Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-03-24

Dy VIC dOOtC boOIC VIC uuu thot PO1oouS
soda, and lime, enter largely into the COM
position Of the plants, and especially is such
the case as regards the straw, so far as pot
ash and lime are concerned, and hence it
should be an object with every one who
may attempt 10 grow good crop of ost',
either 10 be certain ,ha. the soil contains
within lis own body, the several cons,i.u-
ent elements, or to SO prepare his manure
as that they shall be provided.
Now it SO happens, that all these cub
stances may be provided, by adding to what
ever nulritive manure may be applied, per
acre, 10 bushels Of ashes, 2 bushels Of BONE
dust, 2 bushels Of salt, and bushel Of plas-
ter. These latter substances may be either
compos,ed separately, and applied broad
cast, as top dressing, after the organic ma
nure has been ploughed IN, and the ground
narrowed, jus. preceding the seeding Of the
oats, or they may all be mixed with the nu-
,rilve manure, shoveled over and left in
bulk week or two to bring on The incipi-
enl Stage Of decay. We, however, would
prefer ploughing in the nu,rilive manure
first, and then top-dressing with the ashes,
bone-dusl, salt and plaster. after the oats
were sown, narrowed and cross-harrowed
in. We would next lightly harrow the COM
post in, then lay off wa.er-fuuows, and roll
cross. wise the furrows.
OF Nulr;tive .Manures.4 IL 5 load. Of
barn-yard or stable manure Sc mixed with
10 loads Of woods mould, or the like guam
! .i., .T--..a-sh or river mnd, or any similar
substance, TO the acre, be left in bulk few
weeks, say 9, 3 or 4 then shovelled over,
applied broadcast, and ploughed in. good
yield OF oats may, 10 a certainty be expect
ed, provided the season should not prove
adverse to production. So also will the
and be left in good heart. And we will hero
remark, that every oats-growcr, should at
the lime OF seeding his oats sow clover seed
on his oats feId,-"r what would he better,
in our belief, c1ouer seed and orchard grass
seed, whether he intends to lei il remain in
grass or not. As to quantities, we will OBJ
serve, that on each acre seeded to oats, at
least IL lbs. of clover seed, and two bushels
Of orchard grass seed should be sown, each
by ilself,-and that the orchard grass seed,
before being sowD, should be spread on a
barn or other floor, mois,ened and thorough
ly stirred up, so that every seed shall be
moislened; this done they should be tho
roughly mixed with ashes to separate The
seed. and render them easy Of distribution.
OfMe Sowing Of Clover and Orchard
Grass Seed.-LeI The clover seed be sown
The way Of the furrows. and The orchard
grass seed cross-wise. This done, the seeds
should be very lightly narrowed in-waler
fnuows then be made, and The ground rolled
crosswise, we have before suggested.
We have known instances where the clo-
We, seed, and orchard grass seed, were no,
sown until the oats were up some or 3
inches in height; in which cases the ground
was simply rolled after The clover aud or
chard grass seeds were sown. These in
stances resulted in good crops of oats, and
fine stands of clover and grass.
Where there may no. be stable or barn
yard manure 10 mix with woods mould,
marsh mud or such substances, 200 lbs Of
guano will answer in the place Of The stable
or bsrn-yard manure the quantity Of guano
named, to be mixed with I-2 bushel Of plss-
ter and 9 bushels Of salt.
! OfMe Preparation of the L1nd.-The
ground, if not a0et, should be ploughed at
least inches in depth be carefully turned
over fiat, narrowed and re-harrowed until a
fine llth be obtained, and then rolled before
The oats are sown.
Ofthe Seeding Of the Oats-Ths oats
should be carefully sown, at the rate of 9
bushels to The acre, narrowed first the wav
of the furrow, then Cross wise, and rolled
before the clover and grass seed are sown.
We will here mention in connection with
the quantity of oats to be seeded per acre,
tina. in most of the cases where very large
products have resulted, both in this country.
and in Europe. much larger quantities Of oats
have been seeded, ranging a. 2, 4, and 6
bushels of seed, per acre; the culliva,ors,
wisely, as we think, concluding lha, it would
be better 10 occupy the soil with ost plants,
than 10 leave room for weeds TO grow up
and rob the soil Of the nutrimen. that ought
to be appropriated TO the former.