The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-05-29
farmer lrpor.mcnt.

SUPERFICIAL FAHmNG.-A prominent
cause of small profits and poor success
in many OF our farmers, is the parsimo-
NOUS application of capital, in manures,
implements, physical force, and con-
venlent buildings. In their eagerness
to save at the tap, they waste freely at
the bung. They remind us of the cul-
tivator who candidly admitted his I'M
profitable system Of farming; "but," he
says, 81 am not vet rich enough to be
economical.' We observe by late
number OF the Malk-Lane, Express,
that the present medium estimate in
England, of the capital required to car
ny on the business of farm, is fS
(about 40 dollars) per acre, "and no
prudent man ought TO rent more than
he has that amount, at least, of availa-
bic capital to 20 on with: for smaller
possession, with ample means to manage
il, will yield better returns than large
quantity OF land inadequatcly stocked
Now, some Of our best farms can be
bought for about the same sum that the
English farms are rented, aud it the
above remark is applied to purchasing,
instead OF renting, it will constitute eX-
cellent advice to Americans. This is
subject for IA large volume; and we have
only space now to say, that if the land
owner has not suitable buildings, the
value of the grain and fodder wasted in
consequences. would soon LAY for them;
and the food and flesh wasted by expos
ed and shivcrirg animals would soon
pay for them second time. The want
of manure vii prevent the value of
crops from rising higher than the cost
of cu!iivating them; aud the want OF
heavy crops. to feed animals, will pre-
clude keeping enough to make plenty
of manure. In other words poor and
badly cultivated farm will react, and
only support a poor and badlv-ted race
Of animals and men, -just in the same
way that fertile and thoroughly titled
piece Of land will sustain animals
enough to manure it and keep up its
fertility, and men enough to give it
thorough tillage iijony Cuinrator.
THE CARRoT.--For the benefit Of
those who may wish to grow this vau-
able root for the purpose of feeding
stock in winter, we give tn" fpllowiny
brief outline Of its culture. II is still
early enough in ih" season, as it should
not be planted until the ground is
warm:
The soil must be plowrd deep.
There is no use IN trying to grow fins
vegetable in a hard sub. oil, without
stirring it. The top SOL must be we'll
pulvrrizrd and put ia the finest condi
ton. The ground should be we'll ma
nurcd; but the manure should be we'll
rotted When applied, so as to mix read
iIv with the soil.
The seed should l." planted with a !
seed drill, from quartz to Ilalfa pound
to the acre. The rows may hc alt r.
na,cly fifteen and dirt" inches apart, !
SO that a Sn all cul'v tor or plow may
l." used IN every other space. They
must be kept frc from weeds, though
one good wedding is general sufficient.
They should be thinnrd out 50 as TO
stand three or four inches apart in the
row; do this at the first wedding.
They should be allowed to remain in
the ground late in the fall, as they be-
come in some measure hardened to the
cold and keep better than if harvested
early. They will yield from two to
three hundred bushels TO the acre.