Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-01
Mr.. PARKER's COMMUNICATION

turdi Societg
GENTLEMFN-Thc polite aud natterinn attention
you were pleased Ia pay to small xhibon of We
eetahles on tie 29h May, was peculiarly gratifying
and ~ compliance with request of your Honorable
t.oa,d IN resolve passed that d,y that wouli tj,r-
M the board with "a account Of my method of Gull
rNauon, ut the quantity and Kind OF manure used
and any olher information ou the subject | .nirht
lhinS useful TO the Society, have suhloincd AN ac-
count OF my manner of cultivation, and of several
experiments have tried the result Of ost of which
has fully answered my expectation
Nuh regard TO manure, hOg-,lpug Is, undoubtedly
the best would next prefer compost, the largest
Portion CONSISTING of COW dung
For the ordinary purposes of rarcruinn manure
Shout! ALWAYS be provided the year before YOU wisl,
to- use At. Too much pains cauuot be taken in the
preservation OF manure II should be deposited in
heaps, the larger the better Care should be tntcn
u hnrs"-iung, that you 10 crclIe too hirh de-
gree OF tcrmcnintion ifyou do, the strength will be
eav ifSsenedm"cb OF !he nutritious part becoming
so volatile as to pass offin the atmosphere
10 prevent this, portion or COW drnp or lnom
should've naked VITA IL. The mnnure should have "A
coat ol loan thrown npon it, ard should be- missed
or stirred twice, at la,s before winter Gardeners
and farmers, In particular sustain arcn,cr loss ,,nn
they imagine, by throwing their manure upon their
lands, either INTO small heaps by spreading il: and
scattering II 81 10 tcnrn urcoye ed for several DAYS
1t !ou eNooSe cow-dunp the sun If will soon he
come hight and rs imdisSurlir cotk rha, n,,olitv
winch envens and supports vegetation viii he LOST
ana, when once lost, br Hence
the necessity ut cconomy IL preserving manure and
thorS - not single point re ln,iug to agriculture
wherein thr farmer inmy opinion, is less economica
.n 'eg1Fd Ia the rr"DaratiDh ~. the n.ouni would
much prefer having II ploughcd or ,IIr in the C,I
season, aud would have it l"ft in rides a. murh
~ possible. ltInd be left MAI, an uneven surface
'ne atmosphere and IN" frost soften the soil AMI pro-
duce an elect peculiarly advantageous To vegetation
iconSider the harrow and the rake as deadly enc
mes To light soil, where the ground * linc Il, a..
onkrd las I's usually Called cristed. Many PEG.
PIE, lrnn Il desire OF having their gardens apne;r
smooth and handsome, will rake the soil till he
comes i's fine rs -four The iss. rain will s,noot,
ana con~oaic the sr!ace, nui in six hours of sun
s'iinp, a hard crust is formed, which in th. spripp
wh,ie the suns fall very ohliuucIv tjuovs nj
Their warmth, and The ground beneath The crust !,
nH' niue "amer Mt nal day than night This ef.
rect is most sensibly felt early in the season and
increases as the srason advances till midsummer
when The cause Ceases operate. This crust no,
only checks the growth of vegetables by kcennu the
ground cold, but il crppleS an,, tieIorms III . ten.r
plants, and many II entirely DESTROYS Whereas am
uneven snrii is frequently changed and kept soft
by the operation of The Winds the de.,s and The rain
pPon IT, Inc small potirberances Of earth are CON
s'any cruni'llng and opening The way foi the plants
10 shoot up besides, the ravs of the sun warn,
only by being INSTRUCTED may reasonably conclude
t'' u roush surface, where every lump of Ga tn OH
suucts Il ray, and which is porous inviting the.
warmth, rather than repcng it, will he nosi corgr-
Mat 10 tie growth oi early vegetables. An uneven
ness, that world dcoi the face of Il garden is no,
necessary. hat which is formed by choppipg in rho
seed with the corner of hoe is all that is rcn,sitc
experience has convinced ME that the reasoning
have adopted is correct.
~ Sblnc crops ! would mix with fl,.
sol 10 autumn, but for others would not A. lin
tend to treat on my manner OF raising each Kind Of
vegetable separately, YOU wl find nav manner of pre-
par'hg ~. ground Tor tue several kinds under ,lri,
respective heads.
10 have good seed IS impo, tani point in Gar.
Hen'hg By sowing that which! Is bad the cultiv:,tor
4ot only loses his labor, and tho price of his seed but
frequently the o.FvrIuay -! reinS . r.nn.
10 prevent disappointment and loss, care should
"f aeh 10 select the most healthy p!anis for seed
"I- =" gathering n, equal care should be taken to
gather that only, which is Of lill size rejecting all
that grows on the inferior branches
Seeds on the same plant are not ALWAYS ripr NJ the
Sane TIME, rs the beet, carrot, parsnps, &c &c
There VIII frequently be difference OF weeks vet
people generally gather the whole nj The same Time
H. after the first, centre branches are ripe tho
weather be moist, the grain swcs, and som ,tines
midew;. IL afterwards srlns, and il exposed To ire
Gncnt changes in the weather, win became Indicative
il not ruined. To remedy this evil wuul,l recon-
Rsend to cnt the centre stalks as soon as they como
10 maturity, the second best next and 80 on In this
manner, the seed will be all fresh aud good and will
all grow.
There has not been a solitary instance wherein seed
81 nv own raising has fcd.
as the Importance of having good seed is great,
would submit TO the consideration of the Board the
proprlefy Of attempting TO effect an Improvement in
girdcn seeds.
SALAD
SOW Salad about the FIRST OF Sept bnf as the CO.,
sons are very various, lest my first sowing should In
too large, I SOW ~ two or three dfeient times Al
ser manGrins my ground abtndantly, where wish
nv Sflat 70 gFO& the succeeding from fIg Isf
90 lie l6;h Of Oct sometimes lucr) ranspianfn ms
best ro1is, rejecting those that viii not head and
thnse that spring rom the seed, of the inferior hranc
6. Inc llr@ are known by peculiar form and COM
ple%on oi tie leaf and tue latter by their dmimuivc
s'ze Without this precautnn, one part Of mv gnrlrn
you'd be filed with worthless plants and another
WA those as various IN size the hers of a forest
But by adhnriDC strictly, 10 the method have point,
ed out, plants will be perfectly uniform aud OF the
hrstfuaiiy.
AtIle commencement Of winter, when m. Garth
begins TO freczc, cover nv salad. Care must ,c
itfrh ~ ihe uin"cr OF covering them OF tlcy IS 10
pc destroyed by Tie used for their prcscr vatiou
lheN must not be too much confined viz pressed TOO
closely by the covering, If they arc, being fnl Of
juice, they viii ofcu rot. Unless ! use boards,
make my covering OF straw, that which absorb. least
moisture, keeps them driest, is, Of course best
Tue man Object recovering vegetables, is, TO So
cure them from the wind and SIN. They may be he
nrhited 10y keeping them perfectly div bu the rain
VIII not destroy lettuce IL otherwise protected The
sun - very destructive 10 plants, when r0zen unless
VI a hardy kind Long stable manure makes a cond
covering II not permitted to ferment, tit used. The
plants intsi not be uncovered foo so0n IN the suo
I formerly frequently lost many hy exposuy tl,e n,
too early The first warm days in spring, are often
smccerdcd by severe cold, which H. fatal 10 i1nta dc.
priVod Of their covering. After a long confinement
DIZZY are feeble aud cannot bear TOO sudden ir,,nsi
N7n Let TIE covers remain tIl the weather be ten
perhte and thrn, by removing them gradually. the
p,niS VIII regain then yigOr aud bc earlier t,a l,os,
eSposed more hastily Last spring uncovered my
salad very early, and il being warm weather hoc.l
il, and admit the rays of tie sun more ioadly
removed the earth from the body OF the PLANTS In
about three days, the weather became unusually Sc
we're and destroyed an my best plants I had not
one bcifrr Uian the thrdqnAty lliat survived This
ws,s however " i!'' experiment, anJ Is mentioned
Oui} A. preventative.
have fpr tso ,nars treated NY salad in The n,as.
nor here described, ana have SEGA noGo 50 ealy.