The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-06-13

mes have rnlrrrd rren The eGliiraiinn Il
lsrsrnr. We .-k ynH % read rsrriaily
de GallnwinR srirlr. which Ne fnd 10 lie
pinush. I.arm and Anil. taken lrom The
American csufier. Although i - slnaesl
no laie 70 SOW i This season. ysi y0n ran
make preparations laT liizl neat spring.
To Ihrse whn ass arc sinlsd with he
great ralne II ihis plant. especially lnr
house-leeaing. or ssiling. % Il i callrd. Il
has hren matter af in.i surprise ihsi 80
zen la'meIs hste ensend np.n is sniiira-
lion. Their nrs . & 70 10 81 ran only he
impnIsd 10 tie ingnaranre ~ is adtzn.
lages. az Ia that aversion shirh faIgo -
are TOO aIi 10 anI. Rain towards. snyihirg
uhirh nqnires more pains Than u,uai IN
tie preparation ~ Tie land: co.. IN ihai.
after 80. consists The sole difficulty in IS
ialiishing crop Of lureme-fnr. orcr vel
established N he ground. il will yirld fnuf
81 Eve heavy rrrps az the most snrcalr'is
and pslAIahlr food lnr stock 81 III xmas.
every year. for n least SIX or eight yesrs.
Moreover. Il may Ne cut two weeks raIli-
Or Than clover. aud would meet with r..
muneraling prizes II al our livery stables.
long ne fore clover ean be had.
The soil most suitable fnr iurenie is
Thai az n deep. dry naIure--Ihr rirhsr af
rourse lie better hut - il he DRY. iLmay
be laamy or gravity. or even sandy land.
ir rirh. Ma grass equals il. when once
established. for standing drought; for i
sends down it's large root % great derlh.
AMI therrlare needs. or is henrfIed, hy
d. eper lillh ihpn usual; hui The great de.
sidera,uun is 10 have lie soil clean of sli
exiraneaus vegetable mailer. so that The
lurrrne maypfi early and complete pos
session of IL. The farmer will do stll,
then. Ia select spn, which has hecn last
in cleaning crnp--sIeh As carrots. rsh-
haers, tobacco. e.. Before The sred is
prui in. The soil must be rendered perfect.
Iy fine bv llonghing. as oIlen as need he.
and breaking il well dawn Nv narrowing.
IL manure he used. il should he well rot.
ted manure. perfectly free from seed 81 all
kind Tor lie ohjerl Ia he kept constantly
in view. is 10 render The land perferily
free from weeds. and al The same time
mrllow and frishle.
Tile seed is &c rather liphi cnlor sud
larger Than that &C clover; and The fresh.
er tie hel'cr. If sown broadcast. IS OF
30 pounds az seed VIII he required 10 the
arre lees. of conrse, il drilled. " drills
rs inches or 2 feet, or 0 pounds. II
~ inches arari. then 10 TO l2 pounds /;
hut 0 inches apar drills will be bet, and
will take say 10 pounds.
As 10 the time Of sowing. the sooner
Ne better in spring. 10 give the plant eve
~ chance agains, IT, enemies. The sccd
should he lightly covered, say not more
Than Two inches. and therefore best done
with lirh, brush harrow. II il esiima-
ird thai one acre will support from four
10 six horses or cattle. through the sum.
MGR mounihs ; hut care should he taken
moi 10 give il in two large quantities, rs.
pecially il damp. as canle ale liable 10 be
ho,en or blown with il, as with clover.
We have known loi &c il TO afford four
gcol rreps year, Tor eigh, or ten years.
aud give The notice now, that no lime may
be lost in the preparation Of the land.