The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-09-14


As marh Of the success Of mex, wears
Ia5Ors win depend upon The manner in
whi.aire work affhis month may be exc
ruiel. we feel That we eanaat TOO urgently
Impress upon our agricultural brethren
the necessity Of paying particular aiien-
ton 10 every daly deyolsing upon them.
and 10 see that whatever may be done,
shall be performed in The best possible
manner, and that no delay which ran be
avoided be permitted 10 take place as 10
the fine Of lie performance. With this
brief Introduction, we shall proceed 10
point out what ought now 10 be attended
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o. THE Faaa.
Fall PloHghiag for Graia.--Many ii
yoa have doubtless commenced this work.
10 such we say. push on with your la
bors until you shall have completed them.
TO those who have mt begun. our advice
il, 70 begin without another days delay ;
anioa both We w1ali urge the proprieiy 81
observing care As 10 The manner of plough
ing. Let your funows be ploughed deep,
and The slices 50 laid as 20 bury all yege
table matter and pulyerize The soil; for. be
lieye US. these are objects Of the very first
importance.
seeding Rye-In putting in this crop.
see that YOU commit your seed 10 soil
calculated to remuneraie you for yuar Ia
boz. as il is Ruthless TO he expending your
force aud line on land loo poor 10 yield
acompensaling return. Where The ground
may be really poor, by The application Of
abushel ofplas,er and two bushels Of salt,
or four Of ashes. per acre. you may place
the soil in position 10 make moderate
amends for.ils lack Of fertility, rs these
substances will absorb nutrimenl from the
atmosphere, assimilaie with il, and dis
pense il 10 the crop, as well as maintain
heallhful moisture throughout The sea-
son. Be sure 10 get your Rye in early.
and SOW al least . peeks TO the acre. Il
is scarcely necessary for us to remind
you, that no land should be seeded be-
fore il is finely pulserized by repeated
borrowings, and that after The seed is in,
il should be again narrowed and finished
by rolling. -e.....
Needing Hhen We las, month en-
deavOred TO impress upou you The pro-
prieiy Of early seeding, and we will here
repeat, that we believe much danger may
he avoided by getting in this grain much
earlier than you have been in the habit Of
sowing il We will sum up our advice
in q Few brief rules: Sow early: sOrplsn-
~ Of seed, moi less than tlUo bushels 10
the acre: soak your seed in salt brine or
ley. for 10 or ~ hours dsfore soming.
and as you take IL out 10 sOm. dry IL in
lime. or ashes: If your lad has not been
lined or married.. som thereon bushels
cf'Hme, per acre, after The seed is IA: II
yor land is not rich, sow orcr each acre
a Jushei ofpldsfcr and tao Of sat. In
deed. whether rich or not, we think you
will find your interest promoted by SOW
ing the plaster and salt over il, as we be-
lieve il would have the tendency not only
Of fixing the ammonia IN the soil, but Of
refining it in store to be fed oat graia-
ally TO the growing plants, aud Of pre-
venting 10 certain extent, the rust.
SoWing of Grass Seeds.-All mea-
nows intended TO be sci in grass seeds,
should be prepared and sown as sown in
This month as possible The soil should
be male iine,and plenty Of seed be sown.
The following proportions will answer:
lf Timothy alone, from l to L peck
per acre, the latter quantity the most ELI
BILE one
il Orchard grass alone, . bushels per
II Red Top alone, bashcl per acre.
lfa mirtare of any two OF these be de-
sifable, one half the quantity of each
should be spwn.
The following mixture would make a
good one: bushel of Rye Grass and one
Of Orchard Grass, to be sown early in this
mouth and to have IL lbs. of clover seed
per acre sown thereon next spring as soon
as the seed can be lightly narrowed in
and roll ed wi,hou, injury to the ground.
RecoAecl tina, light harrav is better
than a bush harrow, as the latter always
drags the seed into irregular masses.
Destruction Of Garlic III you have
any field badly infested with this pest
plough il staii,r as soon as can, harrow
up the roots, 80 as to expose them 10 the
rays Of he sun: than, Ia in the fall. give
u a deep ploughing, so as To freeze them,
aud should January be open enough Tor so
doing, give your ground third plough
Draining AID Ditchiag - his month
is alvantageoasly suited To such work.
and il yoa have any arabic ground that l.
tOei, be sure to have il drained, as No