The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-09
AGRICULTURE.

OF fertlllzing corn in the hill, on land in
good condition, has in measure been
abandoned, and the manure has all been
spread broadcast, not because III all ca
Hes 1t has been thought to secure the
largest crop but because tho cost Of Ia
Dor has been such that it would not pay
to put portion in the hill. It is true,
the expense OF hand-dropping concen-
trated fertilizers is not very large, but
enough to raise doubt if there Will be
sufficient increase of the crop to pay it.
Much depends on the condition Of the
soil. If the soil is not very rich, either
the whole surface of the land must be
heavily manured or small quantity put
in each hill if it Is desired to have the
young corn start with much vigor. A
soil that has already been made rich and
well pulverized ID in a condition to make
young corn grow vigorously if all of the
fertilizers are spread broadcast.
When it is decided that the soil is not
rich enough to secure vigorous growth
without something in each hill to fer
tilize 1t, the very important question
comes up, as to what is the best to put
into the hill. If the object is to force
m INN ediate growth of leaves and
stalks, care should be taken to use only
suoh fertilizers as are in a condition to
be soluble in water, and thus be ut once
available for plant food, or the plants
will get but little from them until it has
been through chemical action in con-
nection with the soil.
Mistakes are sometimes made by us-
ing fertilizer that will not become
plant food until long after the plant is
full grown, thus failing entirely to assist
tho growth of the young plant. Indian
corn, as rule, will not pay for hand
labor to put fertilizers III tho hill, but
when large fields hre tu be planted, and
q corn. planter is used that will drop
fertilizers at the same time without cx-
ira labor, there arc many folds that
will yield enough moro corn to pay for
the fertilizers thus used; but the corn
fields OF Now England are most Of them
so small that they are planted by hand
labor.
OVER one hundred bow varieties of
strawberries have been introduced with
in two years, zach being CLAIMED to pos
sess merits superior to the others. The
fact is, however, that particular varie-
ties are best adapted to certain sections,
which is often overlooked by those who
contemplate starting new bed. Some
varieties produce we'll on sandy soils,
while otLes do not, and i'll order to
avoid disappointment the adaptability
cf the plant to tho climate and sell and
the firmness Of the berry should DO con-
sidered in preference to any other quail
ihcations. Tho popularity of the Will
son is duo to its hardness and firmness,
wi ich enabled it to bear transportation.
! n 10 3nft 4
produces better on hoavy soils than on
light, but Its tirmness alone placed it
ahead OF nll others for market,
A WRITER says: There is scarcely
farmer who does not plant larger
acreage than he oan protitably attend to
and tho result is that three acres hard
ly CROP out SO much rs enc ought TO,
and we hear OF twenty, thirty or forty
n,."i,o,. ~ g. .---o -...-. =
ought to be sixty to ono hundred bush
cls, and II the timn spent OIL twenty
acres Was spent Oh ten, and tho manure
drlbhlcd Oh twenty were ]udiclously
used Oh tho ten, there would be ten
acres to put IN grass, set to cnriching it.
sell ana at the sMme time making eplen-
did pasturage for IL half score of year
llngs, besides realizing fully as mnch
corn as IN tho old-style way, and ILL
stead OF plowing the corn only two or
three tin % we had better plow it SIX
times. Now l know whereof 1 speak.
During drought several years ago a
certain farmer bade his boys plow the
corn seven times that summer, and while
tho iGiRhbor#' cribs were very lean that
year his crop WAS tho largest cvor gath
cred Oh that farm"
4 MARYLAND man advises readers
what to plant Ill hanging baskets: "Put
plnnt Of German or English ivy or
some other fine. .lcnyed vino at each wiro
or chain; place a lobelia and moss
pink, kenilworth ivy or an oxahs be-
tween each Ivy. In tho centre put
coleus, fancy lcAyed gernnium or n
centaurca, better known rs dusty mil
ler, with al artillery plant and Il saxa-
traga (bt cfstcak or strawberry gernn-
um), either tho plain green variety or
the variegated white, green and light
pink one, on each side of tho centre
plant; then put in two or three cuttings
OF tradescantla, Of which there are now
several white, green and
bronze, green and white and II. multi
color, the latest, prcltily variegated
Rreen. white and pink. The last, though
very handsome, is not so strong grow
or as tho others, and has tendency to
run back to tho older varicties.'
A CORRESPONDENT who has mot tho
striped bug and been conquered, says:
II recommend the planting of one or
moro seeds Of the Hubbard or boston
squash in melon hills, and ns tho beetle
is very fond of the squash plant they
may eat them first in their hungor; then
pull them up when tho danger is over.
The surest method, think, is to plant
fifteen or twenty seeds III hill, and as
soon as they peep above the earth dust
q little superphosphate around md near
but not on the plants. This will mako
it unplca:ant for The beetles, and thoy
soon quit. 1t may be necessary to re.
peat the dose lightly two or three times
as the rain may prevent the escape of
the ammonia; and there is this alvan-
tage over tobacco dust, helleboro, sui
phur, etc.-it will cause them to grow
rapidly oven If the bugs do not come. A
frequent inspection is necessary, for
they needit.
A FAvoIlTE practice of dealing with
the DeAch.fr bOrnr IN tl,o NT;,L;u,,,