The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-04-25

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GzxKs son1na-sow one 10 one and
ahalf bushels Of clsy, Gov, OF assd p5eas
20 the scre, and turn uhder when fhsy he.
gin 70 run Thi mzy be repeSssd shrse
or four times during the sprinx ma kan.
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+ LUcxRxR thrixes all over the 'Soushern
States, and weil treated, affords e4ceIlens
Pasturage without rePlsnting for many
years. fse -5 srss r 'fsa fl2at f
LKAcHED AsHxs contains q large per.
centage OF carbonate Of lime, and soma
potash, ana colseaa co aea asnsiyy are still yald.-
BILE IS fertilizer. May Be mixed wiih
compost bsEess bus not afler fermsntsGion.
PorAsH.-S cEay soils USUALLY seoui
tain all the PosasA they sssd, esassL
quently acid phoepkates win b ths mod
proper to festilise cosssu - them. Both
may be used on lighter, mors sandy Ishds.
SWEET Good stable usauure
is sufficient for sweet potatoes, bat If the
compost is weak, mix with 1t kanit or
other potash elements. If you have no
compost, kanit may be mixed with good
bulk of rich woods mould or top soil
washings.
AIR FERTILIzING. Don't depend on
the air to fertilize your crops. If the air
would do it there would be no worn-out
old fields. The air furnishes some carbon
and perhaps little ammonia, but nobody
knows how much, and il will be safe to
do your own fertilizing.
THERE are six million miles of fencing
in the United States, the total cost of
which has been more than two thousand
millions. The census reports show that
during the census year, there were ex-
pended $7s, 1928, 900 alone. Of this amount
the largest contribution was from Illinois !;
the second from Pennsylvania
OLD FAsHroNs.-A knowing writer says
any Northern farmer who would attempt
to run his tarm solely by hand labor, and
with the tools he used forty years ago,
would end his career in the poor house.
How about the Southern farmer? His
hand labor has departed, and yet the aver
age farmer makes no effort to obtain labor
saving machinery.
DEEP ROoTs.-Roots of grass. corn.
oats, wheat, &c, are known to penetrate
several feet deep in the soil where wen
drained, but will not do so in wet sell
Draining, then, is of great importance,
and the drains should be a. deep as DOS
sible
PULvERIzNG.-Ground well pulverized
is said to be in the same condition a. if
mulched- 1t keeps the land below moist
and soft, arrests moisture rising to the
surface by capillary attraction, and abb
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night.
Who FAIL The men who fail as farm
ers are, in ninety-nine cases out of hun
dred, slipshod, careless, and find every
thing too much trouble. Their tools,
harness and things generally, are always
scattered about and very difficult to get
together when wanted for use.
INSECT DRsrRoYKR--Snuff and sulphur,
equal parts well mixed, is convenient
and harmless insect remedy for the con-
servatory.
WILL PAY.-Mr. NJ. r. Russell, of Car
roll county, Ga, says: My experience il
that guano, well applied, will always pay,
and / think that not less than 200 pounds
should be used to the acre. He adds:
Always plant cotton ON stubble land, if
possible
A SENSIBLE MAS.-"J. v. D." in the
FLoR1DiAN, April 18th, said: aDon't move
the Capitol. That it had the finest 10
cation in the State, but build railroad
to Townsville and connect with steam
ers at St Marks" &c. he is right. 1t
would be disgraceful taste to move the
Capitol out of the most productive and
beautiful spot ip the farfAmed /" Land Of
Flowers"
COTTON SEED MEAL--The Northern
papers have " much ado about nothing
now, to keep the northern stock-raisers
from sending South to buy cetton-seed
meal to feed their stock on. Their lin
seed, oil-cake, apples and potatoes quail
before our universal cotton seed, and If
we go North to get ax-handles and grind
stones, they must come South to get cot
ton seed to make beef tea and hair
grease.