Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-14
The Farmer Farmer and Gardener.
WORK FOR AUGUST.


CELERY. .-S
Have the bed you have allotted iora
celery, prepared and the plants SET OUT
ASPARAGUS BEDS.
Have these cleaned of, and give me
bed a dressing Of mixture Of equal
parts Of salt and ashes.
RADlsHEs. .-n
Sow Radish seed at intervals ofRa
week apart, during the month.
SMALL sALLAp1NG. U
Every thing Of this description, may
be sown at intervals throughout tne
month. J ~ lsie&s}
PEAS. @
In some shady part Of your garden,
prepare bed and drill a, few rows Oh
peas.
Kidney beans, of every kind may be
planted throughout this month-those
for pickles, should be planted about the
middle OF it.
Sow lettuce seed for late use. Set
cut your plants for heading.
SPINACH. aig9
Drill in few rows for fall use, in the
beginning of the month. Towards the
last Of the month, drill in more for next
springs use.
Cut and dry these inithe shade.
CLIMBING BEANS.
Carefully hoe, and water these, ifthe
season be dry.
cABBAeEs.
Keep these as clean as penny. If
the weather be dry, have them freely
watered, every evening about sunset.
Cabbagss delight much in moisture, and
will not prosperfwell without water.
E 8 wEEDs. 4at,asi ''t
Have your garden as free from weeds
as Thoroughbred politician is from
conscience, and your crops cannot fail
to grow luxuriantly. Never suffer q
weed to go to seed within your garden
limits. J q Stgi h. C., +,
this month, whilever the bark parts free
" from the stocks. .-7 y
lNocuLATiNG aisj 3
Apples, Peaches, Apricots, and Nee
tarines, may be- inoculated throughout :
the month-Pears in the early part Of
it. i,q... .....s .., .efY
POTATOES. YaS... .
Give your potatoes a good hoeing;s
that done, dust them freely with mix
turs composed Of 2 parts ashes, ! part
salt, and | part plaster. Y
WATERING. a4e
Now, ifyou wish your vegetables 10
thrive and grow luxuriantly, they must
never suffer for water; therefore ii all +,
times Of drought, make your gardener
use his watering pot freely, on every
bed in your garden; for without water
10 prepare the food, no plant can feed,
and as a consequence, cannot prosper.
ibg SOAP sups.
Have all the soap suds given to your
cabbages, unless your liege-lord should
want them for his compost heaps.
AS TO MANURE.
For an acre ofland, 90 double.horse
cart loads of any. rich nutritive ma
nures. to be mixed with TO-. is or 90
bushels Of ashes, bushel of plaster,
and 2 bushels of salt, will answer.
MODE OF AprLYlNG THE MANURE.
One.half of the allotted quantity
should be ploughed in to the full depth
Of the furrow, the other half should
be applied broadcast, and narrowed
thoroughly in; and before the seeding
as well as afterwards, the ground
should be rolled. Prior to the last
rolling, a mixture of ashes and plaster
should be strewn over the ground. If
the manure is treated to ashes, as be-
fore advised, 2 bushels Of ashes and
bushel of plaster, per acre, will be
sufficient for this final dressing; but if
no ashes were Incorporated with tho
manure, it will be found advantageous
to top dress with at least from 8 10 10
bushels Of ashes, nnd ! bushcl ofplas-
ter, to the acre.
pm. TRy D,,Sc.
Gather this weekly, put it away in
burrels, mixed with mould and plas-
ter; for it thus cared for, it will DO
found nearly as good as guano. I'm
iii you try, you cannot tell. how many
acres you can manure with tho pro-
ducts Of yourpoultry houses. g
FENCES. .Ht.
These should be thoroughly exam
incl anlrepaired, US necessity nj this
season Of Tie year, when The pastures
are mostly dried up, forces the stock
to look out for weak places.
Mrs. Gummy says she don't know
what they want willis Grand, jury.
She thinks thplia common Jury is graId
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