The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-22

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From the Patent Office Rspoa-is5a-5
Rotation Of Crops and Practical Sug-
gestions.
Mr.. John Young. of Richlsnd coun-
", Ohio. thus describes his system Of
rotation Of crops: my system Of
rotation Of crops is to plough down a
heavy crop of clover and SOW wheat /;
then plant corn; then saw oats. aud
with them four quarts oi clover seed.
mixed with two of Timothy. The
field is in pasture or meadow ill the
third year, when n crop Of clover is
again turned in by the plough, to be
followed By wheat. BY this practice
my land now produces much better
than il did twenty years ago. The
best preventive Of the Hessian fly aud
yellow nudge is to saw early; late
seeding makes The plants feeble aud
increases the injury Of insects"
MIR. Young sows turnip seed among
corn at the last ploughing, and obtains
a remuneratips crop. The white flat
turnip is the variety preferred for cul-
ture with corn. lie properly remarks
that the best fertilizer for meadows is
10 food them where it is practicable.
Irrigation by small streams and catch>
es is worthy Of far more attention than
il receives. The meadows Of Mr.. Y.
yield from two or three tons of hay per
acre. Well.rotted BARNARD manure
and plaster are used as top dressing
for meadows, and Timothy makes the
most salable hay. Clover properly
cured is regarded as more nutritious
for farm stock. By crossing French
Merino ram with large native ewes.
Mr.. Young has obtained half bloods Of
good size. aud valuable for mutton ;
while the fleeces are greatly improved
in quality and increased in weight and
value. lie rears pigs in way that
gives pound Of meat for every day
they live-kiling them when from 500
to 400 days old.
Much LABOR on sITTLE LASD.-The
Farmers Companion, in an article on
"Small Farms" marks out the follow.
ing course for the farmer of small ca.
pital to puruse:
You have one hundred acres clear,
fifty Of which you keep for pasture and
for meadow. Make up your mind to
work only twenty five acres; the other
twenty five being put down TO clover
and timothy as YOU best can. You
have manure enough in and about your
farm for six acres. This year haul
that out on your land, plough il, aud
put in corn, with little ashes, aud ii
you can get it, Stacked lime or plaste,
for every hill. Plough twice as deep
as usual, and drag twice as long, with a
long toothed drag, till the land is like
a garden. Ii YOU have got thirty five
bashels of corn to the acre before. We
can warrant you now seventy live ol
eighty for you cultivate aud hoe the
corn twice as much likewise. You
double your corp at very little in
creased cost. Having no more ma
nure. you must depend on deeper
ploughing, and better narrowing fol
the other ten acres for this year, no
fogetting TO SOW little more seed thar
usual, it it is oats or barley. In the
Fall sow wheat where the corn was
and with the same care, and mex
Spring, manure the next six acres fol
corn. Yes, but you may manure
10 or l2 acres, Tor you have had 2.
more acres for hay, or oat straw Gu
green for fodder, and can keep 25 NOR,
cows through the Winter; and know
ing the value Of the manure, that it i
as important to you as the yer, soil it
self, you will take much better care .
it.
Thus, every two or three years, al
your land will get a dressing Of ma
nure, and every year you will have
different crop on it. Every year !
will improve, and YOU grow rich with
out half your work. But aftera whil
sow few acres of this land with clio
yer or timothy, aud break up as mac
of your old grass. You will get duu
BILE the crop OF hay ON the piece, and
good crop Of grain ON. the old piece. Il
one word, OF all men in the world,
larmer should work small piece q
land work it thoroughly keep all tn
stock he can to make manure; keel
manure dry; and he will not be small
farmer long. We have tried it, an,
we know it.
I How | SAVED My CpRRANTs.--O
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