Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-04-03

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From IA. Southern Guilty. ttcr.
AGRICULTURAL.
'E'ss.ug.aG~ E0r Tie Month.
we hope all Of our readers have
made careful and thorough prepare
ton Tor the summer crops. Where
land has been deeply broken, vel
pulyrrized and manure properly pu
~ hall the battle is over. A gooC
start makes = good rIn-one who is
behind Land ut planting time, Wi!
hard ever fully catch up: / he does
stcc, c,i iii So doing. ii viii only bs
,,3.A ;ZfIa labor, which lAiglit
MT. be-. saEe3. Unfortunately, toe
woui y are caHght mapping III this; re,
W:t-trGst.ny to secure Il proper
.lo partition of the soil during tie first
kings OF the crops. 1t IS true that
ne old lands, deficient III vegetable
clatter, hard rains may 50 impact the
fOil rs to necsssitate deep p!oughine
After the crop is planted; bat when il
can be avoided, it is highly desirable
20 do SO. The true policy il the early
tspring months is-whcncyer practical.
t'sle-tO 90 over the crops rapidly and
O.. .equently, with some wide cutting i'm
plement, Q sweep, harrow Or cult
vator, so rs to break crusts and
Kill weeds and grass Just as they
germinate. BY starting early and
passing over at short intervals. 4 field
can be kept clean with tlle least amount
of labor. Get Il start ahead OF the
grass and keep ii, is the trrc way &c
make crop.
cons PLANTING
Ii is desirable to finish corn planting
1t once. Early corn viii not only
make the best yield, bat viii soonest
get ont OF the way, so as 10. TO inter
fere with the cotton crop. On bottom
lands, If a stand IS not secured early III
t!.is month. they cannot well he plant
Il untii the latter part OF May, on &c
CONT a. Inc ravaGes Of the bud-worm
Hh-F' deferred until May, bottom
lands ought 10 receive regular plOuch h
n9s at !. tcrvais al ta;o OK :llrc,. weeks,
u prevent their becoming foEiI. Where
they have been well broken, tl.is can
lie don" <rcy rapidly with broad solid
sweep.
N.nul" luI late corn shouid be pat
II the ground now scattered in the
diB ani listed ou-tht subsequent
workings ai-udtl il above, VII com
!.iety lie beds One c.,nuGt veil &u,i
t':.t" tu apply manur@, after IL. = ops
;.f.- '...s : startt,i.
FIRST WUEKi.:,, 81 CoE$.
i.atIy corn viii bc ready for lis first
working This month. Il the ground is
bard, ft'n around with . deep going
plough, and break ont In;I,iies thor
en6n'E. No better opportunity 70 do
TINS VIII occur hereafter. E;t j.. Ike
Ground - IL good condition, ltsI runnd
with " shovel or sweep. l. is we'll to
lime IT, first working Of corn, 50 as
- fms! it just before It will l.. naces-
sarE L. 25..e cotton its first working
The cov5i will not then lave.
time t. become foaI before us
second working. Oalv throw enough
dirt to the corn to ever GRASS aud
weejls-thc less tie better 1t Will
make til" corn grow oil more rapidly,
ana render il easier to c0v,r up gas
1t subsequent workings. Bring corn
t. a stand at this working, removing
all supcriiuous stalks with Il wooden
paddlc-a rapid and Clj.ctI;at mode al
getting i'd of them.
CnTT0E FLAMING.
A 60, i stand is essential IL lnalilIe
good crop, "ad sn early stand of cot
ton is often Il matter Of the first I'M
portaHc2. If this j, rot scared, it
sometimes happens that = l,rotTa"5cd
drought prevents the ncYn1 nation 81
the seed until the season IS tco far adj
vanceG for II full crop to mature. On
stiff, baking lands, Tie survst method
Of securing a stand il 10 Est on the
seed with two fErrows, anJ knock Of
with broad Just rs tia cotton /. ready
30 come up. y very good plan. h,t
rather slow Tor our modern ideas The
best pau We think j. having thrown
mp Prattr high beds, to "g't I'll ~ down
slightly, lHst IN advance Il planting,
with . harru.. nearly rs wide n; the
led. with t"cth short III front and
@f"daaiIy !rnltheuinG towards t!:c
rear SO Is to hug tie bed d leave j:
'pEateI, not ii1tteucd. after Il has
passed OVERT, Tha to2f, IT N,ts ~
II all other hayrow4, shos:.d b,. st
Inclined = little backwards. -. ,.s to
lear themselves Cod anI crust
having hus been removed immediately
-ow seed which have bnr,, rolled s,.,,c
twentv-tourho1,rsI onner aly,,,,., .,1.,l
kept IN bull, to encourage cerIajnutinn.
Put IL thus, with q good planter which
distributes rhcm at 1nifnr,,, Icrth arI
m2ssed III pressed furrow, they viii
'>'gIlt ''--i ID come up promptly III
'1'F' "cd'hef.
ROLLING SLED,
Both tur the sake ~ .>...,.l,... ;-.;...r
seed and ior Gistril,,t,n,. tIa,,, ..lo-I
IayIv :, +. Ill 80 - - .''r6 ''',H
as iii, yafar -' ~ ron '1'ein. Use luss
ten. }rntIoI. d lol1i'''e III ne oi'ei"-
cured, y that !. i'-'.''v ,'.[',
method Of q |,'l' ~