The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-02-06
Agricultural.
WORK FOR FEBRUARY.
From the American Farmer


farm. Every four bushels if treated to sui
phuric acid to dissolve them, and mixed with
10 bushels of ashes. will fertilize an acre Of
ground sufficiently to enable it to 90 through
a rotation of crops.
AsHEs.-Save your ashes, and Keep them
unde- cover.
DEAD ANIaALs.-Tf it should be your
misfortune to have horse. COW, an OK OF
other animals to die on your hands, after
skinning them. haul them into your barn
yard cut up the carcass into as small piece!
as you can conveniently, and form it int
compost thus: spread a thick covering o
plaster. or charcoal over the animal. the,
cover them over with times the weight O
the animal, with peat, marsh mud, river mu
or muck. mould from the woods or any othe
earthly vegetable matter. Let this remain
months when the flesh will have been separaI
ed from the bones. and b. earthly compost wi
be fit for use. then NIX it with ten bushels
ashes. and you will have manure enough t
fully fertilze an acre land, to go throug
rotation of crops. All such composts whe
being made, should, as each layer ofearth
put on to the depth of 6 inches. have 6n
charcoal, or fine plaster strewn over it
The bones should be dissolved with dilut
sulphuric acid, and mixed with 10 bushe
Of ashes. which will be found equal to II
manuring Of another acre Of Ind
And now let US ask if this disposition of
dead horse, COW or oxen. into 20 bushels
wheat, 80 bushels of barley, 20 bushels
rye. or 40 bushels Of oats is not better tina
to fill the air with the intolerable stencil
the animal while undergoing decompoS;v
in the ordinary way in which dea4s an.
ar disposed of. Economy. 80"
interest. health. comfort ara suff1ciencv of
swer, yes. n ahead and have
FENcINa.-lfM may need fslled, and
fencing a'rea6 arn and worked into shape
all the lien your hands cannot work out
nays. Ifyou delay telling the trees BE-
,ond this month it may prove too late 10 en-.
sure durability in the timber.
BUSHES BaIARs. &c.-Cut these up in your
fields and along the line of your fences.
SowINe CLOVER SEED-Sow clover seed
on your wheat fields at the rate of II lbs per
acre. 1t is o good plan to SOW it on tie
snow. Ifnot sown this month, we would
wait until the frost is ont of the ground, and
the earth sufficiently firm and dry not to be
~ r,1,
then sow it. harrow it in with a light one
hose harrow. and roll the ground as The har
rowing progresses. The narrowing will ef
fectually cover the seed. while the narrowing
and rolling. will jointly benefit the wheat
the first by acting as a cultivation to the
wheat plants, by destroying weeds, while
the latter process will restore any Of the plants
thrown out. consolidate the earth, and other
wise benefit the crop Of wheat.
WINTER PLoUGHING.-Sti clays should
be ploughcd in winter; but never when the
soils wet. or when dry; but when the soil
is moderately moist:
OCr- BUILDING. If any repairs be wanting
to your buildings, have them forthwith at,
tended to. 1t is trite though true saying
that I" a stitch in time will save nine.'
Sow1Na YELLOW LOCUST SEED. AS locust
timber for posts and otherpurposes are BE-
coming scarce ami consequently increasing
in price. it may be we'll for each owner of
farm or plantation, according to the size of
his estate. to SOW few quarts of locust seed,
to raise young trees for the formation of
grove or groves.
1t will not be time for some weeks 10 SOW
the seed, but We anticipate it, to enable our
readers to make the necessary arrangements
and preparations. The ground to be select
should be a deep we'll exposed loan. 1t
should be MANFRED, plorghed deep, narrowed
and the seed scwn very thinly. in drills
feet apart, inches deep.
PREPARATION OF THE SEED.-Before being
sown, the seed should be soaked in hot-water
should be SKINNED off and cast aside. The
plants when they come up must be kept
clean. At and 2 years old the young trees
will be fit for transportation they should
then be set out in deep warm soil. which
has been we'll MANFRED and deeply ploughed,
narrowed and rolled. The rows should be
IL feet wide. the trees 10 feet apart in the
rows, which will give 1868 trees to the acre. In
Is years they will be large enough to cut for
posts.-For ship. building purposes they may
be cut in from 20 to rs years. when each
well grown tree will be worth SO or 81
LINING AND MARLING.-Th preparation
Of the ground for corn will afford fine op-
portunity to apply lime or mari.
PoULTRY.-Of all kinds should be well fed,
their food alternated. and receive fresh water
at least twice day. Chickens should at all
times have under cover, old mortar or chalk.
gravel. sand and ashes in some covered place
accessible to them at all times.
GATEs.-The ingrcss and egress to all your
fields should be by gates.
WAGONS, CARTS. IMPLEMENTS, AND Tools.
Examine these and have such as need repairs,
repaired. They should all be kept under
cover
Store Hoes Let these have dry lodgings,
rece;ve their food three times a day lie reg.