Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-03-10

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ing the appearance of your whole district
improving alike Its sani.ory, and pecuniary
resources, and, as consequence, the value
OF landed property.
Permanent Pastures.-If YOU have an
old field that you have turned out to rest
and you desire 10 conver. it into apermanen
pasture for your stock, you may do 50 by
pursuing the following plan plough j, uE
inches deep, harrow and roll it, then SOW
at the rate of 3 bushels of peas, broadcast
per acre, harrow them in, and roll. When
they come into bloom, plough them under
roll, and harrow your land leave j, in ,hi.
state about week, then sow l bushel o
buckwhea,, harrow i. in, and roll ,b,
ground; when the buckwheat comes into
bloom, plough it in roll the ground, spreat
thereon SO bushels of lime, or the sam,
quantity Of ashes, or twice that quan
ti,y of mari, harrow it in, then roll ,h'
ground. and SOW on each acre of il, l peck
Of timothy seed, bushel Of Orchard grass
1-2 bushel of Kentucky bluegrass, l peck
Of red-top, .op-dress with mixture of
bushel of sal. and l bushel of plaster, pei
ac'e, harrow lightly and finish by rolling
Next spring as soon as the ground is sound
sow ct the rate of 10 lbs. Of clover seed
per acre, roll i. in, and you may secure
yourself pasture for twelve or fifteen years
one that will give you, in good seasons
from one and half 10 two tons of hay pei
acre, and furnish pasture for your stock The
residue of the season; provided you top
dress it with compost formed of we'll ro,.ed
manure and ashes, in the fall Of every second
year, and dress it with equal parts Of plaster
and sal. each spring.
C7over seed.-If you did not SOW clover
seed last month, do so this, towards the
latter end OF the month, but not until the
fros. is entirely out, and the earth settled
then SOW IL lbs. of clover seed per acre,
harrow it lightly in with ligh. harrow,
and roll The field. If you fear the harrow.
ing process, do not fail to roll the seed in.
Early Turnips.-As soon as, from the
absence of frost, the ground can be pu, in
good order, select spot adapted to ,urnips,
manure.it Well with we'll rolted barn.yard
and stable manure, plough .ha. in or 8
iagbes. daen- JaaEzn,ur and nni nn Lon-dEass-
and l par. ashes, harrow that in, sow your
,urnip seed, harrow then lightly in, and give
The ground dus,ing of freshly slaked lime.
When the plants come up, sprinkle fish oil
over them, 3 or 4 successive mornings, early
When they begin 10 bolllle, thin them out,
SO as to stand 8 or 10 inches apart, stir the
soil with the hoe, and dus, over them equal
quantities Of sal. and plaster, al about the
rate of bushel an acre of each. Keep the
ground stirred, and your patch clean oI
weeds, and you cannot fail to have good
and early crop. The Early Flat Dutch is
the best kind to sow at this season. lfyou
are near marke, your early .urnips will
bring good price.
Early Potaioes.-As early potatoes al.
ways command good price, it is the in.
,erest of those who are convenient to mar.
kel, TO see that theirs are got in at the ear
lies. period, afler the frost is GU. of the
ground, tina, the soil can be advantag eously
worked and put in first rate order.
of ihe soil.-If we wished make yer,
early crop, we would select sandy loan
on which there were clover-ley or grass
sward, with southern exposure. This
we would plough TO the depth of s or II
inches, lay the burrows fiat, roll, then har
row, and roll again, when the soil woult
be ready to be laid of into rows for plant
| ing, which should be north and south.
| Forminute instructions, as!to the process
es of our method of cultivation, we refer Il
our Months Work of last March, page 2S7
and will only add, that the rows, as sool
as The potatoes come up, should receive
dressing Of a mixture of equal parts of ashes
plaster, and sslr,-a bushel Of each will b
sufficient for all acre.
Fences-Go yousez f,around your fences
,hroughou. their entire lines, carefully ex
anime every panel, and wherever one need
renewing or repairing, have such panels a
require il renewed, and those repairs attend
ed to Immediately. There is nothing more
economic than having ones fencing strong
and sound when the cattle are first turned
ou, in the spring, as weak and defective
panels, breed breaking disposition in then
,ha, is not often forgotten or given up
And as prevention is better than cure, SEE
,ha, your fences are ca,tle-proof.
Bars and Gates.-We have, time after
time. recommended our readers 10 substitute
gates for bars on every field on their place
and we repea. it again, because, from ex-
perience, we are firmly convinced thai
the former is more convenient, safer, and
cheaper.
Fence Sides and Corners.-lf yours b.
lined with bushes, brambles, and briars, have
all such nuisances grubbed out, burn them
and use the ashes for manure; for bushe
or two OF ashes will supply the inorganic
food for many bushels Of wheat, corn, oats
rye or barley. These pests removed, the,
plough up six or eigh. feet along the line o