The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-17
Grtniits State 9ollrnaI.
MONDAY EVENING, JULY II, 1871
AGRICULTURAL.

Il
3 of ground that is in good heart, having been
well worked and MANFRED last Spring for
potatoes. The potatoes were cut and put
in barrels for two weeks before planting.
They came up very poorly-not more than
a fifth of the seed ever sprouted. lplowed
them up a week ago, and now write to learn
if it is too late to sow sugar beets on the
same ground for feeding my cows during
the Winter. If not too late, will you state
in the Tribune how much seed it will re-
quire for an acre, and how lar apart it is
best to make the rows?
Anspr.--0n ground that is rich and
mellow, sugar beets may be sowed with
fair prospects Of raising paying crop as
late as the 10th of July. We have fire.
quently sowed the seed as late as the mid
die Of July in ground where we grew a
crop of early potatoes, and succeeded in
getting large crop of handsome roots.
1t is safer, however, to sow the seed as
soon after the LIST of July as you can. Get
the ground ready. We prefer sowing in
ridges-that is, two burrows thrown to-
gether, in the same way as described for
ruta bagas two weeks ago. The distance
between the rows should be from ~ TO 30
inches. This will give ample room for
horse to walk between the rows in culti-
waiting. You will want about five pounds
of seed for an acre. -Four pounds Of fresh
seed would be quite enough, but to be GER
tain of having an even stand of plants it is
best TO sow five instead of four pounds.
Ii the seed does not come up thickly, while
the beets are small, they may be pulled and
transplanted at the proper distance apart
along the line of the rows, where the seed
came up thinly. 1t is better to do this
kind of work in damp or cloudy weather,
to avoid the chance Of the beets drying
out.
We would advise our correspondent to
sow half of the piece with Yellow Globe
Mangel Wurzel. This variety will give o
larger yield, and will be found superior
roo for stock feeding.
AMERICAN PoMoLoaICAL SOCIETY.
The New Jersey State Agricultural So
ciety has appointed p. L. Quinn, E. Will
liams, and John Crane as delegates to the
biennial meeting of the American Pomo-
Va, September 6, Z, and s.
CALLED HORSES SHOULDERS. There
are few things more painful to look at than
poor horse wincing and baking at every
root which comes against the pillow, while
the plowman is slashing and goading him
into passion, for his restiveness under the
torture of q sore shoulder. bl8r
In using new collar it is best always to
wet it thoroughly before you put it on the
animal. A few hours use will give it a set
to the peculiar formation of the shoulder,
which it will always keep. The same col
lar should always be used for the same
horse. There is no worse practice than
shifting gear upon a plantation. Every
horse should have his own gear, and it
should never be used for another, and every
laborer should be held responsible for its
condition. We prefer the common bark or
shuck collar to any other kind. IL the
shoulder should become galled,a pad of
cotton may be put on so as to keep the
pressure off the sore. A little meats foot
old applied every day will heal it up. 1t is
best, however, when the first appearance
OF bruise is noted, to apply spirits of tur-
pentne. But it is better still to prevent
such mischief. We always keep at the
stable bottle OF vinegar, with a few
spoonfuls of alum dissolved in it, and re-
-qulre the shoulders to be washed with it
when the horse comes In at noon and night.
If 1T be announcement to use this solution, a
strong decoctlon OF oak bark will answer
very good purpose. ms astrlngent prepa-
ton toughens the shoulder and prevents
lne gazing, ana IA little OIL should be ap-
piled when the CALLED part first appears, the
animal can be worked and the sore healed
perfectly IN little wmle.-R'"dt Caro-
f'''oa. 40
WHAT PEARs 10 pr.aNr-Tbe fol-
lowing is the list we would recommend for
orchard nlantinp selecting standard trees
for ali except the Duchesse d'Anoonleme
which we would nrefer as n dwarf worried
low and planting 1t deep enough with the
hopes that 1t would eventually become
STANDARD bartlett, Duchesse dAngou-
leme, Louise bonne de Jersey, Beurre Bose,
Beurre Ciargean, Beurre d'ADou, and
Vicar OF Wmgileld.
These are all well known standard varie-
ties, that with proper care will make fine
healthy trees, producing abundantly when
the trees attain age. Buy thrifty young
trees to start with. Not more than two
years from the bud" and strong grown
one year old pear trees are still better for Or
chard planting. A one year old pear tree
consists OF single upright Shoot. When
young trees OF this age are carefully set
out and then cut back, the whole orchard
win bear fruit quite as soon. as if two or
three year old trees were planted. Under
the same management. am orchard. saw of
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