Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-05

Lest our readers should be disposed 20 think q Is
we speak too highly Of this root, quota the foH
lowing statements from the best Esgfish szfhsrity
AS parsnips contain ak per cent more mucilzgs
than eafrots, tne differences may be sufioienr 70
count Tor me superior fattenng, e well ~ butter
making quality Of the parsnip. In the fatteninx 0f
cattle the parsnip Is found superior 10 fho carruf
performing the business with a. much expsdition
and affording meat Of equsits favor anl 81 biah-
y juicy quality; the animals it with much creed
mess. II IS reckoned that thirty perchss, where
the crop is good. will fatten an OK three or four
years old in ordinary store condition. in the eourss
Of three months. The Parsnips gTsn il the pro-
portion Of about thirty pounds weight, morning
noon and night; the large ones being split 1sO thres
or four pieces and little hay supplied N The inter-
vals of these periods. The result Of experiment
has shown that not ony In neat cattle, but in tha
fattening Of hogs and poultry, the anl1las became
fat much sooner, and are more healthy than whsn
fed with any other root or vegetable; and that BE-
Sides the meat is more sweet and delicious. The
parsnip leaves being more bulky than than those Of
carrots, may be moWn of before taking the roots,
ana given TO oxen, cows, or horses, By which thsy
WIZ De greedily eaten ~
Another advantage for this country, ADDS ths
t1sras Nss0 Ksrke, is that any portion Of the crop
not wanted for winter use may be allowed 10 ~
man IN TIE ground during the winter, ~ they are
mot In the least injured by the frost. When dag
'hey should be stored in ceOl place. and be cover
cd with earth. The parsnip delights IN = rather
light, deep, rich SOIL though We have often grown
good crops on heavy clay, when dry and well pal-
verified II manure IS used il should be well De-
composed The carrot and parsnip require similar
cultivation, but as parsnips make stronger growth
when young, they are not apt to be ehoked BIZ
weeds, or to suffer from Little neglect, The planta
are much more easily eeen, that wedding IS lsss
difficult Be particular in obtalaing fresh seed a
verp little Of that two years old viii grow. Get
your seed early, and test it before planting
II the Petato Crop BsneEIssd bT Msnurs
--,rr On Good &otlf
At 9 recent meeting fone Of the Farmers cluhs
of Chester county, Pa, the subject Of "Fsralissrs
being under discussion, member remarked, a. We
learn from correspondent Of The Gsrnsnssun
Ts'sgraPa, that he had frequently used piasta viii
gOed effect upon his potato crop. This remark
brought out the following statement from BEx5Am
EIczMAS, who is said to be oas Of the bess praet-
cal farmers Of Chester county:
/" Tie potato crop does very well On peer land,
Aidst by manure, bat en- good land potatoes cone
sarlisr and grow to 6 larger size viiAogs manure.
Lsnd may be TOO rich for potatoes Has known ths
Iope to grow thirteen feet in length upon . nss,
rich piece Of land that has been manursd md eRly
Yielding potatoes the size Of hiekory nut"
At the same meeting, and somewhat in ecnarma-
ion Of Mr.. HIcKMAz's Etatsnsat, says lie eor-ss-
'ondent, two other members, LEWIS P. HooPzs and
ANos Il. DARLTEsroz, remarked, that On coed soil
manure vas injurious TO ths sweet potato srsp--
ending to make them SAtsry aad tAsssless, xitAoaa
Increasing the yield
II il is fact that {" potatoes come earlier and
Prov to larger size On gOOdIsnd without manure
n Pennsylvania. It will held good Ia this aad
'ther southsrn States Ths mHttsr is vorth ssssing
least and IS the time Of planting ID near at hand
re hope some Of our pOsalo-Er0xsrs win give the
natter fair trial and '.rsPort progress"
FaIthxu1 TAIlaxs ana FaashxsI Mannrs-~.
The good land Of EngIsnd Is nach more p.Odue-
i've than that Of Amsrics, not 50 mueh ircm The
;reater original strength Ofssi As from mere skiI
ul agriculture, depending nAinly On tso great
tillGys and Jaitsfss nasuras.
The English farmer does net believe thsrs isaby-
hing necessarily inherent in Ne nature Of good
oil which makes il productive, Independently Of
nutritious matter and foreign aliment returned 70 Il
y the cultiyafor, As . compensation for the crops
has yielded. Hence his first, his principal care,
TO collect and form manure from every possible
ource. tA
Nothing is mere common than where ons In ira
cling in England than to see IN the roads adjacent
0 the hslds, heaps Of compost, consisting Of turf
ops Of vegetables, As Of tIrnips and carrots, the
tubble from the wheat fields, which is cut up bya
eeond rssping after the crop has been removed;
lead animals, the 0als Of the barByard and stables
md in short everything which Voald otherwise Be
ost, and which is capable Of beiag converted By
'uGrifeation into vegetable mould
Il is, therefore, because this business Of msnur-
ng is perfectly undsrstoOd and 90 diligently prle-
iced in England, more than from sny ether Gauge,
hat their lands so much richer than ours. In
eed, is il anything than IN imitation Of the
conomy Of nature?
New countries, when first cleared Of their for
sts are generally fertile, fer the obvious rsA-
On that the srinal growth Of vegetable sub
Isnces has been for ages deposited the surface
nd there LEFT to putrify and form q soil. By imis
sting this natural process. the most barren spot
lay be rendered fertils By contracting t. that 10
y removing everything in crops and returning
othing in mEnure, the most fertile spot may in
W years be perfectly impoverished.
Moreover, the rich mould thus formed is cultiyAt-
/ with the most faithful and skillfal tillsge An
nglish field, when il Is ready to reesiys wheat,
oks like garden. Il is ploWed until thsre ara
large masses Of earth lsfE unhroks II is rails
into ridges which vary from six % twenty fsss
breadth, With intermediate drains Nor:ths water
The most Important result Of this thorough III
'ge is fine crops, and what Is hos to be disregard
I, thei utmost nestnsss in the appearance Of tAs
,untTy.