Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-04-20

perience, based on experiment, that the fol-
lowing suggestions are valuable, because it
strictly followed, they will ameliorale the
disease always, and in most cases be pre-.
ventlve.
1st. Plant none but good, perfectly sound
seed.
Cd. Plant deep, in light, dry soil.
Sd. Plant early, and gather them before
the tops or vines are entirely dead.
4th Dig them only when the ground is
dry, and dig clear, dry day; house them
before the sun be down or the dew falls
Put none away but such as look dry-house
them in a dry cellar, letting fresh air to them
whenever it is too moist, or too frosty.
9Th. Do not use fermenling manures in
the trenches or hills.
9th. In putting them away make three
classes: Perfectly neutrality-suspicious.
tally affected. From the last named, cut
off with knife every part at all affected.
7,h. The best seed unques,ionaby ale
seedlings.
Seeding Grass in Augusi.- Noel is
Ijudicious in his general remarks about SOW
ing grass seeds. There is no better plan
known to farmers than sowing oats with
timothy when ii is sown in August or Sep
TENDER. have succeeded in good stand
of timothy by sowing it with wheat as late
as the 2O'h September, but we had favor
able autumn.
Save your Manure.-The changes can
not Ge too often rung upon those words, fel-
wfarmers for manure is your all, it brings
change | can tell We. ! was therefore pleas
ed to read Mr.. c. Coleman's excellent views
on the subject of making and securing the
stable and barnyard manures, making there
by good admix,ure of The two kinds,
which is not as often attended to as should
be done if we consult our interest.
artificial JNanure.-It is to be hoped that
professor Lebg's method Of making manure,
that is intended to supercede guano, bone
dust, lime, &c. may prove so, upon being
tested by actual experiment, for length Of
time, SO that we may be convinced of its
utility. Just now we want some antagonist
to guano, by which its price will be lower
ed-surely it should be sold for less; would
not more money be made by the sellers i'll
it we're sold for less per ton? This seams
TO be general law of commerce and of po-
Iiica economy when applied to the custom
house duties, and TO postage; why should ii
not be SO with guano? Suppose merchants
engaged in this traffic try it for season.
How hatiering to the hopes of the husband
man is the increased attention that our Lee
gislature seems disposed to pay to his pur-
suit, as evinced in the proposition of Mr.
Brady-it will, however, fear, share the
fate Of Dr.. Owings' resolution to subscribe
to 1.-THE Farmers Library''-which, by the
way, could not be expected TO pass Mary
land legislature, for a powerful reason.
which need not here be given. Mr.. Brady's
views if carried out would be Of vast impor-
lance to the whole people, but fear i. mus,
''bide its time," which will be not until the
agricultural interest, and feeling, and sen,i-
ments are concentrated, which alone can be
done by union and concert. This union and
concert can best be brought about by Dis
TRICr CLUES, and the MARYLAND STATE
Club! No more important subject has
ever been started in your useful and popu-
lar journal. None are comparable with i,
in lis vast importance to our people, And
here let it be ascribed by my goose-quill-
not gold pen-hat this honor belongs 10
DR. VIM. Brewer, Of Montgomery county.
His views are new, his plan is feasible, and
if carried into effect, aoill, and must rebound
to his credit, and to the great increase of
the wealth and prosperity of Maryland, for
it cannot be denied that what eIevates the
agriculture of the State, must elevate the
prosperity of the whole people, for Mary
is empha.ically an agricultural State
|. is true, Baltimore-grea,, glorious,
beautiful city pride and boast of our GAL
liant little State! the very soul of Maryland!
her great jewel, that every son loves and
cherlshes she whose expanding arms re-
ceives the productions Of many of our west
ern States, is large component part of the
State, and is engaged in commerce, and
manufactures, and pursuits other than agri-
culture; yet withdraw from her the tobac-
co trade-lhe wheat and corn, wool, rye,
oats, and hemp, iron, lead, coal and vegela-
bles, pork, beef, &C., Sc, which the people
of her own State send TO her, and she would
. become city deserted. Her wealth and
commercial importance is felt in every part
of the State, and every portion of the State
8 contributes daily to The increase other great
t ness and influence. Her prosperity is link =
} ed inseparably with the prosperity of the
agriculture of the State. The agricultural
] interest is the great preponderating interest
in the State, and one which for its own adj
vancement must ever cherish the growth and
, prosperity of Baltimore; for she furnishes
| 10 large extent great home market for the
productions of the country, in the centre OF
. which, she is enthroned like the ancient city
of seven hills-and yet nine-tenths of our
legislation, of general character, is done
for the peculiar benefit Of manufactures, ca
nails, roads, harbors, and commerce, and