Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-08-07
HINTS FOR TIE MONTH.

stantly moving in the Cotton field
This regular stirring and pulyerizing Of
the SOIL will also have the effect OF en-.
couraglng larger growth, and prevent,
ing the falling Of the forms Let vour
culture, however, not be SO deep as to
interfere with OF injure the roots in ANY
weigh, Or you will do more harm than
good. Towards the latter part Of the
month, begin your preparations for pick
ing, and as soon as the bolls begin to
open freely, set the hands at work gath
ering. Have all seed cotton hauled in
wagons from distant fields to the gin
house, and do not require your negroes
to waste their time and strength in car
rying heavy baskets. If you wish to
way the picking of each hand, it can be
done by the overseer, befnre it is put
into the wagons, or each one can mark
his basket and have it weighed at noon
and night, in the gin-house
| CoRN.-All early planted corn laid by,
in most sections; but very late fields
may vet receive another careful surface
working, laying it by level, mellow and
| free from weeds.
TURNIrs. Baga, Red Top, Early
Flat Dutch, Yellow Aberdeen, Norfolk,
| Globe, and other Turnips, should be
sown from the 1st to the 25tht Of this
month. The ground should be repeated
ly plowed very deep, and pulverized as
fine! as possible. A deep, rather light
and fertile, sandy loan is. best for this
crop, and such soil ought to be plowed
at least ten or fifteen inches and thor
oughly narrowed. Sow in drills from
two to three feet apart, plants standing
in the drill from six to twelve inches
Stable manure, ten oriifteen loads, to
the acre, woodslnould ashes, and bone
dust, equal parts, (six or eight loads. to
the acre) or, three hundred pounds OF
guano scattered broadcast and plowed
in, will give you a good crop. Should.
you wish to manure in the drill, open a
wide and deep furrow With a long. she
vel-plow, scatter your manure thickly
along this drill, throw fat, broad bed
on the manure with a turning plow, and
after raking the surface smooth and
even drill in the seed as above directed |
From one to. one and half pounds Of
seed, mixed together with sand care
fully sown, will be sufficient for an acre.
"a friend recommends the sowing OF the
seed late in the afternoon, leaving the
drill open and the seed exposed to the
action of the dew until daybIeak, next
when they must be covered,
and the ground rolled or pressed down
firmly on them. This. plan seems well
worthy of trial in dry weather] II
you have plenty of leached ashes, you
may top-dress the ground with ten or
fifteen bushels per acre, after sowing.
1t will be well, also, to dust the plants /;
when they first come up, with a mixture
ashes, SCOT, plaster and salt, "a bushei
to the acre, to prevent the attacks oi
he fly. Continue this until they get
nto the rough leaf, when they may be
considered out Of danger. When the :
plants are well up, clear outall grass {
md weeds carefully with the hoe, and Is
hin them to stand OF from six to twelve $
nches apart, according to the size of the {
7ariety. After thinning, work them ont /
rom time to time, until the tops shade
he ground, when you may lay them by i
DIrcHIse, HArLlse Muck, " ooDLAND !
ASSURES, STRAWBERRY BtDs, Fro.-The
ry weather of this month will be found F.
ayorable to the ditching and draining !,
t the low wet lands, clearing up Of the i
wamps. cutting underbrusf, digging i
nd embanking fsi-ponds, preparing r
patches, clearing the under e
rowth of forests for woods pastures, y
auling of muck to the compost heap Il
estructon by compost fernlentlng or j
urning of noxious weeds, etc. @z s.
sTHE K1rcnss GARDEN. ALI plants Of i
1e Gaulifower, Broccoli, or Gabbage 4
.mily, may be set out the latter part Of II
1is month, for fall and winter use =
his month may be considered the sec
nd s,,rillg in the South AlIawork done
! the Spring should now be repeated, y
nd will in most cases, furnish us with
yeelient vegetables until FROST Con-
nue. to transplant Celery. Fuia crops
+ the different kinds of Turnips should
9 soWn during the month, as directed
bove. Sow seeds of Beets, Satisfy, Hst
arroe etc, for winter use-slliading the 81
round, BY slight brush arbor,'7 s.
ON the sun Radfshes, Spinach, Let &.
ice, etc, may be soWn, aud Snap Beans
nd English Peas may be planted, and Il
le drills, as soon as filed up, covered u
overed with a pretty heavy maiching,
/ least two inches thick; saWvaust sor
ell rptted leaves are very sgood for s.
lulching. Plant. also, Melons and. Gu Isl
ambers for mangoes and pickles. Keep Il
own all weeds-use the hoe, and water
eely. Plant a second Or fall crop Of Ia