The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-12-14

hreEood 10 lasl goa nail .he middle :,
nei May, lose no time N eomple,;..
ms lobi The comfort Of your family and
ne economy Of The labor Of ,your leans
pom require thar this good work sh,,uId
DC Done q soon = possible.
tneing.-Il should Be he hu.;u...
q every ProEidens farmer and planter.
ea'iy srery lrinier, 10 provide an ampIs
supply Of ienring 10 put up new ,lcncs,
and 70 repair The old: we We ssy ,0rIv
because having felled his timber ~
moulded y into pests and rails IN ne
rough BY having them hauled 10 the barn
OF some Convenient shed or other oul
mouse, ne can Always occupy his hands
IN bad weather. m boring he posts and
pointing the railsi this being a species II
labor which should be performed a such
iimes-we say, therefore, avail yourself
lof this well-iimed hini. and have an your
fencing cut and hauled in.
Barns and Gafes.-If yoo have any
oars on your place, get TO work q, once
and substitute gates Cor them: gates look
sssd are better IN every respect.
0rchardsand .appies--Exsmioe vou,
trees: # they have any dead limbs npon
them cut them carefully OF INFO the sound
wood; take chiscl and make smooth
job Ia, Then cpser The wound y iIh 4
paste made Of equal parts OF fresh COW
duag and clay, or with . composition
made - follows: take 4 paris rosin, 3 paris
beeswsx. and ! par, ulrpen,ine, dissolve
me whole together over slow fire, and
when nearly cool coser the wound with
the composition; This done, dash sand o.er
lhe surface so As 10 make il impenelrabls
20 The rain.
lyon have not already done 90, paint
the bodies ofyour trees with a paint thus
made: take gallon of soft soap and I ID.
Of -four Of sulphur. mix them well iogelh-
or, and apply The mixture with q PAM
brush from The surface Of she ground as
Tar as you can reach.
Drains.--Examine an the land drains
IN your grainfelds, clear them oui, so tina,
there may he nothing to impede the pas
sage Of The water through lhe winter.
Repeat This operation every few weeks,
as II y important that the growing gain
should lie as dry as possible through the
winter.
Difching-may be carried on during
the good and dry weather Of winter when
the earth is NOT frozen.
Uinier Piovghing.-Shoula aHy Pc
nod present itself during the winter, .whenI
the earth is NOT ,eet, the operation Of win
ter plo9ghing may be very advantageous
ly carried on.
Garlic.-Repestcd winter ploughings
is the best remedy for this pest.
Accumulation Of Manure.-we have
in our Introductory remarks endeavored
to in'Psess the necessity of sccumulating
manure by all possible means, but as this
Is an object Of vital importance TO the sue
cess of agriculture, we would here say TO
aldo not consider you have discharged
your duty to yourself, family and country,
until you shall have hauled several hun
drrd loads of leaves and mould, marsh
mud, or earth Of some kind iRlo your
stock yards and hog-pens.
Now lei us take bird's-eye view
In THE GARDEN.
But, perhaps, YOU have none, for we
have seen such farmers in our day! Well
then, il you have not, fence in one with
out delay, for no husband, residing in the |
country, ought to have the conscience TO
look his wife and daughters in the face
uaifss he has provided them with a good
and we'll laid off garden.
, Cabbage Seed.--Cabbsge seed may
now be sown in hoi-beds for plants to be
set out early next spring. Indeed they |
may be sown on a warm border, facing !
the south, provided covering be placed
over the plants to protect them from the
weather. I
Lettuce and small !Ealading Of all |!
kinds may be sown, as mentioned for
cabbages,
BulbOus HOwering Roo. may still
be planted out.
Gooseberries. Raspberrifs, Cu,nnts.
and Shrubs generally, may be SEA oW |
whichever the ground is open.
Strawberry and asparagus bess-If
yen have not already cleaned these, do
SO at once, and cover the alleys with !