Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-07-09

The Farmers Journal for July. contains valuable
articles Agriculture We extract following the
cultivation Of
Fan Turnips.
We are satisfied that farmers grow these roots
loo sparingy. and thai. if they TO turn their at
ienton TO their cultivation they would thereby great
" promote their interest, besides adding much to the
comfort OF their stock. If grown as cattle feed, it
would be well to cultivate the more hardy kinds
among these stands pre.emnent the Ruta6Gg1s, but
unless they be sown in the beginning OF this month, IT
will be too late TO grow them with any prospect OF
succeeding in making heavy erop-next 10 this va
riety. may. perhaps. be ranked Dale's Hybrid and
Yellow Aberdeen, and Yellow Stone. They are har-
dy and keep well till spring. For table use the Red
top is favorite,-the Norfolk, will however yield,
more New ground, il is generally conceded. is best
adapted to the growth OF turnps. probably because OF
the abundant supply of potash it finds therein; the
best crop we ever grew was upon an old pasture,
which had been used such for the space of IL
years. The soil was deep sandy loan, and had at
the time pretty fair sward of grass upon It which
after broadcasting it liberal dressing of manure
we ploughed in fully inches in depth, narrowed and
rolled. then applied lighter dressing of well rotted
barn and stable manure, then ploughed tin inches
Deep narrowed, and narrowed rolled. sowed the
seed, top-dressed with mixture of 10 bushels OF
ashes OF plaster and of salt per acre. narrowed
the seed in lightly with light one horse harrow and
| completed the work by rolling. When the plants first
came up we sprinkled them over with fish oil, each
morning, early, until they got into the rough leaf !;
srewed bushel of plaster and bushels of salt per
acre, them when they got into the rough leaf-
When they had botled the phrase, is and the roots
had got 10 be about the size of walnut, we ran the
cuvator through them. with the double purpose OF
working and thinning them In week or 10 days,
we worked them with the hoe, thinning them out, so
stand from TO 10 inches and in about the same
length of time, gave them final working with the
hoe taking good eradicate the weeds and grass,
and stir the ground well, without covering the roofs
The Udrietg was the red-top time of sowing 25th OF
JuIy--product large turnips among the sweetest and
best favored we ever rrcoect to have tasted.
WHO Opinion OF ScoTrs LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE
The N York Evening Mirror, referring to SCOTS
letter of acceptance justly remarks that Scott says
too much-promises too much. His letter is not on
ly intended special platform. but it outlines the
future Legislation of Congressa course of question
able policy even in a Presidents message IT Gen
Scott had simply said Il accept the nomination
with the PLATFORM both of which meet my cordial
Appreciation, his reply would have been quite as
satisfactory. and good deal more effective
pa%A New York halter gave away, it is said. on
Monday last 10000 palm leaf fans, worth some
$500. Each fan. however. had announcements OF
his business pasted on it, novel and ingenious
method of advertising certainly. hut not half eff
cacious as through the only legitimate channel for
such purposes viz the columns of we'll conduct
ed and consequently widely circulated newspaper
For far less than $500 his advertisements might
have reached several mlillOnS OF PERSONS naO lie
pursued the latter course
An eminent spirit merchant in Dublin announces
in one of the Irish papers. that he has still small
quantity of the whiskey sale arhich was drunk By
his late Majesty when IN Dublin.
TRUE-Among the resolutions introduced into the
Woman's Rights Convention in their recent sessions
at West Chester, Pa, is the following Legislator:
are requested TO " make note of it:''
Resolved, That if it be true that il is woman.
province 10 soothe angry passions and calm the be
l gerant feelings of man, know of no place where
she would find ripper harvest awaiting her labor
than in the halls of our National and State Legsla
lures.
Mr.. CLAY AND Mr.. CRIrrENDEN.-The Washing
Ton correspondent of the Philadelphia American states
that ali causes of misunderstanding and misapprehen
sion between Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Crittcnden, arising
from their political relations were happily and salts
factorily adjusted than two weeks ago. Mr.
Clay took occasion to make an announcement to thi
effect to his friends and to explain to them that Mr.
Crittenden had suffered in Justice at their hands
The coinage at the Mint in Philadelphia for the
e month of June, 1882 amounted to $4.345, 1903 IS
and the deposits during the period to $6,687,
900.
RBThere will be public Meeting of Black River Divs
ion SONS OF TEMPERANCE, at Black River Chape
sent the Division with Bible and in the afternoon of tn
same dav he Ladies' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY will hol