Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-05-16
AGRICULTURAL, &C
tFrom the Baltimore Weekly Sun.
Farm Noses for MAY.


The two months before NAV that by
courtesy we call spring have passed, but il
is not till now that we feel that spring 10
upon us in reality. The grass and buds and
flowers, the singing birds aud hummiug
insects, now assure US that "ali tie world is
May"
THE CORN FIELD.
The corn crop Is of chief and earliest It
Is to be presumed that the ground has been
deeply, thoroughly plowed and that harrow
and ruler have done their work of 40 aling
the over turned sol that it will not keep
growing at every gaping seam, hut will die
and rot az it should to fnifil the ends of
turning. This having been done. and the
ground really put into order for planting
before planting, il will I've no hard work to
follow up the needful cultivation in time to
lay the crop by before harvest, and SO fulfill
all the conditions of a very large product.
Let this he kept IL view from the start-to
finish the corn working by wheat harvest,
and this being made sure, plant close enough
to get as many stalks as are necessary to a
crop of ten or twelve barrels per acre that
Is, hills of two stalks not further u part than
three and half feet each way.
POTATOES
1t is very customary to plant the main
crop of potatoes in this month. and had
custom il is. The early crop should have
been planted in March, and the late cron is
early enough planted by goth June. Snd
ground is the snrest for crop and If we'll
manfred last fall on the surface the better
it is through by many growers that freshly
applied manures the tendency to rot. In
this month give the ground deep blowing
It 1t has not had it, and get in hand such
iertihzers as you may need and sufficiency
OF seed for planting. The new varieties,
such as Goodrich, Harrison, Monitor, &c.
have as vet rsistcd the rot and Weld we'll
They shoud he preferred to all sorts where
profitable crop is wanted
ROOT CROPS
All root crops, except the turnip, should
be planted this month. As all are great
feeders and need an abundant supply of well
prepared foDd to make full crop, the
necessity of mannring amply is apparent.
Deep blowing and fine preparation of the
ground is necessary. The most profitable
, crop to cultivate is the large sugar beet. hut
! the parsnip is estimated highly as food for
bu'ter.making cows and the carrot for
horses. While the ruta baga or yellow
Swedish turnip is of less value in quality
i than either of those roots, yet the late Pc
rod at which crop may he mnde. sowing
as late as first Of August, and the heavy
product combine to make it perhaps the
most valuable of root crops.
THE FIELD PEA.
The Indian pea. or cora. field pea. as II is
familiarly called, is very valuable crop for
many purposes As m improver of poor
land, iti is, for very light soils, more valuable
than clover. and for this purpose should he
sown broadcast from the middle of Nav lin
this atitude) to ist June, at the rate of ons
and half to two bushels to the acre. Much
lese seed will answer the purpose if sown in
drills eighteen inches apart Both the vine
and pea make valuable food for milch cows,
and hogs may be profitable fattened on tho
pea. All the varieties are valuable. the
! common blackeyed. the black, the clay col
ored but the hest for table use is the small!
black eyed, called the lady pea"