Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-07-23

| FALL TURSIPs.- Every one who desires to
make good crop Of turnips, should make his
arrangements SO as to be able to SOW them
| about the 18th of this month. BY sowing thus
| early, should plants he cut off by flies, or
IDEAS. there will be time enough left to re. SOW.
The general practice has been to sow turnips
ON the 10Th of August period too late IN
the event OF the plants being destroyed by in
secls to allow Of resolving, 4 contingency that
every cuitnrst should guard against.
Preparation OF tha ground.--If your ground
Is not in swafd, give it two plonghingsi take
cafe each time to harrow until the soil is per-
iecsly pulvetlZed and In fine filth. Plough in
! onG-hGf Of your manure to the tnll depth OF the
furrow, which should be deep ono, and
| plough the other half of tho manure in just be-
lofe You sow the seed, unless it he bone man.
nre, in which case harrow 1t in.
Js-lEManpresi quantities and kiuds.-lO BUSH
7 o'S Of bone-duSt, 10 bushels of spent ashes, 9
bushels Of salt and hushel Of plaster to be
made into pie, layer and L Eyer about, permitted
10 remain in pie two or three weeks shoyelled
over, and broadclsted over the ground lust be-
iore sowing tho tprnp seed, will grow an acre
OF good turniPS.
! Twenty two-horse loads of well rotted cow
i dung; one-ltalf 10 BIO pIoughed in to the full
, ueptn ol tue iurrow, the other half to be har-
> FoWcd III, VIII produce an acre OF good turnips,
bushels OF spent ashes, bushels Of salt and
Du hgl nt plaster TO be narrowed In with the
latter halt Of the cow-dung. Twenty two
horse loads of sheep dung treated in the same
way as the cow-dung, as regards the top.dress
: lngwlth ashes salt and plaster will also pro
. ducG an acre Of good turnips 800 lbs Of mani
pulated guano, to be ploughed in, and thu
ground 70 receive the same top-dresSing a
abeSe, will also produce an acre of turnips.
Preparation Of tho secd.-Soak tho see,
II from Twelve to twenty-four hours IN fish oil
. then drain the oil oil the seed and mix ashe
nd IL 4
a Srea thus soaked germnate quicker than d.
il unsotked seed, while tho smell Of the oil is re
= pelldnt to insects.
!. Quantity OF seed per acre.-If mixed wit
r. twice us bulk Of sand, and sown by skilltu
4 hand, Il lbs. per acre is enough.
n Inne ol sowing, SEAS sefore stated, tn
II seed should be sUwn about the 18th of July
10 Wneh 5own they should be lightly narrowed Il
n win llset garden harrow, aud rolled immedl
.. alely afterwards, to compress the soil upon th
) seed,
l. Ailer-eultura,-So soon as the plants com
y up, give them busting 0f ashes, or SCOT, or
at mixture Of both. Repeat this each morning
ia early, while the leaves arc wet with dew, unit
a. Tue pants get into the rough Leaf.
IA when tue plants begin to bottle, that Is +
n. assume the bulb shape, run light harro,
So through them. This operation serves til
d0uoe purpose Of partially thinning out tn
hn plafS anu working them at the same time. I
t o . week ilJm this time the plants should b
~ nhnaly thiuned out so as to stand from & to
y inches apart. a the same time the weed
liz shOutt 6a cleaued out by hand aud hoe. A
az ter ar interval OF eight or ten DAYS give anotl
II. or wedding, and your culture WILDE complete
,s and II your soil is well adapted to their cultu
ih M, has been well manured, well ploughed and ha
y roweo, the season being proRitious, you cam
!, fail to make q large crop.
. Letns then, coNure yon, with the view
tn1rsr H.. 4.
-. into thR growth Of this crop. 1t has done mo
iS g. sss sa'ture OF England than any 9th
M n, crop, and il ntclligcntly pursued with US M
~ do as much for our country. -.2mericGn ia
o. mer.
Il
~ Sailing HAY.-We frequently ilud motto
III Of sailing hay and also Of the injurious eiec
"a in naLy Instances, resulting from it. We 81
~ from the farms report Of L. D. Cliff, OF Putin,
~ county, A. Y, in the volume of Transactio