Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-06-21
AGRICULTURAL.
From he Am-vical Farmer.
WORK FOR THE NTH

From ne Am-ricaa Farmer.
WORK FOR THE MONTH.
JUNE.
1RIsu PoTAToEs.
II your late cr~p of Potatoes 10 already planted
bcstr youreand get them in by the 10Th of the month
at farhest. Give the potatoes each working dust
ing mixture composed Of equal parts Of plaster nshes,
and salt We do not recommend this rs preventive
gainst the rot, for rcpudate all
men this solely because in the ashe. plaster
and salt the potato will find inorganic food adapted
its wants.
BRoADcAsr Cons.
InAugut and September pastures will begetting
short Of grass md of prudence well OF
economy, you should provide good supply of green
provendcr to soil your working animals and mich
upon. And as we know Of nothing reliable, we
would advise You to manure Of land
venient your barn and staes and put broadcast
corn Put 20 luads good manure, rich compost
or 400 lbs Of Guuno bushel Of plaster and bushels
Of salt we J mixed together; spread Whatever
you may USE evenly the ground equaze its
distribution, then plough in deeply, harrow and
harrow, and then roll This done, bushels of corn
per acre, broadcast and s-arrow in and complete
your work BY sowing bushels of ashes and bshel Of
plaster over il and then roll you do this. may
calculate upon uxuriant crop and enjoy the satsfnc-
ton 81 having provided for those faithful creatures who
toll for asweil az for those others which contribute
omuch the Injuries Of tnbIevour mich covs
full meals If good provencr long after your pastures
will have been denudcd Of III eir veriu-e
How SorI.
Al green food which stock maybe soilet should re
cur and wited before being ted The grnss should
he cut in the morning and spread In the swat to be
ted cut the succeeding evening and following morning.
but e. mike the most OF your song, you should have
woods'-mould, mud kindred substances hauled
into your feeding yard spread to the depth Of
foot two, and sprinkled with plaster q, leas.
twice week. your feeding raeks should be occasionally
removed from point to point, in order that the weddings
of the stock may be generally dused and orb
ed by the material spread over its surfncc. Hy
yarding your stock of nights and soiling them in the
way we propose, nigh and morning twenty head would
from the first Of August until the song season shall
be at end 200 loads Of rough matters into ms
good manure any farmer planter need wish to have
provided the prccaution be TAKEN to sow plaster over
the yard every few days Care must be taken also to
give salt to the stock least twice n week. or what
would be better mixture of ashes SALT and oystershel
lime Don't let any think that carry out our ad-
vice. would occasion much trouble, no one should
look upon anything trouble, which is bring
profit and which comes commended his acceptance
Ind adoption, by humanity and enlightened economy.
MILLEr.
Mlet may be up to the middle of the month for
hay or for soilng; and those who have not meadows
whence TO draw supply Of hay for winter use could
not do wiser thing than put in many acres in mil
let, as will their purpose. The soil should be
deep sandy loan, and should be heavily manured deep
~ Pioaehed and thoroughly Pulverzed before being
seeded in miet for il will succeed in land where
there IL nothing to eat and which il well prepared
RUrA-sAaAf rURSIPs.
Time Of Sow,ag you desire 10 secure . stock of
your sneep other stock,
drill in Of Ruta-baga urnips any time during
this month after the middle the 25th Of the month
II you design them for table sprng-and they
are an excellent spring vegetable-you may them
The earlier after the 18th Of that they may be sow
tie greater will be their product.
Mods 81 Caiture.-They be grown either BY
broadcast sowing, orby drilling them in-the Inter- IL the
best method because they easily and cheapy
worked, and will produce more to the acre.
CtAe Soa.-Al turnips delight in deep. light sandy
moulds loans, ard when grown on IN old
pasture swards clover leys, grounds
PreHaration Of the Soil-Libe, al manuring deem
Poughing, Thorough haroS wing and rolling, condi-
lions indispensable TO Ii practicable it would
be better the land two orhree ploughngs and as
many harrowings. As TO the depth Of ploughing, it
should nut be less than inches and NAV with adyan-
tase, be 10 inches One poughing will however
ha, be deeply and well executed. and thoroughly pull
verified
Mode Of applying Manure.-If you contemplate grow
ing your Ruabugas broadcast, you distribute your
manurcevcnly the lnnd if in drls the manure
should be applied in tine drs shall hereafter de
rect. If We grow these turnips broadcast we
would apply one-llfth ploughed In the other
half narrowed in
Prepra':oas Of tic Drils-The ground being plough.
ed narrowed, and rolled advised. burrows north
and south, 20 to % inches apart inches deep Into
these burrows Place your MANURE taking distrb
ute it equally; the with plow then
run harrow the burrows. Then drill your seed
upon the top of the burrows, you drilling
came time. Ii You have machine cover with the rake
and press the ground with the back e you go along
,---or you may pass hand roller the burrows.
Preparation of The seed.--Sonk them from ls to %
hours in fish oil and mix the seed either with ashes
slakcd lime, plaster, just previous to sowing
drill ing them in
Distance cftae plants For broadcast sowing from IA
toe lbs.-if sown in drills, l h. will answer
Crltiration.-When the plants first up sprinkle
fish OF! them several successive mornines-et
the srirnkng with oil be followed eachtimc with dus
ting Of ashes. lime, plaster, mixture Of the
whole. THE plants fail in parts Of your patch careful
Iy draw plants from where they thick and fill up
the bald places, by transportation. Keep the soil Of
pen with the hoe, and clean from weeds and erase, Of
all kinds.
Kids aud Qnantities of measures grown in dril,
10 bushels Of bonedust, dissolved in diluted supkxrc
the bones after being Dissolved to be mixed with 10
bushes of ashes bushe of salt and bushel Of plas-
ter will grow of Ruta-bsgas 800 lbs. Of Guam
and bushe Of plaster will answer for an acre. If
guano he used after it is buried in the drills sow 10
bushels Of ashes and bushels of salt broadcast over
the in tarnips; Ten loads Of well rotted ma nure
mixed with bushel Of plaster and bushels Of SALT
will answer for 400 lbs, Of chandler graves and
10 bushels Of ashes and Of plaster mixed well
viii grow and acre.
For fullcrop grown broadcast. do not think tina,
less thru 400 bs Of guano will answer and from 10 to
20 bushels Of ashes should be applied a top-drcssns
Orwell rotted stable barn-yard manure il Will take
from Is to % losds, which should be mixed with 10
bushels Of ashes. Of SALT and Of plaster the whole to
mixed together previously to being ploughed in.
the ashes salt and plaster may be applied as top-drrs
ing ana narrowed ip. very good mixture for an A.
ere would be 200 lbs. Of guano miy ed with bu.hr.
o"nes, previously dissolved in sulPhuric acid If
~ MIXTURE Dc nsed, IL would be veil to odd div mould
20 render II pleasant to BE- so~w ploushrv or ,arr~
nnths land should be top-drsssed ~;sh sshr. :. H.
Whole turnip family delight in potash their food and
are BY no Means dainty consumers Of H. - = $50
DYsENTERx.-This disease which prevail,
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