The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-05-16


m0sphrre, aud refreshing dews.
Oafs.--As We hope nd believe lhst
eH haze gotiea il their oais, We shall moi
remark upon il culture further. dian 10
say i i time i should BE- visible 10 the
naked eye across huadred acre field: COZ
Oas % yield vel must Be sown - soon
IN The spring - The ground can be pre-
pared in good condition.
Afltitf may Be soWn any time between
The middle Of This month and the middle
Of neat. II makes 4 nutritious and album
tani hay crop; Yields literally Or grain,
makes when ground excellent chop Cor
sock Of III kinds, and is grain Is about
HE beet feed that can be given 10 Young
chickens and Other poultry. II will re-
qnire . rich and losmy soil.
Fol- P0fafOes.-From The 10Th 10 The
10 b Of this noah Is the besi time 10
plant your main crop of fall potatoes. II
gives ample lime for The iubers 10 ma
lure; and while We are upon This subject
lee u advise you, In the preparation or
your ground, 10 he snrs % plough deep
and pul,erize thoroughly. If you de-
sign 70 follow The crop Of potatoes with
wheat, manure broadcast. Indeed. whe-
Their sou 50 design or mol. We think il
would be be.ier 70 give one-half Of your
manure 70 your polaioe ground in that
form. as BY 50 doing you enlarge The pas
ture Of the lateral roolleis rs they extend
beyond the narrow confines dc The fur
row, and thereby afford Them food better
suited 70 the young roofs than that more
concenlrsl kind provided Cor them in The
hill. Again by this division Of The food
much Of he danger Of firing. ~ The term
i, i avoided. Your ground being pre-
pared, cot your pc atoes 80 As q leave
every set two eyes; - you cut them
sprinkle plaster over them 80 a. 10 dry
them. II they are cut few days in adj
vance Of planning 50 much The better.
Your sets ready, lay of your burrows 81
or feetapari, then drop the SETS 10 inch.
IS assunder, cover them about On inch
with long manure and then turn afurrow
about three inches nvcr that 50 as to give
The sets covering Of about -four inches.
II you have not sufliciency Of stable
or barn.yard manure 10 allow gene.
rously mannring them. send Your carts
to your woods and make up The dcicien-
cy with mould, leaves or pine skaters,
mix these up with your manure, taking
care 10 add to each twenty loads of The
mass ten bushels OF ashes and one oI
plaster, Incorporating The whole together
well. This mixture, viii, perhaps, anc.
wer az well, If not better, than The richest
long manure your stable or COW yard can
afford.
As soon as your potatoes begin 10 show
their heads above the ground run har-
row through them. The operation will
answer for working and ensuI: regula-
rity in their coming up. When three
inches high run plough through them,
turning The earth from them as you 60,
taking care TO restore it as you return and
to eive them slight fiat hill. Should
the plough in This operation not eradicate
all the weeds, finish the work With the
hoe. In few days turn fla, furrow
towards them. so as ia. elevate The soil =
few inches around the plants; and in q
week or ten DAYS pass The cul iyatol
through the middle OF the row as neil
the hill as possible. andrempve The weed:
in the FUR VS. with The hoe, md you may
consider that The work Of the season is
done.
Should the warm attack the vines
s,rew bushel Of salt 10 the acre over
them, and you willhave effected The quie'
tus Of the devouring enemy.
/ Pumpkins--As we are solicitous thai
you shoul,. lay the groundwork Of sue.
cuIent feed for your mich cows agains
the drying mp Of your pastures in The fall
we would advise you to plant a goodly
!, portion of pumpkins: plant them as neal
The first Of My as convenient. lend then
well. and put them away in the fall be-
fore they are injured by The frost. Ia
ensure success 10 The pumpkin crop, YOU
must ether put them in rich sand Of
loan. and manure The hills well.
Maagei Unrzie aud Sugar Beet
! These fine roofs should be planted as tar
~ in May as possible; the ground should
be The same as for pumpkins, tho The,
will yield well in clay, il it be not stiff
BE the soil what il may, il should be wei
MANFRED, with well roited manure, whict
would be The better of having from 10 Il
IS bushels ashes mixed with every q
cart loads. 90 loads of such compost iol
an acre is about the proper quantity
though il the soil be in good heart. 10 OF
is double horse cart loads will answer.
II Scea PotafocS--This fine root should
be planted about the first Of the month
DELAY their planting not beyond the 9th
aud whatever you do, be sure TO plan
enough 10 furnish your family with
god supply, for there is nothing which
graces The family dinner table in The shape
of vegetables more gratefully enjoyed
and especially by the younger members