Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-05-07
SPRING WORK.

ICHCfS.
the IT, II object NJ farmers attention ia the
ping ailerthr host is so Tar rcmpVed MS 10 per
rat driving stakes iato the grourd. 4lenld he
his frrccs. lis work should be done thor
oughiv. An insnif lent fence Is wo, s.. tl,an no
fence. bee ~, only tails 10 protect ,nur
crops, but gives your cattle piacticsl lessons ~
the ant of Jumping. Whrna firnNr Is ronsJ.
uns that his fences are such as do not afford full
security, he cannot sleep in peace nor quietly
enjoy the fruits al hi lahors. II IS therefore
better TO tax. a little extra pains with this pnrl
OF rural economy, ant rather exceed than fall
short Of what Il cotftcl feu &C view,rm Chr dneIa
ndispcu sable.
Pnst and rail frac's are probably, more W.
ed IN New England ihan amy other aud ARE
prrhaps IN most ca,es. Justly preferred, Mr..
Preston of Stockport, Pa. recommends TO SIT
posts 9Th the top parl in the gro"nd an as.
sets that they will, in that situation asst ihree
"r four times as long, Ms when III y hTe SET = iih
the but .eud down He also ADV cs IN making
l. noes always 10 place tie rails with the heari
side up
DR.. Deanc observed hat the hest timber
for rails is cedar. II easy 20 split light TO
carry md 10 handle, sufficiently strong and
The most durable Of any. a rail Of cedar i'll
last IN age. Next TO cedar. rails If ,hesnu,.
better. some use rails of oak Cedar is also
brS for the post, in this mud in board fencr
The locust tree is said to be- excellent. But posts
Of white oak, which in most places are ,no,e
easiy got, will last nbput fifteen or twenty
wears. II the lower ends of posts are scoi ched
10 Il hot flame, before they are put into the
ground, they will las the longer ---Abo soak
ing them in sea water will tend 20 keep them
from rolting
POfai0eS.
Coarse manure answers best for potaiocs -
Fallen leaves taken from the wood are rrcom
mended by a correspondent al the Bath Society
in England This kind Of manure, says tie
writer. causes pniaioes TO be much more lnesIy
and ola finer flavor than " en- they are radu
ced Ivy the application Of ashes or dung
The following judicious observations on this
snbect from ibe I'd volume n Memoirs Of
the Board of Agriculture Of the State Of New
Yo,k"
Potatoes should b. planted the first ten DAYS
in May, or a little before the plnmtiug OF Indian
com But is better to postpone the planting
Of potatoeS than Of corn. Therefore, IN the
hurry offspring work, farmers olien leave their
poiato's TO be planted in the last week Of May.
To plant them early will never mime The crop
Al any season, and If the season happens Ia be
very dry about harvest time. the crop will be
much better If planted the frs, of May.
Seed potatoes should never be cu,--ope
large whole Iotatoe IS sufficient for n hill The
outside skin Of the potato, called the ca icle is
the most durable part. and retains the moisture
for the use of he young plant, until il is all ex-
hausied- Ifpoiafoes ure cut the nutritvc Juice
is absorbed IN great measure by the Earth
The evil ofrulting seed poiai oes is more man
iiest on a dry soil than if moist II is n Tsta-
ken opinion that a whole potato is not good,
on account Of bringing the plants too ear TO
geiher /; for the roots will yield all We seek for,
spread in all directions, and ell the bin.
Potatoes, fpnnied in sandy or loamy
soil viii yield one third more. il n table spoon
ful Of plaster be drown upon the naked pota-
toes in each hill, and after an inch of soil has
been laid upon them and then the hill covered
as deep as usual. But ifthe manure be Ia id di.
rectIy upon the seed or under il, a drough, will
iojuTe the crop.
" The most convenient method Of raising po-
tatnes is to plant them about the margin Of corn
fields Then horse may tara upon them
when plouenins among the corn. without in
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