The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1847-11-13
From the American Farmer.
Work for November.

Digging the holes md planting the trecs,-
The holes should be dug about three feet
deep, six feet in diameter. AS the sur
face mould is taken out let it be laid a.
side, ana mixed with sufficiency ofrich
mould as will fill up the hole when the
tree is planted, carting off or spreading
the subsoil which may be eXcavated on
the surface. AT the bottom of the hole
place gravel stones or small brick-bats,
for 6 inches in depth, then fill up to the
depth of say IS inches with the mixture
named above.
This done, place your trees in the
holes to the depth, or nearly SO, that they
may have stood in the nursery, first TAX
ing care to trim off smoothly, all the
roots which may have been broken. Set
the trees straight up, spread out the roots
fix stake in each hole to tie the tree to;
fill in the earth few inches and pour in
water from the nozzle of watering pot
enough to make kind of mortar, then
! fill in more Garth, and settle it again with
water, now I'll mp the hole with the res
idue of the earth, and form a slight basin
around the trunk OF the tree, press the
earth down with the feet and tie the tree
with a withc of straw or bass mating,
when the labor OF planting will be done.
If the trees shall have been out OF the
ground any considerable time before be-
ING planted, it will be we'll to soak the
roots few hours before setting them in
the ground. When your orchard is plant
ed out, sow mixture Of freshly Stacked
lime and ashes, in equal quantities, for 1
feet around each tree, about gallon to
each. If the next spring or summer
should prove to be dry, the young trees
should receive occasional watcrlngs, not
only around the body Of the trees, but
over their bodies and branches alse. The
water should be either from a running
branch or stream, or rendered temperate
by exposure to the sun during the day OF
its application. The best time for water
ING is Just before sun down.
Young Orchards should be cultivated
the first five or six years, in corn, potatoes,
cdbngcs or tvy,rips, but during this period
of their growth should never be burthcn-
ed with a small grain Or grass crop. They
should at all times be lightly ploughed
so as to keep weeds down and the soil
open to the action Of sun, air, and ram
| If such cultivation as we name should
not be given to the orchard ground, it
should receive moderate dressing OF
rich mould or we'll rotted manure every
few years, say once in four years.
Fcnces.-Every panel of fence on the
farm should be carefully examined and
thoroughly repaired. 1fyour fields have
bars as the mediums of entrance, do sub
stitute gates for the bars.
Fmucntae HogS.-As soon as the mast
and nuts Of your woods cease to afford
food for your hogs, pen them up,--tirst
providing their pens with materials to
be converted into manure, as earth, mould
leaves and weeds. When YOU first pen
your hogs give to each tea-spoonlul OF
flour of sulpher in messes OF moistened
meal or Handicapped this every other
day for week, say three times. Then
YOU may commence your regular Iced
ing. 1t is best to cook whatever pump
kins you may feed, mix little meal with
each mess, which should be seasoned
with salt. The hogs should be provided
with rubbing-post-have dry covered
apartments to sleep in, receive dali y por-
tions of charcoal and rotten-wood, as
these are as necessary to keep the ston-
ach in ione, as corn and meal are to make
the hogs take on flesh and fat. A hand
full of we'll sifted hickory ashes given in
mess feed occasionally will be found to be
conducive to The health ofthe hogs.
Above all things let not the farmer for
get that the hog is one of the best am
mails to manufacture manure, and that
every cart load of mould which he may
supply his pen, that he will every seven
days convert INTO good manure The
hogs should, at least twice a week, have
salt put in his trough, that being first
cleaned out and dried. He should also
receive fresh water twice a day.