The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-06-10
Agricultural.



lay it by-kccp the earth Open and the weed,
down, and if you have prepared and manur,d
:! ar ground properly, and the season should
prove favorable. you cannot fail to make a
good crop. When We advise you to keep the
earth open. and clear of weeds, we do not
mean that you should Use the plough; but that
the cultvator should be the implement. The
'Vrning up of manure by the plough, and the
laccra ion of the roots of the corn plants, at
this period Of the season, is what we have ev-
rr condemned the first exposes the manure
10 evaporation and loss, under the burning
influence Of the sun, while the latter deprives
the roots of the power of feeding until new
feeders arc put out: and it stands to reason,
that, in the meantime, great injury is done
through the want of nutri,ncnt to which the
corn plants are exposed. Unless the supply
Of f,od he con iHnjnS, the formation of the kerr
mel will necessarily lie imperfect, and dimi-
nntion of quantity be the result. All irrcgu-
ladty in the supply offood operates disadvan-
tageously and tends to dcprcss product.
HARVESTING.
ut Your harvest stores be good in quality
and ample in quantity; let your implements
and tools be abundant and Of the best kind
and be sure to provide such Il force as will
caahlc you to not only harvest your crops i'll
good time but to cure and secure them after
they shall have been cut down: personality at
tr,m 10 all the operations Of The horceS feid,
and sye that the harvestcrs are regularly sup
Piled at stated periods throughout the day
with some cool refreshing beverage. y half
grown boys time may bcprofitably occupied
in this duty. And while speaking Of Il re-
frcshing beverage, We will remark that we
know of none more refreshing more inyigora-
ting. or more innocent than one comprised Of
fire gol'oas of good cold water, into which
half gallon of mohHScs and a Id. of good
powdered ginger, have been infused and tho
roughly mixed. We have advised you to
personality attend 10 oil hhc operations Of chT-
rr<i fcd and we have dole so for the two
fold purpose, of promoting your interest, and
Of Throwing guaranty around the comforts
of the hands. B,silcs the cool beverage with
which the latter should be supplied every half
hour. at 10 o'clock each day they should be
allowed luncheon. and a reasonable time to
eat il in. Let the luncheon be substantial
and you may take our word for it, that more
work, and it better done, will be the result
Wien men are toiling in the harvest field
swcatin" at every pore under the combined
effects of muscular cXcrtions, and an almost
consuming sun, there is nothing like keeping
the muscles and strength in tone. and they
themselves, in good hLmor-the luncheon
and the refreshing beverage will effect the first
while attention to their wants on the part OF
the master, or employer, will promote the
o,hcr for a man, be his condition whatsoever
it may, is to he won by kindness and atten-
ton; bm It's also necessary, that the eyes Of The
muster or employer, Aoud be"poa him, 10 en-
SIRE the performance Of his d"iy in its miole-
ness and entiratr. Encourage singing in the
harvest field let the woods echo and rc-ccho
under the influence of vocal music, however
unrc!incd it may he, than without it; it i'll
spires ambition. and lessons the burthcn of
toll. Loud or much talking, however, must
be suppressed, as either is a thief upon time
and oftcn, when freely INDUCED, leads to dis
putcs and broils. If you wish full days
labor out of your hands, keep them in good
h,mol.
TINE OF HARVESTING.
This is one of those n,ooted points. which,
though often discussed, has never been, and
probably never will he settled. But flour
opinion and observation be worth anything,
we think we may say, that all grain should b,
cut before it is fully or dead ripe, and that
the harvesting should be commenced at from
: to 10 days before the grain arrives at that
condition. All the fairly and accurately test
ed experiments in Europe as well as in this
country 60 to prove the utility of this prac
tee. Professor Norton, than whom no one
was better qualified to speak upon the subject
held these views:
The time of cutting grain very sensibly
affects the proportion of fine wheat flour and
bran yielded by samples oft. Careful OK
pcrimcnts have shown, with regard to wheat,
that when cut from 10 to IA days before it is
fully rile, the grain not only weighs heavier,
but measures more; it is positively better in
quality, producing larger proportion of fine
flour to the bushcl. When the grain is in the
milk, there is but little woody fibre; nearly
every thing is sugar, gluten, starch, ETC.. with
q large per centage of water. If cut 10 or II
days before full ripeness, the proportion of
woody fibre is still small; but as the grain RI
pens, the thickness of the skin rapidly in
crcascs. woody fibre being formed at the cx-
pensc of the starch and sugar; these must oh
viously diminish in a corresponding degree,
the quantity, the quality of the grain being
ofcourse injured The same thing is true as
to all of the other grains"