Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-03-13

fore Mangolds ought not to be gis.n TO
sheep N-.
The turiip was introduced into Eagiasd
from Sweden about onr hsndr~d ssrs siocr.
anal has besn gradually growing In sssima-
lion until At the prrsrnt time 10 is consider Z
ed one OF the most Important 6eid erops.
and is used very extensively in iatt-ning
bet ard mutton.
We are aware i, is oi,-n said that the
coil md climate OF the B-i,i-h Isics ara
nor~ favorable Tor the growth Of root crops
than ours. but ~- do no, think The same
S~nask CON bs jasrly made .i'h regard TO
the csnasia-; AMI 10 sso~ w,.st is done
thsrr IN raising these r.cps. w- viii make
m ex,r~cs from an address before the New
York State Agricultural Soc rtv IA 1864.
..Ia match besw~en the iAmlie,oa and
Wentworth Agricultural Societir. in 1862.
there we're three entities al carrots averaging
nine nusjr-d and twenty Ono bu.l.cis per
acre. and three estries Of becss averaging
one ,Sousaud and thiry.one and onc-hali
osSss<to R<s assS ~ Ap02 ttsr aks
socic,ies Of Norsh and South Wentworth
had ',urnip match, AMI as fs~ r~r"rt OF
Judges 70 very iull and iassrvctivc ! make
SOM extracts from &c.
isi -Four and one ball acres Skising's
parpl- top; ssii. iishs losa; wheat s,uebl-.
mansr-d aud pto~~d; two pounds OF .~~d
per- scrv. in drilis TOO ir-t apart sown ,rom
s6,h TO 9th of Jans trimmed aud hoej
,-i,r .i,-ld Of p-ice. s55 81 so bu.hris per
acrr.
81. About eight and oac half seres. prt.
cipsll, Nsrssns aud Skirv,ng'.; soil. black
aliuviaI. clover sod; manui-i wish twelve
load. OF basn yard manure TO the acre;
piowcd in the tall and again in the .prins
three pounds OF seed PR acre so~-d June
18th aud 10Th. in drill. t~~nsy-six inrh-s
spar, h,nn-j anil hoti twice; cultivated
Ihrr- iim-- yield 55s bush.ls pr acre i
Th. Judges in their report state that they
are harp, to obsr,v" that the increase OF
breadth -own Is very satisfactory, furnish
ny a. u Hoes livery .v,.irnre that isimrrs
are bsgn',i.s TO spi,r,1s,r the advantages
OF ihis ,aosi Invaluable rirp Tba, ibi,
ior th. cuIivs,,o on oi tn. iirl.i root crops.
which has o',cu,rri for many war. THY
also rrcoanend for h-avy upland soils the
Skirviag's. aud Ski,ius'- King Of S~-d-;
and Tor Alluviai, aud i,ch,r, and ioamy soils.
Msisoa'. and i.aurrug's purple top"
With r-gard TO the pSfsto. which has
come TO be regarded as almost indisprnsa.
bic in every nsehoid. We have bat word
to saw. We would plant good sired rul.eis,
cut or otherwise. 10 moderately rich. dry
soil. We are aware that man, b-lieve
small potatoes to be equally rs good rs
large ones. but ~- 10 no, beii-vr that no
ialovs arr sn exception TO the rule that
like brg' l. like The jistxarc between
the rows should l., az l. as, ihre. i,,,, and
the Lilis hot mile tiai ere ard our hal, or
Two Tee, The, should te ho. d al Ira.,
isir". ard hal up inch ur Two The
iAsi Eu' ns shp 81 b. ii' iorr the b!us,on
APPEAR tor a niii'-'i sirr b.. p,auI. ~,,i 10
ak ~ so t.ia l,u at ~ abe. xhich
gill noi 0ui' i.ii ga sesc.. mai uitiy. bui ~i,l
draw a"uris NJ Iron, tlsr o,l..rs, thereby
i'!", ,Rs ite cr1..p
Potaiers sAeeid 10 exposed 20 the .,.n
aAf ar asjlrl e a. pos, ibi.. a. ,x,,o-ur-
iaisrs ih''sn sstsr, and irs,p,s!--but A. sc
SAL t'' i"re, 80 proi.os- to say vrty little
VI" regard To tsc fo,ato. sni this iIuie we
w'ii ciosc 18th an .xc-li-n, summary of III,
qnslIii's o ihis root. taken from an ESSAY
by Ia. {. Worsham. in The l'hiladrlpl,ia
1onrnai OF Medical aai Physieiai Sciences.
Having ns origin ia q warm eiinsie. i,
was supposed 10 los in,oi-rant Of old. ADD
GA that ac''nu'', ntcspabie Of cultivation in
. more Northern climate h.si es,,.risne,
has shown the comaiy. ap1 she potato i .
nsiuraiis'''i in alnro,i every region. I, i,
one OF the greatest blessings which the
sol ~ oiu''es. forming -four without a mill.
ard lrrsd without A. O,.n. and A. all Sc.
Sous oi The war an agr--eab... whoIr some
disb' ~uhout rSp-nsiv- roudi,n-nts
ICT A Coon FscE rrox Ir III -,