Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-10-26


its habits, skunk's cabbage, except thai
tho leaves are narrower, longer, and
grew upon the seed stock these boil
till obtain strong decoction. then
take out tho roots, and add to the liquor
salt-petre in the proportion Of tour ounces
to three gallons, and put in my seed Germ
while the liquor is yet warm. Thirty six
hours is tho longest period ii should be
suffered to steep, as the niue may de-
stroy tho negotiating principle of the
grain. As further precauiieD, the IL
qnor is again warmed, and a gill OF tar
stirred in, and the seed again immersed
in it anew. Thus prepared have nol
lost twenty hills IL four years. The
hellsbore is poisonous, and though the
ground may partially extract the poisen,
neither birds nor squirrels will ever dis
turb dozen hills. The tar impregnates
the sses, and protects it from the worms.
A gentleman in Madison county, who
10 sand TO haze raised The Srestest crop
OF corn ever Crowd in this state. as
cribes his success principally to the
circumstance of bis having put four
bushels OF seed on an acre, instead OF six
quarts, the usual quantity; and pulling
up all but the requisite Number OF most
thrifty plants at the first dressing OF the
crop; sad that no STALK produces less
than three cars. | do not know that the
facts have been correctly stated to ne
but | confess they appear to BIS rational.
We scarcely ever notice hill of corn,
without observing spear more vigorous
than the rest, which maintains It's ascen.
dancy and is always more prolific in its
return. On the contrary those plants
which are pale and sickiy when young,
seldom produce much under the best
care. My experience warrants me in
the belief, hat seed taken from ,he stock
which has produced two or three ears, is
more prolific than seed from stock
which has produced but one ear.
2. Petstoes, if intended as q fallow
crop, should be planted early. II on
sward, hills are more convenient than
drills. The dung should be unrotted
and spread previous to plonghing. II
generate toe muuh heat, to encourage q
too luxurlant growth oil tops, to proract
the ripening OF the crop, and to render i
watsry and il!-davored. It,is mistaken
noton tina, the hes, potatoes grow in a
warm dry soil, ireland and Naya SEQ.
tia produce the bssl in the world, Tbs
climate in both is, comparatively colo
and vary damp. Potatoes, generally N a
be dug between the 18th and 3oih Sep
tembsr; and the ground is quickly pre-
pared Tor crop; which should no! be pul
in after the first week in October.
have procured kind which are not only
Of good qualify Cor the tabls, but which
come to maturity in eight or ten weeks
from planting. These premise to be
valuable for fallow crop. A practice
has been recommended TO me, Ia proven
The deterioration Of this crop, a miseor
tune which seems 10 follow planting
successfully, seed raised on the same
farm. Two years experience has tend
ed 10 satisfy me Of its utility. The re
communication is, to select seed oil gooi
size, 10 Gu, off and throw away a slice from
the seed end, and to cut the residue int,
two, three, or four pieces, according (
the remaining number of eyes. Its uti
Ivy is based upon the supposiion, and
may say the fact, that where severa
stocks grow close together, the vegeta
bic will be Of a dininutiye size; ane
hat the discarded slice, which has rom
bree to six eyes, may be correctly com
pared to the tips, and butts Of an ear 0
seed corn, yhish are rejected as useless
because they Invariably produce sickil
lsn's. The best puta,oe soil is on
which is cool, moist, aud light, such a.
is afforded by swamps Astounding in yc
gstable allnvion, and we'll drained.
8. Beans may be cultivated in hills o
IN drills. They are valuable crop
s ssss S|h god care are as profitable a,
tilth. The China bean, with red eye
is TO be preferred. They ripen early
and are very productive. l cultivate,
beans the last year, in three diferen
ways, viz. in hills, in drills, and sowe'
broad cast. l had an acre in drills, which
was the best crop ever saw. The croI
was twice cleaned Of weeds by the hoe
bu, not earthed. The product was NOR,
than torly-oight bushels, by actual mea
surement The beans brough, me on,
dollar per bushel last fall The thire
experiment was upon piece of grsune
where the clover had been killed.
was ploughed about the frsr of June, thu
seed sown like peas upon the first flrrow
and narrowed in. The drought kep
them back, bu, about IS rods of ground