The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-06-26

Anu TAKE tue wheat Drah IRON tnem also anu
give il to your hogs. the most profitable use
you can make Of Il; and give your cows
plenty Of good hay or shuks. and plenty Of
cut up turnips morning and evening a.
Ter they are MIXED, which prevents the
milk from tasting of the turnips, and two
things will happen. FIRST your family will
have plenty OF milk. good thing. Second,
you will never hear that most uncomforta.
BILE complaint, "old man, We are getting
no milk, have you got nothing to give the
cowss"
MoDE OF CULTIVATION.
Take the best piece of stubble land YOU
have, wheat stumble is the best, the richer
the better break it up well with a two
horse plough as soon as you can after har-
vest, two ploughings wont hurt; let il lie
till last OF July, when all the wheat left on
the ground will be up then putt, in CON.
plele order ; then take one horse plough
and lun i. oil pretty deep. IN single burrows
just two and halfleel part, and SOW along
IN these burrows. No. | Peruvian Guano, at
the rate OF 100 lbs. TO the acre, then reverse
this lurrow again with the same nlouyh !;
then with common coulter, run a shallow
trench right above The guano, on this re-
versed fuTow; and in that trench. SOW
your seed. no. too thick. cover them very
tightly with. the corner OF your hoe, running
II along before you; and tread along the
lurrow to press the earth 70 the seed. III
you fail TO get stand. keep OH sowing Ito
September. till you DO get il. II rain of
a day Or two comes. SOW on the ground
without covering. When the tops are
lew inches high. thin out 10 stand Of o 10
IL inches apart 10 the rows aud il the
ground gets hard afterwards. or much grass
OF weeds starts among thc iurEips. coulter
them. but throw no dirt to tie turnips.
GATHERING AND KrEPISc.
You must watch. and gather them bcfor.
the larges; turnips become piihy About
the last week Ia November il the right
time.
II gathering, pull them Up AMI pu, them
ia convenient pIies 10 tie patch eat % ,lie
crowas, being sure tia. yuu cut oil the bid.
iais keeps theIn from sproutiug afterwards.
10 putting up turnlps Tor winter use. Two
th.nss must rs guarded against; namely,
aeallag and freezing. either ruins the lur-
nips, aad they are very liable % both heat.
N. aud freezing. Ileaee yug must Rot pat
mem into large plies. aud laey mus. be
covered very securely. Put - nsny a.
!Da will use by the ii o. January iaad,y
cellar or IN house. Bat ihcy keep bet
oat OF toyFs Tor i=ler use.
Pat them up IN this way 10 rows on
piece VI ground, which Will BE-
better II little slipping, 10 prcsent the
water from standing. Start Tue piles thee
Tee. wide al the bottom aud coming 10 As
sharp ridge al top as YOU can TORN; put.
tns sto5s down along tie centre D! tie rows,
= sou pax the tUrnips. about three iees
apart, aud p,sk Ia this rus Of slobs. Then
cover The sides Of Tie rows with straw
lightly, AMI take the earth iron slosg the
rows, aud cover them SIX or eight INC ,cs
deep. % that thsy cant he frozen through
il. The object u putting down lie stobs
OF stakes = TO make vents for the heated
ar TO escape from the turnIps when Lies Je.
GIN TO spsui. After few weeks tlei are
" - 80 - l. V4As 1Ah kAAN MUM VI kNe NuAe&
stopped with loose straw.
Getting vet viii not hurt them. II -.
ing them, begin al one end Of ros, and
alter taxing ou, what sou want al tine,
slua the aperture we'll With straw III Arsp
1ii tie III and cold.
Boil them fur hogs. and Gu, then IL raw
with spade or Ratchet on the barn ilnor
lor COWS snd sheep. io1 eanno, make
ground to rich LOS iurli2s. Yoa may
manure highly and use 6gano both. and
use 900 poands q Tie acre instead ol 100
il sou Ike. Bl; fresh mature breed, yer.
min, which destroy the turnips. prefer
y mlaure TIC ground intend Tor tarnIps
Tie asi'Uelarc = heavily I. ran, soa i. III
TIE little purple straw wheat, which las
siiT straw. ahl iced il on With my cows aud
lambs misn he ground Is dry, ;ill 1T Of
April, and then az TIE gaaao al tie time 81