Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-05-22

| 4NOt IL lDCJ SHOULD DC SuIleTeQ IO
60 upon il. Shortly before sowing, it
should again be ploughed and harrowed.--
The latter is necessary to level the ground,
In order to prevent the seed from rolling in
to the slnuosity, and thus rendering the
hemp uneven. II should now be sowed
and narrowed both ways, or narrowed one
way and then rolled or brushed the other
way This is preferable aS it will lay the
surface Of the ground more level. and will
facilitate the cutting operation. enabling the
workmen to cut closer to the ground ard
thus save lint. This is tho most advisable
course for early sowing, when there is al
ways sufficient quantity Of moisture in
the ground to bring the seed I'D. Bot if
there is any doubt about there being suffi-
cient moisture in the ground to cause all
the seed toyegetate, it is more safe 10 plough
the seed in with shovel pIoughs These
will cover the seed to such a depth as viii
insure their coming up. unless the ground
should be very dry. IN that case there is
no alternative but to wait for rain before
you sow. Different opinions prevail as to
| The proper quantity Of seed to be sown per
acre. My experience, which has been con-
siderable, convinces me that the quantity
of good seed, upon well prepared ground,
oht oc"h WIFI tItCIt IL IlCiDtuFt CllDUBH
to bring it all up, need not exceed one bush
Ell and an eighth per acre; but as the most
skllful sower cannot scatter the seed So as
to give every portion OF the ground its due
proportion, it would be advisable to SOW
bushel and a peck per acre. MANFRED
ground does not answer 50 well for hemp
so well the first year, as that which has
been laying iGng in grass. IF recently and
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grow too coarse. Land -"hich has ieen
several years in clover. Gf il had nGt heen
previously too much reduced by bad hus-
bandry) is well ada pied to hemp, but it is
sometimes seriously affected by the cut
; worm and other insects. To guard against
these, clover should always be ploughcd the
; previous fall or carly in the winter, 4 still
greater safeguard is to sow clover ground
:, late il the month nf MAY.
Hemp may be sown upon the same
ground many years in succession, to great
advantage; and as after the first wear. the
: cut worm is usually not very troublesome,
, there VIII be necessity of taking the pre-
! caution of sowing late only one year.
: Land which has long lain in blue grass,
i, especially If paStured by sheep, is finely
9 adapted to the growth Of hemp. But to
make il produce well the first year. ], is es-
: sentlal that the sod should be well turned
over the preceding fall, 50 thati may have
!, time to decomPcse, and be thoroughly pull
- verised,
n Newly cleaned land is not so good for
d hemp as that which has been in cultivation
it year or two in corn. But if sowed after
Y corn, the stalks should be cut close - the
it ground the previous fall, and the roots of
e the corn turned under with large plow,
d so that they may have time to rot. They
D viii be somewhat in the way. in cutting
e hemp the first year, but will be no trouble
G afterwards.
e 1t is very important for the hemp grower,
10 have his ground for hemp set apart in
}, helds, IN which nothing else grows These
s may be kept for hemp great length Of
/, time without any change, and consequently
n mere VIII be no necessity Tor suffering any
n hind OF stock 10 go upon The hemp ground.
y Inc sol! Will thus be kept light and mellow,
: AS soon as the hemp, of the previous crop,
o is on the ground, it should be piowcd deep,
: turning al! the hemp stubble and roots ui,.
der. II this can be done in time 10 have
G the benefit of the spring fros,y, so 4nsttcn the
# better 1t should not be narrowed IF
n ploughed early enough to have the benefit
+ OF The spring 4rosts,) ill the tine Tor SOW
. ing. With one narrowing before. and two
: after, the crop will be pitched. If, in con,
,. sequence Of rains, the ground has baked,
S it would be advisable to plough The SEED
: in with shovel Ploughs, 50 as 10 rem.
e der the ground iighr. And in ali cases
!, where there is doubt whether there is
e sufficient quantity of moisture in the
c ground to bring the seed up by narrowing,
d the shove! plough should be substituted as
t It will cover the seed much deeper, where
b It will lind moisture to make il vegctate.-
1 II narrowed in. when the ground is very
e dry, that which is covered TO some depth
vii! sProute and come up, but ,hut portion
r of the seed which lies near the surfac. will
. vegetate till it rains. II there be only one
5 week between the coming up of the first
and last portion of the seed the latter will.
e be so far behind the other as TO be alyays.
? what is called underling hemp, and will be
I Of no value, whilst that which come NJ first
e vii! be too thin, and will consequently grow
very coarse. This should be most carefully,
s guarded against.
= Hemp may be sowed 4. any time between the
lOth OF April and last Of May, ,chen the ground
IS an PToper state tor sowing, that is neither
100 'oet nor too dry. Early sowed henn eener.
{ ally produces the best crop. !. wou.l be best
TO sow not later than the 2Oth OF May, If il can
De avoided. but hemp sowed the ION OF lane
will make itself before frost, though IN general
. The crop will be light. To give time 10 Gu, y