The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-06-20

t4ls cay a MFAr3 . NNA s41efrs tAArS
- fair average. yirlJsd. - pounds ia
weight 80 soon - est; after one dsy's
exposure. IL had lest eight pounds in
ueight. showing that gallon Of wafer
had evapoFsled IN twenty -four hours from
this small quantity Of green crop.
23d--fhe hay esuied in good eoudi-
lion. not injured b. Eve rainy days. the
crop laying light BY mesns Of iis large
stalks. requiring only careful turning nov
and lhen.
26sh June.-A second crop mown FOR
hay. measuring 2 feet 8 inches in height.
The weather has bern remarkably bot.
the result has been . growth in the crop
Of ? inches in height every "a hours The
last four days.
l7Ih yuly.--The ihird crop Of luesrne
measures IL inches in heighi: The weather
is extremely hot e. dry. al the meadows
are psrehed. and farmers are compelled
10 feed their stock on hay; The luesrne
grows away ~ il il had shower every
night
22d.-The crop On the gravelly spot
has again failed; . FIRST and second crop
come up earlier and grew more vigorous
~ on this part Of The Geld Than on any
other. but Alter thai. il suffers for want
Of depth Of soil. stFarding familiar
illustration Of The parable Of the sowsr.
Matthew Xiii. and g. The seed
which fell on stony grouai Immediately
sprang up. because 10 had not much
depth Of earth. and consequently soon
felt the influence Of the sun bur when
the sun was in full yieor, IL was parehed,
aud for lack Of nOurishment. viIhsred =.
way. -...
7lh Angust.-The third crop oflucerne
mown this day for hay. A very heavy
crop, many OF The plants in blossom
From the LET % The I'd cutting. I month
and Is days. from the 81 10 the 81 cut.
Ting. 2 months and ii days. sfer this The
field was rented To tenant.
FIELD No 2.
5Ih Sepiember.-A piece Of land was
sown this day with lucerne seed Of The
present summers growth. unaceompsni-
ed with any crop.
2Oih March.-fhe lucerne sown on
The 18th September. with sseI OF that
summers production. has stood the Sc.
verify Of the winter. and the crop mea-
sures six inches in heigh, this day.
l4sh Msy.-Cut The LIST crop Of 10.
eerne this day, 2 feet in height.
l4lh June.-A second crop mown this
day, equal to The first.
18th Jaly.-'fhe third crop mcwn this
day. &c inches in height,
24lh Augusi.-The fourth crop mown
this day. equal 10 any Of the Preced.
ing.
5lh Sepienber-lt was on this day las,
year. that this crop was sown. With seed
Of that summers production, The 5.h crop
from which measures a zoo, in heigh'.
Major T. sowed field with lncrrne
in May Of last year. unaccompanied with
any crop. Three heavy cuttings were
taken for soiling daring The summer, and
on the Alb Of May. Of the ptssen, year,
il was mown for hay, a very heavy crop
thus giving 4 crops in The space Of
one year from the sowing Of the seed.
v hich was broadcast. and mot hoed.
Colonel y. has field of lucerne OF
acres in full sigor; The crop, sfler cut.
ing. measured 3 feet Z inches 10 length.
He moved Third full crop from this
field on The 2ls. July.
The seed was broadcast, and The crop
is kept clean by narrowing after every
as is thai also belonging to Ma
ipr !.
a. esq, in breaking up IN old
inproducliEe meadow. for the purpose of
seeding il with lucerne, adopted the fol-
owing mode. In September. The land
was ploughed To The full depth Of lbe sta
pie ard sown with winter isres or yelch-
ss. These were cut for nay in May.
and yielded three tons per acre. The
and was Immediately ploughed. and re-
peaiedly narrowed. and the weeds were
collected and burnt, A plentiful crop Of
weeds soon made their appearance, which
we're ploughed down; the land was a.
lgain narrowed. and the weeds were a.
pain collected and burnt this was re.
oeaIed until the soil was as clean as gar
len. when IL was covered 10 the depth OF
.wo or three inches with well rot,ed ma
aure, and The whole was then carefully
turned down; the seed was sown broad
East in September, wilhou, any other
rrop. and during the next summer il
was cut Eve times for soiling and for
hay; the land being narrowed aller ev.
cry cutting: the sub crop was commence
I'd cutting for soiling on the 25sh Of Sep
lember.
Now. these crops were sown broad.
:sst; know of more in that Island
SO famed for the growth Of this inEalu-
abfe crop) that are drilled aad Iioed; The
lime and expense Of the labor could not
De afforded by their small proprietors gs-
.erally: and their object is 10 plant The
;rop so thick that The grass and weeds |
NIGHT have M chance lar orowth TIE