Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-12
on TIE CULTIVATION OF BEErs.


Byte EiitOr ofihe Southern Agricalii.yid.
T1e7e are many varieties of this vegetable.
such as the arge-rooted the lone-rooted,
dwarf, tnfaip rooted, small red Castlenandnri.
green topped, yellow.rooted, &c. We will con.
fine our remarks TO those sold by our sae,lslnen.
E, the long blood aud turnip-rooted heels, as
these are The only varieties cultivated among
rs, 7nd a. far as we have been ab'e to asrer
am, they are 10 be preferred 10 any of those e
numera'c1 above. The Casilenandari is said
o be mneh esteemed N France. add TO have the
taste OF Il mi we have not, rs yet, been able TO
Obtain the seed We have, at different npTiods
cultivated most ofthose enumerated above and
prefer tie iurnp-rooted, on account Of It's sumo
rfDr de.icacy. earliness. and the greater case
with Which il can be raised.
light deep and rich soil. is the best suited
fof the culture OF thn h-et they ehantd ba eo,vn
If possible IN ground which has been hipbly
manurfd for some ather crop, but should there
be none oil this description vacant well rntted
manure mag be used, and even fresh in "a. Of
neressiiy, Improper care he taken that HE ichoie
be tHrEed lHter, aud not mixed through the up-
per soil The objection TO using manure more
poclally il fresh slate, with this or any a.
Their lopg.rooted crop. is, that meeting with IT
IN Jumps aud detached parcels, the roof IS d.
yerted from It's proper course and impe1ed IN us
downward progress the consequence is, that
nstead nj one long. large, straight and clean
root, we often, under such circumstances. have
many small ones aud numerous hbrps, render
lag II tuiiit for the table. The remedy for this
IS obvious, aud It IS rather surprising, that the
cause OF the iOrklng OF the roots being known,
the remedy should not have been applied l.
Is simply 10 place the manure al such n depth,
that the root may not reach i, and consequent.
~ not be diverted until it shall have grown 10 a
proper length. This may be eff cted by spread
ing the manure ON The surface aud with "A sUaaIs
turning il entirely under completely reversing
the soil. 50 as to place ii at which was on top
together with the manure, at the hottnm-care
is required III this operation, thai all Of The ma.
n1tre be completely buried, and that none by the
carelessncss ofthe gardener, be inerminged
with the upper soil. Another method land il is
one which we have adopted for many years
with considerable success IS, after the ground
is prepared, 10 make small trenches or furrows
either with spade, or, # there be ground g
nough, with the p,ongli, and at the bottom of
these 10 scatter lhe manure, level the surface, or
raise il into rdg lets over the manure and plant
on these. This last Will be found most iTeciu-
al, and for many reasons tie best. BY pursn.
ing this plan fresh manure may he rs 4. though
we would always prefer thai WITCH . partially
roted. In pFePar ng the ground for a crop,
care should he taken 10 bay II well broken up.
aud made mellow As deep As possible the beet
sends It's root to great depth IN search Of food,
and il ought moi to be Impeded by meeting with
hard aud compact soil. II possible lei il he
stirred eighteen inches deep. for it will general.
" be found that all other circumstances being
equal. that compartment which has been stir
red The deepest, will produce the best crop.
The spade IS decidedly the besi instrument. for
stirring the ground. bnt where large quantity
is 10 be rails ID, the plough may be used, and
more especially fihe ridge system be adopted
The usual method is TO have the ground, after
being 'hus prepared, laid of into four feet beds
10 plant two OF three seeds ever nine inches,
in rows a foot apart. to be thinned oul 10 single
plants hen about The size OF goose quill
Such as are thinned out may he transplanted to
Gil up the racances which may occur in the
beds,
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