Year: 1871

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quent crop. Ifapplied broadcast, it should


be well ploved in before the land is dis


tauced. II drilled, let it bo strewn contiu-


uously along in deep furrow made by q


shovel plow. and we'll covered BY tapping


two furrows together made by a one horse


dngOn; after which We proceed to distance


the land for the plants. On land of sud-


cient width to prevent interlapping of ada.


cent leaves. aud will allow fair exposure


Of each plant to tho sun, In very superior


land, forty inches might be allowed
greater area would, we think, afford q de-
grec Of sustenance too liberal to allow q
delicate fibre. After tho land is distanced
properly III one direction, We always check
or BY crossing in the opposite direction At
same distance. By so doing We are en-
abled to plow in both directions while the
crop is being worked. Here let US insist
on the propriety Ofdispehsing With the hoe
for hill making IfyQur land is thorough
ly prepared. hilling with hoe is useless
labor, No land, new or old, is sufficient
" prepared unless it will admit Of being
beddcd or listed With one horse dagOn;
and one skillful plOwmau can, in one day,
perform the labor usually accomplished by
six or eight men with tho hoe. We pre-
fer listing, (except in wet places, which
is accomplished by two furrows-the ele.
vntion is sufficient, aud the check not OBJ
liberated, this followed with q chop and
pat with tho hoe. and your land is ready
for planting. Let your plant be set as
early as possible after the middle Of May,
or by the .5th or 10Th of JUNE at farthes.,
as nothing can contribute more to success
than an early maturity Of your crop.
Many planters seem to think the only con-
dition requisite to constitute season for
planting is q sufficieucy Of wet weather, rc-
gardless Of the amount Of water 10 the
soil. It's highly important to observe
one prccaution at this time. viz: If the
land is thoroughly saturated with water,
with cloudy weather. and showers Of still
frequent occurrences; We would 'avSId pint
ing until tho weather subsidies, and sun
shine returns Especially important, IL
such is the case. early in the season for
planting We have seen many failures
due to a neglect Of this The plants grow
too quickly and retain their slender pro-
portions until maturity So the old idea
"To make good growth the plant must
fall" is not without merit after all The
crop having been planted in good time, on
land well adapted. aud thoroughly prepar-
ed, our attention is next called to tho i'm
portant disqualification Of the growing
crop. How and when to give tho arst
working is o question next to be answered.
The method tobe adopted is determined
snme@hat by the condition Of the land at
the time; if. since the planting. there have
been heavy rains. the soil is compact. this
condition must be relieved by some imple-
ment that will thoroughly loosen it.
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Smiths patent double or tripple-tooth coul-
ter or cultivator is we'll suited, aud this
run twice; in each direction. between the
plants; and as near them as possible not
to loosen their roots is, in land previous
ly, well prepared, sufficient This togeth-
or with hoe working Of each bill so as to
break its surface from top to base. with a
little loose dirt placed around each plant,
completes the FIRST working, or, as it is
termed, wedding. This FIRST working
should be given as carly after planting as
there Gun be seen any indication Of growth
manifested. 1t should not be postponed
longer than ten or fifteen days unders any
circumstances. After this the land should
be kept kept in condition as nearly like
that at time of planting as possible; and


the last working should be given as soon
as the irst plants have attained topping
size. This working also requires, gener-
q
ally, both plow and hoe. The roots of
the plants have by this time extended to


near tho center of the spaces between tho


hills, and arc apt to be broken with the


blow, which, if'done, will retard the pro-


rrcss Of the plant to some extent, Every


Seriously if it should bscome dry aud not


rain for several days,) consequently VIC


are not able to pillow SO near the plants.


Generally, two furrows by shovel plow