The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-08-23
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From the American Farmer.
Fall Tusrnips.

FROM the American Farmer.
Fall Fusrnips.
AS from present appearances from
various parts Of the country, there is
every reason to fear that there will
be short crops Of the ordinary cat
tie feed raised, we think it our
duty to recommend to our readers
tho propriety Of putting in a great
er breadth Of acres of land in fall tur-
nips, to make up for the shortcomings
of hay, fodder, blades and tops tho
approaching winter. Turnips, though
not considered very nutritiye in them.
selves make, when mixed with log pro.
yender Of any kind, a valuable ad.
dition to the food Of cattle, and, in
the event of q scarcity of the articles
named above, would serve an ad-
mirablc purpose, as an adjunct in
carrying them through the feed
ing season.
Turnips, from their, nature as we'll
as from the short time they take to
mature, require to be literally fed,
both with nut'7tiue and organic
manurcs. 1t is, perhaps, unimpor-
tant of what the nutritive manure NAV
consist, SO that it be strongly con.
ccntratcd, and rich in those elements
which yield ammonia and nitrogen.
Of the inorganic manures, there is
no difficulty of determining of what
they should consist, as the following
analysis of the ashes of the roots and
leaves of the turnip will clearly show:
ANALYSIS OF TIE TURNIp.
Roots. Lcaues.
Potash, 1886 32,3
Soda 1913 22,2
Lime, 1862 go
NIagnesia, 2,54 o5,9
Alumina, (clay) 0,35 O0,3
Oxide Of Iron, 0,32 O1,7
Silica, (sand), 3,S8 1913
Sulphu.ic Acid, SOL 25,2
Phosphoric Acid, 3,67 S,8
Chlorine, 2,39 81
Now, then. looking at the above
table, ne find potash soda lin,e., SUI.
2alsst5fg 22tl dcSd, phospho,1c, acid, and
substances on which the turnip feeds.
all of which, together with all the
others, may be furnished by tuH dyes.
sings of ashes; but as ashes cannot
always be had in sufficient quantities,
in many locations, we would recon.
mend the following compost. The
qualities named arc intended for an
acre of land, and to be applied as
a top.drcssing, and narrowed in, viz:
10 bushels Of Ashes,
10 bushels of Lime,
2 bushels of Salt, and
1 bushels Of Plaster.
The whole to be we'll mixed TO-
gcther before being applied,
OfMe preparation efthc Land =
AS the tulnip has long tap.root, it
follows as matter of course that
the land should be ploughed deep in
order that, in its descent in search Of
food, it may meet with no obstruc.
tons, and would be better of being
ploughcd twice; therefore, wo would
never plough the first time, less
than s or 10 inches, and the second
tlme,'4 inches.-We believe that
great benefit would result from SUBJ
soiling the ground also--and, as but q
few number Of acres Of turnips are
put in by single individual in our
country, the operations Of ploug Ching
and subsoiling would not be onorous.
ly felt by any one; and as we feel
very certain that the increase in
the crop which would be produced
thereby would moro than pay for
the expense, we most urgently re-
commend that experiments should be
made to test the utility Of the two
modes Of preparation.
The ground after being ploughed,
or ploug he'd and subsoiled, should be
narrowed and cross.harrowcd, until
the finest possible tilth shall have
been obtained. After having been
narrowed, it should be rolled be.
fore the seed be sown. so as to pro-
duco an even surface on which
to cast the seed.
aur7,ip Soil. The soils best adj
aptcd to turnip culture arc deep rich