Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-01

lon of water and after boiling, reduced it to ten gal
Ions.
made syringe feet long, and 1 inch in digme-
ter. By means OF this attempted TO wet my plants
with the tobacco juice. found that the water was
thrown with too much violence that the small plants
were injured by the shock, and that my liquid would
soon be exhausted then made Il leader cap for my
syringe, Through which muI.c small holes with Il
common sewing needle. With this could throw the
waterso that il would fall like n gentle shower or
mist. Though my cai,hascs much cured with
l'ce, lna few days, they were expanded, and the
leaves became smooth and assumed the appearance
ot health The trouble of cleansing them is very in
considerable. n,an can syringe many in an
hour, us lie can hoe, aud by washing them once u
Jay, for two or three days, the vcrmin will be des
troyed The morning, while the dew is on the plants,
Is the most favorable opportunity. The liquid will,
then, spread upon the leaf, and much less quantity
Will he sufficient; for il operated upon, when per-
ectly dry the water will roll from it as from an oil
cd cloth.
BETS, CARROTS AND PARSNIP5.
My ORDINARY method OF preparing. the ground for
these roots rs to spade it in the fall, mix il with ibe
raj supply ofmanure, and throw i, iito rdges.-in
the sprimg, dir II over, mixing fresh supply of ma
uurc OF the best and strongest kind make my drills,
rather dig the ground where the drills made,
very deep, being careful to mix the bot
tom. My OF planting the seed is the same us
my improved method under the head of peas
All parsnips should he planted rs soon as possible,
ailcr the ground is free from osts Also, beets and
carrots for summer Bu, those designed for WIN
ter should be planted about the middle of June These
do not attain their full growth, and are more delicate
than those planted early.-Relercnce is had, as TO
the time of planting, only TO those raised for the ,-
BILE. The first OF May is proper time 10 SOW for
stock. plant two rows OF carrots parSnips, about
eight inches apart, then leave space of about fif-
teen inches then two rows more, aud So on leaving
Il wide space after every two rows. plant my beets
IN single rows, leaving "a wide space between each
These roofs, particularly the beet, occupy consdcra-
bic space, and 10 gam II, must by their growth re-
move the earth from the place they occupy, thereby
condensiag il and making il very hard
To loosen the earth and give room for the spread
ct the roots, dig up the broad spaces, keeping the
blade OF my spade, unless very onc paral-
lei with the drill, that may not injure the small side
roots
WHEAT.
In the autumn of last year, received some whea,
sent TO the Society from Weuerravin. measured a
rod square OF ground, which sowcd one and an
half gill OF seei sowed it in drills, and early in the
s'rns h1cd it, very slightly, once. il consider
ed before harvest, NY farmers, as very fine. What
gathered, after il perfectly dry, measured one
peck, three quarts, two gils and half
There were two circumstances that operated a.
gainSt my wheat one local and the other incidental
i, wls sown by the east side OF tight fence, where
the wheat was feeble and poorly filled 10 the distance
oi two feet from the fence. The other circumstance
was that Of boys entering my garden, in his play,
and hiding himself III the centre of my wheat, al Il
time when II was beg inning 10 fli.-Thcse ciIcunI-
stances lessenCd the crop.
ne gram IS free for any gentlemen of the society,
who will SOW with a view of disseminating il.
CORN.
For the production OF good and early corn, the soil
should be made very rich. would recommend Ell
'hGr Tor gardens. or farms, that the ground should he
dug ploughed in autumn. Where the cuitivator
owns the soil, has more than one crop in v;ew
would advise HIM To put all his manure before
pioughins but, where he has only in cxpecta-
non, VIII he Tor his interest TO put the greatest par
= into the hills spadod my ground for corn late il
the fall, and mix ed INV manure with n
About the lOth of April planted three kinds Of
cary corn giving each samenesS OF soil, situation
NC One KIND wasa small yellow corn, which re-
ceyed from Maine, about 80 miles north of Portland
one WAS n small Kind OF white cora, and the Other
Kind WAS the yellow Sioux.
On the 18th July carried corn To the market
which was the first that had been exhibited
That from Name was the earliest the white was
about four, and the Sioux about eight days later
The two first are profitable only for the market, but
the last, conceive, will be oil ucstniabIe value io
the northern part OF this state and New England -
The 9Th July, gathered seed-corn from the small
yellow, and the 3ls from the other kinds but, the
SouX corn was not SO Oh when gathered rs the frs
was. On the 29th June planted some of the sinai
yellow, where had gathered crop of peas, ihi
season On the 4th OF SepI. gathered some OF IN,
corn Tor boiling, which of good size and we'll ill
Ell, and sent sample to of tho committee We
geiabes On the ODD OF the same MONTH | gatIeres
some for seed, which was perfectly ripe. have nc
doubt OF the practcabiy of raising for the market
on the sime ground, three crops in season--viz
green peas, green corn and winter turnips
My peas were all gathered len DAYS before plant
ed the corn therefore, week may bo easily gained
III the time, AMI that will bring the gathering of In,
corn to the 9th of August The most conyenien
time OF sowing the turnips would he when the corr
WIS hOed the last time say from lie Ist TO the I2u
of August, which would he sufficiently early for win
! ter turnips. This mode of cultivation would be la
cratNc 10 The gardener, 10y giving hum one extra crop
ana 1t would, 10y means of the fodder, fun nisl
one of the choicest kinds of food for stock, at sea
son when most wanted
received from friend three kernels OF corn
winch were brought from the Council Bluffs, one OF
winch came up and was very healthy. il produced
two years of large size. As ii was not uncomnonI,
early, could see nothing TO recommend it except il.
SIZE.
Before quit the subject, beg leave to suggest tc
the Board tie propriey oil reconime ndns the par
tcuar notice of the north eastern section of the Uni
on, the Yellow Sioux Corn Almost the whole al
their dependence for bread IS on corn and this tc
them would be- doubiy valuable In the first place
requires so short fine TO bring il to maturity tina
the farmer may plant any time in June and reason
ably expect good harvest and in the second place
IS so large that he may justly expect his harvest viii
he abundant Perhaps IT may be said that ndividu
al enterprise will disseminate it | presume it will
but IT Will require years for individuals TO accompsl
what may be done by the Society in Il few months
There IS no one circumstance relating to my gar
uen thai contributes more TO the growth Of early We
seiahles, than my manner OF hoeing it. never fai
To- dress all my small vegetables as soon as the ground
sufficiently dry, after every shower or storm of rain
The hoe for which the board was pleased to atliulpe
me Il premium last year, is admirably calculated 10
render the soil light and dry, aud the facility with
which It IS used, enables dress my garden twice
while ! would be doing it once with n common hoe
plant every thing in drills for the convenience Of hoe
ing, anh never wait for the weeds To notify me to
bring forward my hoe. There is a saving of time in
dressing gardens frequently, aud the benefit resulting
from Is greater than r,1 inod particularly in tho
hst part OF The season Where ilc ground is seldom
stirred IN the spring, its cold and the growth OF vcge
ration slow, but who're frequently stirred il becomes
dry andIyely, and Of course warm, and the verdure
OF the plants will rival that of summer
~ CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
KALKIGn, Dec. 2l.--On SATURDAY. last Ibis Societ,