Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-15

llee 81 ehe Kitcneh garden for par
snips, select few square rods where
the ground is mellow-in the corn
field, or where potatoes are to be
planted; manure the plot beautifully
and plant the seed soon after Indian
corn is put in The parsnips can re-
main in the ground, where they grow,
all winter. A bushel of psrsnips
will make much richer milk, and a
larger quantity than the same weight
of turnips. 1t will be well, also, to
begin to prepare the ground early for
a few bushels Of carrots. AS carrot
seed will not sprout until after noxi-
Gus weeds have come up, the carrot
bed should be worked over two or
three times, before the seed is put in,
so as to destroy two crops of weeds.
Then, when the ground has become
warm, put in the seed; and the young
and tender plants will get the start Of
weeds, and thus save vast deal of
laborious wedding.
Trees and shrubs of various kinds
may be transplanted during the pres
ent month. When about to set out
grape vines, or any trees or shrubs,
better growth may always be OBJ
tanned by cutting eff alarge portion
of the branches. Ornamental, decid-
uous trees will always thrive far
more satisfactorily, if nearly the en-
tire top be removed, when they are
transplanted. But the wounds should
always be covered with wax. The
same is true of all kinds of fruit
trees, especially when the roots are
few.
If raspberry bushes have not been
prlned and the dead branches re-
moved, this should be attended to
before the buds start. There is moth
ing better for raspberry bushes than
a liberal mulching with chip dirt or
decayed saw dust. A dressing of
leather shavings, spread round about
the bushes and hoed into the soil,
will aid in producing large yield of
plump berries.
Flowing corn ground is frequently
done during the latter part of April,
even when the seed is not to be put
in until the middle of May. But,
when farmer purposes to raise In
dian corn where the soil produces
little else besides noxious weeds, an
untold amount of hard hoeing may
be avoided by waiting until weeds
have got good start. Then, as the
earth is warm, il the soil be plowed
and the seed put in Immediately, the
young plants will soon app ear, will
get the start of weeds, and, with only
a comparatively small amount of
hard labor, the luxuriant stems will
maintain the ascendency during the
entire season. On the contrary, if
the ground be plowed very early,
weeds and grass will start before the
corn, so that vast deal of labor
will be required to keep the weeds
subdued.
Every one who keeps Que COW and
a horse, should make speciality of
raising a few square rods of French
turnips, as q fair crop can easily be
produced, where the land is net suf-
hclently fertile for carrots and par
snips. Procure few hundred pounds
OF bone dust and plow the land and
harrow it two or three times, making
q mellow and deep seed bed. Then.
about the first Of July, mark out the
ground, scatter the bone dust in the
drills and put out the turnip plant
In April, the preparation of the soil
should commence, except in those
localities where the season is yerv
backward. 6
Planting potatoes must be attend.
ed to in many sections of the coan-
try, in April. And much hard labor
may be saved by dropping the seed
in every third furrow, when the land
is plowed. This mode of planting
will be found quite as satisfactory,
where the land is in sod, as where
there is nc turf. The potatoes, as
they are dropped, should be pressed
under the edge Of the last furrow
slice, so that the feet ofthe team
will not crush them. About four
weeks after planting, the ground
may be narrowed thoroughly, just as
the potatoes are coming up. A har-
row viii often perform the labor of
ten men in a single day, when the
seed has been planted as suggested.
Commence early in the season, and
early every morning, to wage an ex-
terminating war against the hordes
,f noxious insects that win spring
nto life, at the commencement of the
yrowing season. 49,