Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-27
Farm and Garden.


serv as soon as the ground can be pre-
pared in the spring. The sol must be
well pulveriHed, the drills so far apart as
to a cutivator, cover about one inch
deep and keep the plants clear Of grass
and weeds. They are ready to set out
at enc summers growth. When you
sow the seed commence to cultivate the
ground where the fence is to be. If
this is not we'll DONE the fence will be
a failure. Cultivate width of five or
six feet-it should have several work
ings through the sHmmer; the next
spring set out the plants by line, take
up the plants as you want them cut
the tops off three or four inches above
the root. Be particular about this, that
you do not leave too mu top. Cut
off, also. part of the top roots, letting
them remain not over nine inches long.
Be sure that the ground has been
cultivated that deep. Set the plants
about SIX inches distant from each other.
Keep the plants clear of weeds, and
cultivate on each side of the fence. The
first winter after the leaves are off, cut
off with q sharp instrument every
branch and top within SIX or eight
inches of the ground; the second winter
within ten or twelve inches the third
winter within fifteen inches; and the
fourth summer will make a compile
fence. Be positive about the trimming
of the first, second and third years to
| fill up the bottom. You can make top
any time; but you cannot fill up at the
bottom after the top is made, without
cutting down the whole fence to about
six inches.
Fencing at the present day is large
item in keeping up the repairs Of a
farm When farming is brought to
better perfection and the farmer better
protected by laws that will not compel
hTn.- to fence against his neighbors'
stock, but only for the protection, much
less fencing will be required. Why do
not farmers, where woodland is scarce,
plant acres of woods that will come into
profit IN few years 10y selling hoop
poles and other small timber? Because
about eight firms out of every ten are
for sale. They are not advertised, but
they are for sale, Notwithstanding. A
few acres of young planted timber would
very much help the sale OF a farm, can't
| you see?
| In all the countries Of Continental Eu
rope the business oftree pl ,nting has been
thoroughly systematized, all the land
not fit for cultivation is planted with
timber, and in this way the supply is
kept up. We will have to do 50 in this
country soon. as timber will become
scarce in the older settled parts of the
country.
Making Corn 'othom Hoeing-A CORE
spondent of the RuaI Neao Yorker says:
4 ter twenty years experience in the
culmre of corn, | am prepared to say
that the hoe can be set aside as soon as
rerlanting and thinning is over. In
order to do tnis. the land must be well
broken and pulver.zel before the corn
is planted. The distance between rows
should be from five to SIX and a half
feet, and from two to three and half
f ct in the drill, according to productive
ness of land The corn should be drop,
ped, after going twice in the same fur
row, with an eight inch shovel. When
the corn is covered, it should be four
inches below the surface. The frs.
blowing, put Just enough dirt to the
corn to fill the furrow half full; second
p.owing, the furrow can be filled. This
leaves the corn level, and the ground
is not too high for you to dirt the corn
with plow the third or last time. Be
careful not to break or disturb the corn
roots the last two plowings Corn
planted and cultivated in this way will
stand drought much better, and the
blades will not turn yellow, as they
always will do when the roots are
broken.
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