Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-04-23
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WORK FOR THE MONTH.
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WORK FOR THE MONTH.
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PArssirs-This root is ;ofmuch iin,fin-
ole value. whether We CONSIDER lis fne
edible qualities as o table vegetable. cor
regard II. Ms cattle food. Hogs eat pars-
nips With grsa. 4ssidity,. "A ana fat tsn on
them readily All the pork ofthe Island
OF Guernsey are fattsned With patsnips.
which pork are said 10 be Of sweet and de-
icious, flavor. 4HileA Cd .ri fed upon pars:
and . small quantity Of meal 81 bran. Of.
ford large hows Of delicious nilk and
rich cram. SHhile The butter made from
abe latter is OF the finest flavor. Indeed.
al domestic animals are fond sofparsnfps.'
and thrive uPon them. As an alternative
food for HORSES. nothing .issmore grateful
tofhat snimai. than an Occasional feed Of
psrsnips Or carols. A. peck of ether
root eut upEfns; and mixed with peck
ofent. hsysor straw, and q gallon, OF chop
psdsoats or rye,make a notwithstanding
msabe forsSa .horss a lew such feeds q
week. occasionaliy. opens his hide. sof>
tens his hair and lketps his system in, q
hoAlthful conditious-
Time of glduting. II hisSmist. depend
upon the, location and object in vie W.ailt
wanted afoE table. use. II. will ;. ,bexIme
enough to drill in ,parsnips, from the Isl
20 the ioshs Of May 81 nuwsnted ior cattle
food. ihet sooner they are, got in after the
frost is out Of the ground; the better, as
the earlier they are in, The greater will
the product be. .sres&-G ajt,.4-.
4SoR.-The soil lin which the parsnipi
most delights, is deep and fertile, ,san-i
dJ loan. II the soil be- not naturally
rich, it must be made so by abundanti
supplies of Well-rot;ed, nutriye malpres.
SGarross.-Fhe kind Of land best adapt
cd to the culture OF the carrot. is the.
same a. that for parsnips. OF malures,
thsy requirssthe same kinds and quaint
tiss,. with the exception that the mixture
for dusIing the plants. should have salt
added to that prescribedIor the parsnip.
Rata Bo9d 1urhip.-lt viii not be ne
csssary TO plant this tutnip. until June !;
when thettlne arrives We will tell You
hoW.s We only mention it now. to give
ron time 10 prepare Tor its, culture. -, i,y
Corn Planting.-As the time fer plant.
ing corn DEEPER upon location, in
country of such wide range as ours, We
cannot point to any particular day as Me
hims. but can say. plant when the frost is
thoroughly out ct the ground but BIZ
sure to have your ground manured. pillow.
Sdsand ready tor planting as soon as pos.
sible this mouth. in order that there may
Be no delay when the time arrives when
the :; seed may be committed to the
ground with salety.3;E18
RrspGTation Of the Ground.-The ground
should be ptowed deep. say g oriIO inch.
ssff the soil will admit of that depth. IF
possible 'it should be SUBSIDIZED. Il should
beIthoroughly, narrowed and rolled. 81.
Dtstdnee of Rotrs.-This depends upon
circumstances. Some make their rows s
feet apart. others 4, some Ably 8. while
there are those who extend the distance
to 8 and even ii5 feet. =, : q
Ns.mbsr Of Stalks N a Hil.-In. strong
llndl, ihighy manured. three stalks may
be safely left 10 stand in medium land !,
we'll manfred, two stalks are as many DIS
should be left, but in poor land. indiffer-
entity manured. or not MANFRED at all,
onsStaik is enough to each bill. &C.,.
.,NttnlLSr OF: grains in each hiu-From s
sos.grains should be dropped in each bill
70 allow for contingent losses.
Quaatiy Of seed per acre-From ! 10
1}peeks per acre is enough. ~
Preparation of the Seed. I've give the
folloWIng competition OF the soaks, 'lesY,
Ing therSelecsion to the Judgment Of the
corn grower: , NJ
xl4Put pint Of common tar. or gas
tar into barrel tub ). pour thereon 5 gall
Ions Of boiling water; stir until the tar is
eSmpletely dissolved and incorporated
With the water then put bushel oil
corn in the soak, let it remain for twelve
honts. Should the corn not be covered.
add hot water until it 10. When the corn
has been long enough. in soak. drain of
the liquid into another barrel or vessel
than add ashes and plaster enough 10 en-.
tirefy coat the grains of corn :, stir until
this is efeoted-when your seed corn
will be At to be; planted. 4.-aa. q.
2. Dissolve lib of saltpetre in gal
Ions Of boiling water soak ., Ihushel ,oi
corn therein l2hours then drain off the
liquid into another vessel ); then mix ash,
90 and plaster. as in No /.
5. Dissolve 2fbs OF copperas in 10 gal,
Ions Of boiling water. stir in among The
corn half.a gallon of'soft soap; when the
grsins are covered with the soap, add
plaster and ashes. a. when we'll. stirred
into the corn. will coat and separate the
grains. go. $50 ~ -
-: Dissolretwo pounds Of glauber salts
In 10 gallons Of boiling water. and treat
tho grams OF corn to coating of ashes
and salt. a. heft re. - 49,. ...
The above soaks will serve to be used
again and. again. ~
Hlilt Zig And FLl1.-1t~is time to SET
these crops. ., a. .s.sa,.5,.s. II -. s. ~ =
WoeE1se ,ANIMA1., Feed these we'll
groom them NIGHT and morning and oil.