Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-10-25
Glover vs.. TurMeps.

The following remarks this important subject
from the Columbus ga Enquirer, and we call
particular attention to them from those who feel
interest in the process of fertilizng out lands
The Gardeners and Farmers Journal says of clo-
that next to turneps it is the polar star of good
systems of agriculture. Next to turneps! How few
Southern culvators thought the cultivation of
the turnep a benefit to the land! We are all crazy
to introduce the clovers, and neglect crop which
better suited to our soil and climate than any other
part of the globe, and which scientific pronounce
to be of the most fertilizing crops that be
grown The turnep may be cultivated in all this
section at least nine months in the year. We
ly ever have frost sufficient to check the growth Of
a turnep, and by good management in procuring the
early and late varieties constant succession may be
kept up. Now if the turnep really benefit to land
how long we have been blind to our own interests,
for we know what vast amount of food for man and
provender for stock will make. There is
not farmer in Georgia in Alabama poor or so
short-handed but that he may winter his stock and
keep his milk COWS in good condition small patch
of Ruta Baga and common turneps. We can Guilt
vate them with less than half the labor they Gull
tivated in England the Northern States and if
turneps make land richer by their culture in Eng
land will it not do the same here? Our farmers are
constantly nquirng, how shall we manure lands!
Many seem to think that application of animal
manure is the onl y sure help to exhausting lands
We do not yet fully appreciate the philosophy of
ation of crops, and especially of cultivatng those
crops which leave more in the earth than they take
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When the pea and the turnep crop shall be full
ly understood and appreciated here, by the shade
which they afford the land by the gases from the
atmosphere which they convey to the soil, by the
light and permeable state in which they leave the
ground then will our farmers have resource equal
to the famed clover of the North, and with udicious
anagement of the animal and vegetable substances
within the reach of every farmer he may till his
lands year after year. and each succeeding year they
will increase in productiveness and value. Farmers
don't you believe it! What keeps up the soils
of the Old World! Lands that feed annually a
dense population and that have done it for centuries
past and will do it for centuries to come! What is
wanted but thorough knowledge of the capacities
of the soil and the susenance required for each
riety of CROP 1t is not that their lands richer,
but that they feed their lands we'll themselves.
Rearing and Feeding Turkeys.
In the agricultural department of the Columbus
(Ga) Enquirer, appears the following letter, from
Forsyth, Ga, dated August g on the subject of tur
keys:
II noticed in your excellent paper directions
for rearing young turkeys. The plan may be very
good one but it is attended with much unnecessary
trouble Natures rule is more perfect, is mani
fest when comparing the wild with the domestic
Even the wild turkey, when domesticated and con-
fined is much less thrifty than when running at large
in the forest. Experience has taught me that all
fostering with young turkeys is not only Ia
Dor in vain but absolutely furious to their growth
have repeatedly taken them when a few days old
to the wheat field which was then fully headed out
and with the old hen turned them at large in the
wheat, which was little nothing injured by them,
and if the caterpillar in the wheat,
greatly benefited. They would feed mostly grass
hoppers worms, other insects, and be fully pro-
tected from hawks by the standing wheat, and even
stubble after cutting Scarcely have failed to raise
every one, notwithstanding frequent rains and thun-
der storms and no attention is needed but just
enough to keep them gentle, and once week is G.
nough for that. Before making this experiment, |
followed your plan of keeping them from the wealth
er, &C.. but never fed on curd though have corn
bread crumbled in buttermilk. But had such i'll
success that resolved to venture the experiment
above detailed and found it perfect, for there
not feeble among them. one that failed to
be raised until they able to fly upon the fence
| to roost uncovered, when animal caught one
or two.
ITO fatten old turkeys, you may confne them in
coop and feed them on sifted corn meal dough- and
after they have eaten much as they will volunta
rily take them by the head open their mouth and
cram in the dough until they full up to the jaws
and in week or two you may make them very fat
give them plenty of water and gravel. The first
! knew of this was when once had gobbler up te
fatten, and small negro boy set to feed him; IN
passing, | accidentally caught the boy in the act Of
/ examining down the dough. The craw and more
than half the neck was full, nor did he stop unit
the whole neck was full | scolded him, thinking he
would kill the turkey but he told me he fed it sc
constantIv and that when ne went to feed 1t, the
turkey would put up his head and open It's mouth
like a young bird. Yours, respectful "
INV 81. ANTHoNv."
To this letter the editor appends the following
note: sThe above is pattern OF the commamca
t;ons we mostly want, plain details OF practcal e3
neriments We hope others will follow the example
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