Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-04-14
AGRICULTURAL.
Work tor the MOnth-Aprll.

backward, and diligence will be re-
ouirsd to enable the farmer to make
up for lost time.
The Com Rop.-Thorough prep
arstion of the land, even if it costs
pome time, pays. So does ample ma
nuring. For giving the paint a'ar''
eff use handful: Of rich compost IN
the hill. Where other materials are
used in the hill such as super rhos'
pilates, care must be taken not to
bring them in too close contact with
tie seed, which may thereby be
burned. Some farmers soak the seed
in strong solution Of saltpetre AS I"
eafeeuard against insects and verm'n;
others coat thialy with tara pint OF
which made hot and stirred in peck
Of seed will coat each grain. The dis
cussons Of the Gunpowder Club given
elsewhere 20 so fully over the ground
fthe preparation and planting OF the
corn crop that anything further here
would appear uunec@ ssarv, aud we re-
fer our re .ders 10 the views OF it's prAc
teal members.
Oats should be seeded as early as
possible ifnot already in. Some farm
ers plou shallow Tor this grain, that ii
NAV have a compact 8 ed bed. The
crop deserves better treatment ina" II
gets on an average, and N application
oisuper phosphate may always be CIV
en- with advantage.
Roof CRoPs.-These, to be protlta-
bic, need attention and care. The soil
must be in good heart and condition.
and TO give good results Shonid be
heavily manu,ed. For mang~l- and
sugar brs.s early preparation should
10 made. The ground should b'
plowel and cross plowrd; then tnr-
rows opene abont thirty inches "psH
and manure dropped in them thlckl|;
the fnrrows are then closed, and
eight ridge is left, which is leve!ed
and the seed sown directly over the
manure. An application Of two hun
dred pounds per acre Of fine ground
bone dust or super phosphate, N the
drills, is great help. After ioar
pounds Of SEED to the acre Is enough.
The slant, should stand twelve inches
apart for mange.s; nine for bNe's
Keep the grouni mellow By frequent
w,rkiog.'ill the leaves interfere. Car
rots, which are one Of the most nn'rl
tcns OF roots, lnav be sown in dlilsi
twenty inches wide, and ,hinn.d toI
stand six inches apart, A small pro-
portion of radish or tnrnip seed mixed
with the carrots will soon mark the
rows and allow of earlier cultivation.
Do not SOW carrots ill the ground isl
warmed. parsnips are very useful as
feed for COWS end hoga, and need the
same treatment rs carrots. With both
kser the ground we'll worked.
TOBACCO The planter must now
hurry up his tobacco beds to finish.
The weather hitherto has been bad for
that purpose. Stripping tobacco must
now also be FASTENED. The selection
Of the ground for planting ought now
TO oe done. Bottom land, not vet,
deeply plowed and heavily manfred
Will make the heaviest crops Hill
aides, loHm or or 'velly lowed shallow
and we'll manfred will make ,hs
brightest and best tobacco. Such to
bacco will generally bring from TWEEN
ty-fve 10 fifty per cent. more than bot
tom land.
LIVE STOCK. In this latitude we
usually expect some change in tenn
perature BY The date ofthis writing,
March 20 but now with snow fal.
ling rapidly and the wind blowing a
small gale, we must suArd all Of onr
various kinds Of domestic animals with
un,irirg care and bonntiful feeding.
Particularly should this be the Case
with the Young that ought to be maxi
ing rapid growth after one ofthe long
est Winters that we have known for
wears. Many farmers have been saw
ing some Of the best hay for sale in
the spring, at high price; but as the
price has been regularly declining
since the first of January, this will
make them feel more willing to feed It
At home and increase the manure heap