Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-09
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lie. fortunes Bubbles rise and fail;
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Special Crops.

In many localities special crops can
be grown with considerable profit !;
this is especially the case where good
market can be found. With some,
market can be built up if any sffort Is
made III this DIR, elton.
Some soils seem especially adapted
to certain crops, and where this is The
case, it will in a great ma. iorlty Of cases
pay to grow them. Good vegetables
that are Of good size and that can be
kept, will aiwa,s sell in any locality
where there are people to buy them.
So, farmers by giving proper attention
to d few acres of potatoes, cabbage or
onions, have made as much from these
crops as from all the rest Of the farm
together. Do not commence too large
" at first if you have land that will
raise good crops Of these, try on =
small scale first until you learn how.
Many imagine that all that is neces
fairy to raise good crops is to have
good soil and prepare we'll SOW the
seed and give good cultivation aud
you expect a good yield. These are
essential, but not all, you must I'M
derstand the best AID most economical
plan OF preparing the soil. What
varieties will do best in your soil and
III your locality hen Is the best time
to plant and what distance apart 80
as to give the necessary cultivation
with as little exprnss az possible:
How is the cheapest and best way to
harvest and prepare for market in a
way that will bring the most money:
These items can be learned best by
experience. You may get information
from others that will be very valuable
to You, yet your own experience will
be the best. And if you commence on
small scale at first yol will learn
the best methods. Then in many cases
you must build up your market. If
you can sell direct you will secure the
best prices and in order to do this and
build up your trads you must sell
goods of good quality and present them
in good condition. If you do this
the first year you should, when you
sell, inform your customers that you
are making 8 speciality Of these crops
and will be on hand again. Another
year you will find in quite number
of eases your customer waiting for you
and will also tell you OF some of his
nelghbors to HON you can sell, and
you can build up your trade as you in
crease your acreage. Because one of
your neighbors happens to raise and
sell good quantity of some special
crop, do not imagine You csa do the
same if you have had no previous ex
Perierce.
Procure good seed. This is very
important. and to be sure of this,
purchase your seed of some scotsman
who has q reputation and who you
know will sell good ,eed. With the
large number of plants It is not only
necessary that the seed terminate, but
must be from good stock in order to
secure the best results. Study your
sol so IS to learn the best methods Of
preparing it and also the manures
best adapted to that crop. Cultivate
go as TO secure the be,t results. 1t will
often pay to try two or three methods
until you ascertain which is the best.
If you are willing to learn, you can
soon make the crop profitable. Cor.
Seed Time and Harvest.