The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-05-29
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Fsom De American Fsrnrr.
CULTURE OF ROOTS.

The following communication made 10
ihe philadelphia Agricultural Sorirty b
thai nnn,nrhing and secomplished has
haiidman. The Hon. James Gowen. speaks
- plainly. b. is 4 tail OF results. uof The
sdsantag.-s az III. loot culture. hat We
deem Il unnecessary 10 say more lhan 70
a,k our breihrea 10 re q Il:
10 TIE comniffte on Crops,
. GgSrLEnEN:--As the year is drawing
10 clase. take len,r pay my nsutl
respects on the oesashin. b way of sh0s
ing what have bsen daing in The drpari.
mrni under Your supervision since you
last hearl from me. and IL claiming your
attention To some 81 the lollowing clops.
in hopes they my be found worthy Of
distinction.
Yoa are al aware. hal in consequence
of krrpiag - large a stacs Of sallle, my
farm i principally under grass, and thai
raise hat Il IL. grain II premiums had
heen offered for The best fields Of grass. I
should have eompelrd success nlly. ]
think. with thirty acres Of 'iimolhy. The
early grasses. Clover and Orchard. were
no, 50 good; I housed. however,, some me
hundred and senly 10 thirty tons, iirsl
crop hay.
or Cora, I had but seven acres, tie
yield very good 10 view Of The impo, erish-
ed state Of the land. il being two small
lots adjoining some land Of mine which
from lis coudiiion for years. was stand
ing rsproach 10 The neighborhood. u
came inio my possession last spring. and
| had barely time 10 plough and seedi' i.
! had no Wheat, except Two acres OF
spring wheat. the seed of whicll }xas pre-
seated n me by Mr. Bu,msn. VI Dix
mount, Maine. ll ripened WELLS not
vet ihreshrd; | cannot iher,fnre report
The precise yield, nor is quality as 70
-four.
or Rye, I had eight acres, in with orch
ard grass aud clover. The field had been
under grass the three previous years.
Your Cemmi,iee saw the cop while
growing, and III sheaE. Twas beautiful
field Of Rye, The style Of culture was
such as grali6ed every praciiced eye.
Nnlhi r, I think, in slubble, can exceed
the setting of The young grass and clover,
which I think will prove an object Of AT.
traction to the farmer, next summer.
or Riots. | had fur acres Of Mercer
Potatoes. planted between the 18th and
26,h e April, IN drills. Manure, barn
yard: yield over Two hundred bushels Ia
The acre. Quality. very good.
Carrots, over hall an acre in drill. twen-
tytinche, apart. sowed las, week in April.
Manure, dressing well roiied barnyard,
with one application Of liquid manure
The patch was 260 feet long, 100 fee
vide, equal 10 two roods aud 0 perches
The yield 5ss bushels, averaging 9Ot
bushels to the acre.
Sugar Parsnips, about half an acre
in drills. sowed frs, week in May. Ma
nured aud treated the same as the carrots
crop still in the grou ID: compute th'
yield at seven hundred bushels to th'
acre.
Sugar Beeis, over one acre, il drills
sowed from 18th to 18th May. Drills
two ieetsix inches apart; manfred SAM
as the carrots and parsnips; yield min
hundred and seventy.two bushels OF six
ty lbs. each, to the acre
Iaraips. three acres and hail. sowe'
on slh August, broad cast, with timothy
seed, yicll computed 1t $500 bushels
The ,urnips were uniformly large. an
the grass is well set.
For years have urged upon our far
mers in this neighborhool, the necessil,
of turning their attention TO root crops
and have for the same period demonstrs
ell their utility by practical results. In
present il but ano,her proof, with the M;
ny Ihave heretofore furnished, OF the ut
lily Of this culture, especially. IN The We
Of the high and increasing value oil Ian
in the vicinity of The city, and where III
keeping Of large stocks Of dairy cattle
so indispensable. It's a reproach. lndee
aserinus affection, that SO much OF "
milk served TO the CITY is produced iro
such feed as is procured at the disllllerl'
and brcweries; such trash is unnatural
the habits and functions of cattle. Cat,
thus fed, become diseased, their secretion
are impure. Of which tha cilizen' are y
aware. and seldom inspect. or inquire
quire into tlic>sta,e Of The dairy, when
they obtain their supplies--,hey but =
generally think Of tho price Of the mil
without reference to quality. Milk w
them is milk, If it be not a shade dark
than blue, and thus through carlcssness
i'll directed economy. they may be loa
administering TO their children daily.
vitia,ed fluid, strongly imPregnatei ~