Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-08-28
HINTS FOR THE MONTH.

sN PA,'eh1 iioItll, ttilu 10 lHaG enQ, kee
= your plows, cultivators and sweeps cor
stantly moving in the Cotton field
lhls regular stirring and pulyerizing Q
: the SOIL will also have the effect of er
couraaglng a larger growth, and prevent
ing the falling of the forms. Let YOU
culture, however, not be SO deep as t
interfere with or injure the roots in an,
weigh, or you will do more harm thai
good: Towards the latter part of tn.
month, begin your preparations for pick
ing, and as soon as the bolls begin Il
open freely, set the hands at work gath
: ering. Have all seed cotton hauled il
wagons from distant fields to the cir
fhouse, and do not require your negroes
TO waste their time and strength in car
irylng heavy baskets If you wish tc
way the picking of each hand, it can be
done by the overseer, before 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 bv,
IN most sections; but very late fields
may yet receive another careful surface
working, laying it by level, mellow and
free from weeds.
TURNIPs.-Ruta Baga, Red Top, Early
Flat Dutch, Yellow Aberdeen, Norfolk,
Globe, and other Turnips, should be
sown from the Ist to the 25th 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.-I
Stable manure, ten or fifteen loads to
the acre, woodsmould 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 |
wide and deep furrow with long sho- |
|veEplow, 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 daybreak, 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.1 I'll
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 mixture
ashes, SCOT, plaster and salt, "a bushel
% the acre, to prevent the attacks of
he fly. Continue this until they get
nto the rough leaf, when they may be
considered out Of danger. When the
,lants are we'll up, clear out all grass
nd weeds carefully with the hoe, and
hin them to stand of from six to twelve
nches apart, according to the size of the
ariety After thinning. work them out
rom time to time, until the tops shade
he ground, when you may lay them by.
DIrcHING, HAULING Muck, WOODLAND
AsruREs, STRAWBERRY BEDS, ErC.-Thef
ry weather of this month will be found
lvorable to the ditehing and draining
{ the low wet lands, clearing up of the
wamps, cutting underbrush, digging
nd embanking fsh-ponds, preparing
patches, clearing the under
rowth of forests for woods pastures,
auling of muck to the compost heap,
sstruction by compost fermenting or
lrning of noxious weeds, etc.
The KITCHEN GARDEN.-All plants of /
e Caulihower, Broccoli, or Cabbage
mily, may be set out the latter part of
is month, for fall and winter use.-t-
lis month may be considered the sec
ID spring in the South. ALI work done pc
the spring should Row be repeated, frs
d will in most cases, furnish us with SCI
cellent vegetables until frost Con- th'
lue to transplant Celery. Full crops art
the different kinds of Turnips should of
sown during the month, as directed sill
owe. Sow seeds of Beets, Satisfy, PR
riot etc, for winter use-shading the SAL
ound, by slight brush arbor," ael
IN the sum- Radishes, Spinach, Let dis
;e, etc, may be sown, and Snap Beans pla
d English Peas may be planted, and by
, drills, as soon as filled up, covered mo
vered with pretty heavy molching, tina
least two inches thick; saw-dust or tiol
II rotted leaves are very good for Eet
lching. Plant, also, Melons and Cu-istr'
nbers for mangoes and pickles. Keep Th'
Vn all weeds-use the hoe. and water lis
civ. Plant a second or fall crop tiarj