The Rural Magazine, and Literary Evening Fire-Side, Vol. 1 No. 01 (1820) — John Shaqi
The Rural Magazine, and Literary Evening Fire-Side, Vol. 1 No. 01 (1820)Various
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The Rural Magazine, and Literary Evening Fire-Side, Vol. 1 No. 01 (1820)
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Agriculture; Agriculture -- Periodicals
During the next season we propose to take two crops from the ground,
to wit, a crop of ruta baga, preceded by such spring crop as ripens
sufficiently early to be harvested in time for preparing the ground
for a full growth of this root. In the meridian of New York, Mr.
Cobbett says that from the 26th of July until some of the first days
in August, is the proper time to transplant this crop, the plants
for the purpose being previously grown. The method of cultivating
the crop by transplanting, he insists, is the preferable way, and
from our own experience we are fully disposed to agree with him.
Advancing to the northward, from New York, the seasons are shorter,
and of course the crop should be transplanted earlier, while at
the same time the spring crops are later in ripening. At New York,
barley could be taken from the ground in time sufficient for
preparing for ruta baga; farther to the north this could not be the
case. In the more northerly parts of this state, it would, perhaps,
be difficult to find any crop, now raised in this country, with the
exception of flax, that would be sufficiently early. The fact is, we
want a particular crop for this purpose; and that would seem to be
the new sort of spring wheat lately introduced into France, which
is there called _le ble de Mai_, in English, the wheat of May. It
is said to be a very productive species of wheat, affording a grain
from which flour is made of about a medium whiteness between that
of rye and wheat, and in that country it is fit to harvest in the
latter end of May. In this state it would probably ripen no where
later than the first of July, which would be in time sufficient
for the crop of ruta baga. Until we can procure this wheat, we can
only recommend that the preceding crop be such only as will ripen
sufficiently early, and where none can be had for the purpose, to
be content with raising the crop of ruta baga only in the course of
the season. Where previous spring crops can however be obtained, let
them be taken from the ground as quick as possible, and the ground
deeply turned over, and mellowed by three deep ploughings, then
furrowed at the distances of about 30 inches, the manure laid in,
and covered by furrows thrown over it from each side, and the plants
of ruta baga immediately set on the ridges, by transplanting, at the
distance of about a foot from each other. From our own experience we
are fully convinced that the plan of transplanting is, in the end,
much the cheapest, and most advisable. We would, however, recommend
not to transplant before the appearance of a heavy shower, but at
any time afterwards; that the plants be of good size, say of five
or six weeks growth, and that in setting, special care be taken to
have the lower parts of the roots well enclosed with earth. For
further particulars in regard to the culture of this crop, the time
and manner of using it, and of saving it, we refer the reader to Mr.
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