The Hillsborough recorder., 1870-04-27
HILISBOROUGH, n. c, APRIL 2T. 1870
Toads arc the best protection for cabbage


Toads are the best protection for cabbage
against lice.
Plants when dropping are revived by a
few grains Of Camphor.
Sulphur is valuable in preserving grapes
&C., from insects.
Lard lever spoils in warm weather, i II
il cooked enough when frying out
In feeding corn, sixty pounds ground
as far as one hundred pounds in the kersa.
Turnips Of small size have double the nll-
tritious matter that large ones have.
Rats and other yermin are kept away
from grain BY d sprinkling Of garli.c:
packing the shcasss.
TRUCK FARMING IN s. c.
The spring cabbage i, perhaps. the most
salable and remuneratiye crop the truck
farmer can cultivate.
The potatoe, on theother hand, although
largely grown at the South for shipment,
can only under the most favorable circnm-
stances of season and cultivation, be made
to pay. In the first place, the seed Is ex-
pensivc, the. planting troublesome. and
large supplies Of manure must be provided,
ii / full crop is hoped for. Harvesting,
barrelmg and hauling aid to the outlay.
From sixty to eighty barrels to the Iicre il
all which the best lands can produce, 81 30
to S3 90 per barrel j. the best price the far
mer can obtain. That a succession crop Of
corn Or other produce can DO taken after po-
tatoes is an advantage, and the only one.
In planting late corn after potatoes, care
should BE- taken not to strip the fodder, but
allow IT to dry upon the stalk. If this is
done. the ear will be full heavy, and in
every way as good as the early paintings I;
but, on the contrary, If the fodder be taken
of. the ear win be light, rotten, and almost
worthless.
The green pea il early, Is very rcmune-
rative, bat the late varieties and high grow
ing sorts are Of little value to the shipper.
and will scarcely pay for gathering te-
dious and expensive process. Early peas
aud tomatoes 90 nicely on the same ground,
III alternate rows. Remove the peas as soon
as possible, and do not wait for gleanings,
which at best are hard and worth little.
The green pea vines, IL curcdas fodder, are
excellent for stock, and preferred by them
to the best hay.
The early Valentine bean i ono q the
best, If not the very best crop for shipping
purposes. The fat kinds. although early
and urolifc, are unstable after the valen-
tines come to market. No vegetable bean
transportation better than the bean. Il
comes from the crate green and fresh look
! ing. The Northern markets take immense
quantities Of them. and the prices are gene
rally remuneratiye to the last. The toma-
to i profitable crop, the home conHiInp-
tion being large; but they are uncertain
when shipped. and 20 usually not in good
order. The Round, Smooth il the best va
ricty prolific and offair size. The Tilden
is a beautiful fruit, but not good bearer.
The cucumber is a most profitable crop.
They are easy to gather. and shippers FIND
them more ready Of sale than almost any
other garden produce, The WhiteSpine j
the only variety to be planted here they IL
not tnm yellow BY keeping. OF on the vine
and preserve their freshness for long time
a few words on gathering and packing
The potato should be harvested BY the plow
gathered in sacks to prevent bruising, an.
/ preserve them from exposure TO the stm
and be spreed for few days before barrel
| ling in q cool barn, or better yet, upon
brick or tile floor. The summer sun mus
not shine upon potatoes, If you wish topre
serve them. Spread grccnpeas in the shad'
for few hours before boxing. They swca
! II put Immediately in the crates, and ar
injured in appearance thereby. Beans an'
| tomatoes should also be packed as dry a
possible, as all vegetables mildcw rapidly.
A. b. ROSE.