The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-05-19

Too much hill around corn is another in
Jury to the crop which farmers too much
overlook. 1t matters not whether it is dry
season or a wet one, it is all the samc-too
much dirt around the corn is u serious In Jury.
The roots will penetrate deep enough with
out an addition on the top of the hill, and if
any is made, it is an unnecessary trouble,
and detrimental incumbrance The roots
OF corn are very long.-and, as the stalk re.
quires moisture, they work down into the
fresh earth.
Flowing among corn after the roots have
become extended is also another bad idea
and still worse practice. 1t breaks the roots
and consequently cuts off a portion of the
nouriShment from the stalk When the
corn is small, blowing does no injury, and
saves great amount of labor, but after the
roots have become spread, of the two evils
Tweed or the plow) weeds are the less.
To OBTAIN EARLY FRUIT BY EXHIBITING
THE rREEs.-Mr. Knight, having trained
the branches of an apple tree against
southern wall, in winter loosened them to
their utmost, and in spring, when the flow
erbuds began 10 appear, the branches were
again trained 10 the wall The blossoms
soon expanded, and produced fruit which
early attained perfect maturity; and what
is more, the seeds from tn ,ir fruits afforded
plants, which, par,aking Of the quality Of
the parent. ripened their fruit very consider
ably earlier than other trees raised at the
same time from seeds Of the same fruit,
which had grown in the orchard.
CULTIVATION OF ORcHARDs.-At a late
agricultural meeting at the State House,
Boston, MIR. Porter, Of Danvors, stated that
a few years ago, he had an old orchard Of
four or FIVE acres, which had not been plow-
cd for thirty years, which his neighbours
said was worthless. He plowed it, man
ured it well, and took off IL good crop of oats.
He pursued the same course the two follow
ing years. The third year, he had seven
tons of oats, cut before ripe for fodder, and
two hundred and eighty barrels of apples.
Previous 10 blowing, he did not get more
than eight barrels year. 1t may be pro-
per 10 add, that although sown crops with
manure, do we'll for full grown orchards,
low hoed crops only, as potatoes, beets, and
turnips, will answer for young trees.
mails in anything that is conductive to their
health.-Give them plenty Of good, palat-
able food, water and salt While they are
i'll the pastures, or confined to green, succu-
lent and fermentabIe food, give them once
week mixture of salt and common wood
ashes, in the proportion of one quart of the
! former to three of the latter. 1t will do good
like medicine.
WHEAT--Wheat is said to be far less IL
able to I'M ury by the grain worm when SOW
ed late, but TO offset this advantage, it is
more liable 10 rust. Late sowing extends
the period Of manuration into what is usual
ly denominated by farmers, ''dog day wealth
er," which is likely to engender rust.
BEEs.-Clean the bottom board and white
wash it, and the lower edge Of the hive, also
The outside, if convenient, and the inside in
the lower part. Put much fine salt into the
white-wash. The application promotes the
health Of the bees, and tends to preven, in
jury from the moth 1t appears to be plea
SAINT to them.
The Jerusalem arlichoke, which no
weather will hurt, which will grow almost
anywhere. and which produces about half
peck for each root, planted, is strongly re-
commended as a substitute for the potato
WHAT IS A QUARTER ?-The quarter of
wheat or corn cited in accounts of the Eng
'ish markets, is generally estimated at eight
bushels. The exact measure is eight bu-
shells and forty eight hundreths of BUSH
el, or about eight bushels and half The
quarter is term used originally to express
the fourth part Of a load; grain or corn
having been formerly, and is now frequent
ly estimated by the load.-Ttue Sun.
The Albany Argus says, three or four
strawberry leaves eaten green, are an i'm
mediate relief for dysen:ary, summer com~
plant &c. "Papers by publishing the
above will confer favour on the communi-
ty and save an immense amount Of suffer-
ing and many valuable lives"
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