Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-04-16
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC
From the American Farmer.
WORK FOR THEMoNTu..
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IN order that his spring crops may be
got in seasonsbly. 70 delsy-to pro-
srastinase now-may hazard the success
Of his crops. Dependent 81. agricaltutists
are upon numerous contihge ncieS, it be-
comes their duty 80 " stch with pnceas-
ing vigilance, and appropriate properly
every moment at their command, in for
waIding the. operations of their farmF.
They should make it point of dsty, to
commence every thug at the right time.
20 completion-to beparticulsr in prepsr-
lag the ground for their several crops
thoroughly and well-not to pitch their
crops beyond their ability of fertilization
and culture.
With these few Introductory remarks.
We shall proceed to call attention to such
matters as We deem essential to be done
on the farm during the month-the earli>
Or the better.
HAULING OUT MANURE.-In many of
the States in which our journal circulates,
this work has already been done nay,
n many Of them the corn has been plant
ed, while in others it is already up. But
still there is very broad district Of couu
try where the hauling out Of manure has
aot begun. To our friends. then, who
have still this labor to perform, NO de-
sire to address ourselves.
Now. every one who encounters the
labor Of accumulating manures, should
make it a matter of duty, es it obviously
IL his interest, to preserve its active and
most fertilizing principles from Was'e-
We, mean those Of volatile nature. Thai
IN hoW
careful one may be, when the manure in
the yards come to be broken up to be
hauled out, We readily admit; but yet.
much that is usually lost may be saved.
by attention in the use of means. II at
the time of breaking up the manure,
bushel Of plaster, 10 bushels of finely
pulrerized charcoal, or dilute solution
Of sulphuric acid, or Of copperas, were
sprinkled over every twenty two-horse
cart loads OF manure, much loss would
be prevented
OArs.-Those who have not got their
oats in, should do so as soon as possible,
as the early sown oats. other things be-
ing equal, always produce the most grain.
BAHLEY.-Seed your barley as speedi-
~ as you can prepare the GROUND for it.
Soil. etc.-Barley delights most in fer
tile loan. Soil that would, in favora-
BILE season, yield twenty bushels of wheat,
or forty bushels of corn, wonld produce
from thirty to forty bushels Of barley
per acre. 1t requires land naturally rich,
or made SO by natare.
PoTAToEs,-lf not already planted. get
in your early potatoes. if possible by the
10Th Of the month. Late potatoes should
be planted, at furtherest, by the 10Th Of
May.
JERUSALEM ARr1cHoKEs.-1f you ha'
. lot of an acre or two that you can per-
rnanent!y spare, plant it in this tuber, fol
winter feed for your stock.
Roof CULTURE.-This, unfortunately
10 among the neglected things of our sys
tenn Of agriculture. but it should not be
so: for if properly attended to. it is ca.
pable Of conducting much to the interes
Of the husbandman. It's pursuits il
Great Britain has added millions, snc
still continues to add millions to the val
ne Of her agricultural productions, ant
has added millions to the value o
landed estates. Aud it is but fair de
duetion, that If our people could DO mad
to adopt the system. its effects upon tn
interest of our country, would be equal
~ benefited 10 the results.
Kinds of RootS.-The several kinds Q
roots that we have alluded to are tn
following viz Psrsnips, Carrots, Mangel
Wun1el. Sugar Beet, the Ruta Bag
and other turnips.
TIE time OF drilling Parsnips, Carrots
Mangel, Wurtzell and Sugar Beet. sh oul
DO as soon as the frost is out of tn
ground. up to the beginning Of May.
The Ruta Baga turnip, from the GOT
70 the 95th OF June.
The other kinds Of turnips, from tn
.95.h Of July to the 10Th OF August.
In making these prescriptions as to III
time Of drilling in tie several kinds @
roots, We have in view, large produc
lions for stock feeding.
We have drilled in the Sugar Beet a
late rs the first day OF June, and had
good crop but. except when controlled
by circumstances, We consider that to
lac.
An acre Of either of the aforename
roots, if properly MANFRED, the groun'
we'll prepared by blowing, narrowing ant
rolling. and clearly tended, will yiel
from 500 to 600 bushels per acre. o
Mangel. Wurtzel and Sugar Beet, iron
1IoVO 10 l.4OO ouSEelS per acre nav
been grown but as we do not wish l.
encourage large auticipations, We hav
mentioned 500 TO 600 bushels as tn
quantities to be calculated upon-resulls
which, from our own experience can b,
realized.
OF Manures for Roots-All roots ART
the better for having the manure broker
down by decomposition. Compost may
be formed Of equal portions Of rotten sta
bic or barn-yard manure, and road scrap
ings. marsh mud, the earth from heac