Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-05-13
water Melons and CAntelopes.

In
cultv delicious melons, oy gem
who, ADD degree north latitude, ffequ@ny
raised melons TO weigh from 50 20 ~ pou eh AI.no
climate melon often aitans a much great
or g, with much and attention, doubt
me eapefmes ,t ow much larger than nov The sys
lem Of nr,i.s adopted by this writer, If praced ali
bv ,,o.e who this climate, only very
sx,e"s ceftsiny contributes mach 10 the enlarged
size of the meons and perceive how 1t should
."pam we o nope, a. y = no y, IN .,e
give tho result. comparing is bendts
with generally praetised-3ug,sta (Geo)
Paper
ioies feet in damater. 30 inches deep.
garden rubbish and unrotted I'd
aud waered N~o or three buckets uli then filled
with rich soil this spread 6pec compost
we'll roued manure, compact hard Stick seeds
Gay ~ or 30 IN hill) the end of the seed
little below the surface of compost,
with the hand fill the holes by fingers;
then cover the h IN m lhr of coar rand, often waite
red In Alabama, should think turf the side
DOWN. would be a good hIiing the II
Hills, 10 feet apaft, 2, 3, and plants only
hil and standing apart from each other thin
ned by tho time the plants have six leaves
IL the be dry dig down by the side of tho hills
nearly asdeep as the bottom OF the holes and put buck
water. filling alter absor-
bed as soon as the yellow bug take the sand
and supply it' place with soil This is all that be
the hill.
When the plant has six leaves take off the shoe,
with the point OF sharp penknfs. and when the lateral
shoots inches long, of all but three when these
begin to fall TO the ground secure Than down with
sucks, and as they ADVANCE spade up the ground foot
deep in advance of the vines.
Once in three four feet a shovel
on leaf JOINT OF tbs vne Cno covering the lesf and
down gently
1T this IS kept moist will take The ends
vinos TO be kept on the ground by sticks.
Let The vines spread from the Mills the
whole ground.
IT the side branches of the main vines inclined
head "p and not 70 keep to the ground take them Off
a foot from the main vine.
All pruning 10 be done the middle of the day when
shines.
Let melon set within four five feet ffom the
ami then only lateral branch three o a plant
Let III" vine r'" o" as far as il will keeping it to the
ground PERMIT no melon TO grow that deformed; pull %"
no male blossoms
permitted 70 sit on the same vne and second raised
should think the vines might oe made TO from 20 10
80 feet long.
Great should he taken That the vines
troi upon.
The earty, bu, mail melons. Let the melon
second or third lee from the and take the
two joints beyond the melons.
To increase the number caneiopes. Take off ali the
melons that sit W thin feet of the
These may be planted six feet apart tho hill, and
requre particular attention.
sand on the hills Of the best preventives against
the yellow bug, though not entirely preventive.
Ii IS useful TO plant pumpkin squash seed the hills
for the bugs taking care 10 poll them up as he
bugs gone.
C.ntelopcs should planted 20 yards
'nIskmeons or cucunb-rs.
To improve your seed save none bat from tho very best
Keep record If you wish certainly the suits
H7tc.t Cropi- He,tern .Nto fork-we have taken
some pans TO ascertain prospects of Whea, Crop
the ground, md srathed in being able
that i !. quite promising usual. Fears enter:a
ned that had been smoter.d by IN. quantity
that bad fallen daring the but disappearance
Tue SNOW has general removed such fears Besides the
The freezing and thawng have been ttva
but . at ground On very ow
ground ,,ere has been injury this
aud might add, that where the drifts have
unusually large, Of the wheat been snohee
These remarks 50 lar as we can Learn are apphcaoe TO
tho OF the only this but il
the aro.nh An Intelligent farmer from the
cne.ee valley nioms US that the IN that quarter is
hne, and promises an abundant yield Rochester Dem
Crops Of. he Erstern Shore of HryLna--we are in
formed by gestenah who has JUST returned from the
shore Ut tins State tho crop of grain
rally I",<ed unpromlsing upon his arrival there ten days
bot daring his sojourh thai section OF the country,
the had greatly improved the highly cultivated farms
recently imed sud nured The genca however,
fohis the hope OF 'he usual annual The experience
of old the Backward, like
present. crops arc generally more suect to destruction by
the hy Farmers have been seriously retarded in preparing
for ihe pAnt. of .it spring gain, and mach Of the
grouAd for and oats has been broken up.
Baltimore Patriot, April 90.
The tort Courteoas-Nr. EVERETT, our present Mo
lister 10 England, delivered Grafton before Phi Beta
>appe Society at Cambrdse, their annual celebration
few and after public
society had dinner, Judge
SroRr, who presided tables, said proposed
the following sentiment, after the cloth removed.
compliment to the
The Orator Of the day Applause follows the footsteps
of fame wher-eeer a: (Everei) goes''
nttention of the whole compap, to Mr.
EvknErr' VINO Immediately rose aud made the following
very happy
'Th, Member. Of the Legal Profession: Howsoever lofty
their aspirations may be, they never can rise higher than
Story
The Ruling Passion str ong IN Deatd.--When
LAWRENCE was lying stretched on the deck of
the Chesapeake, mortallv wounded. and the i'm
mortal sprt, was about liitng ITS fraii tenement,
his last diving I'M junction was--"DoN'T GIVE Up
THE SHIT"
When BAINBRIDGE lav struggling in death. on
the bed OF sickness, his memory reverted to the
stirring scenes IN which he had many years be-
Tore borne an active part. He imagined himself
N command Of gallant vessel, surrounded by
his officers, on the of engagement--aud
summonIng all his energies for final effort he
he exclaimed, "CALL HANDS TO BOARD THE
ENEMY"
When Porter. in foreign land. was sinking
into the grave--his body worn out with the ex.
posures and hardships 10 which he had been sub.
Jected for a period of many years, in the service