Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-07-15
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MucH LAsoR oS LITTLE LAND.-'rhe
Farmers Companion, in an article on
small farms, marks out the following
course for the farmer OF small means to
pursue -
"Yuu have one hundred acres clear. Fl. |
ty OF which you have kept for pasture and
meadow Make up your mind 10 work
only twenty-five being put down to clover
or lmothy, as you bes can. You have
manure enough in an about your farm for
six acres. This yelr haul that to your
land. plough it IN corn, with little ashes,
and it you can get it, slack lime or plaster
to every hill. Plough twice as deep as
usual and drag twice as long with long
toohed drag, ill The land is like ,rden.
II you have go, 25 bushels OF corn to The
acre before, we can warrant seventy or
eighty. You double your crop at very
little increased cost. Having no more
manure you must depend on deeper
pl"ughing and be ter dragging for the other
ten acres this year, not forgetting to SOW
little more seed than usual, If it is oats
or barley. In the fall SOW wheat where
the corn was, with care, and next spring
manure the next six acres for corn. Yes,
but you may manure the ten or twlve
acr 8, for you have had 25 more acres for
hay fodder, and can keep 25 more cows
thro' the win er; ami knowing the value
OF the manure, that it is as imp rtant as
the soil itself, you will take much better
care of it.
thus every two or three years, all your
land will get dressing of fmanure, and ev-
cry year you will have dlfterent crop on
it. Every year it will improve, and you
grow rich with about half your work.
But alter while sow few acres Of this
laod with clover and timothy and break up
as much of our old grass. You will get
double the crop Of hay on the piece and a
60 crop Of grain on the old piece. In
' one word. Of all men in the world far
mer should work n small piece of land,
work it thoroughly, keep all the stock he
can 10 make manure, Keep tho ,~naure
dry, and he will not be >m'li farmer
long. We have tried it, and we know it,.
For the rest take and read newspaper.
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ToMATo FIGs.--We have seen and tasted
(says The Bosom JoutnaD the figs referred
= IN the following arlIcIe from Hovey' 5
excellent Horticultural Mag zine, and tn
dorse ali which he says in heir favor.-
: We hope tina hose who raise abundance
. Of tomatoes will save this receipt and try
' III: exper ment # only on a small scale.
e Receipt for Tomato FIgs.--Pour boil>
e ing water over the tomatoes, in order to
/ remove the skin; then weigh them and
. place them in stone jar, with as much
6 sugar as you have tomatoes, and let hem
e stand two days, then pour of the syrup
y and boil aud skim il until no scum rises
Then pour it over the ,oma oes, and lei
e them stand two days az before. and ,her
j. boil and skim again. = fter The bird time
e they are put to dry if,he weather is good
r if not let them stand in the syrup unit
= drying weather Then place ON large
IS earlnen plates or dishes, and put them IL
r the sun to dry, which will Ike about ;
|. week, after which pack them down in small
it wooden boxes, with fine white sugar be-
n tween every layer. Tomatoes prepared
!, in this manner will keep for years.
= A few apples cut up and boiled in TIN
n remainder of This syrup make very nc'
e sauce Mrs. Eliza Marsh.
y 1t is only necessary for US 10 add tha
le the Conmitree of HE Mas, chusetts Hor
IS ticuItural Society awarded Mrs. Mars
CT the Socie,y's Silver Medal for excellen
It. specimens exhibited November 20. The
it were pus up in small boxes, and to ou
re taste were FIR better than two.thirds O
oe what are sold in our market for the be.
as Smyrna figs - Ed Hort. Magazine.
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