The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-07-25
Fail Turnips.

| Every one who desires to make good crop
of turnips. should make his arrangements so
as to DC able to SOW them about the 25th of
this month. BY sowing thus early. should
the plants bc cut off by dies. or ilcas. there
will BIZ time enough left to rc-sow. The gen.
cial practice has been to SOW turnipS on the
10th of Augusta period too late in the event
of the plants being destroyed by insects to
allow of resolving contingency that every
cultuiist should guard against.
Preparation Of the ground. If your ground
is not in sward, give it two poughing> take
each time to harrow until the soil is perfectly
pulvcrized and IN fine filth. Plough III one.
half OF your manure to the full depth of the
furrow, which should be deep one and
plough the other hall Of your manure in just
before you SOW the seed, unless it be bone ma
nure, in which case harrow it in.
Of m,n.ures: quantities and 4, ,ds.- 10 hu-
shells Of brncdust. I'D bushels of spent ashes
, bushels of salt and buShcl ofplastcr to he
made INTO pic, layer and layer about, permit
ted 10 remain in pic two or three weeks show
clcd over, and broadcastcd over the ground
just before sowing the turnip seed, will grow
an acre Of good turnips.
Twenty twohorsc loads of well rottcd COW.
dung: orchalf to be plomghed in to the full
depth Of the turrow, the other half to be har-
iowcd in, will produce an acre ofgond turn,ps:
20 bushels of spent ashes. . bushels Of salt
and bushel of plaster to bc narrowed in with
the latter half OF the COW dung. Twenty two.
horse loads of sheep dung treated in the same
way as the cow-dnng. as regards the top
dressing with ashes, salt aud plaster will also
produce an acre of good turmps 3uOlbs. Of
manipulated guano, to he ploughcd in. and
The ground to receive the same top.dreS>ing
as above, will also produce an acre of tur-
mips.
Preparation ofthc d.-Soak the seed from
twelve to twenty -four hours IN fish oil then
drain the oil of the seed and mix ashes with
the seed until they arc entirely scparatcd.-
Seed thus soaked gcrnnatc quicker than do
unsoakeI seed. while the smell of the oil is re.
pcllant to insects.
Q"umtiiy of seed per acre If mixed with
twice its bulk Of sand, and sown by skill.
full hand, |! lbs. per acre is enough;
Time Of sou,ng Sc..-As before stated, the
seed should sown about the 18th Of July
When Sown they should he lightly narrowed
in with a Hght garden harrow. and rolled IN.
mcdiately afterwards, 10 colAprrss the sol
| upon the seed.
-tfer- cuif"re.--So soon as the plants come
up, give them busting OF ashes, or SCOT. or
II mix tnc of both. Repeat tins each morning
carly, while the leaves are wet with dew, un.
til the plants get into the rough leaf.
When the plants begin to bottle, that is to
assume the bulb shape, run light harrow
through them. This operation serves the
double purpose Of partially thinning out the
plants and working them at the same time
In week from this time the plants sLound be-
finally thnncd out so as TO stand from & to S
inches apart. AT the same time the weeds
should he cleaned out by hand and hoe After
an interval Of eight or ten days give another
wedding, and your culture will bc completed,
and if your soil is well adapted, TO their cul-
turc, has been well MANFRED, well ploughcd
and narrowed. the Seasons being propitious,
you cannot fail to make a large crop.
Letu'. then. conjurc you. the view OF cking
out your cattlc-foo to enter zealously into
the growth of this crop. Ii has done more
for the agriculture OF England thar any other
crop. and it intcllgenllv pursued with us may
do as much for our country Amsr isen
Farmer.