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

AcVokt % RVVt Skopss
BIZ Ruyrs PRINCE, OF TURNER.
The cultivation Of roo, csops in this State.
v- believe hss nes received that sessnsioa
iis Importance d~vanda. either hon the
hrs-rs OF our State OF by iAis Bessd In
desd. v~rs IL NOT for shr PSssso rot. we
should not. IRON careful rxans;raiion Of
she proceedings 81 this Board fsv several
wars past. esra dream that cots ~cre raised
in Maine; hrnce NO s-sr THAI IN sadrr
taking 20 r~r.rt upon this topic we ar, 20
fsr ~ shis Board 10 eonccrned. approach.
ing untried waters. We shall not. in shis
rPor treat separately upon all the ROOFS
rrmsrks generally to the Mansoli warts-l.
and Swedish or rusa bsgs ,urnip, believing
these 70 be the most importxns roots for
hcld crops (poistoes ~xrrpsesi,.
The great diAc~ity in raisias roa,s in
THE saGe. has h<es that sh~, have been
made srrosdssy object. Farmers having
done the bulk Of their planting and sowing.
have called their springs work comples-sI;
and il generally has been unI<ss p-rcssnce
the, bad some little spot that vas TOO wet
10 plant or sos IN tbs ordinary time. In
tbs cssr they have usaaiIv scrapeS mp
little dr~ssing and sow.d few roofs Ia
now being the season for shc June jroath.
but q small portion Of the see dc g~rsnins,e,
and what do bring fossh iifflc plant, that
ss this season Of the year has to s,russ'e
With the maRsot and drouh,. and be,--,n
the roo prrsent very s;ckk app-araac-
Tie owner becomes discouraged. aaai un-
less there is juli day in ha, ing. they are
neglected unfil Il Is too late and the i,,aair.
ing neighbor Is assured that roots arr ~-r,
uncertain crop We would no, ov-rira~
The picture. but believe the above is ths. .x
perience OF many farmers.
To raise good crops, they must be made
OF primary importancc--pn, in IN gooa rra-
son. and taken thr same pains with as other
crops; and then ". believe they will not
onl, be sure. bu, protitabls crop VIVA,
farmer 10 there that cannot with good de.
gree ofcrrtainty ra,se good crops Of rurnnp..
bcets or carrots. in his gardenS aud IL in
small bed in his garden. Why not his acres
in his field?
For neat stock We cannot recommend
turniPs; bat would raise Mangoid wurtzcl.
for mich cows. as they contain a large
quantity Of sugar. For sheep. We believe
there Is crop that eqasl. the ,nrnip.
They at them readily. an we fa., f,om .1
P-ricnce that nothing l. mere con,iayis- ta
the sn'a'rh OF tn flock. The great portion
OF The year during which our stack Is uec--s-
saii!y tel from the hara. readers i,ot t;u
greatest importance thai -. siouI.l nor onh.
en'irasor to keep ihrm alive. b,., driving !;
so that the idea OF ''spriag pour" should
become obsolete
L. the c'l'orr OF Mangol.ls AZ woa,d n..
vsilEotted manure. hcroughls ineor,sorAi.d
~'a The seil The q'rsntisy tan har,il, be,
to" large. For iaynP,. .r's,l or ,el-r.u,I
ted manure IN the d,ili. aud sell ,:osrtr.i
The rows should br iron ts~nT, >fx O.,
twent, .eiahi iarhe, afar,. We would SOW
either The Msngosi or Swedish tarnie A.
early as We would plan, corn The plants
then take root before the early .unm-r
drOuih. and usually before ,hn appearance. O T
the hr or msggot. The your, pIaass will
usually APPEAR in about a week after so~
ing. a,,d MON a. they show a pr,ttv
stro"s ibi:d heal ne rrncrss - hoeu,.: aud
fbinh'n. sho"d coa'inr''cr Tor % the, %.
tara 100 great s,Ie bvior,. b..,ns thiasr,i
they are uso-e liable To- b- injured il ,h..
operation Tn. youa,. plants should be- left
tev inches distant al frsr, ADD aiter~ar,i.
n they increase ,n size. .boald u, aa.i,
thnn-d TO about one fpoi distant In ,h,,
way the, viii be injarei sas very Lui~ in
tbiaaina. an may ALEC H. tran.pian,rd
with the assistance OF trwrIl witb,,,
material injury. The ,rarsplsnsnr ol either
Aangelds or ,urnips (s-peeiails-he i,r,ae,l
is not recommended except TO g. ~, b,s.t.
that may occur then TO be don. with ,h..
utmost care snd IN fayorabl. .,.,h,.r
Great carr should always pe ofsr-,.d IN
the after caliIvstion OF the NJ bgoli. ,b.
slightest wound Is APT TO increase w, II.
growth, and ia many cases greatly min.
the root; in iaci. we kno~ Of no other ro,
crop 30 susceptible Of injury OF this SOFT a
the 'l'fieren, kind OF beet. oome wri' =
recommend removing th. lower leaves o
tuin:ps and MsngoLi- .luriag the Ia'te
par; Of the summer, and feeding them &,
stock; bat this practise drvm oi doatt
iul rxp-diency
Our method Of harvesting turn,ps is .
use sharp hoe. and With one clip take O
fbs tot,s ti,.u Strtk. nm. ,.arosr Of th. No
under the turnip. and yop can draw IT v,r
easily. We take two rows at time. ihrov
,ng the roots into the space between tho,
and the next two Ia dis way we lea,