Neither corn nor cotton are tended as late in the season as they
should be, and especially the latter. Plows, sweeps, or cultivators should now be kept constantly going in the cotton, and particularly in upland crops, to encourage a late growth, and the retention of forms and bolls which are otherwise apt to drop off; it is very desirable that the whole crop should be perfectly clean before picking begins....Every requisite provision for cotton-picking should be made by the first of the month, that no time may be lost and nothing hurried when the crop opens--sacks and baskets made and marked, beam and scales properly arranged, gin-yard cleaned off and scaffolds erected, etc....Millet sowed late, will need cutting. Sweet Potatoes require working; and the last planting, from cuttings of vines, should be made before the end of the month. Sow Turnips after the middle of the month.
Every preparation should be made for a brisk onset, next month, to insure a good fall and winter garden. The ground must be cleaned off, manured and well plowed and harrowed or dug. Cabbage, Brocoli and Celery seeds sown, if there is not a full supply of plants....During showery weather, plant a few kidney beans...Sow Rutabga Turnips early in the month, and the other sorts during the last week....Sow Endive, Lettuce and Radishes; and transplant, last week, if the season prove favorable, Cabbages, Cauliflowers, Brocoli, Celery, Tomatoes, Leeks, Shallots, ets. A few Irish Potatoes may be planted. Melons for mango pickles, and Cucumbers also for pickling. Sugar Corn for late roasting ears. Tomatoes will furnish a supply when the spring-sown crop has ceased to bear and will continue good until the frost; and when frost is expected, if a few strong plants, full of fruit, be taken up by the roots, and hung up in a cool, dry cellar, the fruit will gradually ripen for some time.
should be, and especially the latter. Plows, sweeps, or cultivators should now be kept constantly going in the cotton, and particularly in upland crops, to encourage a late growth, and the retention of forms and bolls which are otherwise apt to drop off; it is very desirable that the whole crop should be perfectly clean before picking begins....Every requisite provision for cotton-picking should be made by the first of the month, that no time may be lost and nothing hurried when the crop opens--sacks and baskets made and marked, beam and scales properly arranged, gin-yard cleaned off and scaffolds erected, etc....Millet sowed late, will need cutting. Sweet Potatoes require working; and the last planting, from cuttings of vines, should be made before the end of the month. Sow Turnips after the middle of the month.
Every preparation should be made for a brisk onset, next month, to insure a good fall and winter garden. The ground must be cleaned off, manured and well plowed and harrowed or dug. Cabbage, Brocoli and Celery seeds sown, if there is not a full supply of plants....During showery weather, plant a few kidney beans...Sow Rutabga Turnips early in the month, and the other sorts during the last week....Sow Endive, Lettuce and Radishes; and transplant, last week, if the season prove favorable, Cabbages, Cauliflowers, Brocoli, Celery, Tomatoes, Leeks, Shallots, ets. A few Irish Potatoes may be planted. Melons for mango pickles, and Cucumbers also for pickling. Sugar Corn for late roasting ears. Tomatoes will furnish a supply when the spring-sown crop has ceased to bear and will continue good until the frost; and when frost is expected, if a few strong plants, full of fruit, be taken up by the roots, and hung up in a cool, dry cellar, the fruit will gradually ripen for some time.
