The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-03-10
Agricultural.
From the AnsTiean dgrieuitWist
Work for March, North and
West.

Nipple Sagar-M lple sugar should now be
md. by all who have trees suitable tor It. NO
tree should he tapped before It Is from % 10 oo
years of aye, say l2to IS inches in dIameter and
even then, # the annual drawing of the sap is too
prollise, the trees will become sckly and die rom
premature decay The amount Of sugar Obtained
from each tree varies from different causes A coid
and dry winter renders them more productive
than chsngeable aad humid one. Let 1t be re-
,nembersd that when frosty night is followed oy
q dry and sunny day, the sap flows aoundah'iy'
aud that in cold, frosty weather, or IN rainy
weather, or whea the nights are mild, with little
or no frost, it almost ceases 10 run. Trees which
grow ia low, moist places afford greater qnanti'
a. of SAP, but lesssusa gar, than those which occupy
rising grounds. The sap, also, from isolated
trees. lett standing in the middle OF pastures or
fields. or by tie SIZES Of fences, is regarded as
best, and will produce more sugar than that IRON
trees CROWN, in a forest
Fences. They should undergo thorough ex'
animation and repair, new ones ouilt, ana all
superAdous ones torn away as soou as the frost Is
out OF the ground.
.,feador, and Old Feids.-It you have any
meadows or old fields that are sward-bound' oi
which bore but Indifferent crops OF hay last season
give them thorough narrowing az soon as the
frost is out Of the surface,whe the ground Is soft;
then SOW 10 each acre quarts Of Timothy seed,
10 lbs. of clover seed, ! bnshel OF plaster o Far
,s. bushel, Of wood ashes, and bushels OF new
lvslackei lime, all well Mixed and finish oft BY
rolling,
Winter Wheat and Rye IL your fields Of
winter wheat or rye are much killed by FROST let
each acre be sown with ! s lbs. Of clover seed.
bushe Of plaster, and 10 bushels Of newly Stacked
lime, we'll Incorporated together; then pass over
the field llgt barrow, add lastly the roller.-
Most of the grain roots that will be torn mp by the
harrow the roller will restore TO the earth, where
they will not only grow again, but each joint,
which NAV thu, be pressed into the soil, will form
new roots, send forth additional stalks, and con.
tribute to an increased yield.
Allotment, or Classification Of Spring Crops.
This is the season when all plans should be ma
trred, and all arrangements completed for putting
in spring crop' In the first place, do not attempt
to cultivate more land than you can properly at.
tend to, LEI il be ever so rich, to SOW plant
more than YOU can we'll manure; for, a few acres,
iudicously titled, will yield more profitable re-.
turn, and at the end OF the season will be in a
better condition for the succeeding crop. Par.
,icuar regard, also, should be paid to rotation
for, as a general rule, seeding the same ground
for the same kiRd Of crop, two years in success.
ion, tends 10 the impovershmen, of the soil.
Spring Grain, &c AS soon as the frost is
ont of the ground and the soil is sufficiently dry
the lands intended for oats, barley, spring wheat
and rye should be well and deeply plowed, ma.
nusd, thoroughly puverizcd by the harrow and
collier, and then sown. Any kind of grass seed,
adapted to spring culture, may be sovn with bar
ley or wheat, but not with oats nor rye.
Manres -Lose no opportunity in hauling ont
manure, in order tina, there may be no hindrancss
in spreading and blowing it in, previous to plan.
ting, or sowing your seeds.
Early Potatoes should be planted as soon
as the gronnd can be properly pulverized or
plouyhed. Before planting, the tubers should be
cut in Gets, rolled in dry ashes, plaster or lime,
and kept in moderately warm, light place few
weeks The grornd in which they ara TO be
planted should be literally supplied with fine
stable or horse manure, and thrown into beds o.
drills exposed to the morning and midday sun.
S,rset Potatoes may be planted this month ir
hot bed, or some ether warm place, where in tw,
o, three weeks, they will throw out number q
runners, or sprouts, which, as soon az they reach
height Of three or four inches above the surface
should be taken of, transpIan'ed into hills four Of
Eve feet apart, in open ground, when the soll il
light, rich, and finely prepared. In the course 0
the season, they may bs hoed. s,rthed up, or tres
+.d inloth,r respects like the common potato.