The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-08-16

Thus his crop is kept clean of worms,
as has been the case Tor years past, at a
cost of only $50, by which he has
saved in weight and extra price of his
crop ten times that sum, and his regu-
lar force are employed in other work,
except occasionally they go in as aux
Hilary forces if the enemy seems to
gain in numbers or increase their
energies. In this number viii be seen
an able paper from DIR. Mackall Oh the
natural history of the tobacco worm.
He is an educated and learned natural
list, and gives many interesting facts
concerning this enemy to the tobacco,
which we commend to our readers for
perusal. We hope the Doctor will give
us his views how this worm can be
effectually destroyed. We have here
tofore expressed our views, and COM
mended the use OF cObalt-destrOyin
the hornblower-and the killing the
worms in the chrysalis state early in
spring, by digging around the tobacco
houses, under the stills, or blowing up
last wears tobacco fields in the winter
time.
Rye and clover may now be sOwn
among the corn, at the last working of
late corn, or after the corn is past being
injured by the working. August sOwn
rye we have always found to do well,
except in few instances. If the clover
takes well it gains year in growth,
and yields fine pasture crop next
year after the rye is taken off, at a
season this and next month"; when
pastures are failing.
- FALL POTATOES.
Ifthese have not been given the last
working, do so at once, leaving broad
flat hill about them. Keep the weeds
down, by hand and hoe wedding.
Fdl,oa0 for all The Fail Crops.
TIMOTHY MEADOWS.
Any one who intends sowing timothy
alone for pure hay ought to prepare
now the ground selected, manure it
well, use some fertilizer that is rich in
phosphates, in the last narrowing,
then just before or after a rain, when
the land is in proper state sow two gal
Ions of timothy seed per acre, brush it
in and roll down nicely. Where early
potatoes or corn had been grown, is a
good place for this operation. The
earlier that timothy is sOwn the better,
for it will, if sOwn now, give fair
crop next year on well prepared, rich
land, and yield more money per acre
than a crop of wheat. Good clean
timothy hay is now selling by the sim
gle ton at S45 to $50 per ton-and the
probability is that it will be much
higher next year, owing to the dry
spring of this. A correspondent in
forms us that he prepared a large field
some years ago, fertilized it highly as
if for wheat, when wheat was 81 to
$3.50 per bushel, but it was an uncer-
tain crop-as it is now, by the way
and although he sold it as late as Oc-
tOber the 10Th, he cut nearly two tons
per acre de next year, and it brought
him on the farm after being baled,
$50 per acre, when if he had sown
wheat it would not have more than
paid expenses, if that, owing to high
wages for labor, and failure of the
wheat crop that year. Too little atten-
tentiOn is paid to the growing of grasses
adapted to the making of hay. Those
convenient to market or near railroads
can make no crop that pays better, all
things considered. The reasous for
this assertion, We think, are patent to
every farmer who reflects ami sums up
the cost of production of the several
farm crops. On all grass lands, or
such as are best adapted to grass,
timothy outstrips all other crops in nett
value.
One or one and a half pounds of seed
is sufficient per acre on well prepared |
ground. Sow any time before the Goth.
When the plants come up dust them
often, until they get into the rough |
leaf, with a mixture of equal parts |
plaster or fine lime, ashes, and salt,
with a peck SCOT; one bushel of the |
mixture per acre at each dressing. As !
soon as the plants hegif to bottle, pass |
a harrow over TO thin them and kill |
the weeds, then in few days let care |
full hands with hoes weed and thin |
in week OF ten days repeat the same,
and if it be growing weather the crop !
will require no more work. They |
should be thinned to six inches apart. |
Let us advise you to sow few acres of
your best corn land with turnips, to be |
fed off where they grow-cultivate the
seed in; they will he fine for your fat
tening sheep this autumn, or ewes and
lambs that come early.
GRANARIEs.
These should be thoroughly cleaned
before wheat is put in Them.
YOUNG CLOVER.
Give the clover of this springs SOW
ing a dressing of plaster and salt, say a
bushel of each to the acre.
THREsHING GRAIN.
This month is a comparatively lei
sure one for preparing your grain crops
for market, and securing against all
loss, by having it ready to be shipped
at any moment you feel the state of the
market justifies your disposing of it.