Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-04-03
FORAGE CROPS,
CORN, SORGHUM AND MILLET.

a little land very highly MANFRED
may be very proftably devoted to thes,
crops-none will pcy better. Whe1
the land is properly prepared, little
after-cultlvatlon Is required, because
these plants soon grow so rapidl y as tc
smother ont all other growth. AS soor
as cotton planting is over, these may
be started-if delayed. hot sum
mer droughts nay retard growth.
ms IS true Of corn particu-
larry the other ;wo riants stand
dry weather better. Sow in drills
= or feet apart. Corn, , bushels
per acre-sorghnn!, one bushel-m
let, half bushel. Cover the last two
quite shallow. as the seeds are small
and the plants not very vigorous at
first. Plough and hoe as YOU would
cotton until they ces we'll started
rh"F VIII then t;;.,' car. a.; themselves.
CRAZE GRASS.
Ii,is terrible encmy to our summer
crops, may be made extremely Yalriai,ia
either for soIlilg PURPOSES or for hay.
y piece OF lanI piauti q III corn last
year, II manfred well aut; broken 40
and narrowed during this month and
once early IN tne mex, SO as u destroy
J the weeds, viii be den 5clv covered
b
right time and properly cured, It make ;
a nay greatly superior 10 tile coarse,
harsh stuff now imported 50 largely
from the North. II the land IS rich
and the seasons propitiuue, anl ;he
grass IS cut just is it is in bloom, a
second and sometimes even = th..d
crop OF hay may l'c obtained in nnn
season.
SWEET POTATOES
When the root itseIf-not tie slip
IS planted, they should be put III the
ground as soon as possible. Tie secret
OF potato culture, IS to have the land
thoroughly pulverlzed before planting,
giving only surface cultivation after
wards. Ashes and woods earth, Tie.
best manure We have used ammo
mated dissolved bones also with mark
ed success, applying il III the drill! as
for cotton. Land intended for slips,
should be rioughcl 1T intervals uutii
they are st out, so tllat no Grass or
weeds may set foot-hold on it.
E2o:'i sEobicr5 Oh ss,c a. e. Nails.
The I. S. Mail Car was 5roIzel. open
at Union Depot, III this city, last Sun
day night, about half past 10 o'clock,
and several bags OF mail matter were
carried Off The robbery took place
while the mails were being transferred
and Willie the Waterman and other
officials were at the train. But so
cievcrl y Was it executed that the rob
bers managed to get Off securely with
their booty. The matter taken was
all bound South.
James Knight and others, the stolen
Smith Greek, in the woods, a short
distance from the scene Of the Willie
Garter murder. The bags were all
cut open and their contents scattered
upon the ground, the letters having all
been opened. Col. Brink had them all
carefully gathered together and taken
to the Post Office, when the papers
were at once despatched to their vari-
GUS destinations, and the letters were
carefully arranged for return TO the
different writer's. These will all be
done, as far is possible, and
crest many letters written in this city
have already been tnrAed over TO the
prorcr parties.
No loss viii be sustained in this rob
berry beyond the amount OF currency
contained in the letters. So far only
= - is known to be missing. and
Col. Brink THINKS that tue robbers
could hardly have obtained more than
so for their trouble. They did not
take any of the drafts or money
orders, rs these We're useless to them;
aud a box OF stamped envelopes, which
&re missing, can be OF hut little service
10 them, Is the owners name. a resi-
dent 81 Georgia, was printed on them.
1t = not known, as yet. who We're the
parties G nc2}ned III THIS bold robbery
Myrtle q. Grange.
Ga Saturday last, 18th instant, Capt.
J. {. Mcmillan organized 1T CoiwclI's
School House. in Sampson county.
NV Grange Of Patrons of IIusijanIiry
called Myrtle Bower Grnne", with the
following officer:
Z n Carroll, Master.
} + Eiclary, Secretary.
L = Carroll, OYerseer.
! = Carroll. lecturer
i 9 ChcHnutt, Steward
/. G Colveli, Assistant Steward.
j j. G2rrcI!, Chaplain.
j z Wilson, TrnHs;.rcr.
( j Garrett. Gate Ecc1...
-.I:5 = & Cairo l, GrE:s.
3Irs Il - Carroll, ;'u:non.3
Miss ]. I Iplwell. Flora.
MIS- J; l. Gregory, Lady y i>;a,.t
Steward
Miss Sac !. Smith, 4 Blanchard.
&=ezs'SE7 Es.estsN= s:srs,s.s>.
The i'niia,5c. plIia .Nr,1h .iuaCsf~us,,
says: it j. 4 good evidence OF vital
~ ana progress when any community
finds J. is III nee! OF new cousmuiiica-
lions : better when the knowledge in