The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-05-10
Ite farmer.
From the American Farmer.
TOP DRESSING CORN.

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growth of the compliant, to treat each
hill with a small handful of rich mixture
either at the tine of dropping the corn,
when it first comes up, or at the first
working. + bushels of ashes, bushel
of plaster, and 10 bushels of rich mould
or rotten dung, the whole to be mixed
thoroughly together. Such topical ap-
plications tend to encourage the plants
to vigorous early growth, circum-
stance that exerts salutary influence
upon their subsequent progress.
PUMPKINS.
This is a crop we should like to see
patronized by every agriculturist; not
so much, because it is profitable vege-
table to grow, as because it secures to
mich cows SO much, and such excellent
tood-and because, when properly fed
to them, it encourages the secretion of
rich milk; because the cream yielded by
the milk makes such delicious, golden.
hard, nutty butter. We confess we
have great sympathy for mich cows;
have long struggled to see them cared
for in christian spirit; and so long as
we may be spared, and able to WELD
pen in their behalf, we shall do so, as
we look upon them as the most generous
creatures on farm-as creatures whose
usefulness should commend them to our
kindliest treatment.
Get in your pumpkins the first week
in the month; be sure to put in big
patch, if you plant them in that way
and, fin your corn-feld, be as sure to
have enough of them, as while they are
among the best food for mich cows,
they are excellent to commence the fat
tening Of hogs upon; SO, also, for feed
ing beeves, and as all New England
men know, make capital pies, chen they
hare plenty Of good things IN them.
Give to each hill of pumpkinsa heap
ing shovel full Of strong manure, keep
them clean, and the striped bug away,
and if the weather allow it, they will
yield largely. And, by the bye,--that
same striped bug is very ugly customer
rmong pumpkin vines, unless they are
carefully watched and destroyed. The
best way to get rid ofthem IS, to catch
and l.aNthem. The next best, is to form
mixture Of one bushel of ashes, ! bush
ell of plaster, l peck of SCOT, l ID. flour
ofsulphur and ID. of scotch snuff, mix
the whole we'll together, go every morn
ing, until the bugs disappear, while the
dew is on the vines, and dust them free
ly. All the bugs you find on your hills,
while busting, kill, or drown in apiggin
OF water.
CANTELEUPES.
Prepare a deep loamy bed, by manu-
ring it with good dressing of stable
manure, dig the manure in spade deep;
rake the ground: then form hills, thus
have compost formed Oft parts we'll
rotted dung and part ashes, thorough
ly mixed together, lay off your bed into
feet squares, at each intersecting square
dig hole u inches wide, 6 inches deep
into that hole put spade-tull of the
compost; mix the earth dug out with an
other spade.full of the manure, raise a
hill upon the side Of the hole, 4 Or in.
ches high, 1a inches wide, draw a circle
with piece Of stick, or the point of
your finger, an inch deep, in this drop
8 or 10 seeds, at regular distances apart,
SO as to allow for imperfect seeds and
the depredatons of insects; cover the
seed over, then sprinkle about quarter
OF an inch ofthe compost over the hill,
and pat it gently down with the back of
your spade. When the plants come up,
dust them over for several successive
mornings, early, when the dew is on
them, with a mixture made of equal
parts of ashes and plaster, or with SCOT
and plaster. When the plants have
made rough leaves, thin out all but 4,
leaving the strongest and most vigorous
plants, having regard to position, so as
TO leave an equal distance between each
plant. Keep the plants, ut all times IN
til in frnlt, clean By the hoe and hand.
If infected with insects, dust them occa-
sonally with aoot, or give them wat
ering with horse-dung tea, made as fol-
lows: put half bushel of horse-dung,
quart of SCOT, and 2 OF Of flour sui
phur, into bag, put the bag into bar
rel, fill up with water, let it stand a day,
and it will be fit for use. When the
vines begin to run, pinch off the upper
joint.
Kinds TO Plant.-Select either of the
following kinds--Persian Green heshed,
Green Cltron, Pine Apple, or Nutmeg;
hut do not plant two kinds, as they will
mix if you do. The Canteleupe should
not be planted near water melons,
squashes, cymblius or cucunbers.
Cymblias.-Flant some hills of GYM
blins, the same way as recommended
for canteleupes-plant them as far off
from the latter as the extent of your gar
den will allow, for the reason given
above. Their culture must be the same
as that OF the canteleupe, they must be