The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-02-13
Agriculture! and horticultural.
The Kitchen, Gardon.


Continue 10 cpmrlste all unfinished
operations, heretofore F,ircc'rd, such a,
the preparation of The sroUnd, by trench
ing, digging, laying ost and applying
mannres. This is the. Ahusy season j.,
Southern gardens. Y9ur beds sho,,l,
have been deeply dug Sr snb-soiled dur
ing the proceeding mon'h, and heavily
nEnnrcd npon tho surtsce, anil the ma.
nnrc lightly covered witl, tho plow
Manurcs applied dccp[T have compare
lively but littlc immediate effect. Want
Of manure is the great, want OF Spu'h
crn gardens, and for this cause only,
l'"tlncc and Cabbage refuse to head,
Itadishrs grow slowly, and are rcpp"ry
and stringy-On,nsNtill not button,
Turnips are Of snail siae, hot and &.
brous, Bccts arc late ea9d lack sweetness
: IN short everything ills in sncnlcucr
favor and earliness. insects arn more
troublesome on the feeble plants of un-
manurcd gardens. We saw at Cincn-
natti more manure pilet;0p To be applied
to market gardens of'iA@o or three acres,
already black with 'l,EtrSs than oar
planters put upon pl,.ta'ions Of five
hundred acres, gariNnt$.h't> AL. What
is tn" use of piowmg, tiS@in&, h1rrowing
sowing wedding and 1i'&ihg, unless there
is richness rnouHIj ,n,liG s,il 10 make ~
first rate crop S"e at8flc on irish 20
,ators. 10 thoseaw hoNck good COM
pos, manure, we advisable application
j | [ \ #
ifg sown now, apd lisN1lv pinwc, in
500 HIS. per acre will hp nonc too much.
Apply, also, Snr"r'Ph6}rha,c or!.imr,
wi'hlhc seed, and rs tispir is great dir
ference in the valio, offll,iS arlicl., gel
the best. We never iltcnA, hereafter,
t,plant R'"lshrs T,mnips, Cabbage.
and good many ganlrt, crops, wi'hou,
a liberal dressing of Super phosphate.
Fresh stable mannrrsSsijnull no longer
he applied, except toqwSerr corn. beans
and he later and cnarsut crops are to be
grown. Reserve he rest carrlrl)y. ana
whit is moi needed fir&.ot b"ds, make
mo compost, with tulHwanlp earth, or
leaf mould. Press forward the work in
good weather OF yon wTl find yourself
behind hand the coniR5 month. Sill,
do not. l.c nasty IN soY.,asg, III this hat;
H,t!c, tlsn %stS,ts a{$.ir y ,ta,o ssIes
should not hc committed to the enrrh
nn'illl'arly tlr last OF The month Ear
Is crops, ii,not already put IN, Of Peas
Irish P"ta'"s, Turuirs, Carrots, Ic',uar
Cahha"rs, Rnlisl,rs, and The mann crop
Of Onions Lccks, Parscly and Spinach
should be planted Mt orcn Cuvcr fine
seeds, andinac"d all seeds. with fine soil.
DO not expect the vegrta,ivc force OF
seeds 10 press upward the tender shoot
through small rocks, or hard humps Of
clay.
The last ofthc month, plant early
Corn, ONra, tl}eets, Carrots aud Pnrsnips
Look over the selrcl lists Of seed in this
number, aud lnv,in a Mll stock,
ltools ofall kinds shonl,l be set out in
place, s'Sagc, Thyme, Rhub,rh, Sea
kale, &c. IL you have no Asparagus
bed, procure roots, if pngsiilr, aud make
rne,at once. If you cannut get roots
SOW the seed, and raise young plants to
form the bed next season
Z" Cahbnges raised in hot beds or kept
over in aacola frame, may be planted
mli the las. Of the month. We succeed
better with winter Cabbage, If sown in
Arril
Tot beds and cold lTramrs should now
allahe pnt in requisitim to bring fnrward
early Tomatoes, Peppers, Egg Plants
&c. ~,
+HRorrlHa OF TunYrrs --NrwnEnN,
N. c., Dec. .--lGDIToR AM. FARmEn:
DEAR SIR :; / have recently been read
ing a. .trcatisos on 'sEnglish farming"
aid find that III some particulars it
might be applied with profit to tho
eastern part Of this State. Wc have
the faeest summer pastures for cattle,
sheep and hogs, but they got poor in
winter, because cotton and Indian
corn isthe chief product of this sec
tion. Tho ono they cannot cat,
the other commands too high price,
ESQ the producer thinks,) and in this
way stock is poor in spring, if indeed
they survive until that time. tj
= s yttui P"3 no Il ISNp I, il"H iGtoiutiuH-
lied huabandryin England. Man and
boast fare srmptuousl&, on them, and
80 it could, be here, and iss for short
period. 49, II s,. 81 r.
81 Little attention and labor produces
large yields on almost any land.
Sow them:broadcaa among corn on
our swamp lands, andtnc lands will be
literally acres OF ,thrnips yet they
profit US little, from the simple flct
thattwe have not YET learned how to
keep them for wintor usc., | hago
put bhemih dfyccllars, they shrivoE
up, and. .bccomedyy and useless before.
spring. ! have banked them in heaps
as We do sweet potatoes, and thcy in
vapiably heat alidrot ina very short
tine. The article / .alludc to, ms
h .ying read, only teaches the cultiya-
ton we ebaye no difficulty on this
part. 1t says mot one word Of tho
mode Of preserving for lato use. IL
you will inform 3us YOU will do the
country O service, 4lst3 " g Ia
Root orOps must.,iu this sootion,s to