The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-05-07
dgruultural.
frons The Southern Cuifi"ator.
WORK FOR THE MoNTH-(MAY.) }
THE PLANTATION.


ter, and no time must be lost, if he de.
sires to make good crops his season.
Corn, not already brought to a"s,apd,@
must be properly worked at once, first
running round" close TO the row with a
long scooter, after wLieh use long shov-
el, and then keep the ground SHRED be
tween the rows, as often rs once every
ten or fifteen days, running quite shallow
with harrow, cpl,iyalor OF IA horse hoe,
followed by hand hoes 10 clean and mel
low the space between the hills. DO not
brcak any roots, or use the turning plow
at all, in working this crop, except to "lay
Ry" with: and evsp then it is not ncccs
sary.
Cotton must be brought to a stand"
and scraped and moulded without delay.
The moulding must be done AS SO, after
scraping as possible, so that the roots of
the young plants may not be left exposed
to the scorching effects Of the sun.
Oats, Rye, and perhaps Wheat, may
he cut in some places, the last of this
month, and the ground afterwards pl,n.
ted in Sweet Potato "drawsN or Cow
Peas. Try tue level system for Sweet
Potatoes.
Cow Pcans should De now sown broad
cast or drilled in on deeply piowed and
well manurcd land. IL intended for hav.
the land must he rich if seed only is de.
sired, moderately fertile land will an
swer.
Sweet Potatoes should he planted ex
tensivelv, rs heretofore recommended.-
Select rainy or cloudy dav, or the cool
of the evening (from Z. NJ. till sun
DOWN for setting your "draws"-dip the
roots in batter of water thckened with
fine rich soil, make the holes with n poin
ted stick Tor "dibhIem-set the "draws"
deep into the mellow ground, and press
the earth tirml v around them.
Sow Corn in drills for fodter-or cning
the drill wide apd deep with long shov.
eh and scattering the corn along in it at
the rate OF about 3 bushels per acre. |,
may be cut whcn in the ,usscl. and fed
green, or dried for winter use. Sow. also,
MilIet, Dourah Corn, Chinese Sugar Cane,
(ioIcus Shacchara,us) &c.-making the
ground very deep and rich, as previously
directly.
THE KITCHEN GARDEN.
Transplant Egg Plants, and continue
planting Snap Beans every ten or twelve
days.
Hill up Bush Beans, before blooming,
to keep them upright when bearing.
Work carefully aropn! Melons and
Cucumhers, with prongcd hoc-prune
the vines so as to distribute the fruit equal.
~, and if the striped hug is troublesome
uy the effects of sprinkling the vines with
weak camphor water, which is made by
tying up in muslin, piece of gum cam
phor as large rs an egg and infusing it in
barrel Of rain water. To prevent the
wind from bunding up the vines, throw
q shoyelful of dirt upon them, here and
there.
Sow Cabbage seed the latter part of
Dn,ch ani ~ 80, '. "D .-."%' "s't. LII. d. "ose =
ss.Sai,ie to Panama on the Cori"~Ii:" iii
so among..d Der.ens are the best. Try
also. the genuine Buncombe seed, if you
can obtain il.
Transplant Leeks-they will be fit for
use all next winter.
if YOU are raising Onions from the
black seed, thin ont the rows and trans
plant. Such transplanted Onions will |
come in late, aud last till Christmas.
Finish cutting Asparagus by the Md
die of this month, or the first Of June, at
farthest.
Continue to plant Okra, Squashes and
Melons of the different varieties, Cucum
bers, Lima (or Butter Beans, Sweet
Corn. Transplant the Tomato, Pepper,
Cabbage, Cauiitlower, Celery, DC. Plant
Carrots, Salsafy, Parsnips, &c, for a sue
cession.
Work your vegetables carefully, and
be sure not to inpre the roots with the
hoe. Mater in dry weather, removing
a portion Of soil just around ,he plant be-
fore watering, replacing it afterwards, to
prevent evaporating from the surface.
The Strawberry patch should receive
good working with pronged hoes, to
avoid injuring the roots. After thus Ioos
ening up the soil, replace the mulchlng,
and there will be little trouble with the
weeds for the remsnder ofthe season. II
cultivatine solely for fruit, the runners
must be scrupuleus Y kept down.
Weeds will now begin 70 ipfe,st your
gar'lens, and must he ru,hessly Destroyed
at their first appearance.
THE ORCHARD AND FRUIT GAR
DEN.
Destroy Ca'terpilIer's nests wherever
found OH your fruit trees. II The branch
es are crowded or over.laden with thickly
set fruit, thin out one.half of il. and the
remainder will be enough better to pay
for the trouble.
Dust over the Plum and Nectarine
trees will, mixture Of quick-lime, ashes
and sulphur, while the dew is on the
leaves, to destroy the curculio.
THE FLOWER GARDEN.
Shade, water, weed, cultivate and mul:h
your flowers, and notice the general direc
tons for last month in this department.