. The North Carolina Presbyterian. ybreakthe next morning, when they must be cov-ered, and the ground rolled or pressed downfirmly on them. This plan seemed wellworthy of a trial in dry weather.] If youhave plenty of leached ashes yon maytap-dress the ground with ten or fifteenbushels per acre, after sowing. It will bewell, also, to dust the plants when they firstcome up with a mxtnre of ashes, soot, plas-ter and salt, (a bushel to the acre,) to preventthe attacks of the fly. Continue this untilthey get into the rough leaf, when theymay be considered ont of danger. Whenthe plants are well up,
. The North Carolina Presbyterian. ybreakthe next morning, when they must be cov-ered, and the ground rolled or pressed downfirmly on them. This plan seemed wellworthy of a trial in dry weather.] If youhave plenty of leached ashes yon maytap-dress the ground with ten or fifteenbushels per acre, after sowing. It will bewell, also, to dust the plants when they firstcome up with a mxtnre of ashes, soot, plas-ter and salt, (a bushel to the acre,) to preventthe attacks of the fly. Continue this untilthey get into the rough leaf, when theymay be considered ont of danger. Whenthe plants are well up, clear out all grassand weeds carefully with the hoe, and thinthem to a stand of from six to twelve inchesapart, according to the size of the thinning, work them oat from time totime, until the tops shade the ground, whenyou may lay them by. We always scattertwo or three bushels of unleached ashes inthe drillo of an acre of turnips, and 100 phosphatic guano, or bone dust if atti^inable. €bilrlitns 3| •,>•••..^^?J!^. % I ::? P RESTYTE^lfFjkN: ?KiriM**M>>W - - MiS?Hl89,1
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