The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-06-12
agricultural.
June-Work to be Done.

The FARM.-The most important business
for this month is the accumulation and pre-
paration of manurcs for autumn use. y
few minutes may be prottabiy spent every
morning and evening, i'll throwing the results
of the stables, yards, &C., under the manure
sheds, and thus prevent the loss, in part
which would arise from evaporation when
exposed to the sun. Use at least half a
bushel Of dirty OF cheap salt for each cord of
manure, to prevent fiJe langng, and the pro-
duclon of grubS, slugs, &c; an occasional
coating Of charcoal dust to save the ammonia,
will be advantageous; if this cannot he had,
dust your manure heaps with Plaster Paris.
and keep your stable floors we'll busted with
the same material, to prevent bad odors.
Cart muck. pond-mud, head lands, wood
scrapings. &C., &c. to your manure heaps;
throw your weeds either in your hog-pen or
on your manure heaps: if the latter, salt
them to prevent the sced!rcgenerating !; throw
the contents of your hog-pe each week upon
the manure heap as the decomposition will
be equally rapid there. and the LOSS by evap-
grafton much less. When the hog Pen is
empty, dust it with plaster or charcoal dust,
and occasionally a little lime. Both the
charcoal and lime are necessary to the health
of the hogs, as they eat small quantities Of
each; and these materials, in addition to this
immediate use. will be saving. by retaining
those gases which would otherwise escape !;
the quantities liberated by the lime. will be
saved by the charcoal Should your manure
heaps prove dry, wet them with the spent
Of I've of the soap boiler; if this cannot be
had, use water. Should your manure heaps
fire. tung. it vii prove that you have not
used as much swamp-muck, hcad.lands. OF
other apparently inert materials MS might
protitably have been added to the mass.
Carry all your house washes to the manure
sheds, and ifyou have time toward the latter
end of the month, give them careful turn.
ing over. The above should not interfere
with the manufacture OF the other kinds Of
manures given in our series of, articles head
cd - ManuTes.
If you have planted potatoes or corn in the
early part Of the month, you may SOW or the
surface of the ground between the rows, and
lurtherest from the plants, three bushels Of
fne salt 10 the acre.--This will free them from
the attack of grubs, or a: least will assist in
doing so. After it has lain day or two,
and been carried into the ground by the dews
and rains, the cultivation of the crops with
the plow, cultivator or horseshoe, will then
disseminate the salt in its diluted or more di.
vidtd state, throughout the soil, thus ena-
bling it the better to Withstand every drouth,
as the soil will he rendered more rcteutive Of
moisture, and more capable Of absracting it
from the atmosphere. These remarks arc
equally applicable to the beet carrot, and
other root crops.-1t would have been more
advisable to have applied the salt to the lard
when fallow, at the rate Of six bushels per
acre, but where this has been neglected, it
may be applied as above stated.
When hoed crops appear sluggish at this
stason, they may be stimulated to increase
| action, thus
Mix twenty parts charcoal dust with ten
parts Plaster Of Paris. and one part Peru
Wan guano, each by measures, intimately
together, top dress before hoeing-a small
handful to the hill and for other crops in pro.
portion, will be found sufficient. Gnauo,
when pure, is apt to prove too strong Il tim
nlant, and thus kill the plant: but when so
divided. it may be used without dan ger.
When these materials cannot lie had to d.
vide it dry road-dust, or indeed any soil may
be used, tut in that case it should lay in
combination few days before being used.
A still better article for this second manur-
ing or top.dressing, is the Improved Super
phosphate of Lime. advertised in our present
number by Mr.. +. McCreary, and still better,
the Nitrogenizcd Superphosphate of Lime
1t will be found to be more economical than
guano, and more lasting in It's effects Pota-
toes may still be planted, but not with as
good prospects of success as at an earlier
date, as they will be more liable to disease,
and the crop will not be so large.
Buck wheat may be sown safely until the
Goth Of July.--Vorking FW mer.