Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-11-13
AGRICULTURAL.


still have them accessible ct all times, Sc
ect perfectly dry spot, and open trench
with the spade or plough. Take up the
cabbages with their roots attached, inver:
ing them as you proceed 10 allow the water
to run out from the heads After pulling
quantity and standing them on their heads
until they are thoroughly dry, set theth out
thickly in the trench, in their natural po-
si,ion, covering with earth nearly to the
head. Open another trench as near this as
the heads will admit of, aud set out second
row. Proceed in this manner unit! all are
used, when temporary board shed may be
erected over the patch, four feet high in
front, and slopug to near the ground in the
rear This should he sufficiently tight to
carry of all the water, but the ends may be
left opcu fer ventilation, closing with straw
only in very cold weather Cabbages will
keep in this situation until Spring. If wa
ter is prevented from entering the heads,
the freezing will have no injurious effect
When wanted for use, cut of the heads,
aud if frczcn, soak in we'll or spring wa
ter for few hours before cooking. This
viii take out the frost gradually, aud also
remove any disagreeable favor.
Another and very common method is, to
stand them upon the level ground, with the
roots up, and turn fursow against the row
upon either side An additional covering
is given 5y banking up tho 'eaftt about
them with a spade, until tie heads are en-
tirely buried. They keep pretty we'll IN
this manner, but cannot be easily got on,
when tie ground is frozen hard.
Another plan which we have pursued with
success, is as follows: Transplant the cab
ba aees into close single rows, say II feet
l1ur, setting the heads nearly down to the
surface of the ground. at each eud of the
row drive crotched stake, and put pole
across few inches above the heads. Lay
upon each st,-=e,nr isrIit -e's''s, 80 Ii'sAe
nointed roof over the hcade. and shovel
on thin layer of earth at first, Increasing
It's thickness as colder weather cones on.
The frozen earth can he chopped awas at
auv poinr, and tile cabtages removed as de-
sired, closing the opening made with earth
or bundle IF straw The cabbages Will
grow and increase 10 size all Winter, If an
openinc he lef, at each end for the access
of air, closing it only in case of extreme
cold 1t is necessary that The earth be
packed so az TO shed off the rain, as the
straw, becoming wet, will rot and injure the
heads, though it ought not to be allowed 10
come in direct contact with them. The
Il mice sometimes getin aud destroy the cab
baces. II discovered by their helcs, they
,hould be trapped immediately,
,, Sill another method we have found to
answer we'll, and to require little time
Lay doEn TWO poles or rails upon the
ground, two to four inches apart. Turn tie
is heads down upon these and cover them viii
few inches of earth, smoothing it off Il
she'd water. On the approach of very cole
weather, put large quantity Of earth upor
that portion of them desired for Winter uso
We have removed the snow, ctt off the fro
zen earth with an old axe, and taken out tbs
cabhages in 6nc condition during the cold
= est season of midWinter. er.-.4msrican .fg
riculturist
'e CLEAN UP THB GARDENS. You ma.
pride yourself, as We do, on showing vege
table garden where there is not a singh
growing weed, but there will be any quau
tity Of vines, stalks aud rubbish from th
v, various useful plants which will need TO b
n; gathered aud piled in an out Of the way
l. aud out of sight heap, if ysu would no
have an eye-sore to look upon during all tn
Winter. 1t takes no more time to do thi
at the Beginning than at tho end of til
Winter, and how much more neat and cheer
full your garden plot and yard will appear
if raked entirely clean and smooth 1t wi
be still better if. as VIC have elsewhere ad
vised, the garden soil be thrown into un
form trenches, and all the rubbish burie
beneath them. If by chance, or by negl
gence, any foul weeds have been permitte
~, TO 60 to seed, carefully gather and bur
them. One weed stalk left TO ripen on til
W. ground, viii add materially to the labo.s
the next and the following yoars.--l6.
VALUE on FALLEN LxAvEs.-No nj
nure 10 40 we'll worth the saving iL Octoh
and November as the falling leaves of II
season.
A ccording TO Payen, they contain near
three times az much nitrogen az ordiaa
- barn yard manure, and every farmer vi
=, has strewu and covered them in his trenc
es late in the fall or in December, must la
no ticed the next season how black Al
,,s. moist the soil that adheres TO the Thrift
ort. young beets. No vegetable substan
:olln "a. -.nod,, GL~n arl hannnag onlnt