Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-05-23

err Governor Robinson, Robert Lane, and other free
State
News was brought 10 Lawrence by Missourians
that secret handbs were circulating that forces
were marshallins on the border counties. The peo-
pie are warned to prepare TOR defence
Democratic Victories In Indiana.
The democrats of indianapolis have elected their
candidate for mayor by 3l5 majority, and the remain
der OF their city ticket by still larger maorities The
Indiana Sentinel says that did the enemies OF
democracy make more desperate effort TO carry
their ticket and yet the niger stealing phaanx have
been vanqushed, beaten cleared out, and shattered"
At New AIbany-which has been cursed with
know nothing msrule for two years past--the demo-
Gratis have succeeded by majority Of over 300
Al 1erre Haute the democrats have elected their
mayor and all the general city ticket except the mar
shall
At Lawrenceburg the. entire democratic ticket for
city officers is elected by large ma oritv.
At Aurora the democrats have swept everything
before them routing the combined hosts
of the opposition who made desperate struggle to
carry the city.
At Lafayette the democratic majority is 248, and
Tippecanoe county is claimed good for 500 demo
cratic majority in November.
Al Vincennes the entire democratic ticket was cleo
ted, with but exception
Remarkng upon the above results, the Sentinel
says:
''The democratic banner to-day floats proudly
over the principal cities of the State. They
have ALL with the exception of Jacksonville, (the
penientiary is located there,) thrown off the fet-
tiers of Know. N0thingism with which they have been
bound.
in October and November next the whole State
will speak, and the black republican column will be
shattered and broken-swallowed up in q defeat
terrible and destructive that they will again be
able to rally corporal's guard in opposition 10
the invincible democracy"
THE CRops.-The papers in various quarters are
giving good accounts of the prospects of the coming
crops. The is backward but that is said 10
be very favorable to the wheat, which was sown in
immense quantities last fall. In Ohio the wheat is
splendid, but the grass is yet thin. Fruit was a
great deal injured in the West Peaches there will
be none, but very abundan! yield of apples is ex
pected In New York State the wheat is in good
condition, though backward. Barley and oats are
likely 10 do better than this season. It is now
too early in the season to say what will be the yield
of corn, for it depends mainly the weather in Ju
| ly, August and September. Should it be favorable
in June and in the months named, this country will
have unprecedented quantities of breadstufs on hand
next autumn Fruit in New York State will be
abundant. In New Jersey in low lands, the.wheat
has suffered severely in counties, but in the
high lanes it promises fine crop. In Pennsylvania
the general accounts are that there is present pros
pect of large crop of wheat The high prices of
wheat last year caused the farmers, from Maine TO
California, to SOW largely of this cereal
How TO START MELoNs.-A correspondent of the
Country Gentleman gives the following plan for start
ing melons:
"My plan for obtaining early plants is TO con-
struct rude basket of wioker-work or willow or
other twigs something like a birds nest wtlout the
inside filling up Make hole in the soil of the hot
bed OF sufficient size to admit the basket, fill up,
plant and cover the Seeds rake and smooth the sur
face. When the weather is warm enough, and suf.
icienty settled TO admit of outside planting make
nv hills and lift the little baskets containing the
plants and carefully remove them to their places
where they quickly strike through the open network
of the basket into mother EARTH and soon repay all
trouble for giving them a start in the world''
Raising Potatoes under Straw.
Several OF our correspondents, within year, have
spoken favorably of the practice of planting pota
toes and covering with straw, both as less labor.
Gus and more profitable method Of raising that crop
The idea is not new to AS long ago as 1924 we
saw this method practiced in Vermont, and it was
reported highly successful but for it has
not come into general use; The experiments we saw
tried by selecting short pasture field drop
ping the seed at suitable distances over the ground
and then covering the whole with q coat of straw to
the depth of foot or more. In the fall, the straw
was raked off and the potatoes picked up, all dry
In wet seasons the plan was thought 10 be very eff
fectye. The editor of the Pike county Oily Free
Press has been presented with potatoes raised the
last season by Mr.. Shipman of that vicinity, and
details follows:
F., "Mr. Shipman informed US that he planted them
III the uSudl manner, tnen covered tneH TO the Qeph
of about inches with straw; after this no further
cultivation required-the straw kept down the
weeds, and the potatoes were not disturbed until they
were dug. Not only has this method produced him
very superior potato, but it has this year brought
5 him extraordinary yield-four bushels to the
square rod al the rate of six hundred and forty
l bushels to the
He has tried this mode of culture for three years
past, and has, in every instance, found it to bring
) results superior to the common method. This year
ho1 cod IN Ro1
!: lowing results:
Early in April he planted Meshannocks in both
ways and Pinkeyes under the straw all in the
yielded two bushels and peck to the square rod
those covered with straw four bushels and peck
? and the Pinkeyes covered, four bushels.
8 "Pnkeyes planted on the Oath of May, covered
with straw, yielded two and half bushels and fou
l quarts to the square rod They were the smalles
potatoes.
! Pinkeyes planted about the last of June, covered
ed brought two bushels and one quart to the square
rod. These, although the smallest yield, were tn,
largest potatoes, and of the best quality "-Worces
9 ter Palladium.
Cooked Food for Cattle
1t is believed that farmers do not appreciate the
advantages of cooked food From experiments made
9 it is found that two bushels crushed and boiled il
equal to four bushels in the ear. In feeding mict
COWS the difference is found TO be even greater II
favor of crushing and cooking.
Eighty pounds of water and twenty pounds of corr
+ cob meal will make, when boiled, one hundred
q pounds of stiff mush twenty pounds of which is {
large feed for steer weighing, say one thousand