The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-05-09

trInSlc value, whether we CONSIDER us hiie
edible qualities as a table-vegetable, or re-
gard it as stock food. Hogs cat parsnips
with great avidity, and fattell on them read
! lily. All the pork of the Island of GUERNSEY
is fattencd with parsnips, and the pork there
is said to be Of delicious sweetness and fla
vor. Milcl-cows fed upon parsnps cut fine,
mixed with cut straw Or hay, and a small
quantity of meal or bran, afford large flow
OF milk and rich cream, while the butter
made from the latter is of the finest nutty
flavor Indeed. all domestic animals are
fond OF. parsnips, and thrive and fatten on
them As ali tlernatire food for horses, no.
thing is more grateful to that animal than an
occasional feed of carrots or parsnips. A
peck Of either root cut up fine, aud mixed
with peck of cut straw or hay, and half a
gallon Of chopt oats or rye, with handful
Of salt, make Almost invgoratng meal for Il
horse: q few such feeds iii week III winter
will open his hide, soften his hair and keep
his system in a healthiul condition.
Time of planting. This will depend upon
the location and object now in view. If wan
ted for table use, it will be time enough to
drill in the parsnip seed from the lst to the
10th Of May: If wanted to feed cattle, they
should be got in as soon as ever the frost is
out Of the ground aud it can be thoroughly
prepared.
Soil.-As we have remarked elsewhere. the
parsnip delight in a deep, fertile, sandy loan.
Preparation Of tie Sol.-The same as for
bccts. --.
Quantity of seed per acre.-From 2 to 8 lbs.
-4gc Of The seed. There is no certainty Of
parsnp seed coming up if nore than year
old, unless they have been kept with great
care.
Preparation Of The seed. The same as for
beet seed, mix 2 parts sand, with one part
parsnip seed.
Modes of seeding. Tho same as for the
bccts.
Distance and depth of DrlUs.-Parsnips
should be drilled IN . feet apart, drills inch
deep.
Culture. .-Whcn the plants have come up
and grown to the height Of inches, work
between the drills with the Eoc-among the
plants in the drills, clean ont all the grass
and weeds with the hand, stirring the earth
when needed with the hoe. At this working
thin out the plants so as to stand or inches
apart in the drill. After which dust them
with an equal mixture of three parts ashes
part plaster, or SCOT. This dustlng must be
given in carly morning when the plants are
wet with dew. At intervals of . weeks apart
give your plants two other workings, ard
YOU will have completed their culture. As
we remarked in the case of the beets, the
great object Of culture is to keep the ground
clean weeds of and grass, and open to atnos
phcric influences. American Farmer
THE COMET Paris letter to the New
York Times says:-
The Comet continues the great pro-occu-
patton of the moment. Never before, not
wthstanding the advanced state of the sci
cnce Of astronomy, and its general diffusion
among the people, was any superstition in
regard to tle.end of the world more firmly
fixed than this. The ridicule of the carca-
turis,s will go great way i'll dispcliing the
fears of the populacc, but it is fact that
many very many people in France, are ma
king Self-reservcs in contracts and other bu
sincss affairs, in view Of this eventuaity!
The writer adds:-
Hume, the great table-turning humbug,
contributes not little to this unsettled state
playing deep and dangerous one. He lives
retired, makes. of himself: great secret. and
refuses nine out of ten invitations TO dine or
10 c|cliilS SoHeeS. iic SocS oiiiy W tlle Hou-
SEES Of the highest officials Of the Government.
The journals, glad to find SO good subject
for developing fcuillcton upon, give Start
ling details Of this mans performances. his
anIecedcn.s and his personal habits-all Of
which are coined in the several authors
brains and are as devoid of truth as that
Hume is an American, or a frail young man
Of twenty years of age, who tries to Shun the
spirits that pursue him. Hume allows the
Journals to talk, fol- he is making money and
is satisfied.