The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-03-13
farmer's department.
From the .9meJicau Farmer.
WORK FOR THE MONTH.

nation suticlrnt to carry off the water,
have it ditchel, and drained, compost
the dirt excavated, with your barn-yard
manure. Next August. your drain
ing shall have relieved the marsh of its
water, sow it in timothy, or red top,
according to its condition, or both COM
blned, and lav the ground work ofa
good meadoW-ot resource for hay
and pasture. In securing these things,
you Will also pronlote tie heat of your
farm, protect your family from autumn
al diseases, and set an example to your
ne'ghbors, whose benefits will be so
manifest, as to make them follow suit;
and thus, through your public spirit
and enterprise, you may be the means
OF changing the appearance of your
wnolr diStrict--improving alike it, SAN
itory, and pecupiary resources, and; as a
consequence, The value OF landed prop.
erty.
Cforer Sscd.--It You did not SOW clo-
Yer seed last month, do SO tIis, towards
the latter end Of the month, but not I'M
til The frost is entirely out, and the earth
settled: then SOW II los Of clover seed
per acre, harrow il lightly in with a
light harrow, and roll the field. Ii YOU
fear the narrowing process, do not fail
to roll the seed III.
Early 1ujnfPs.-~As soon as, from
tie ahseac" Of frost. the ground can BE-
put in good order, select spot adapted
to iurnlls, manure il we'll with we'll
rotted barnya'd and stable manure,
plough that in 6 or s inches deep, har-
row, and pat on a top.drrssing, compo.
sed Of I yarts well Iotte.; manure, and
part ashes, harrow that in, SOW your
turnip seed, harrow them lightly in,
and give the ground dus'ing OF fresh.
~ sia.;rd lime. u h~n the plant come
W, sprinkle fish oil over them, 3 or 4
successive mornings, early. When
they begin to bottle, thin them ont, so
as to stand or 10 inches apart, stir the
soil with the hoe, and dust over them
equal quantities ot ss and plaster, at
about the rate Of a bushel an acre of
each. Keep tie ground stirred, and
your patch clean Of weeds, and YOU cam
not fail to have a good and early crop.
The EH'ly F2ot Dmch is the best Kind
to sow at this season. IF You are near
market your early turnips will bring a
good price.
Eor|y Potgtocs. As early potatoes
always command a good price; it is the
interest OF those who are convenient to
market, to see that theirs are got in at
tie earliest period, after the frost Is out
OF tie ground, that the soil can be adj
vantag'oosly worked and put in first
rate order.
O( Mr SoN.--If we wished to make
very early crop, we would select a SAN
dy loan on winch there were a clover
lay or grass wart, with a southern ex.
posnre. This we would plough TO the
depth OF 8 or 10 inches, lay the burrows
Nat, roll, then harrow, and roll again,
when, the soil would be ready 10 be
laid off into rows for planting, which
should b. north and north.
The rows, as soon as the notatoes
come up, should receive dressing Of a
n' zture OF equal parts Of ashes, plaster,
enl SALT bushel Of each will be sutfi- !
Gent for an acre.
fences.--Go, yourself, around your
fences, throughout their entire lines,
carefully examine every panel, and
wherever or" needs renewing or r~pair-
ing, have such panels as require it, re-
nfwed, and those repairs attended to i'm
There ia nothing more
economic than having ones fencing
and strong and sound when the cattle
Are first turned out in the spring, as
Seak and defective panels, breed
preceding disposition in them that is
'ot often forgotten, or given up. And
as prevention is better than a cure, see
hat your fences are cattle-proof
Bars md Gates.-We have. time af-
"r time, recommended oul readers TO
ubsltnte gates for bars on every field :
N their place, and we repeat It again, $
.ecaose, from experience. we are firmly
that the former is more con- :
enent, safer and cheaper.
Fence Sizes ond Ccrners.-Ir yours
j.. lined with bushes, bramh!as and bril- :
rs, have all snch nuisances grabbed up, /
'nrn them and Us the ashes for manure;
Or hushe' or two OF aahes Will supply
Ae inorganic food for many bushels of S"
wheat, corn, oats, rye or barley. These =
eAs removed, then plough up six or /
light feet along the line of your fence, i
nd mix every two loads oft with your
and stable maru7e, together +,
9Th two bushels of salt or one of plaster c
ri 2 bushels Of ashes, to every 20 loads I
E; IA" compost, layer, and layer about. t
nd YOU will add two-thirds more to the
tI&ntily OF your manure, without les t
"Glng itsactive properties,-so that by n
lowing our advice you will be able $
) do justice to your crops, they be in
=, 3SaI in quantity we'll ac