Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-03-11
f8rnler's Gnlumlr,
SPEED THE PLoW.' -
Work for the Month-March.

awake to his duty must not only work
but work with an intelligent
skill and we'll directed energies. Ar
rangsmsnts made, let u hope. upon a
judicious and comprehensive system,
are now to be carried out with prompt
ness and unremitting diligence.
SOWING CLOVER SEED.-For this
work there will now be many oppor-
tunities, but care should BE- exercised
not to go on the ground when it will
poach. A light narrowing and roll
ing will he an advantage not only in
covering the clover seed, but to the
wheat or rye crop as we'll. Seed sown
after the frost il out succeeds or not
according to the weather, much of it
perishing after it sprouts, if it is not
covered or pressed into the ground by
the harrow or roller.
POTATOES thrive best in q cool,
moist, but not wet soil, in the early
season before the time of high temper
atures, and in . soil containing con-
siderable vegetable matter. Fresh
stable manures predispose to rot and
injure the taste of the tubers, but we'll
decomposed cemposts and such fertil-
izers as bone, r-phosphates, guano
&C., all act we'll.
The Corn CRoP.-Preparations for
this will be in order; and when sod
is to be turned, the contents of the
barnyard and the compost heaps may
be hauled out and spread. Corn is q
gross feeder and there is little danger
ofapplying too much manure; but it
is a good rule to plant no more than
you can manure, and cultivate that
we'll
ToBAcco.-Making tobacco beds
must now be attended to with all d.
ligence. The ground must not be dug
deep enough to throw up the clay; but
to dig down to the clay is necessary
point. Clear out all the small roots
and stumps; chop and dig until every
root is removed and the soil is thor
oughly disintegrated, so that if need
be it could pass through sand screen.
Then apply the dung or fertilizer,
then chop in and bed up, and rake OF
with fine garden rake.
The seed, kind and quality, is now
the important item. Seed that was
caught by the frost before ripsnlng
should by no means be used. The
chances against the planter at best are
very great. Therefore all diligence
should be used to have on hand the
most perfect seed. The kind Of to-
bacco also very materially enhances
the prospects of the planter. In our
experience the "thiek set tobacco" Is
too rough, stems, stalks and fibres are
too large to make a very fine article.
The Oronoco and White Burley stand
foremost for quality.
1t is not too early now for the plant
er to begin to prepare for that univer-
sal pest, the tobacco fly. The use Of
air Stacked lime applied in time, be-
fore the fly makes the attack, has ne
YER failed in our hands.
LIVE STocX.-Aarch is considered
the hardest month of the year on our
farm stock of all kinds, and after =
long cold winter like the past
has been, we must all, of course, be
exceedingly anxious to get the Spring
plowing done as rapidly as possible, SO
that we must look arouad with care
to see that every horse and mule has
cola; and names of suitable size and
in good order, so that no time need be
lost from CALLED shoulders. The cost
of new collar of best quality for a
draft horse would be more than made
up by two or three days work that
would be sure to be lost from the I'M.
necessary sore shoulder, caused from
using the old one; besides, the cruelty
to faithful servant, who cannot speak
when he is hurt by our carelessness.
Should you be so unfortunate as to
have sore shoulder, it can often be
cured without loss of time by cutting
out on the upper side of the collar e.
nough to pull considerable amount
of stufing out, and then wet the COL
lar and hammer down on the under
side to make a hollow ever the sore
spot. See that the oxen are in good
order and have we'll shaped Yokes,
crooked enough to make the centre of
draft come down near the middle OF
the neck, and also have the bows as
short as possible oxen are much more
apt to be hurt from working in bows
too long than too small. An old 56lb
weight to hang on the yoke of all OK
en- that are worked by chain will add
ut least one-third to their usefulness
by keeping the yoke in place when
they pull.
Steers that have been wintered on
dry food alone to this time, will dc
much better if fed little corn (ol
meal would be BETTER from this time
till they can obtain full bite of grass
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