The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-12
Agricultural and Horticultural.
From the Southern Cultiyator.
Farm Work for june.

many sections and where not killed
the stand was a good deal injured by
cold, whereby late rc-planting, to some
considerable extent, was made ncccssa.
ry, and therefore the labor Of chopping
o"I and re!UcinS to a stand, Is later
than ordinary. Tim it TO Il stand as
early rs the case admits, and the plan,
is large enough to be free from ordna-
ry dangers. Give the crop tho nnre
mi,tin9 attention it now demands
Scrapc and mould as needed, letting
the earth ho turned gently toward it By
a careful p'ownan--lt"rping the ground
in fine ti'h at the surface. BE careful
that thc plants left for a stand are not
bruised with HE hoe, and nsc the hand
when necessary, for bruised stalks soon
die of the sore shin" As the crop
advances and The squares appear, be
careful! not 10 break the lateral roots
which will rctard It's progress. The
idea Is to keep the surface soft and clean
without disturbing tho roots Keep
down the grass with scrapcrs and sweeps
instead of the plow.
CoRN.-Most Of the work 10 this crop
Is done, at points below us7--hclo it still
requires the last workings. Run be-
tween the rows Of corn as often as need.
cd-liccping tho ground level, mellow
ed and FREQ from weeds. Leave no
grass about The stalks, but follow the
sweep orpow with tic hoe, so as TO lay
by in clean. nice order, when the blades
, meet across the rows. Do not nlow
deep, but usc The sweep the last work.
ing. Draw little soil around the foot
Of the stalk
Even this late, a top dressing of five
parts each of ashes and gypsum, to one
one OF salt, giving table spoonful TO
each hill! will benefit the crop especial
~ in q dry season. 1t will supply the
salts necessary in forming the seed.
Plant among your corn, Tor as a scpa.
rate crop,) plenty Of Pumpkins, for hogs
milcl cows &c.
Cow PEAs.-Plant, Mt once, full and
heavy crops Of Cow peas, both for hay
and peas. For the latter, plant in drills
Tor the former sow broadcast, on rich
and moist land. Use plaster as n ma.
nurc, sowing it over the crop, Just as
The third and fourth leaves appear
at The raic OF ono bushcl per acre. We
will furnish directions hereafter for
making pea vine hay. a few quarts of
peas should bc planted in drills or sown
broadcast over each acre Of corn before
working, TO be covered thereby. They
VIII shade the ground after the fodder
is taken of, and enrich it if lowcd in
or consumed there by stock, adding
much vegetable matter and soluble ro,-
ash and other salts required by succeed
ing crons.
FoEAGE.-Sow, also, in the drill.
Egyptlnn Millct, Chinese Sugar Cane,
common corn, &c, Sc. as heretofore
'oltcn directed. Romcmbcr u planter
never has forage or hay enough to carry
him through the winter. Guano will
pay in making forage crops,--o&ttcr rnr
chase manurca than pay !rci~his next
Spring on Northern hay.
SWEET PorAro. - Eycrv spare niece
Of good iand-cvcry row that you can
work deep and manure well. should be
put in Sweet Potatoes. These are
smonG tho choicest blessings OF our IA.
vofcd country and climate, and deserve
special labor and attention. "Da VS."
may hc set even i'll very dry weather.
hy dipping tho roots in a thick halter of
woods Garth, ashes and fresh COW dung;
thcn pomiM% wafer in the hole after
planting, putting the draws in Pretty
deeply, NC, as VIC have often directed
Soap-snds scattered literally over your
plant bccd, will greatly increase the
growth Of draws" II the weather IS
very hot when YOU plant, select the
evening for the work
TURNIrs.-Begin to prepare for n
big Furnip crop. We find there is no
difficulty in producing any quantity Of
roots for stock i'll this climate, If we de-
vote the time and manure REQUIRED TO
grow them elsewhere. In February ana
March the Carrot, and Sugar Bccts, and
ManSel Wurtzcl, then Sweet Potatoes
in March and April, the Yam in Nav
and June, and if there is like to be a
failure in any Of these, the Ruta l}aea
and common Tumip from the last Of
July to October, ending with tho last.
The ground for turnips Is best prepared
by pcnning stock upon it, bur for those
who wish larger amount of space de-
voted to this crop, Supcrphosphato of
Lime and Peruvian Guano, arc the best
applications bone -four too is fine
manure Tor turnips. In all cases the
land should be plowcl several times
previously, until made very fine. Ap-
ply tho manure near the surface. and
sow good seed, us much depends upon
this, in order to secure large swooth fine
shaped roots.
In this and every othor crop, keep
down all weeds, and tho soil at the sur.
iaco open and pulvcrized during tho
summer, though not so deeply worked
among tho crops as to break many of
the lateral roots.
| HARVESTING Wheat. at.-Somethinn
should have been said about harycstine
IN last number, but wo omitted it. MucH
OF tho carly wheat Is already cut, IF
rust appears in wheat cut it in the
dough state, and it will make swccter
| nicer flour and more of it. ]Nron, H.