The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-02-15
AG RICULTURAL, &C.
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From tho American Farmer.
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paratioh Of the aground for spring crops. Dig
ging, trensblhhhggs splSughing, &c, SHOULD be dono
preparatory tosthof more thorough preparation
of tho soil aRffoS$e sowing time comes oh One
Of tho principal means of growing good vege-
tables Is thy well working of the soil, produc.
Ing fine tilth, and as great depth of. soil as
can be obtained without bringing up the sub
soil, If,.heih!Itlsfis IF i sour retentive nature
ut should bo broken up by forking OF. otherwise,
60 some considerable Depth which will facili-
tate the passage of water from the roots and
improve the subsoil. There arc few vegetables
but are greatlysabnneftted by medium depth
OF two feet Of soil. Hence the necessity of the
thorough 'bfaakihg up ahd well pulvcrizing for
more successful icuitivation, and to be effective,
the manure rem 1huSt be completely mixed with the
soil to itsfull dept I'd lo .sl..- ..3 :.
For the present tie manure should be spaded
or ploughed in, and its thorough incorporation
with the. soil will be effected when the ground
is again worked over. It is now time to make
arrangenents as to what the different parts of
the ga,den shall be planted with during the en-
suing spring;and.summor. Our rule is to have
two crops Of tho same class follow each other.
The system of rotation must depend upon tho
requirements of the family to be supplied, and
the quantity of land at disposal for the purpose
Where it is necessary to have several crops on
the ground Mt the same time, celery will
be found to- be -an excellent preparation
for peas, carrots, parsnips or caulifowcrs,
which may be succeeded by onions, lettuce,
spinach, tomatoes, &c.; afterwards by cab
bages, beansj &cg,thep in the following spring
by celery, ,gotatoqs, lg;ss q.1 ,SI4;.-, &c;
AsrAn4dts- Prepare ground by deep
trenching, &cs for permanent beds. Plenty of
good we'll dcconposcd manure should be used
in their formation. Z ,,t
little of the Early Horn may.
be sown upon a warm, we'll sheltered border,
whenever the weather is favorable.
CAULIFLowER AND CABBAuE.-Sow on
moderate hotbed for -transplapting
Lettuce, in frames, should be kept free from
weeds and decaycd leaves, admitting an album
dance of mir during fine days. Succession
crops should now be sown, and young plants
planted in gentle hot bed for planting out n
Hot-beds may be made towards the end of
the month for the purpose of sowing little of
every kind of early vegetables. Early crops
of lettucc radishcs, carrots, &C.. may be got by
sowing upon well sheltered borders, with the
help of slight protection from cold north and
east winds
Old apple and pear trees may be greatly i'm
proved by judicious pruning and by applying
manure at.tho, extremities of their roots, and
by good ttoP-drcssiHs. Of well rottcd barn-yard
manure.
:. FARM lMPLEMESTs.-Lct these 90 over
hauled and and repaired, and such new ones
provided as you may need. 1t is poor ccono-
my to work with bad tool, and as bad to have
an insuficieucy.,o Let them be supplied before
you are ready to use them
GRAIN FIELDs.-Sce that grain fields arc
not trespassed on, especially when the ground
is soft. If they will admit of being fed down,
let it not bo dohetil spring, when the frost is
out of the. greoundd7 then ,trampling will be,
useful in packing thoaup heavcd soil. ,'a
CLOVER FIELDS. .LClover fields should be
especially protected from the tread of stock.
In soft weather the ground is seriously injured
by the tramplng, and in all weather the crowns
of the plants liable to be- destroyed doing much
damage to the crop Under no circumstances
should young clover field be trod by stock
until there is a tsuf6ciont bite to feed them
woll. Dit y II mH td ge,a..
9risj or,i, III i-. f. -v Ill
sEEDs-het grass seeds bc now provided.
Clover seeds are very often sown in February
md it is thought, on the whole, the best time
The seed becomes em.qqqs coycrcd by the action of the
frost upon'the surface, and starts early, which
is point of much Importance. In this case
therc is no preparation for sowing or any other
operation, but tho roller will do useful service
where tbe frost is out Of tie ground. lg
FENCES AND FIREwoop. cutting is
che peculiar work Of frosty weather, and be-
fore tho winter season has passed, all necessary
xuorL of Az. eort ot, onJi bo dor,o az frJ. r.