Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-08-11

which should be ploughed in TO the full
depth of the furrow, the other half to be
broadcasted on the ground and ploughed in
inches deep, as before indicated under the
head Of 'F!he reparalion Of the land" BY
thus dividing the manure, double benefi.
would be the result. The plants in the in
cpien. stage of their growth, would be nur
Iured and forced by that deposited shallow,
while that deposited deep would sustain
them in the latter pa,t of their growth, and
ensure their maturing vigorously.
No. 9. As we stated in our July num-
Der, four bushels of bone-dust, dissolved in
sulphuric acid, mixed with 200 pounds of
guano, 2 bushels of salt, and bushel of
plaster, we'll mixed together, broadcas,ed o.
yer the land and narrowed in, will grow an
acre Of turnips.
No. 3. Ten bushels bone-dus,, 2 bush
els Of salt, and bushel of plast er, if well
mixed together, broadcas,ed over the land
and narrowed in, will be sufficient to Sc
cure The growth of an acre Of turnips.
No. A. Five double horse-csr. loads Of
stables manure, do. Of COW dung, both 10
be we'll rolled, 10 do. of marsh or river
mud, 2 bushels Of salt, bushels Of lime,
bushel Of plaster and 10 bushels Of ashes,
| if thoroughly mixed together, and permitted
to remain in bulk few days, will grow an
acre Of turnips-to be ploughed IN.
No. 5 Ten double horse-carl loads Of
river, or marsh mud, thoroughly mixed
with 200 pounds of guano, bushel of salt
and l bushel Of plaster, will grow an acre
of turnips excellenlly well to be plougbed
| in.
We wish to impress this great fact upon
our readers no matter what kind Of nu-
tritive manure may be used, The land should
receive top-dressing Of ashes, lime, salt
and plaster, in the qunliiies before indica!-
ed in our preceding remarks, as the health
ful growth and produc. of the turnip de-
pend upon being supplied with the morgan
ic food that will be thereby furnished
Preparation of the Seed-Soak the seed
IL or "a hours in fish oil, then drain off
the oil, and dry the seed in a mixture Of z
parts ashes, and one part -four Of sulphur;
the ashes and four Of sui phur to be horo'-
ly mixed together before being mixed with
the seed after being oiled and drained.
Method Of Seeding soil having
ueeH prepared as we before recommended,
- turnip seed must be mixed with three
sand, and ,hinly sowh aiHu very tlgnng mar mar
rowed in. This being done, broadcas. the
ashes, lime, salt and plaster mixture over
the ground, and finish by rolling.
Kinds Of Iurnip Seed TO soac.-At this
season we should prefer the N orfolk, or the
red or scarlet top kinds. The first yield
the most-the latter are best for table use
Quantity Of Seed per acre.-If sown
with steady hand and wel-judging eye,
one pound Of seed will furnish plants e.
nough for an acre; bur as i! is always SAT-
est to provide against contingencies, we
think it best TO SOW | l-2 pounds per acre.
Cu7ture.-When the plants first come up,
sprinkle fish oil over them early in the
morning, wAize the leaves are lvet aciM de,o
OR make a decocton Of quassia, soot, and
flour Of sulphur, and sprinkle tha. over
them. A smart active boy, with noggin
or piggin in one hand, and mop in the
other could go over an acre in an hour or
two, provided the eyes Of his master were
upon him. This operation mus. be repeat
ed early each morning, the sooner after day.
light the better, until the plants get into the
rough leaf, when they will be beyond the
power of hahn from the fly and flea.
When the plants gets to be three or four
inches high run harrow through them.-
This destroys grass and weeds, opens the
soil to the inf uence of the dews, Sc, and
partially ,hins ou. the plants. OF the uti-
lity of narrowing the young plants, inde-
pendent Of our own practice and personal
observation, we had lbe stronges, proof af-
forded us by the late Major Haines, of Ma
rie,,s, Pa. He was induced a, our instance
to institute an experiment. He narrowed
one-haf his ground in turnips, and left the
other half unharrowed. The part harrow
ed, though both parts were manured alike,
Welded one-lhlrd more turnips than the
part whc he left wed-,hus demon
Is!raling the advantages of the practice, and
putting to blush the croakings and prog
noslcs of some of his neighbors, who rdi-
culed the practice as silly in the extreme,
end predicted ,ha, he would grow no roots
on the part narrowed.
When the bulbs are the size Of walnut,
thin the plants out so as 10 stand s Or 10
inches apart, taking care to pull up the
grass and weeds around the roots with the
hand, stirring the ground between them
with the hoe, carefully avoiding ear,hing up
the bulbs. AT an interval of week repeat
the WORKING, the interval Of another
week should the leaves not have covered
the ground, give another and last working.
Time of Seeding.-The earlier in the
month you ge. your seed in the beler-
Y ou should at all events strive to get seed
ing done by the 10Th Of the monlh,-or at
all events, by the 10Th, at far.hest-.he
nearer the lst o: the month that you may
got your seeding done, the greater will be
your chance Of growing good crop.