The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-11-28
From the Southern Farmer.

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From the Southern Farmer.
MANGEL WURTzELs, PARsNIHs, CARROTS.
| ] have grown these three roots the present
year. The soil selected was light sandy
loan, enriched with stable manure, and leach.
ed ashes. II was well broken up in Decem-
Der last with two-horsc dagons then harrow,
ed, and afterwards hand .raked. The seeds
we're planted, part with Sinclair's seed
sower. part by hand, the seed sower hay-
ing broker downby the time the irstacrs was
sowed The time Of sowing was about the
Goth Of April. The drills were eighteen in
ches apart, aud the plants left with space
of l2 inches between them. The Mangel
WurZels came up pretty we'll, and fair
stand was secured. The Carrots also came
up tolerabIy well, but not so well as the Man
gels. The parsnips came up very slowly, as
neglected to soak them in warm water, as
shnuld have done
! The Mansel Wurzels came up before the
grass and weeds, aud was enabled to weed
them without cutting up any. in the process
If working. The Carrots were obliged to
be weeded wheu they we're just preping
throush the earth. aud in spite Of great care
many Of them were destrnyed--the plant,
when FIRST breaking through the suii, being
almost invisible. On the other hand, the
weeds aud grass spraag up before single
Parsnip male its appearance. The rows
were invisible, and large number were up
rooted in working, and the stand was very
bad one. So cldse were the rows that the
! plow could not lie used al all, and tie only
cultivation was hand wedding, and the broad
and grub hoe. II were to cultivate these
crops again, should make the rows thirty
inches apart, and use the Dutch plow and
harrow. But still the FIRST wedding would
require the hand and hoe-perhaps the sec
ond working would have to be done in. the
same manner.
1 have not gathered these crops yet, as
they are still growing, and will continue to
grow. till We have a sharp freeze. The Man
I gel wurzel isa heavy crnr TO the eye, and
has presented an encouraging appearance all
the year. The Carrots looked pretty we'll
on the first nf jane, when the drought and a
host nf strange insects killed great num-
!! Der. They now stand very thinly on the
ground, lhough the few remaining are Of a
/ pretty gand size. The Parsnips stood the
drought better, and discovered no insects
about them; and, considering the bad stand.
the crop is iolerable one.
The labur bestowed upon an acre Of Man
gel WurZel is about three times that bcstow-
ed On an acre of well cultivated corn /: that
bestowed on the Carrots and Parsnips at least
six times. Tie Mangel wurzpI may paw,
while the Carrots and Parsnips in uur climate
certainly will not.
The Rev. Mr.. Goodman 0l this county told
me, that last year he raised a great crop ol
Mangel WarZels: "but," added he, "my
friend, NV cows would not eat thrm ! car.
ried an armiul to my hogs. They ate grerd-
lily the tops, but when they came TO the root
they nibbled al il and then turned away.
tried an OK with The same result. This was,
however, pleban stock. aud refused the
good thing which offered to them, Just a.
some low people viii not touch tmnato. or
eat of Cat surloin of mutton. They must
be educated 10 il. A horse at first will not
touch Pumpkins, but when accustomed TO
the iond, comes To deyour them grcc,lily.
have never seen in any English Farm Book,
any hesitancy recorded On the part vi cattle
in eating Of The Mangel Wurzcl. Ii l. rep.
resented ~ good food, better than The tur.
nip. aud among roats. only inferior 10 the
Carrot aud the Pnrsnip.
4 On the whole. ! would advise The farmers,
within the jurisdiction of the Onion Agri.
cultural Society, not 10 waste their labor on
ans onc IL these three rDots. The rurnip
can be cultivated with one tenth ol the labor
in our climate. and is Of much greater yield,
and more certain. Any light land, ~ toler-
able heart. broken up IN July. aud sowed the
25th Of August, with two hundred and flty
pounds or Peruvian Guano to tile acre, will
give bountiful crop OF valuable food ior
man and beast.
The Pumpkin. too, il well adapted to our
climate, is a fne food. and may be kept
with care tiIl the lst Of March. Ny con.
clusion Of the whole matter is, that the far.
mcr in hi. latitude should lay out bis en-
erqy on Corn. Wheat, Oats, and Peas. a.
primary crops aud on furnips, Sweet Po
iatoes. aud Pumpkins as secondary crops
and have nuthing 90 do with CarrUts. Par.
snips and Mangel wurzels as field crops
To say the least Of these last, am certain.
I'ly A DouBrER.
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