The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-05-13
farm and Nnnsehola.
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From the Cane. G,ocers Manual, an OK
cellent work, issued short time since, by
Rev. A. NJ. Myers, of Springfield Ohio, we
extract the following valuable hints in ref
erence to the proper time of planting sugar
cane seed. They are based upon the expo
rence Of number Of successful growers,
and can be relied upon:
My experience is to this point, having
planted the last spring at various times,
from the last of April till the 25th of May.
That planted in April was entirely ruined
by chilly weather, aud (by the way) 1t had
been sprouted in hot-bed TO facilitate it's
growth. after nursing il with assiduous care
for several months, was compelled to plow
it up aud SOW the space An buckwhcat.
There were few stalks loft standing, but
not one of them maturcd. That planted
from the 5th until the 9th of May yielded
only a half crop, and was harvested green.
A small piece planted the 20th of May on
the same piece Of ground grew rapidly and
matured. planted an acre on the 25th OF
May; thisg gave general satisfaction from the
date of its planting yielded full crop, and
matured fully throo weeks earlier than the
other. This last planting exhibited all the
time the advantage of three weeks over any
OF the other.
There is no doubt, u rational cause for
this vast difference on the same ground.
Evidently, the first was dwarfed by too early
planting. The latter came up soon, grew
right along. outgrcw tho weeds, and with
out delay made an early maturity. These
last tive paintings were prepared by "a new
process which gave them II great advan-
tago. | am confident in the belief that fu-
ture experience will fully demonstrate
these principles to bc correct believe
that understanding the best time to plant
will do more to facilitate the full develop
mcnt of this plant than any other one thing,
1t il very true, that young plants, aitor they
are thoroughly up, will endure more frost
than corn; but this does not prove that
although they are not killed, they do not re.
Ceive rs much injury. We have seen, then,
that tie ifst If luy is Me best fims 10 piCtId;
at least it was so last season (l66l). But
would not always wait until the last of May.
| would he governed by circumstances by
the difference of lattude-by the general
condition of the season. | would always
plant when the ground is h0rOHyhiy
rdm. dd c5getdtiOH 9rOwing frerlg even
if that were the first of May.
Humboldt says, in one of his works that
in the north of Europe there always is n
cold spell of weather between the 10th and
llth of May. Those who have given this
subject attention, say that this is the case
here generally, perhaps missing once in ten
years. and sometimes delayed until the 10th
of May. Now, if this is fact, it may be
that this season of chilly or cold weather
is the great cause of dwarting the plant. |
have known grains on the point Of germ.
nation, to hc destroyed by one chilly night
We should then, wait at least until after
this time, to plant Often, when planted be
fore this time, the seed lies in the GROUND
and does not germinatc until warm weather
comes. The process 10y which all the seed
can be gcrminatcd at once, and brought up
Just at the right time, | profess to have
discovered.