The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-18

Your PAsTURE.-Do you ever give it
any attention, or is it mere old field"
some parts of which would not even
sprout a cow-pea, much less feed COW, a
sheep or hog? If so, how have you
the cheek " to call it a pasture? 1t
should be called the starving pen. Rouse
up from your lethargy and be farmer
indeed as well as in name. If you have
no manure SOW and plow in crop of peas
to improve the grass. If too poor to fur
nish the peas, plow under the grass, crop
after crop until you start it; then don't
let it be grazed too close before you plow
it again Keep this up awhile and see if
you have not better fed stock.
CELERY.-In the South, plant the seeds
in August, best in box of rich, well-rot-
ted compost halt an inch under the soil,
gently pressed down and kept moist. In
October the plants may be transferred to
the open ground made very rich and kept
moist, may be hilled up and bIeached, or
NONCtCu Will OOACo AOi tuC baluc pun pOcC.
LIME FOR DEcoMPosING.--Itw will always
pay to have good burnt lime on hand to
slake and sprinkle on piles of cut weeds,
grass or muck that may need decompos-
ing for manure. If your land is deficient
in lime it is still more important, which
you can readily ascertain by lining
small portion and watching the difference
in plant growth.
PLowING AFTER RAIN.-It is conceded
that land plOwed too soon after rain is in
jured for that crop year. To know when
to plOw after rain, take up handful of
the plowed or surface-soi, press it firmly
in the hand and let it fall If it falls and
remains in a lump, sticking together, it is
too soon to plow; if it crumbles we'll or
dissolves, plow on. You can tell also by
starting the plow. If the soil turns over
smooth, and is glazed or slick by the
plowshare, it is too wet.
STABLE MANURE is the model and per-
feetion of our fertilizers, but are you quite
sure that you are acquainted with any
such Before we can assent to your
knowledge of it, we must know what You
feed your stock on, and how you save the
manure. Poor food makes poor manure,
and if ever SO rich in fertilizing principles
it will be poor if not properly saved. The
best must come from dry stables, with
good floors to hold it all, and it must not
be leached in rains.
To AVOID DRoUGHr.-Deep blowing is
the accepted remedy againt drought
Deeply broken soil treasures up moisture,
holds it longer when already there, or if
dry, collects it from the atmosphere pen
etrating the loose porous Materials
Farmers should stick pin at this point
for all spells of dry weather. Much of
the damage from droughts can be avoided
by deep blowing.
FODDER COMA late crop of fodder
corn may be planted about the last of this
month, if the forage crop is not as abun-
dant as it should be. Manure well, SOW
thick and cut in the tassel Good curing
is as important as the making. Good
forage gives more fat and richer compost
heaps. ,4,ss..s5
LKCoNTE PEARS may be cut and put
out from August 70 April The cuttings
should not be pat IN wet soil, nor allowed
TO become dry at the bottom. From six
inches 70 one foot in length win be proper,
and the best prcpagsting soil is whsrethe
clay is near enough TO be reached by the
cutting The clay u aner soil aad holds
moisture better than the sandy loans, bat