The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-06


creased relish and improved health to
your animals. The "merciful man is
mercilul 10 his beas:,' and humanity as
well as self Interest dictates the best pos
sible care Of all dumb bruHs dependent
upon us.
7mnips.-R Ruta Baga, Red Tor, Early
Flat Dutch. Yellow Aberdeen, Norfolk,
Globe and other Turuips should be sown
from the lst To the Goth of this month.
The ground should be repeatedly piow ed
very deep, and pui,erized rs fine as pos.
sible. A deep, rather light and fertile
sandy loam is best for this crop, and such
soil ought to be plowed at least 10 or l5
inches, and thoroughly narrowed. Sow
in drills from 2 to feet apart, plants
standing in the drill from 6 to IL inches
Stable manure 10 or l5 loads TO the
acre), woods. mould, ashes and broken
bones, equal parts (6 or g loads TO the
acre) or 800 pounds Of guano, scattered
broadcast and plowed in, will give you II
good crop. Should you wish to manure
in the drill, open vide and deep furrow
with long shovel pow, scatter your ma
nure thickIy along this drill, throw a fiat,
broad he'd on the II anure with turning
pow, and after raking the surface smooth
and even, drill in the seed as above direct
ed. From one to one and a 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. A friend recommends the SOW
ing of the seed late in the afternoon, leav-
ing the drill open and the seed exposed to
the action of the dew until daybreak, next
morning, when they must be covered and
the ground rolled or pressed down firmly
on them. This plan seems we'll worthy of
trial il dry weather. If you have
plenty of Ieached 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
up, with mixture of ashes, SCOT, plaster
and salt, (a hushcl to the acrc) to prevent
the attacks of the fly. Continue this un-
Ill they get into the rough leaf, when they
may be considered out OF danger. When
the plants are wei! up, clear out all grass
and weeds with the hoe, and thin them to
stand Of from @ to II inches apart, ac.
cording 10 the size of the variety. After
thinning, work them out from time to
time, until the tops shade the ground,
when yon may lay them by.
Street Potafoss.-kecp the earth fresh
and loose around the plants, and the rows
entirely free from weeds until the vines
take complete poSsession of the PATCH
Lose no time, now, in cutting and setting
out vines for the production Of next years
seed.
Wdy and Fodder.-Cut and carefully
save drilled Corn fodder; also make all
the hay you can from Crab Cor Crop)
Grass, Crow foot, Pea vines, tops orGround
Peas, Oregon Peas, MIIlet, &c, g..
Difching, Hunting Muck, Woodiand
Pastures, .Sfrawberry Beds, Gc.-The
dry weather of this month, will be found
favorable to The ditching and draining Of
low, wet lands, clearing up of swamps,
cutting underbrush, digging and cmbank.
ing hsh ron!s, preparing Strawberry
patches, clearing the underground Of tor.
eS,s for woods pastures, hauling of muck
TO the compost heap, destruction, by com
post fermentiEg, or burning Of noxious
weeds, &c.
TIE GARDEN.
All plants of the CauijRocer, BrochoE,
or C"Jbage family, may be set out the
latter part of this month, for fall and win
ter use. Continue to transplant Celery.
Full crops of different kinds OF Turuips
should be sown during The month, ,as direct
ed above. Sow seeds OF Bcets, Snl,ify,
Carrots, &c, for winter us s-shading the
ground 10y slight brush arhOr," from
The hot sun. Radi>heS, Spinach, lettuce,
DC, may still be sown, and Snap BeIns
planted for pickles. Plant, also, Melons
and Cucumbers for mangoes and pickles
Keep down all weeds-use the hoe and
water freely. Plant n second or ft.I crop
of Irish Potatoes and Peas, muIching both
heavily with leaves. The Purple Egg
Plant, Tomato and Lima Bean may be
planted for late crop, and will come ret,
with favorable seasons" Keep your
Strawberry Beds clean, open ard mellow
now, it you desire to increase your plants,
and encourage the growth of runners by
an occasional watering. II you do not
want runners, cut them off and turn them
under. TO give back their substance to the
bearing plants. Give these occasionally
a light top dressing of eachcd ashes Just
before shower, or water them with a
very weak solution Of potash.
TIE ORCHARD AND NURSERY.
Gather up all fallen and defective fruit
and feed to the hogs. Save sioues of
potash to produce new varieties and for
seeding stocks. Let the peaches from
which you obtain seed for planting be
fully ripe, if you are cndeavoring to repro
duce them or to originate new varieties.
Try a few hundreds or thousands yearly,
and you will, from time to time, I've re-
warded with valuable Southern Seedlings,
especially suited to our own soil and eli
mate. Budding of all stone fruits may
still be continued by those who have the
proper stocks. Insert the bud on the
north side Of the stock, early in the morn.
ing, or just before night fall, ccasing ope.
rations IN the heat Of the day.