Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-11
Ruta Baga or swedish Tursiips

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The experience of last year .wil
doubtless induce more general at
tention to this and similar crops, thi
season, for the supply f tood to stool
Of every description in England Til:
is their great stand by, and Yer;
largely by its aid, her agriculture ha!
been brought up to the present hig!
standard, perhaps not excelled even
by that of Holland and Belgium
but with US, although a very impcr.
tant adjunct, in stall feeding, still fol
the same purpose, we have the Inli.
an corn, which the English have not
and it answers our purposc better.
For sheep and mich COWS the Ruta
Baga is fund very nutritious, snr-
passing most other roots; and it is
good also occasionally to feed to hor-
ses, if cut fine, and mixed with cut
straw or hay, as an Alternative feed.
1t is also an excellent table vegetable,
is very productive. and ther is more
nutritive matter i'll it than an, other
of the turnp family; it is harder,
and easily kept, and preserves it edi-
bic qualities long after other kinds
cease to be fit for table use in Spring.
When intended for food for stock,
early sowing is desirable, say between
the middle and last of June, which
will secure larger roots and 4 heavier
yield; if for table use, the seeding
may be delayed tilljthe first up to the
middle of July. This root is deci-
dedly potash plant; in the morgan
ic elements thereof are iound potash,
lime, sulphuric acid. soda AMI .o..
phoric acid, the first preponderat.ug
Ashes or their equivalent re the most
desirable of this cils~ of manure :2r
the turnip. Sea weeds are ricn III
potash, wherever to be conveniently
had, yielding on an average from
eight to ten per.c Mt. stable an,l
barn yard manure will also supply
some po ash fish furnish also an ex-
cellent application, and if formed in,
to compost with plaster and any rich
earth, would, when reduced, be an
excellent manure for tllrnips, contain
ing also phusphorir acid. lime. chlo-
ride of sodium, salt, ETC.. salt will
supply the soda and chlorine, and
plaster of Paris the sulphuric acid re-
quiyed for the turnips
Thorough preparation Of the soil
is requisite fox nearly all CROPS, but
in this, it is especially so; when prac-
ticable, plow TWO or three times and
fully eight to ten inches deep; reduce
the soil to the finest tilth by harrow
ing and cross narrowing, and the ase
of the roller. Ii you SOW broadcast,
the mature should be evenly spread
and plowed in ;ibst;wheh thus grown,
they ;%7ili require a:much largeramount
of manure. If drilling is resorted to,
as is decidedly best, spread the ma
nurc evenly in the drills, and run
furrows north and south, from 20 to
% inches apart and four inches deep,
III sHfrr-l i7J..=-rIe ..= ~. lsr,-,-
it the manure, then cover with the
plow and run light harrow over the
furrows.
The next step is to dill in the seed.
which should be done by a drilling
machine, on the top ofthc line Of the
furrows prepared as above directed,
and the work il done. - the ilapie-
ment will make the drill, drop the
seed, cover and roll, all at one and
the same operation. which cconomisq$
ime and labor-and by tho by, eve
ry farmer and gardener should haze
l. drilling machine Ii You have no
such an implement, then stretch line
slong the centre OF the furrows, AMI
With Il rake or the corner OF hoe.
race drill an iXh deep, drop the
;eed from the mMth cl IL bottle, or
my other contrivanc. III the klhd--
II the bottle eqnal quantities OF seed
ind sand should be placed, md be
constantly shaken as you pr"gres~ to
ecureall even and thin distribution
# the seed; as the seed . dropped,
ct d hand fellow with rake. to coy
= the seed, and press the SOY down
n them with the back part OF it.
The manure r-com;nenle,! would
e per acre, ten bushels ashes, t!lre.'
+ more Of bone dust, two salt, AM
ne Of plaster; throw it in bulk, lie;
remain eight to len days, shovel i!
yer Wei, then broadcast it owe. the {
round, harrow it in and roll; then
DIV the seed, lightly harrow them in i
18th light harrow and roll-or 20 l
wo-horse loads OF well rotte.i D. n
ard and stable mannre, or tie .sni.
uantity of either; half OF ,ne IL
ure should be piowed in eight. iar Il
ther half four lache- deep Ih-n top c
ress with Il uixture Of ten bpshai- t
shes. two do. salt, an.i one 10. pi,s
"; harrow in the mivfurn. roi' SOW 6
lie seed, and harrow it in lightly
ilh a light harrow and noII ta- Y
round. Other formulas might be a
amed, but anything producing tie v
emeuts contained i'll turnips, men-
oned above, can be applied at the v
'nvenience CIR fancy OF the cultivator. 1
Soak the seed twenty four hours in d.
sh oil, then drain off the oil, and s
~ the seed with lshes, slaked lime lic
: plaster, or a mixture Of any or all
these-this secures an earlier ger ID
inatlon, and the "dor is Ii repellant P
insects, and the oil is ol itself a h
anure. a pound Of seed is suAi-
ent for an acre, out Ito allow for all W
sualties it is better to SOW a pound Sc
I'd a half. Less quantities by one 81
ird of the manure and the seed tt
i'll be required if the drill system is a,
ed. The land should be q deepfer-
e sand or sandy loan. di
As soon as the plants come up, for es
veral mornings, while the dew is OH 70
EN-, the plants must be busted over pc
tn a mixture composed of twoparts tn
hes, one part SCOT, and one of plas- VI