The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-09-13
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From The Rmerican Farmer.
WORK FOR SEPTEMBER.

Whem.-Be sure to prepare your
ground we'll, be sure to give it manures,
and, be sure to get it in in good time.
BY referring to our thoughts on the cul-
tire Of wheat, in our July number, you
will see every particular connected with
the subject, and to that article we would
refer you for all necessary information
barely stating here. that lime, ashes,
and phosphorc acid, are Indispensable
TO any soil on which wheat may be
grown, as also nutritive manures.
Threyhsng ont Gruin, S'c.-This should
be one Of the first things attended to, so
soon as the press Of fall business is over,
as the sooner the grain grower has his
wheat cleaned and ready for market, the
better Will be his chance of being advan-
tagged by any sudden rise in the markets.
But before he puts his grain away, he
should give his granary thorough
cleansing,-and take good care to kill
oG' the rats. The method of cleansing
the first, and giving quietus to the last
are both detailed in the article to which
we have just before referred.
OrchQrds.-li you have not MANFRED
your orchard for some years, make your
arrangements to do soti.is fall. AS good
compost as you could form, would be
to mix woods mould, marsh or river
mud, ashes and bone-earth together, in
the proportion Of 20 loads of the mould
and mud, to 90 bushels of ashes and 2
bushels ofbones, throw it up into pie,
and let It remain for five or six weeks,
then shovel it over and mix the whole
together, and apply it at the rate of s or
10 loads TO the acre, broadcast over the
orchard. This done, sow a bushel Of
plaster to the acre over the compost and
harrow the whole in, taking care that
your narrower does not bark the trees
with his implement.
In the meantime, ifyou have not done
SO already, apply the soft soap, sulphur,
and salt mixture to the trunks of all your
trees. Should the bark OF any Of them
be scabby, before painting their bodies
with the mixture, have them scraped.
application Of Lime or .Narl.-You
may set this down as an agricultural
truth: Loads whaoh are destitule ofcnl-
careous matter, are unfit for proftab/e
cultiration. Therefore, you have any
that you believe to be in such condition,
you should at once make up your mind
to lime them, Or to give them dressing
Of mari. Wheat will not grow in soil
that is without this mineral. 81 bush
els, or even % bushels of lime, Or 100
bushels of mari, will produce the hap
picst results upon such lands, not only
changing their physical state, but rem
dering them more productive with the
aid of manure. Lime mari and ashes,
must always be aided by organic ma
nures, as it is absolutely necessary to
keep up the supply OF mould in the soil;
and of this you may be assured, that
without such supply be in the soil, it
cannot perfect the seeds of any crop
sown upon it. So satisfied are we Of
the truth of this declaration, that we look
upon the accumulation of manure, not
only the first duty of every agriculturist,
but as the only safeguard he can throw
his interests,-for calcareous matter,
however valuable it may be,-and no
man estimates its value more highly
than we do-cannot act with efficiency
and power, unless mould be present in
the soil to be acted upon. MARI and
Lime, of themselves, are food of plants,
but their greatest efficacy consists, in
predispos:ng-nay preparing-vegeta-
BILE and animal matters TO become food.
Collection Of motersnls for mannrc.--
Rough materials, OF all kinds. should be
collected and formedinto compost heaps.
In such collections, recollect that any
thing that once had life, is competent to
reproduce it. OF such materials there
are enough on most farms, if collected
together, to supply, annually, the ex-
haustion of the mould of the soil, and
keep up that essential element of all fer
tile soils. Time and labor cannot be
more judiciously applied.
Salt mirtrrs for Stoch.-Prepare a
mixture composed of equal parts of salt,
we'll sifted ashes, and lime, and give to
each head of stock an ounce twice
week. Oyster she'll lime is best, as it
contains the phosphate of lime.
Sheep.-See that your sheep are pro-
vided with tar and salt, to which they
can resort at will.
GOtO the Foundation.
lwould have the teachers study The
heart and endeavor to implant right mo-
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