Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-04-15

scrapings, earth from head.lands, woods
mould and barn-yard or stable manure, an
swer admirably for such culture. The pro-
portion of barn-yard or stable manure,
should form from one-,hird to onehalf of
the body ofthe compost; which, when form
ed, should be worked over every ten days
or two weeks, to lie. in the air, make the
mixture the more equable, and excite to
more general fermentation and decay Of the
componen, ligneous parts. In the selection
of kinds of roots for culture, the Carrot,
Parsnip, .Mangez, Wwizel, Sugar Beet and
Ruta Baga, should all be attended to. The
first of these, besides being peculiarly adapt
ed for the food Of milch cows, is most ex-
ceIent 10 be used as an alteratire food for
horses, tending, as j, does, TO loosen the
ance of this latter animal. I'LL of the above
named roots, if given to milch cows, cut up
fine, peck al meal, in addition to their
long feed, greatly adds to their powers of
secreting milk through the winter; and
while j. increases the quantity yielded, i'm
proves its quality. .......
The four first named roots should be
drilled in during the month Of May, or very
early, say during the first week in June; the
latter will answer to be seeded any time in
the month Of June, or during the first week
in July; far as quantity of product is
concerned, the earlier the better, in the de-
signated months.
We have given a formula for a compost
above but will here remark, that good
dressing Of any we'll rol,ed manure will an
swer, and that lis power Of prolonged bene-
fit will be greatly increased by mixture
with plaster, in The proportion of l bushel
to every 20 double horse car, loads Of the
compost or roied manure and we will far
lher add, lha, 200 lbs Of guano and bus.
of plaster, per acre, mixed together, will en-
sure a remunera'ing crop Of roo,s-so also,
will 10 bushels Of bone earth, an equal guam
lily OF ashes and l bushel of plaster.
Corn pzamting.-As to the proper time of
planting corn, that must, be regulated by
locality and seasons. In country like
this, stretching over many degrees Of la,i-
tude, and presenting all sorts of climates
and varied temperatures, it is impossible TO
definitely fix any day for this operation :;
The time when corn should be gotten in,
must, therefore, be governed as we have
promised by localities and seasons. But as
general rule, j. may be assumed ,ha, it is
always best TO put in corn early, as in an
average of years, i. succeeds best when
thus planted. Therefore, i, may be farther
assumed as safe rule, that you should ge,
your corn in as soon after the frost is out of
the ground, as i. can be ploughed and pu,
into fine tilh.
Entem of crop.-Unless your lands be
fertile, plant no more corn than you can ma
nure; and be sure to tend that we'll. The
corn plant being one tha, requires full diet,
it is futile TO expect 10 find remunera,ing
return for labor bestowed, except when
grown in soils naturally rich, or where they
may be made so by plentiful applications Of
enriching manures. With good land, we'll
manured, we'll cultivated and favorable sea-
sons, hundred bushels of corn may be
grown on an acre; and under such con-
curing circumstances, no one ought 10 be
satisfied with less, even in large fields, than
an average product Of fifty bushels on that
quantity of land. And yet, how many there
are, who plod on culivating poor exhaust
ed soils in corn, lavishly expending their
labor and sweat, who reap, as their reward
some two or three barrels 10 the acre q
quantity which really does not pay for in
terest and expense Of culture. Why this is
so, it is not our purpose to say; but it may
in part arise from the fact, that men indulge
in the ambition of havIngi, said that their
corn fields are larger than their neIghbors,
when they should be animated bv tina, no.
bier ambition, Of having their land in high.
er state Of fertility. TO crafty the latter
desire is within the power of most men,
who sedulously set themselves to work to
accumulate the raw materials to be convert
ed into manure; for on every marsh, in
every woods, and on each shore, are to be
found the elements which, by admixlure
with ashes, potash or white ash, will make
good manure. A few bushels of the first,
or few lbs. Of the TWO latter minerals will
be sufficient to transform as many cart loads
of marsh mud and other substances into
manure as will fer,ilze an acre of land
And where neither Of the above mineral
substances may be a, hand, one load fsia-
bic or barn-yard manure will leaven up ,w q
loads Of mud, or muck, or other crude sub
stances, and conver. them into good manure
in few weeks, by mixing the two difleren,
matters together.
There are numerous other substances to
be found on almost every farm, which by
being compounded with the contents oil
barn and stable yards, can also be made in
to good manure; however, as we have so
often pointed them out, we will not here re-
capi.ulate them, but leave it to the observ-
ing farmer TO do SO himself.
Preparation Of the groumd.-Deep and
careful ploughing is just as essential 10 the
successful growth Of corn, as good soil so