Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-02-11
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HINTS TO FARMERS, oN' o..

COMMUNE ATOMS FOR THE PRESS.
In the communications for the press Of experienced
farmers, we see 70 little If detail ia Their Of
grent crops " enormous yielsls, and Otur ct cc,e.
ras u their calling, the readeris at loss to determine
whether the writer means 70 make an os,entatiols
display Of his skill cul,ivator to instruct his
brOher farmers in the aaoduS 0er0adi OF their
ton necessary for asuccesSu result to their labor
That no one system can be probably adopted and
pursued upon oil farms, apparent 10 every observing
cuativator OF the soil hence the necessity Of close ut.
tension his business, and Of adopting that system
twAether followed by others n0p which the size Of
his farm, the quality Of the soil and the crops he
would cultivate obviously require; and when he
reads an account Of great yields in uny brunch of
hsbaRdry, he feels natural desire to be master Of
the process for obtaining this important result that he
may be the better able to weave into his sys-
ia4 H., g.. r,.,.,,. -. ,,-.-.
Of raising COO bushels a corn $40 Of po,osr 800 oi
iurnips. and some hundred loads of pumpkins from
1--we acres Of and-mcrey tells us he nsanured high
and prepared his nnd early" wihou, giving the
soil, whether wet or dry, deep or shallow upland OF
loMiand; the kind OF corn the mode Of culture, ap-
plcation Of the manure, and 50 forth; oil which we
ton Of farmer +. especially when he gives us
challenge to mortal combat with hoe and dung turk.
But farmer 7. will say. when he challenges man,
nor teach him the use u them. You are right, Mr.,
P.-and We, as well as any other farmer who pts
such challenge, have The right TO choose the wenp-
one, and we think tie ground too. The contest be.
The Potatoe. or apple Of the earth, as the French
call it, is tho best missile for coa.ess between fat
mers. For this purpose we eeecied IN acre last au-
tuDn Vi rather low land, Of that happy medium not
liable to suffer by drought or too much moisture.
though not like the land Of Goshen when the resi-
from the plaques Of teyp"-and in poin. Of richness,
il may Big considered % u medium quality for East
Hartford land. and nothing more. To this acre We
applied twen;ysevon loads Of stable manure turned
il under with rather shallow iurrow; and In this
situation is lay when winter commenced. 7" Boast
not myself Of Tomorrow, 10 n command Of too high
r. how we have mansged land under circumstances
similar the described, and obtained IN exceed.
ing great reward for labor aud expense. arr Il
After the land was narrowed IN the spring, another
light dressing OF manure was given i,-eITead directly
from the cart and plOwed rather deeper than the
fall blowing. The potatoes were then planted, Of
three feet distance in the rows. and two and half
feet in the hiIIs-:he quantity If seed lghs-hut one
small pofatoe, or cut so as 70 make three hills from
one large One-wth small quantity Of plaster before
covering, 10 facilitate their coming up. Alter plant.
ing, give them top dressing Of unleecbed asbes Of
twenty bushels On acre. In the process Of narrowing
and hOeing the ashes are thoroughly incorporated
with the soil, and the crop 10 most essentially benefit
led by them, both in quantity and quality. For the
two first lOngs the harrow used and tie last time,
the hoe exclusively, for two Teasons--l. the rapid
luxurious growth u the potatoes renders them liable
TO he injured by the harrow deep culture brings
TO the surface seeds which would produce fresh crop
Of weeds. t'"
In tlis mode Of culture without hilling from four TO
Eve hundred bushels OF Scotch Rrays or pink eyes
may I've obtained from mn The ashes and pos
ter act with wonderful energy, when thus combined
with manure and the quality Of the potane tor the
table 10 decidedly improved. But u the cullivaioF
would have small poinioes IN abundance, aud sGll,bn
large one, ls. linn lime the land high, Ayply lime
in the hill, and he will have number 10 his hearts
cUneht-however much II may benefit gram, for po-
ia.oes lime 10 mo CO." Tor perhaps the same
that il DESTROYS elRTe tbs chemists say, Acity;
thus causing dryness D the soil. t.g.,a....
This is ns close mud minute description Of our
mode II cultivatng particular CROP us we can well
give 10 brother Paner-witli the remark that the
land will be lett in tine ih nr corn. wheat oa,s, Or
any 0,ssr 10 llse rotation y crops wlich lLe iuImer
thinks il 20 important to tullow.
Aud f our brother NJ Goshen will initiate 0ur ex.
cccdng condeseeiision, and describe his particular
process the Why and wheretTe, we think champi-
may lie found in Ihe field ta'H old HarfDTd conn
~. And let who will cOnIc ofi victor VauQuished,
Gni few Isars and less blOod will bc she'd T.
A deaf end dumb man, Of Louisville, who has been
educsted a. one Of northern asyunIs. having sat-
isied hirsclf after some reading the subject. that
bis inirmity might be ren'eded. recen,y pu,,c,ured
the dFuns Of his car with IN instrument Of his own
and res,@ed the los, seuse. The nmsi remarkable
feature in TIC case is that from being able 20 al
iicuiate sound NJ the nsr u the operation, he ac
CURED the use Of the language in few hours, and in
four days capable II taking part in q sustained
conversation.
lie that has no bead 10 spare. should not keep .
dog.