The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-08-04
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From the Southern Cultipator.
~. Work for the Month. 81.


The PLANTATIoN.-Complete your pre-
parations for picking, weighing, ginning,
and packing Cotton.
Sow 7urnip seed, (the imported is best,)
flom the lst to the 25th inst. The Ruta
Baga is one of the most valuable root
crops that can be raised, and every planter
should have acres of it. Early this month
is the best time to sow, and if you wish to
produce large turnips, the ground must be
well manured in the drill. Get good fresh
seed-break up your ground deeply and
puverize nely-sow in drills from two
to three feet apart, leaving ridge be-
tween the drills to catch water, and thin
out the plants to the distance of twelve
inches in the drill. Plow and hoe them
well afterwards, and you will be well re-
paid for your labor.
CloVer may be sown the latter part of
this month or early in September, in cool,
rich situations, and do not forget to give
it top-dressings of Gypsum or Plaster in
the early winter.
Woodland Pastures should now be
prepared. Choose a piece of level or
moderately rolling land, not too dry; cut
and grub out all timber not valuable for
lumber, rails, or shingles, leaving the tall
stately and spreading trees TO shade the
ground; break up the ground well, with a
coulter or bull-tongue plow; harrow well,
afterwards, SOW plenty of seed, and drag
in with bush. For 'plands, use a mix
ture of Blue Grass, Orchard Grass, and
White and Red Clover. For lowlands, or
bottoms, use Herds Grass Cred top" of
New York, with little White Clover,
where the ground is not too wet. The
ground should be cleared, grubbed and
prepared now, and plowed and seeded late
in the fall or earl y next spring. More on
this important subject hereafter.
bitches and Drains should now be dug,
and all rich moist lands reclaimed, and
brought into cultivation.
Stock Of all kinds deserve especial care.
during this sultry month. They need the
shade of trees, plenty of green food, and
an abundant supply Of pure water.
The GARDEN.-Nuiching and arfi fifcial
"dtering are now very necessary and sea-
sonable operations, and should, by no
means. be neglected. Set out all plants
of proper size, that you now have, for a
fall and winter crop; and if the weather
is dry, try the plan recommended in our
June number, page 1873.
Sow Carrots, Salsity, Beets, Porsnips,
DC They should be protected from the
hot sun, by bushes stuck in at the south
side, with an inclination over the drills
Continue to transplant Celery, as directed
in our last numbers.
Turnips Of the different kinds may be
sown for fall crop. The best market
varieties are the Early Dutch, Early White
Stone, and Early Red Top, (generally used
in soups,) and the Norfolk, Hanover or
Tankard, Yellow Aberdeen and Ruta
Baga,. for mashing and serving up with
melted butter, salt and pepper, or cay
enne.
Spinage for the fall many now be sown.
Lettuce may also be sown; and short TOP
and turnip Redishes every fortnight for.a
regul rr supply. Onions may be sown the
latter part Of this month, in drills about
one foot apart, to be transplanted in DC.
tober and November Snap Beans NAV
still be planted-they will come in at
good time to pickle.
In the Orchard, this month, the horti-
cuIturist will gather the golden and lus-
cious fruits of his labor, in all their per-
fection an richness. Those of peculiar
excellence and adaptation to this climate,
should be propagated extensively, and all
inferior kinds discarded. Select buds
from the most vigorous trees of the finest
varieties, and insert in healthy, free grow
ing stocks. Try the wild native Chicka-
saw Plum as stock for the Apricot, the
Peach, the Nectarine, and especially the
finer varieties Of the Plum. Cut down
all suekers-destroy all caterpillars or
other injurious insects--loosen the earth
around your trees, and give them a
thorough top-dressing and mulehing, if
you have not already done so. Special
manure for the different varieties Of fruit
trees, N our next. fl