some ol our Slaves. — Never threaten a negro
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—but if vou have occasion to chas-*/
use him, do it at once. Such a remark as this, made in a passion:
“You scoundrel, I will give you hundred lashes for this, in the morning”—will sometimes scare the best disposed negro to the woods.
Never show passion before them -if vou are inflicting the severest
punishment, clo so in a mild and
cool temper. ’1 hey at once con-j red clay which was thus exposejflf
the ground well ad vane
arly lumbers to give the resul t| few of a trial of some of the celebrated !exI»ei iment-D ill ton corn	iout in their
We planted small patches of ^)v din^ir Dutton, Sugar and a kind called “Smith’s early white,” all on the same day (22d February) and on similar gi‘ouild. 'I he ground was naturally very poor and had only: received a thin coat of staildicpma-nure and was then turned oVer tcjr: the depth of a spade. Over the
elude from such a course that you!a thin coat of ashes was sp^eati* net from principle, not from im-[and the corn immediately planted, pulse, and will expect you regu- j 11 all came up about the same time larly to enforce your rules, not,(5th March) though "the Dutton punishing at one time for whatshot up with a more vigorous ap-you pass over at another.	jpearance and soon outstripped the
the rows wi inches dee] We can de in the respi tie howevt working, jhoroughh ding that 1 These t that the D early corn shall after sort for e we make White.
others in growth.
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Smith s early white came the^10* gra earliest—sending uut tassels on!t^<,ug1' »•
milted, punish the offender at j ^le 10th ^Pr|l> 35 days after re.sp •>nce and hear no excuses . jsP^OL*ling siiks on the 21st and we l)ac! 1
'maturing roasting ears on the 10th, ^est eaf
Always keep your word to your slaves. If you have told them that punishment would follow a certain ajt, and that act was com-
Detter so, than to have them encouraged by your leniency to a-gain violate your rules. If too you have promised a reward, and tiie reward is earned, pay it promptly. Nothing will sooner los^yon the respect and affcctions nf your negroes than a neglcci of thoe rules.
of May—65 days after coming out: proved t of the ground. It was very dvv.ar*-ier sorts fiish in its growth—not more than’ four or five feet in height, antl: the, ears quite small, about 6 inobes by'their long with 8 rows of a bro^cl full ?ess ant
grain. Its produce would Average ^Tlie
about two eais to the stalky and forb tfyf the stalks may be left quite*
bihty of beirtc Ti-
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Have no favorite that you will, togeth e r. allow liberties that you will not to; ^jie L
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