Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-04-26
A AGRICULTURAL.
From the American Farmer.
Work for the Month.
APRIL.-[coNcLuDEpl.
ROOT CROPS.

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APRIL.-lcoNcLuDEpl.
~ ROOT CROPS.
e. 1t Is our purpose now To call the attcn-
ID 'tion Of our readers 10 the propriety Of eul-
tivaIing roots as part of their srork. but
We desire mol 10 br understood that thew
n can he snb,i.ted advanr,grou,lv sol,.l,
upon this Kind Of food as be- who Hnl''r
fakes 20 rely upon roots in this connection
will lie disappointed From die snrcu-
lsnee Of such food it is naturally opening,
p and stock, therefore, who may receive il
should he given nearly their usual quaint
ties OF lang dry food to correct this terd,.n.
CIV. If given in this way The effect. of the
roats will tie highly sanitary, whereas. il
& sdlninisir.d as the only reliance. i, might
prove too relaxing for the animal ecnno.
my. and disappoInt expectation. Even Ia
horses. Carrots a, an alternate fpnJ we fav,
d derived the Inosl essential benefits FROM
In cases where horses are hdt-bound and
! their hair starry. a few days feeding. in
I part, " it'll carrots Will correct these e,il-;
J. but still these animals should recti, e W irl
tile carrots bout oae-hdlfthcir usual guam
tiiy of hay or long pr,vculrr. he that
r what i, may. The feeding Of roots should
be used with discretion. il used as an in
fcgral par;6f cattle food The best results
will follow, SO il used as an alternate food
10 horses. the effects i'll lie conducive Of
health. Parsnips too. may with equal
good effects he used f,r siinar purposes.
80 might all the vaiittirs of the beet. and
Ruta baga turnips. Whenever either may
be used. they should he cut up roleraby
fine end incorporated with cut straw or
hay.
Time IF So'eing. For n general crop
Of roots this side the Hudson and Polo-
mac. the first OF May will be early ennugh;
but South Of the latter. the rule should he
20 pat them in so soon after the absence Of
frost as time was allowed for the earth to
be warmed up and in condition to he.
well worked and Of sufficient temperature
10 excite termination in the seed. To lay
down any arbitrary rule. as to the precise
tme-to name any particular day. when
n the operation should commence, in cit
mate presenting difference OF season Of ut
least sly or cigh, weeks in distant parts of
1t, wouM be 10 assume very absurd pro-
posiiinn--a thing which We have no taste
for. The rule must he a matter Of locni
ty; to be determined by the good sense uud
discrimination OF neigh bor moods; for vi at
would be very proper time in one place,
= would he its opposite in another
Kinds Of Roots 10 be r@'tir0tcd.-For
Cattle, Carrots, Parsnips. Ruta Baga fur-
. sips, Sugar Beets and MaagH iFur'zl.
~. arc probably as good as any. and is wo..ld
be we'll to put in portions of each. so as to
10 able to diversity the diet
OF Mdnures-Ten loads OF well rotte,l
barn-yard or stable manure. mixed with
bushelof plaster or 2 bushels of saIi-or
the same quartty Of rich compost manure.
will answer for an acre Of roots.
Five sads Of marsh or river mul. s
loads Of stable or barn-,ard manure. 10
bushels OF ashes and husbcl of plaster
to be eempost,d ioaetlier. will also an
swer.
Five loads Of wood s-nou'd and leaves.
s loads of stable manure, 10 l.u-hels Of
ashes. AID bushel Of plaster. will he SUI.
. fci-nt.
Two hundred pounds of Guano, load
OF mould. bushel of plaster. and bushels
Of salt. i'll answer.
Ten loads ct " ond 's-monli. 100 liz. Of
tSuano and bushel OF plaster. VIII an
swer
FIVE loads IF table manure. 5 loads Of
wooJ'>-nould. and leaves, 2 bushrl. a.
bones and + hushcl Of plaster i'll aiisyvrr
But If yo-, have no other resource and
you Van, TO grow acre al rorts. hail IN
loads of wood s-mould into your barn, ard,
put it IN bulk. and pour er ii the soap
suds. pot liquor. and urine. made in your
family for three or -four weeks. and y"u
will have a body of manure. which. i,
quantity and qauliry. will tie sufficient to
grew ynu an acre cfroots OF tie very first
quality; and large in qnanIiiy. The value
. Of this last compost. will re mach lcrcas
ed in valac. by the addition of hushel Of
cal, and Of plaster. ,hoagh better " it'll
both
20 loads Of sea weeds. world br;n an
acre Of good roots. il ploughed in as haul.
ed on the ground.
For the mcihoI Of cultiva;ing each and
al these roots. we refer 10 our last W. I.
ume p. $40. 3i3. 3.i
Old Fields bring these to good
eondiiion of proiiablenes,. treat them as
We advised. this time last year, in page
347 OF the last volume.
Compost Heaps--ln concluding our
conversation s,r the mouth. we woul.i be
permitted 10 conjure you, to leave no op.
Portun'ty unimproved for collecting ane;
composing rough materials TO form ma.
nure.-for OF a truth. no land can be ken,
IN good heart, unless attention be paid 10
this. as the natural wastage. independent
Of the distractions by crops, will. in the
course of few years. exhaust the hes, soil.
were this great cardinal principle over
looked or disregardrd. To fake all out.
and put nothing in. is to pursue "A course
chat must make the land poor indeed. In
closing we will remark. that where the
land is sandy, ten loads Of manure mixed
with ten loads of clay. will produce bet
Ter. effect. than would twenty loads of
manure applied alone. We satisfied our
ssH Of this fac, IL years ago. and all our
experience and study. subsequently,. has
but served to streng then our faith il the
truth Of the proposition. To produce the
desired effect, the manure and The clay
must he intimately mixed tese her.
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