The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-04-13
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From the Farmer and Planter 1
Work for the Month.

ing and planting are requisite for most
garden crops. Early York, Sugar Loaf
and other early SORTS of Cabbage. will !
oe tit Tor uanspianting. The ground .
! should be well prepared and munurc,l. ~
/ 1t should be Eept in mind that the CaL /
bage should never want for the prop.r .
nutrlment, from the sowing of the seed |.
III the bed to the full perfection of the
head; ; and a Cabbage thus grown. j.
quite different iroa one which IS suffered
to stand haIfit time wanting the PROPER
nutrition to bring it TO perfection. Rich
Tegetahlc compost, with stable manure,
will supply this, and super phosphate Of
lime will he found valuable addIlinn -
, Sow the Large DrumheaG, or, what J.
better, the true Late Fat Ducrh. or Der.
gems late, ior H." main or Winter crop.
The seed should he grown in the United
States, and not imporlel. rs they invaria
bly, produce better Cabbages.
Keep YOU: Asparagus beds clean of
weeds as they are very injurious. Those
who have given 1t proper attention, NAV
. now ENJOY IN perfection this delicious aud
: nutritious vegetable. Cut the Asparagus
rs the shoots advance, taking only The
rich, green, succucnt tops.
Pant Successonal crops Of Beans, in
the beginning and towards the close O,
the month. Tne earIy yarinri.. ,ipl ~,
in bonm. and we woulJ aJy,.e ,i,.a',
are d,.,irou, Of HAVING -. G,., oa.I,
Beans, to test the method nursucd j.,
English "arIcnprs--,o tom ,n 'L.. L,...I;,,.,
vines when in LI,on-.s !. sud -
cause the mods ,o hama, 80, a,l oo.,,,,
her 10 maiuri,v TLn ,amn ~ nrn,;s g,"o ga;
pnrsued there with .hc p.n ,L"v,,L :,
our favored .Iim,,. wi,I, .u,L ,..T,,'i''
early variety AS the O'R,,urL. L,.,a
NO necessity for it. Beans and Peas w;I,
REQUIRE rood hoeipy Th.. N,,r,,, Co.,.
and late varieties sLould he wnII ,nl,J',J
Nv COVERING the su,c. h.rwean ,h..
after beng we'll rork.d un--w,,L I...,..
rotten straw. &c. Apulv This af,.r =.
god oe.o~n und tho cr1u viii continue
late in bearing. The Nish Potato vii
require the same attention.
Melons.-The principal crop sbonId
now he planted, and the ground enriched
bv filing the holes with good cnmro,,-
nHu ' " niue g""no and -"l', with coal
aust OF plaster, "h'"h w!.. furnish the ne.
'o' growing Sooa me!
C"c"m'ers'- Continue 70 plant for the
""'" CROP III "edS properly prepared, five
" S'N ''r'' III the middle OF tins, IN holes
MAKE fch ana IEht, plant a: three ieer
distance BE careful to water them, II
. ,,-iII
cause them to continue long in bearing,
ana c"cHnbtrH Wi! he oclj"r favored.
oe'ery' he plants will now he ready
!" set III trenches which are three feet a
p"ft, ana opened one foot wide; dig tie
earth out one foot deep. laying 1t equally
~ vac" sue III '"'e' "Fder' then d'g tn"
""' "T" S""'' '"''eh manure
u 's' SOW anu "'s ''' DF"w up some "i
I a"S ,,'o"E's' p'"u'S' u''" me '"ng roots
'~ ~ WI ~ """ P,"", 10" a'"n" lhe hoI
,anoo onJ fa;.t ..;,I w.. " i've "''"tS us
WIN S0"" watering
O''ons-he'P 'hein c'enn anC well
""eu '''" 'he.h OUT " 100 thirE, accord
"S 10 the use LOT "h'ch the crop Is wan.
'eu'
''''''''"' " l'''"t ~ h''SAlCSI NC., u tilc\
have failed.
parsuips, Carrots and Bee,s may Le
still pnt in, this month. as th. u,,fa, mara
bic weather during the past may hayo
prevented. The hest ground 70, zach i
a rich loam, incliaing +" sand. I'm, # the
ground is well manurcd ,rru,bed deem
and pulverised finely. th.y will crow -
any sorl. We would no. only URGE their
culture upon the gardner, but all who
have need for them should not omit SOW.
ing them as food for cattle. They tend
greatly to improve the quantity and DUAL
, iry OF both the milk and butter, and are
healthy and nutrcious.
Squashes, Melons and Cucumhers, if at.
tackled by bugs, shouIG have a little 500,
and sulphur sprinkIed over them. early IN
the morning, TO which little snuff ma .
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