Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-05-23
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From the southern caitivatOr.l
THE PLANTATION.

From the Southern cativatorJ
THE PLANTATION.
Continua to plant corn at ali favorable OF
portunities, blowing up deeply, a few acrss af-
ter every rain, and putting into the ground IN
the best manner. We have often made good
the sooner you plant nowthe better. Corn and
all other provision crops will rule high this
year. After the hoeing, give your corn a top
dressing Of gypsum, aches and salt-ten parts
of the hrst, tour Of the second, and one Of
salt. It will be Of great benefit of a dry sea-
son, and nc injury at any time. Try it, if you
can obtain the plaster. Work your young corn
as often as possible, giving the roots a deep
mellow bed In which to extend themselves,
and leaving The surface level and well pulVer-
Plant plenty Of COW peas, using plaster as a
top-dressing, after they are we'll up. Il will
act like magic on lands deficient milne. Plant,
also, the chinese prolific pea which viii yet
give you a good yield, with favorable "sea-
sons" Plant, also, plenty Of pumpkins among
your corn, or in a separate patch. Mich
cows and hogs relish them greatly, and they
are quite fattening when boiled up with meal
or bran.
Cotton will need constant and unrsmitting
attention during the present month. Scrape
and mould the plant as soon as possible keep
the weeds down, and the ground in a state Of
fine "tilth."
Sow, in the drill, ia your richest land, large
Quantities Of chinese sugar cane and corn for
forage. A farmer has never too much rough
proyender it is useful for soiling as we'll as
for curing to hay. Buckwhest should also be
sown ; it does best on high sandy land excel
lent for meal as well as for forage for the lat
ter purpose, cut it when in flower and cure II
as you do hay.
Sweet potatoes should be transplanted now
as soon as possible. Dip the roots ia a thick
batter-mads by stirring fine leaf mold and
scrapings from the eow-pen into wateI-sei
the plants pretty deep, and shade the ground
around them with a few handfuls OF leaves
and they will grow of finely, even :ndry wealth
er. Just before sundown is the best time FOL
this operation with draws"
Wheat, oats, and early corn fodder (frou
the drilD maysnow be cut and stacked up care
fully on. a platform Of rails raised severa
inches above ground; or, (Which is still bet
teri put under cover Immediately.
THE KIrcHEN GARDEN.
Little can be done, the present month, in th,
garden, with the exception Of mulching, weed
ing and watering. We regard the FIST opera
tion (muIehing) as Of paramount iInPortane
in this climate, and have spoken Of 1t 80 Ofte
that repetition seems unnecessary. Mule
e-verything-trees, shrubs, vines and yegeta
bles-coyering the surface of the earth, as ia
as the roots extend, with four or five inches o
pine straw, chip mould, spent tan, saw dus
or forest leaves-and you will find hat tree
and plants thus treated grow much faster, an
receive little or no check from the long cor
tinued drouths of midsummer. Water shoul
now be freely and regularly applied to d
your growing vegetables, in the manner hers
tofore direeted-leaving no moisture expose
on the surface to the baking rays Of the sur
This is - excellent time 70 attack the weed
aud you must show them no quarter. @
them down and let them die on b esurface {
z dig them up, and burn them root, branch an
seed. Plant snap beans and scatter a lit
short litter Of saw dust on the ground ate
having covered the seed. This will the
, come up.
lrish potatoes can be planted and heavil
- mufched; they will give a fair crop in Oct,
I Der. Plant water.nelOns for a succession
: During the latter part Of this mouth, cabbag
4 and broccoli plants for fall aud winter use ma
be set out.
: Seeds Of cabbage, caulifower, celery, sc
may be Gown under low arbors, made Of brGs
q or piae tops, in order to shelter them from Il
fierce rays Of the sun. Water often, until Il
$ plants are wen up, when a little liquid msnul
. may be used alternately with the water, fro
time to time. Plant a full crop Of okra, will
d outdeiay. Plant peas, sweet corn sAd sns
{ beans, for a succession. Transplant tomatoe
: and early celery, &e., and pick out celer
:. canlihower, and btocoli. Pinch of the lea
( ing shoots Of your early tomatoes, lima bean
J melons and eucumbeTs, IL you want your fru
I to set early ; and give the plants liquid manu-
: il you desire large specimens. If the gree
7 worm is troubling your fine muskmelOns, plai
the fruits on a brick, when half grown. So
tomatoesfor a late crop, they will come
: when the first is gone. Sow rutabaga turn
a seed and transplant them like winter cabbage
insrows , feet apart and IS inches apart in q
row. The white and yellow summer radii
2 must now be sown. Transplant onions al
leeks, Il not done last month, whenever Il
d season suits. Also transplant beets whe
e they stand too thick in the seed beds.
Strawberry beds must be kept free fro
weeds, well mulched with leaves or "broo
straw" and freely watered in dry weather.
n you desire fruit, cut off all the runners az IA
e as they appear, and keep the ground cool al
/ moist. But ie you wish to increase yor
plants, the mulchiug may be dispsnsi
n with Except Immediately around the plan
as directed heretofore) and the surface must
kept clean, and well worked with I prong.
hoe.
III FRUIT ORCHARD.
Where the frost has not saved you Il
trouble, thin out all fruit from One-third to on
half, if the branches are heavily laden, al
the remainder will be enough larger and fin
: to pay for the trouble. Peaches, plums, ne
t~srines, apricots, &c, nav now be budde
using Tor the stone fruits, BY way of expeI
ment, free growing and vigorous stock OF q
wild chickasaw plum; but the tree must
trained low and branching instead of ia
slender and "spindling." Mulch all you
trees set out last spring, and give them a COZ
Gus watering occasionally. Turn your sms