Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1885-02-12
ARDTowN, MD, THURSDAY MORNING FEBRUARY
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of Maryland, Virginia and the West,
that the era of st. Mary s,tobacco and
wheat raising is on the wane and, nnst
continue SO. The geographical posi-
ton Of this county is sufficient proof
that it must be an oyster and truck
ing locality. Close to Washington,
the growing capital of the United
States, and close to Baltimore, a South
ern commercial metropolis, in direct
communication with the Western cit
les, and in natural resources for truck
/ ing equal if not surprising Anne Arun-
del county, Maryland. and Apconaq
county, Virginia, there seems ~ ms
to be no reason why St. Mary's coun-
ty should lie dormant in the back
grounds ofprosperity-no reason why
land owners should call conventions
for the dissolution of partisan politics
or local courts, which things in re-
publican government are almost 90
ordinate and invaluable, but great
reason why landowners should call
conventions in this county to determine
what crops would be most lucrative
and where and what time to be mark
eted to the best advantage. Steps Of
this character might result in great
good in enhancing the value of land
throughout this county.
AccoMAo METHOD.
To produce sprouts, make hot-bed,
say six feet wide and as long as you
have seed to bed; raise one side high
er than the other by 10 or IL inches
SO rs to give slant to run off rain;
put stable manure in the bottom Of
the bed. After it is we'll packed,
dover this with fine mixture Of sand
and dirt about 81 or four inches deep.
Then, taking the seed in the thumb
and finger, place them in regular rows
across the bed, leaving room enough
to put the end Of the finger between
each potato seed in the bed. Then
have some rich dirt made fine by mix
ture with sand and cover then mmreg.
ularly to the depth of2a ir.se,v"e Then
cover this bed we'll eithei mo, glass
frames or stout, unblqsG,%%s%e tton
oiled we'll with linseed oilI This bed
must be watched that the heat be reg
ular and not too great, and must BE-
watered frequently and always in the
evening, say an "hour or two by sum-"
Ground selected for these plants
must be light and sandy. 1t must be
checked off about 1916 feet burrows
and cart load Of manure composted
from pine skaters, woods muck, sea-
ore, salt mud and stable manure drop
ped in the center of each 1876 feet;
check and spread broadcast until the
land to be titled is covered. This
may remain 30 until you get ready to
plant it. Then pillow very shallow,
drag and roll, again pillow cross way,
drag and roll, and then if grass or
clods or any impediment remains re-
move it. Then lay out the ground 30
inches, put small quantity of guano
in the burrows and "list" them up.
After the ground is Listed" step it
off across the drills in checks Of %
inches. This leaves room to cultivate
and pillow both ways. Then you are
ready to plant. Draw from tine bed
and plant as you would cabbage sets;
always best to water each plant. Af-
ter watering each plant, the hole must
be filled in with fresh dirt to prevent
the formation Of clod about the roots.
The grass should not be allowed to
grow in a potato field at all, as you
can then cultivate both ways, either
with the pillow or cultivator. For
first working, the cultivation is far pre-
ferable.