The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-08-08

grain perfectly after it is cut, and the
surplus starch gum and saccharine mat.
ter which it contains will bc preserved
in the stalk and leaves, instead of being
changed to hard and worthless woody
hbrc, as when the plant is allowed to
become perfectly dead ripe. Another ad-
vantage i'll thus cutting up corn is that
as soon rs it is hauled off, the ground is
ready for the plow, and after it has re-
ceivcd good manuring, YOU can proceed
Immediately, with the sowing of your
winter Oats, Rye, Barley, Clover, &c,
DC. Let those who have scanty crops trv
1t, even on small scale, and report results.
Fe"li"y Corn .StoN Foclder.-In or
der to use corn with proper economy,
every farmer and planter should have
SCOTS Little Giant" or a similar mill
for grinding both corn and cob. To this
should also be added Feed Gutter, suit
able for cutting hay, sheaf oats, corn
stalks, &c, &c. With this latter impe-
ment, the corn stalk fodder, shucks, oats.
hay and other "roughness may be fine,
Iy cut up, and when mixed with a proper
portion of corn and cob meal, slightly
nolStened, with an occasional sprinkle of
salt and ashes, YOU have an excellent
and cheap provender for all kinds of farm
stock. Roots, such as turnips, sweet po-
tatocs, &c, when plenty, may be added
to the foregoing from time to time, and
they will be found to give increased relish
and improved health to yonr animals.
The merciful man is mercifu to his
beast" and humanity as well rs sclf-inte-
rest, dictates the best possible care of all
the dumb brutes dependent upon us.
TU'mipS.-Ruta Baga, Red Top, Early
Flat Dutch, Yellow Aberdeen, Norfolk,
Globe, and other turnips should be sown
from the lst to the 25th Of this month
The ground should be plowed very deep,
and pulverized as fine as possible a
deep, rather light and fertile sandy loan,
is best for this crop, and such soil ought
to be plowed ut least s or 10 inches, and
tho onghly narrowed. Sow in drills from
to 3 feet apart, plants standing in the
drill from to 10 inches. Stable ma
nure, 10 or 10 loads to tie aCre,) woods
mould, ashes and broken bones, equal
pats, (6 or loads to the acre,) or 800
pounds OF guano, scattered broadcast and
p.o"ed in, will give you a good crop.
Should you wish to manure in the drill,
open wide and deep furrow with
long shovel plow, scatter your manure
thickIy along this drill, throw a flat, broad
bed on the manure with turning plow,
ard after raking the surface smooth and
even, drill in the seed as above directed.
From one to one and q half pounds of
seed, mixed with sand and carefully sown
will be sufficient for an acre. Soak your
seed "a hours in lamp oil, then drain off
the oil and dry the seed with ashes or
plaster, and mix with moist sand for the
convenience OF separating the seeds in
sowing. If you have plenty of leached
ashes, you may top dress the ground with
10 or Is bushels per acre, after sowing.
1t will be well, also, to dust the plants
when they first come mp, with ! mixture
OF ashes, SCOT, plaster and salt, Ga busheI
to the acre. several mornings in success
sion, to prevent the attacks of the fly.
Continue this until they get into the
rough leaf, when they may be considered
out of danger. When the plants are
well up, clear out all grass and weeds
with the hoe, and thin them to stand
of from to 10 inches apart. according
to the size of the variety. After thin
ming, work them out from time to time.
until the tops shade the ground, when
you may lay them b,.
.StCeet Potatoes - Keep the earth fresh
and loose around the plants, and the rows
entirely FREQ from weeds until the ines
take complete possession of tie patch.
Lose no time, now, in cutting and setting
out vines for the production Of next years
seed.
Hay and Fodder.-Cut and carefully
save drilled corn fodder, las directed in
July number, page 22o y also make all
the hay you possibly can from crab, Tor
crop,) grass, crowfoot, pea vines, to,,s Of
ground peas, Oregon pea, milet, &C., DC.
Ditching, Hauling Muck, Woodland
Pastures, Strawberry Beds, &c.-The
dry weather Of this month, will be found
favorable to the dtching and draining of
low, wet lands, clearing up of swamps.
cutting "nderJrush, digging and en-
banking 6sh ponds, preparing strawLerry
patches, clearing the undergrowth of
forests, for scoods pastures, hauling of
muck to the compost heap, destruction, by
compost fermenting or burning of norious
'ceeds, dc, dc.
THE GARDEN.
All plants Of the Caulihower, Broco'i i
or Cabbage family, may now be set out
for fall and winter use. Continue TO
transplant Celery. Full crops of the diff.
ferenr kinds Of turnjps should be sown
during the month, as directed above.
Sow seeds Of beets, satisfy, carrots, &c, for
winter use-shading the ground by a
slight brush arbor," from the hot sun.
Radishes, spinach, lettuce, &c, NAV still
be sown, and snap leans planted for
pickles. Plant, also, melons and cucum-
bers for mangoes and pickles. Keep
down all w,,eds-use the hoe, and water
freely. Plant second or fall cron of
Irish potatoes and peas, nulching both
heavily with leaves. The purple ero
plant, tomato and Lima bean, NAV be
Iplanted for late crop, and will come vel.