Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-03-28

"oo" ~ " as Sfdhteu ny the Victorious JACK
son.
"a word now, ere we part, about that old
saeord. Ills in. the keeping of one who will
never allow stain to attach to it. This is as
1t should be. The Greeks did not adiuGge
the arms of Achilles to the brutal strength and
vaor of A jax. They bestowed them, as the
merited reward Of Ulysses, wise in council,
daring in action. Let but the drum beat to
arms, and, leaping from the scabbard, the war
rlors of America will see the wel-tried blade
again CLEAN like meteor in the front of VIC
torlons bat1le.
''And now, gentlemen, offer this-a senti-
ment? a feeling? No! my knowledge of the
present, my oraces of the future
jackson: Alive, loved, veneer ted by the
patriot, the grateful, tie brave; dead, immor-
tai in the pages of our glorious annals.'
Agriculture.
We present below, some extracts from that
excellent journal-the Albany Cultiyator-to
which we invite the attention of our agrcul-
thral readers:
Rcising early Cucumbers.-H. G. Dicker-
son, of Lyons, Wayne County, New York, |
one of the most successful cultvators Of gar
den vegetables, adopts the following mode of
raising early cucumbers. He makes his hot
bed at the usual time, and when the soil is
placed upon the stack of manure, pieces of
turf are placed just below the surface, on
which the seed are planted. If the grass off
the turf is alive, it is to be put upside down
wards. On the arrival of warm weather, and
when the soil in the open air becomes fit for
cultivation, these pieces Of turf are removed
entire, with the young plants upon them, and
placed in highly MANFRED ground, where they
are finally to grow. In this way the roots are
taken up without the least mutation, conse-
quentIy no check is given to their growth
Afterwards, when there is any probability of
a mig ht frost, each hill is covered with bell
glass. These glasses have small opening
at the. top, which prevents the sun scorchlng
the plants, in case they are not removed in
time; they are obtained at the glass-w orks in
the neighborhood, for four cents apiece but
where they cannot be had, boxes, with panes
inserted, will answer nearly as well. -
Effects Of .Ashes.-Peter Crispell, of Hurley,
Ulster county, states that he raised last year,
on one acre of land, three tons twelve hum
bred and eighty pounds of hay, at one crop
The hay was in merchantable condition, and
of good quality, as will appear from the fact
that 1t was sold at 50 per ton. End was all
weighed on the scales. The soil where this crop
grew, was dry, loamy alluvion, and had been
in grass many years. Last spring Mr.. Crispell
: spread on a hundred bushels of leached ashes
} to the acre, which cost eli ht cents per bushel.
The ashes increased the quantity OF hay near
y one-half, and from former experiments In
the use Of them, it is known that their effects
continue for several years. MIR. Crlspell has
> made some trials with both le@ched and I'M
J leached ashes, and the results, in his case,
would seem to show that the unleached are
not more valuable than the leached. He thinks
that ashes which have lain some time after
being leached, are much more valuable than
! when they are applied Immediate y after leach
: ing. He states that this is also in accordance
with the experience of several Of the Long Is
land farmers with whom he has conversed.
Experiments in planting.-The advantages
, of free admission of light, and free circulation
: of air, to the growth Of plants, are in a good
: degree obvious to persons Of any experience
If in agriculture. So important these inf1u-
. ences to Indian corn, that an advantage is
known to result from giving the widest space
to rows running north and south. This more
II readily admits the light and heat of the sun,
J. than rows running in contrary direction. 1t
S has been suggested that planting corn and po-
a tatoes in alternate rows, or in alienation OF
:, Two rows each, would give greater aggre-
= gate product Tor given extent OF land, than
if each crop Were planted entirely by itself.
e Experiments relative to this point have been
II made in Massachusetts for few years past,
!, under the direction of the Plymouth county
!, agricultural society, and the results so far ln-
il dictate considerable advantage in favor of the
- mode of alternate planting. Mr.. Nathan
is Whitman, VINO received, for an experiment o.
this kind, made last season, a premium G.
>, SIS, lanted half an acre with corn alone
q from this was harvested 10 1875 bushels
e half an acre with potatoes from this was
II harvested l36 1856 bushels; and half an acre
:. in alternate rows of corn and potatoes; from
, this was harvested % 5O-75 bushels of corn
= and 10 4O-56 bushels of potatoes. In this ex
ID pertinent there appears to have been gain il
n mixed planting, Of ten bushels of corn to th'
10 acre, and twenty-six bushels of potatoes
, Some experiments reported to the New Y orl
. society in former years, showed about sh'
l. same results.
le Peas, for early use, cannot be sown to-
j. soon after the ground is dry enough to work
Select warm piece of ground, rather sandy
4 and do not put on too much ralk or strong
70 manure, as it tends to throw the peas too mucI
Is into vines.
IA The pea cropis very profitable one in ma
a nv situations. Sown on sod furrow, 1t fur
h nshes an excellent preparation for wheat, O
: any other crop. Very hot weather seems no
a. to be favorable to the filing of peas; there
. fore, it is advisable to sow them SO early tia
m they may getwell advanced before the hotties
=. and driest part of the summer comes on.
Peas and oats are sometimes sown togetl
m er, and are considered profitable. Ground ir
70 to meal, they form an excellent food for ia