Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-08-13

!Sheep.-Conlinue throughout this month
to keep trough in your sheep pasture,
under cover, and to keep il well supplied
with tar sprinkled over with salt.
.Wzch Coacs and tco gear old Hcijcrs.-
If you have not good bull Of your own'
secure the services of full bred one Tor
the use Of your milch cows and two year
old heiiers. II may not matter much
whether he be Durham, Ayshire, Devon or
Hereford.
Late Corm.-Press it onward, by the free
use of the culliva,or and hoe.
accumulation of .Manure.-Make 1t q
part of system, from this until and through
out November, to employ hand and team
in the collection of the raw materials to
compost into manures. The service OF
hand, span of horses and cart will be more
profit to you than will four horses and
as many hands otherwise employ ed, on your
farm.
In speaking of the physical properties OF
soil-of the value Of mould, which is the
product of compost heaps, Dana says:
soil, the dry sands are non-conductors, the
clays weak imperfect conductors, they ere
in The negative state. Geine (mould) is al
ways positive towards the elements of soil,
In whatever view we regard GENE, IL Is The
basis on achich rests the achoie art Of agri-
culture. 1t is this which causes the grea,
difference of SOIL |, is difference of ply
sical characters. The chemical cha rac.ers
are uniform. II then geine (mould) is the
soul of )erhl1y, if it makes soil, hot, cold,
wet, dry, heavy or light, the proportion in
which it exists in soil becomes en- sgricul-
lural problem of the highest value.''
Let US implore you, then, 10 collect every
thing OH your farm and form compost heaps
out of it, in order that you may have some
thing to give to your soil next spring, that
will impart TO ii The life producing principle
something lba, will impart TO lis electri-
cal forces, positive powers.
OrchardS.-It may be that you have neg
lected the trees in your orchard. ii so, eX-
anime them, aud wherever you discover the
bark scabby, or messy, scrape the bark OF
such trees, and paint the trunks of all with
a mixture made Of 4 parts soft soap, | part
flour Of sulphur. and l part salt. If there
be any dead limbs OH them, saw them of
close into the bark, smooth the surface of
the wound, which you should dress with a
mixture made thus put equal parts OF ro-
sin. beeswaH, and terpcnline, into skillet,
melt it, sir the whole together, and, when
milk warm, give the face OF the wound
two coats, then cover the wood with o
piece of cotton cloth, or dust it over with
sand.
Sprouts, Shrubs, Bushes, Briars, and
Veeds.-Set faithful hand 10 work 10 cut
all these up. Let him collect them together
in pile, and, when dry enough, burn them.
Attentions of this kind bespeak the careful,
intelligent husbandman.
Draining Vet Lands.-This is suita-
bic period for such work and the advantages
to result from il are such as to enlist your in
terest. By draining your land, you will
change its physical character. A wet soil
which presents every appearance Of an in
tractsbIe clay, may, by draining, be convert
ed into plan, loan for it is the excess
of water which increases its cohesive pow
ers: by draining, the superintendent waters
are let of, and the soil improved in the
whole round of its physical and productive
properties: by draining such lands, posi-
tive melioralion Of The health of the vicinity
is brought about: by draining, lands which
are incapable Of producing any bu. the gross
er kinds Of vegetation, may be made to yield
the very best: We say to you then, drain
yo,r aret lands.
We thus conclude our hints for The month,
by conjuring you not to forget, that the
making Of manure should be looked upon
by every farmer, as duty he cannot neg
Iect without impairing the fertility of his
land, and essening his income.