Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-05-14
AGRLCUL TURAL.
From the american FhrHser.
WORk FOR MAY.


Parsnips There is great advantage attending the
ealture Of the psrsnipl From lis hardness and capacv
TO Withstand the severes f SIS the CROP when uroyyn
NAV be permi 5ed to remain IN tile propnd thronghor,
the fail aud winter wisout the fear Of being injured
where the rot Will be ready TO be drawn in the snrno
as they may be required to feed The cows This
al eexpease and trouble Of harveStinn and sovno \
way consideration Of GREAT moment where I,bor i
scarce and dear Besides this pr,rerfy the parsnin mn
ryouS root eminentIy nr,n,,tiy If tie secrelon If m
by mich cows it not ony increases tn ouauv hint i'm
rarts richness a the milk aud fine puriv aavnr N Tia
szftst made tom th4 cream IN I'LL 5n1 IF tsn5,nsev
ss famed for its delriaus butter The chief succnIent win
,,r and sDrirr food fir lie cows is re p2rspjD vAjch
fact alone gres conclusvely ID establish lis intrinsic vail
ne Bl ndenpnden of tfs fact ope never VET ate of 4
well dressed pars .p and eni yed is rich s,cchane fla
.or without coming II tie conrlson that anonr all
the edible rrt- cultivated il was entitled 10 be estimated
INST highly 1r the purposes 6f which ne now recon-.
mend IT, ASH Weld there :, no her root n,ere 90 ,r,n
or more productive.
SoI-Tha ; ii best sdapte :, the rruth of ma -snin
j, deep rtile liam.
Qga,iihJt Sced per acrc-Fnm > 10 5 lbs. per acre
is the ripit Qulutty
.IceofLhc Sced--The seed should not be over ONE
wear uld
Preyul,ojio, nDd f,,1ghI, ofLe S.,L Seek III saaJ
in warm vat-, from iii, Is honrs drain The ,ya,e,
and nix the seed with ashes or Dlassr 5, a
and render them 4a,y NJ N jur drilled i'll
lI9de " So,r,,r-ff y,l Lsyea driTIinr machine
which YOU should havr-lr ii lie seed 10 rows Is or
inches .,a-t a.,,r., ir.oa- .'.an
have no d nr narhine-stretch line and draw drills
with Iha c,rpcT ofo b,e nrtb apd suth NJ n ] bradrh
and depth named ab VIZ put Your parsnIp seed into a
,,te , ,, half iilal with sand ee, tho bo,+l
wei shaken and carefully dr the seed from The month
Of the bottle As thinv a. WI can eorey win The rake
and cump-ts+ TIE earth With the back Of it,
traiure-When the plants are two or three inches
high work between the lows with hoe, and thin out
tie plants u u N Stand ahout inches as,,,nd, D.
Bout two weeks give them another stirring with he hoe
and relieve the plants OF all weeds and grass In two or
three weeks more they should receive t.ird WORKING
which will upherally answer
Carrots-Ihe same preparation and culture answers
f carrots as recommended for gasnps with TIE ex.p
ton tia before the seed is soaked they should be mixed
with sand and rubbed between lie hands Or they will
be difficult ID sow n thinning them ont thew sh1uld ba
left 10 stand abyu three inches apart. 2lb of seed p4r
acre
.Hangel Uinf-el-This excellent root DELIGHTS most
in depp rich loan
PreparutiaE Of The oil-lt wrI.d he best to subsoiI
the ground intended far its cu1re lbouuh with r,o4
deep 1ruthlul sloughinr tie soil Being reduced to find
filth By repeated narrowing ard rolling (he first harrow
log to be il tie direction Of the burrows, productive
erup may be grown.
.lIl.lnin~ This NAV be done either broqfeass ~
in the drills as NAV best suit the cnluris the drsr
metf.d always u W rre,rred q in that Gaze he enrir
body ef he 81, is meiorafed b. the operation. thonab
an equally prolific Weld may be Obtained by the lal
ter
QUANTITY Of Jaa.lwe-If apylie3 broadcast # NH
require fnn Is to " double-horse cart loads 10 The
acre-ii in the drills half the quantity viii be su(F
Client
Kind Of .Nan,re.-NIanure that i we'll rotted Or
bout hail ruted answer best Where supply a Sta
ble or bar.ysrd manure eanrot h. had 500 lbs Of O.,
sno will answer in the stead of either Of the to otpr
kinds which should BE- mixed With bushe IF plaster be
tl7e bejnu annIid
,'Tode olinqLiao he DrU-1f The manure sboaII h.
appe1 broadcast after il * ponubed in and the land is
narrowed and rolled l3y of he drills ri inches anqr
5 inches 6eep north and south then dr in The seed Il
thnfy as n,l,iMa # MANFRED !, liz d,,IIs M. fou
should be made saw rs above 81 inches onor inches
despread the manure regn NE earth over the manure
thea n,-.s : Avn I, i,cL I,, i,II i; ~ LULU -
them and compress TIE earth.
Culture When the plants come up and have grown
70 4 fsy !, ircbas b,i,rlt H., - ~ tt - Nh,
nd 3 as Il srsnd Il inches an,rt@earn liant VII
s5ow f,,,o !, 1 cr,,r, ;ih N III l i
E. onoes one. Three WORKINGS will he enrur n oake
the cron
Soull the n,s.rre h INN tovarde The middle If An
srrst vnr nav MI I'M Is,y,s el f.d r,r iIo ,
e'a ~ U"9' "'I'out l!a''''''y "e'''t ing win me
H. ta ~ ~ l'o''Ueu w Ie''e ne cfo"'S :"
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