The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-11-15
F,on die American AgrieuIiuli.t.
DIRECTIONS FOR GATHERING GAR.
DEN SEEDS.

DIRECTIONS FOX GATHERING GAR
DEN SEEDS. "a
The 4 ,esi plants. ~ each kind should
hr resrrsrd. and only The largest fruits,
- srrd sesSrl.. on each, selected Cor
card. Tnese are generally the first that
asr farmrd: f.r lh'-e which come 10 pet
l,r.i,n shile the parent plant is in fall Vi
gr. will .Iways pnrIuse the largest seeds.
aad as = necessary consequence. the best
serbs will produce the fine,i plants; while
uIose frnm SNAIL, or hill.ripenrd seeds,
will b. less 10 size. and their fruit Of
curse. will he inferior in qualify To that
Of The psreni plant. Seeds should he gath
ered as saon - possible after they are ripe,
and always on dry day.
Deans aud peas may be pulled By the
roaIs, spread for day or two IN the
sun 10 dry, taken in Al night, Or oll,era ise
protected from the dew, anil then lhreshed
out on The harm aoor. When quiIe dry.
which will be in few days. they should
be b.relled. or boxed up, for sale, sfier Sc.
lecIing the largest for next years planting.
The seeds o cabbages, lurnips. aud such
kinds, should be pulled. and hung in the
shade for day or two, and then the larg-
esI pods, which are always on the lower
part Of the stems. should be stripped of,
the seeds beaten oui. and shaken in a seiye
80 openly woven as 10 retain only the lar
gesl.
The seeds Of cucumbers. tomatoes, egg
plants, &c, must be LEFT I'LL dead ripe be-
fore they are gathered; then sIil open and
laid in the shade on a board. SO placed
aslan,, .ha, the moisture will drain or and
SO LEFT I'LL The pulp has dried. when the
sesdsean by separated By rubbing between
the hands.
The seeds Of canieloupes and water.
melons can best be chosen from those OF
sthe kasst aasas brsughs 70 liable, and only
require to be separated from the pulp and
dried.
Squashes or cymblings. require no care.
and are not injured materially if left out
all winter. As the skin becomes hard shek
capable of resisting culd aud damp; but
il is better 10 house them unbroken un.
Ill the seeds are wanted in the spring.
Lettuce must he watched closely, or all
the best seeds will be carried off BY the
wind, OF eaten by the pretty little yellow
birds. As soon, therefore, as the tops of
the plants are covered with their first
coat Of down, they must be pulled up ear
ly in III" morning spread on large cloths
on The barn fnur, or in the garreI; and the
next day. all that are ripe can be shaken
"ul aud cleaned in sieve. Those that
r'pea after The plants wiiher, will not ye-
geia'e al all, and the produce will not be
worth the care bestowed upon them.
ArIiciokes, salsafy, or oyster plants,
have also winged seeds. and are a very
uncertain crop, unless closely watched.
The birds, too, make great havock with
the best. by tearing open the involucre
with their bills, aud de,ourIng them BIZ.
Tore they are mature. As they continue
To bloom and produce project seeds for a
week or ten days. il will not do TO pull
them up; but the plan | pursue is, TO go
every morning. while the dew ison them,
and with the clippers. cut off all The heads
that have the down ready to expand; and
examine all the large ones that seem near
~ ready. by drawing the involacre care
fully open. II the seeds are whiie. leave
IN m Tor day or two longer, If d,scolor-
ed. they may he cut, aud will mature in
"ry'ng; spreai them on papers. on the
garrett flour, and in two OF three days they
will be &, 10 clean and put up. The gar.
ret should be hot, dry, and capable Of be.
Ing shut up TO exclude the wind aud rain.
Balm, sage. anl most other I" herbs"
that have uncovered seeds, must be cut as
SION as those on the lower part Of the
stems are black. when they will be sha-
Ken out by the wind aud lost, no, many
OF the others will open, bur il is better to
lose some. than not secure the best.
Carrots, parsnips, &c. project only y
small portion Of their seeds. whirh can be
a'ceriained, AT glance, being large, well
shaped. and separate readily from their
slender foot stalks. These only need be
gathered, as the Others never vegeiate.
For planting corn, take only The largest
grains from the middle Of the most per.
lee, ears. rejecting those badly shaped
and the small ones near the ends Of The
cob.
These rules should always be followed
when quality is OF more consequence than
Quantity. aud may be carried out in large
scale with the field seeds on the farm, as
Is done by the best practical f'rmrr in my
ne'ghborhnod. As his grain is brough, 10
NE barn, he takes each shaaf and snakes