The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-04-26


RoBlNs.-Thc robins arc singing along the
hedges and i'll the orchards and preparing to
build their nests and rear their young. We
have few better songstcrs than the robin
among our American birds: their loud songs
from the tree tops at day break are beautiful.
And yet we have among us boys and men too
who in these spring days ofthcir nesting and
song, mcrclcsSly shoot them down. To such
we commend the following from Tile Hart
toyd Couunt:
"ShGme on the man or boy who kills rob-
ins at this season of the year, 1t is das-
tardly g-unSporsnanlikc. The youth
who murders robins in the spring is the same
young man who kills hired horses because
they arc hired, cheats his creditors and abu.
scs bis mother. These qualities go in clus-
tiers, and where you find a boy or man mean
enough to shoot robin in April. you find
coward. Pass the boy who kills robins in
April on to his moral pillory.
2 FARMING OpERArloNs.-Ths is one of the
most active seasons in the round of the fam
er's busy year. Preparing the ground and
planting com is now the principal thing in
hand y From highly intelligent farmer Of
the county we have the following article in
reference thereto, which we insert here and
to which we invite the attention of our nu-
mcrous agricultural readers.
For The Cecil Wig.
Corn Culture.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Now that the winter is past
and spring has burst upon us. almost magi
cally. with her balmy air and bright sun
shire hurrying the farmer alicld with his
long neglected plow, few words on corn
planting would not be amiss as that business
is the first and NEST important which en-
crosses the farmer attention
The custom ofrollmg corn-ground after it
is ploushcd, and lcnglhwse of the burrows.
before it is narrowed, is think, not only not
beneficial but decidedly injurious in most in
stances. The objects in rolling ground are
to press down the furrow slices, and reduce
the ground to finer filth, or in other words
to thoroughly pulvcrise the soil.
Thoroughly pulyeriscd soil, or soil con-
tanning undec, imposed vegetable matter, will
not produce good crop of corn. Hence,
rolling. the ground after il is nloughcd tends
to pack it firmly tosethcr excluding the air
and heat; and consequently, preventing de-
composition of the sod or vegetable matter,
that has been turned down by the first opcr
alton. Every agIiculturist knows the heavy
rains in summer serve to beat down and sad
den the gro und; and the farmer who goes to
the unnecessary trouble and expense Of using
a roller on his cornfcld, assists the clements
i'll countcracting his fundamental object in
ploughing; which is to Tighten up the soil,
and kill and dccomposc the vegetable matter
growing on the surface.
When Tie burrows arc turned over lightly,
and not prcst down again tightly and firmly
| by roller, crcvicvs remain under and be-
tween them, thro' which a current of air Cir
culat,s, warming and drying the subsoil
when snrchhrgcd by a super abundance OF
water, and decomposing speedily the vcgeta-
bic matter that has been turned under by the
plough. field titled in this loose and open
manner. is also less liable to be injured by
washing; for the furrows, serving the puI-
pose Of drains absorb and carry off the super
fluous water.
When the soil is properly cultivated, so as
to keep it in loose open state, the corr,
roots, which tend naturally to grow very
rapidly, eytcd THIN q es far and n,aI
through the loose. warm soil, and push the
stock forward with rapid growth.
But if, on the contrary the corn roots arc
prevented from spreading by cold, sad soil
the growth of the stalk will be slow and
sickly. A thoroughly pulvcrisod soil acts il,
this manner on the CON plant, and will CIR
tainly mover raise good crop of corn. Any
one who wishes to try the experiment, let
HIM take piece Of stuhblc ground in the fall
and plow and harrow it well; and in tn,
spring fore planting Stir it again will
Ire plough, and he will have it as fine AZ
ashes. and the particles will pack as closely
together and sadI.n down as vet ashes, altcl