The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-12-12
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e4ifems eatlf crop perhaps tho llkst.
sahiy l0Ims of our piay sools are
b,tiof aIapsi li,ao fllase u q beae-
iaf. more ienicious slfaetsfe. a. be4
iol wafmor. anj hence lfashlne fie
cfop forward more fap.dlY during
tho cold, cafIy spring month";
Where determination ~ liiis respect,
therefore, ispracticabla, We should se'
lcct thc ligbtesl, wsrnesl and best
draiued soil fJr The carlies. planting,
and tho coolest snd heaviest for lato
spriug o. lall planting Whatever
the nature 0. the soil, IL must be we'll
/ dr1incd ehd thoroughly pnlscrized.
/ No other cultivated food With which
We are acquainted fraws 20 largely
upon the potash Of the soil as the IFish
potato, aud hence in any fertilizer
that may lie used for this crop, potash
or It's solls should for man important
constituent Wood ashes. cotton seed
meal, coiiou seed bull ashes, super
phosphate Of lime, either singly or in
combnation with each or leal mold
or muck, are appropriate and valu-
able lertiizers-as also, land plaster
applied over and around the plants
at the first working OF the crop.
Our best success has always result
ed from The use OF cotton aasRrprce
ty welldecomposea, or cotton seed
meal and hard wood ashes. Stable
manure is apo lrst~rate fertilizer,
especialJy Ipr early crops on heavy
soils.
We usually lay off our rows thee
md half feet apart-three will an
4 swer on limited grounds-by running
forward and back in the same fur
!, row, then sprinkle whatever fertilizer
| we may use iu and on tie sides of the
trench SO opened, then bed up the
row as for cotton, open thescenter Of
this bed deep with shovel or small
turning plow, drop the seed cut to
two eyes 10 the pieces together. one
loot apart in the open turrow, and
cover lightly with the p.ow. 1t is
better TO not cover the seed more
than two or three inches deep at
first, as deep covering retards the
sprouting and coming up.' As~sson
as the plants begin to eak thronsn
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tho ssoaaJ, sl,ruw 2nother light iur-
rev on them. Alter this let them
remain until bur to six inches h'gh,
when they Should receive their final
billiag, by breaking out the middles
entirely with good one horse turn,
ing plow. II the land be very foul
! with grass or woods, it may be neces
.sary TO go over the crop once or twice
NJ the hoes to keep it clean and
Aup any spaces that the plow may
havee'eSt.
Tae e'rl}s crop shoald bs plsHsv.
from TIC 5-A-to 18th OF JaAdarl.
For market we sTs-iu plant fhe
whole c op about that time for iim-
lily use the paintings ought to besT-
pealed every two weeks up to he
first of April. For the late or al'
crop the first Of August is tas 1e'i
time to plant. Properly mansgei'
the fail crop can be made neaiiv as
fine and productive as the early one.
Uf varieties, we should only plant
three-Early Rose, jackson White
and Peerless. Ii planted at the
same time, these will give complete
succession, and are among the besl
, aud mos, reliable varieties in cultiva-
ton.
0nrmaskstthis year was rathe
! against the carly crt sse secc
5 carly, say that which came in al
through the latter part of May AM
early June, bringing much bette
= prices. For awhile in June tn
/ price ranged from SO to sl2 pc
/ barrell Our readers who plant 70
b market, however. must no: be GUIDE
5 - The prices OF seasoa. IA IS I !.
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