Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-03-24
AGRICULTURAL.

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potatoes ready for the table early in Junes
may be secured without gresttrouble.
If seed potatoes are brought into a warm
room about the first of. March. !, the eyes
will start rapidly, tile nourishment ii the
tubers will Sustain them for two or three
weeks, by which TIME they, may usually
be planted out in, some ifayorable spot.
OF course, care must be taken in plant
ing out not to break the sprouts. Or tho
tubers may be planted In a0hot-bed of
moderate temperature, about the middle
of the month. Cut them in halves, lay
them fiat side down, as thick as they can
be placed and cover with abouttwo inches
of earth. They may be transplanted
shSa HRsn ~ sSssi a slssg ss
the roots with as little injury as possible
They will not be likely to yield a full
crop under this treatment, and may tEete-
fore be planted more closely, Say IL drills
thirty inches apart, and twelve fhehes
apart in the drills. Another method Isl
put pieces of potato in small squares of
turf, set theln close together in a warm
place where they can be watered readily.
On cold nights protect them with straw
When large enough they can beset iosst,
turf and all, without disturbing the rqpts.
This might not pay ON a large scale but
enough may be thus brought forward for
family supply, until the, main efSp is
mature enough to draw upon. -.
A PRopucr1vE FARM.-A. c. FaIton,
residing near Davenport, Iowa, writes to
the Praifie Farmer, that his gross re-
ceipts from 50 acres Of hpd hast year
amounted to $10,111. The ret profit was.
$7g05 after deducting S3 per acre for
iliterest or rent of land-besides costro of,
seed, labor, and all therexpenses. This
gives the extraordinary sum of little
over $l27 per acre. The farm is on first
quality Of rolling prairie land broken up
in July. 1862, at cost of 81 so per
acre 4 large portion Of II was rcplowed
before seeding Twenty acres were put
i'll wheat and corn, and the balance lin
onions, potatoes, and sorghum. The
larger portion was taken for onions, the.
seed being put in with hand drill. 1t is
hardly necessary to add that the land.
was thoroughly worked There were
also excellent facilities for marketing
Portions Of the crops were sold at Daven-
port, and the balance sent by railroad to
Chicago With all these advantages, the
story lopks large-not becaust of its i'm:
possibility, but from the fact that not
many farmers manage to bring out the
full capabilities of their land. We. do
not quote this as an example that may be,
generallg initiated, but it shows that oc-
casionaliy fortunes are made in soil cul-
ture, as. well as in other pursuits, proba-
bly, ofteher, while the chances of failure
of securing competency are greatly in
favor Of farming pursuits. 50 ~
| WcEt yoR THE FARM, BARK, AND SrocK
YARD. All the animals of the farm should
be glad 70 SEQ their owner, and In fact
every other person who has to do with
them. Nan should be recognized as their.
best frieRd. Colts and steers particularly,
should be pctted and handled constantly
Treated thus, they will never need break
ing. If there be stable-boy who plays
with the horses by pinching or pretending
to pinch their fanks, keeping himself out
of the way Of kicks and bites. no wonder
they become vicious. They same boy in
passing through the cattle yard will crack
the cattle over the back with fork hai.dle
if they are csught standing in the driest
: part Of the ytird when he wants to pass.
The result is always the same-a yard of
wild cows and ugly steers to be afterward
broken by fear and goad. Feed roots
, to all classes Of stock, particularly to
those which may be breeding, and by this
means counteract the tendency to consti-
g patton. 1. I'd" ia-
{ CABBAGE AND OTHER PLANTS. Plants
growing in hot beds now require special
care. The frames should be raised few
! inches every fair day to increase the har,
dincss of the plants and to prepare them
| for planting them out in the open air.
: They will require frequent watering after
sun set, and it is better to do this with
tepid water. If the heat dtIihes too rap
idly the frames should be lined with fresh
stable manure,
SowISG SEEDs.-As soon as the season
.. is sufficiently advanced prepare part of
a warm and well protected border Tfacinn
the south ! manure it literally, spade it
deep, and pulverize the, soil very fine
f When this is done sow in beds divided off
for that purpose, cabbage seed of various
, kinds--and also those Of the tomato. egg
plant and lettuce. Where cauliaower
and broccoli ARE cultivated the seeds of
these delicious vegetables should also be
sown at the same time. If the weather
| proves Subsequently cold and variable.
protect the seed beds with n co,.a,;,, =. 81.