The Farmer's Friend And Planter's Guide. Practical Information for the Farmer, Planter And Florist
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From eight to twelve quarts per acre is sufficient unless the seed be large. Millet grows rapidly in mellow soil and bears drouth well. Sorghum. — When the plants are young they are very tender. They need dressing and hoeing with care. Careless men and boys Will often retard their growth by cutting off the roots and burying the leaves. If the ends of the leaves be covered with earth, the growth will be checked. Tobacco. — Weed plants in seed beds. Sprinkle with liquid manure in showery weather ...— with pure water in dry weather. Plow and harrow the field. Roots. — Every farmer ought to raise roots enough to feed his horses and neat stock, including calves, from a peck to half a bushel a day on an average, and have enough for his sheep besides. Cal- culate to get, with good cultivation, 800 to 1000 bushels to the acre. Begin in April to prepare the soil, manuring well, plowing deeply. Harrow thoroughly. Sow parsnips and carrots in April and mangolds in May, rutabagas in June and sweet turnips in June or July.
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