The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-04-11

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knswn2 by shssEsing ths dsarss sf dsa-
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may be 90. Amsn hss 60 eat . bushSp d
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whish he caA bay foF absssu7d' essta,
while tho potatoes win cba thsee etifSuf
times that amoant'.r yT7-qe7a e5i
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than good to che esdpd, ssi6lSs Aom plew-
ing VIXEN the sell = tes wte Low anl
not gain, is the result from too much
haste In this matter. The deeper the
blowing in such cases the greater the
damage to the land. - s4
Com SrAND.--Assruie, the poorer the
land sbs thinner che ssS1Ad. s1ssSd that
will not yield more than fifteen or twenty
bushels of corn to the acre, should hsve
the rows FIVE or six feet apart, and the
stalks three to four feet in the hills.
FIELD PEAs.-These may be planted,
for the main crop, in the middles between
the widest rows of corn, and ths best
time to plant for fruit, is in August in the
low countries, and in Julyi in the up coun-
tries If vines are what you want plant
in June. Earlier patches ought to be
planted for the table in April and May.
For this purpose the white lady pea and
the Florida threecrop peas srs the best.
PULvERIz1sG.-In planting land that
has not been narrowed clods fall over
upon the seeds and often remain there
undissolved long enough to prevent their
coming up. The same happens from old
bunches Of grass tarf, and on new
land, leaves and trash. In such cases it
is bad preparation Farmers should get
ready before they begin to plant.
CorToK.-When cotton is grown 80
that the top crop " appears, the lstserals
should very nearly touch across the rows,
throughout the field. This indicates that
the width of the rows should be proper
toned to the strength or fertility of the
land. If so planted the work of cultiva-
ton will be greatly abridged by the
growth of plants in shading the soil and
preventing the growth of grass. The
last two or three plowings may be the
light, rapid work of broad sweeps or
arr~Pes
BERMUDA Grass It has been well
said that if farmer has made MP his
mind to have nothing to do with stock
raising, that he should see to it, that not
one sprig of Bermuda or johnson grass
should be allowed to gain foot-hold on
his farm, for the reason that neither can
be eradicated, and viii be comparatively
useless without stock for grazing, while
great labor viii be necessary to keep them
under. Well would it be for small farmers,
however, if they wonld divide up their
lands and devote . portion 70 thsse
grasses with - large herds as they could
Craze.
SoRREI--A species OF sorrel growing
two or three feet high over the fields Of
Southern Georgia and Florida, comes up
in the spring and natures with the cat
crop, which it seriously injures in many
instances. 1t grows most luxuriAntly on
light, sandy land, ds6Nisns-in lime. The
remedy, therefore, is lime in the soil
A GExKRAL RULK-Almost aay plznt
will grow well on rich land, while very
few viii prosper on poor iand. When the
farmer gets hold Of new thing, puts it
on the best spot Of land he has and then
proclaims that it viii grow spontaneously
everywhere he mialeads his fellow farmers
He should always idescxibe the land and
its cultivation. Artichokss, for llustra-
tiOn, win grow and psOduoe astonishingly
on deep, rich, loose soil, while On poor,
sandy land they would scarcely pay for
the planting. So of most other things
RESTORATIVE STsrEA.-In his latest
address Hon. Horace Caproa said his frst
counsel to farmers woaA be to practices .
restorative instead Of IN exhaustive sys-
TEN of agriculture. A systen that in
wolves abandonment Of lands and re
movAl to new scenes u unworthy OF the
age and q reproaeh to modern civilization
ROors TO BRxNcHE-Fhe relation Of
roots to branches is closer than the aver
age pruner il aware Of Where . large
branch ID found dead, close examination
will often show the roots to be dead also,
which supports it To prove this, on an
apple or peach tree. cut OF one Of the
large branch roots. But this has another
tendency If the branch dies becsuss oi
the loss Of . root, Whist e1lce has that
roet to perform If It's bearing branch il
severed
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