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Vol. XVIII.
TOR THE REGISTER.
TURNIPS.
As the time is at hand for sowing
Turnip seed, perhaps the following re
marks may not be entirely useless to
hoe whare disposed to adopt that
Ivi v! oi cultivation which ensures the
be-t crop. These remarks are selected J
from the most approved treatises on
husbandry, and are well worth, the at
tention of our farmers. ;
As the cultivation of Turnips upon
an extensive scale, as well for the feed
in of cattle duri hir the winter months,
as" for culinary purposes, may & ought j
to become an interesting; object to the j
citizens of the United States, the fol
io wing observations are offered as com
prehending its most improved modes
...of culture": ; .S.
The Turnip delights in a light, san
tl v loam ; if a little moist the better,
especially in warm cl i mates. Upon
new or fresh ground th ey are al ways
sweeter, than on an oid or worn out
soil. Though such is the kind of land
best adapted to the raising of turnips,
-yet th ey are cultivated upon every
sort cf soil in ue as arable land.
Much of the sandy soil now laying
waste in various parts of the union,
might, with the assistance of culture
v nd a small portion of manure, be pro
fitably employed in producing turnips;
for such ground, if dressed with a light
coa t of clay or loam, would yield ex
cellent crops of this vegetable.
The cronnd intended tor the produc
tion of Turnips in the ensuing season, f
o'tght to be deeply ploughed in Ucto
toer or November, and to be left in that
rou-Hi state to receive the benefits of
thevvinter frost, &c. In the April
following, when it is peifectly dry,
harrow it ind let it lie so till the mid
- le of May, when it should have ano
ther deep plouging; across, or contra
ry wi-e to the former ; the first week in
J h ne barrow it, and toward the e nd
o that month give the field a light coat
of w ell rotted manure, and immediate
ly plough it in lightlv ; after which the
'soil and manure are to be well incor-f
p. rated, by harrowing the ground ef
fectual! vvvith a weighty harrow.
Ah! says the farmer," this vvill never
do ; the crop will not be worth the ex
pence. First, make one fair experi
ment, and I am convinced you will
not give up the pursuit : you ought to
take into consideration, that after the
turnips are oil the ground it will be in
a high state of preparation for several
s "u 1 e-s h e c ro ps.nf various kinds, and
t! a t v i th m t this, or si m i 1 ar ti llage, i t
t. v remain during your life in an un
productive state. ' .".
i he Time of sowing depend much
on the application ; however, the gen
eral mode in the middle States, is to !
begi n about the 20th J uly, a nd to eon -tin
u e so v i n g, as c c n veni e at, from thi s
time to the middle of August, or a few
davs after.
The quantity of seed sown on an a
ere by tiie great turnip farmer, is ne
xe r less th a n one pou n d , more fre -
cj u ently a pou nd and ahal f, & by some J
tuo. If every grain v. as tir come to j
perfection a quarter of a pound would
be more than sufficient, but having to !
encounter. s. many accidents a pound
is the least quantity that ougnt to be
Sown ori an acre.
Th period in which you intend to
sow. bei ng arrived, plough your pre-!
pared turnip ground once more lightly;.
fcive it one or tw o strok.es of the harrow j
ad over, and sow the seed immediate- .
I'rn the fresh surface. The method.
cf sowing is genral 1 y . by broad cast. ';
with a high and even hand : but some
' s:nv in rows by means f a machine j
i: railed a turnip drill, which- method is
; galy approved of, particularly as by
it much labor is saved in hoeing and
tlii n ni ng the plants. i
i In the former method, the sVed is '
covered by drawing a fight harrow;
backward, that is, wrong end foremost,
' to prevent th? lines which are -eneral-
ly set somewhat pointed forward, from
tearing up the clods and burvin- the.
; seid too deep. . " -, B. .. j
One of the most important narts nf
the treatment due to the cultivation of
the turnip yet remains to be done, that
is, to roll the field with a heavy roller
1'imeniafely after harrowing in the
I sed, provided that the "round is sun
t ticiently dry, or as son rT after, as it is
in a fit condition. By this means all
I the cl od s are broken ."and much of the
I ecd that would otherwise be exposed
tu bi ds, &c. will be covered, the sur
face rendered smooth and compact
thereby, and consequently more re
tentive of moisture, which will greatly
promote the vegetation of the seed and
growth t.f the plants.
But the all important point is, that
the rolling of the ground is experimen
tally found to be the most effectual
method hitherto discovered for the
preservation of the rising crop from
the destructive depredations of the
fly. The turnip fly is al ways found most
n u m erou s in rough wo rk ed grou nd, as
there they can retreat and take shel
ter under the clods or lumps of
earth from snch changes of the wea
ther as are disagreeable to them, or
from the attacks of mall birds and o
ther animals. -.:
Experiments have been tried, on
coati ng the seed with sulphur root, &c.
and f steeping it in (ra n oil and in
solutions of various kinds, as a securi
ty atrainst the fly, but the result has
not been such as to establish any prac
tice of this nature.
Hoeing the plants and setting them
out, as it is called, comes next under
consideration; the method of doing
this dextro isl v, is diflicult to describe, 1
nothing bu t practice c an t each it. 1 1
matters not which way the operation
is performed, provided the ground be
st i n ed , the weed s erad icated, and the
plants set out singly and at proper
listances. The flue distance is from
seven to twelve inches every way ;
this must be regulated according to the
strengt h of th e la nd . the ti m e of so w
i n g, aad the kind o f t urnip cul t i vated
-strong ground and early sowings al
ways producing the largest roots.
The critical time of the first hoeinjr
is when the plants lie spread upon the
ground are nearly of the size of the
palm of the hand ; if however, seed
weeds hcv numerous and luxuriant,
thev ought to be checked before the
turnip plants arrive at that size, lest
by being d rawn u p tall & slender they
should acquire a weak sickly habit.
This first hoeing is indispensably 5
necessary, ami a second might be pv-'
en with ad vantage when the leaves are
grown to the height of eight or nine
inches in order to destroy weeds, loo-
sen the earth, and finally to regulate
the plants.;,:. ;:
Here again, will the farmer exclaim
against tne exj ence and trouble of
hoeing ; but let him try one acre in
thi? way, and leave another of the same
quality to nature, as is too frequently
done, and he will find the extra pro
duce of the hoed' acre will more than
six times compensafe Tor the labor be
stowed. liaising turnip seed requires more
attention than has hitherto been paid
it. In Norfolk, the great turnip dis
trict of England, the farmers there are
masters in the art of raising turnip
seed. It is a fict well understood bv
them, that if the seed be gathered re-
pentcahj froui untransplanfrd roots,
the turnips fnn this seed will become
4 coarse necked' and ' foul footed' and
the fiesh of the root itself rigid an;j
unnalatable. On the contrary, if tf;e 1
seed be gathered repeatedly from trans
planted root s, the n ecks w ill beco me
too fin e. and the fihres or roots too
few ; tle e 11 ti re pUnt acquiring a weak
and delicate habit, and the produce,
Plough swept, wilt be small. The
tar;r-er h:salierefore two extremes to
avoid. It h; been found by long ex
perience, that transplanting two, three
or four years, and letting the plants
i run up ia the patch, the third, fourth i
r nttfi, wni keep the stock in the de- l
s 1 red state. The transplanted p Ian ts
are to be put into a piece of rich earth
i n 1 1 1 e kitch en ga rd e n or i n any other
suitable place of the same kind.
AGU1COLA.
The Editor .thanks'-. Ahicox.a for this
valuable articif, and for his Drcmise ofrtir.
thcr coinnnmicHtions, which will be always '
I.: 'iSr. .n . . 1 1
tiia.iiiw.uiiv rcceiveti.
PROGRESS OF THE PRESIDENT.
On the President's arrival at Lynn,
he was met by a committee of the town,
and, under a salute from Capt. Batch
elder's artillery, conducted to the Ho
tel, where many ladies and gentlemen
previously assembled, were presented
to him. As he left the Hotel, a very
large number of the inhabifants,of both
sexes, and of al! ages, drew up in two
lines on the common, Terming a lane
extending from the Hotel to the Meeting-House,
through which, with hU
Ooraretbe p'an of rfr, de Ugh dial Peace,
Unwarp'd by pirty rase, to lire H ke Brothers."
FRIDAY, JULY 25. 1817,
Excellency Gov. Brooks, and their re
spective suites preceded by the com
mittee of arrangements, he passed, a
lighted on foot, and then ascended hi
carriage and continued his journey.
At Marbl ehead he was receive I w i tl
great respect by the fathers of the tow n
and committee of arrangements, under
escort of Capt. Story's Light Infantry,
and amidst the sound of bells aud can
non, and the acclamations of the citi
zens; here he spent several hours, re
ceiving congratulations, viewing thr
town and harbor, visiting and inspect
ing Fort Sew all and its garrison, re
viewing Maj. Iletd's battalion of ar
tillery, &c.
A little past 3 o'clock a salute from j
Col. Rasseil's regiment of artillery,
stationed in South Sal em. & the ri ng- j
ing of the bells, announced that the I
President had readied the bounds of!
Salem, where he was met by the Se-;
lectmen, Committee and Marshals, & I
welcomed by Col. Mansfield, chairman
of the selectmen, in the fallowing
terms;;:.'
" We are highly gTatiSed, sir, that we have
once more an opportunity to present our re
spects to the Chief Magistrate of the nation ;
and we, the Selectmen, sir, in behalf of the
inhabitants, sinctrely welcome you to the
ancient town of Salem"
After which, he quitted his carriage
and proceed with the cavalcade on
horseback. He was soon in the centre
of the town. The descent from the
high ground to the South Bridge, exhi
bited the cavalcade, w hich had increa
sed at every step, to fine advantage
An arch thrown over the bndge, was
handsomely dressed with flags ; pass
ing under this, the President entered
into the midst of multitudes of citi
zens thronging the streets, While every
window was sparkling with female
beauty ; aril, turning the angle, into
Essex street, the gratulating shouts of
thousands rent the air. Having pass
ed into Court street, through Marlbo
rougn, Federal and Boston streets, to
the head of Essex street, the cavalcade
halted. Here the President dismoun-j
ted, and joined on foot the procession f
of the inhabitants thei e for-ncd agree
ably to the ju(lic;ous arrangements of
the com mittee. A n e ! egen t battali o n 1 !
composed of our three companies of.
light infantry under the com mam! of;
Capt. White", of t!ie Cadets, conduct-J
ed this pi oce.,ion, under a salute from ;
the artillery, to the President's lodg- j
ings at the Eex Coilee House. Near ; j
tlie President's person, in the proces-' :
sion. were man y of our most distin- 1
guished naval and military command
ers. In the passage through Essex ;
street, the hopes of parents anil of so- !
ciety were pi esen ted to the President, ,
in the assemblage oi about a thousand
children, regularly arranged on each j
side, under their several schoolmasters ! j
and forming an extensive avenue for
the procession to pass through. When
the head of the escort reached the
Coffee' House, they opened, aud the
President was conducted in by the
committee, where he met with many
distinguished characters, among whom
it was a high gratification to behold j
his Excellency the Governor, (who
with his aids, and in full uniform) had
arrived some hours before ; the Hon.
Timothy Pickering, of the Supreme
Executive Council, &c. &c. Here, in
front of the house, and amidst the as
sembled citizens, an Address was de
livered by the Hon. Mr. Pitkman, as
chairman of the committee, and an j
extemporaneous Answer retunled by 1
the President. We have not been a
ble to procure a copy either of the Ad-11
dress (which was delivered in a very
graceful and appropriate manner) or
the Answer. ;
Some time after, the President, ac-'
companied by his Excellency, and ma-' j
ny other public characters, was escor-1 j
ted to theTown Hall, where a num- i
ber of our most respectable citizens
were personally introduced to him ,
From the Hall he proceeded in a car-j'
riage with the Governor to Washing- j
ton Square, where he reviewed the
line of troops, composed of the batta--li
on of cava 1 ry , th e regiment of arti I - V
lery, the regiment of infantry, and the '
Independent Cadets, (the whole under '
the orders of Col. Russell, of the ar
tillery) and then alighted at a mar-
quee, where he received the inarching K
salute. The military display was
most beautiful ; and we understand
the President was pleased to express
sense u tne nne appearance ana
correct performances of the troups ia
high terms of approbation. After thei
review, the President (who entered i
and quitted the square under a peal J
f artillery) was escorted by the ca-;
val ry to his lodgings, where he sat
down to dinner with a large number
of guests whom he had invited to his
table, and among whom were hi Ex
cel lencv Gov. Brooks, the Secretary
wf the Navy, Hon. Mr. Pickering,
Judge Story, man v naval and military
officers of the U.S. ; Gen. Hoveyand
other militia officers, the venerable
Dr. Dolvoke, Rev. Clergy, Committee
of Arrangements, Marshals of t!ie day.
& c . In the evenin g, the President
and the Governor, with their suites,
visited the Town Hall, which was
crow ded With a brilliant assemblage
of ladies and gentlemen, and where
a free and polite intercourse took place
between ttese distinguished visitors
and the company assemblttl. An ex
cellent band of music enlivened the
brilliant scene. At an early hour the j'
President, with the Governor, retired, jj
having been greeted at every tuin,;-
through the day, with all the marks-1
expressive of respect for the first Ma-':
gistratrate of the nation. i j
W ednesdav morning, the President
.... . .O . ;
with his suit, pursuant to the purposes
of his toun visited Fort Pickering, on
Winter islaud, the East India Mu
seum, the Salem Atheueum, thenew
work house, and whatever other ob
jects of a public nature, and worthy
his regard, the town offers. In the
afternoon, dined with the Secretary
of the Navy, in company with the Se
lectmen, Committee of Arrangements,
and many other gentlemen of distinc
tion, &c. &c.
The Town Hall (a long room over
the Market) was first made use of to
pay the honors of the town to the Pre
sident of the United States. It is not
in our power to describe the handsome
style in which it was fitted up ; it ex
cited the admiration of the President,
and drew from him a compliment to
the Ladies, whose taste and skill spread
over it such a neat and graceful dress
of ornament, in festoons of oak; con
nected with bands of gold, and dispos
ed in the most elegant and appropri
ate manner. At the north end of the
Hall was the seat of the President (a
chair from Mount Vernon, with the
name of Washington inscribed upon
it) upon an elevation of aboutfour
feet above the floor, ascended by a
flight of stairs, being a circular projec
tion in front of a colonade. over which
was an arch supported bv pillars, and
surmounted with the arms of the U
nited States. Around the room were
portraits of eminent worthies, of old
and present times, and representa
tions of various scenes in which the
glory of the nation is involved. When
liglited in the evening by a thousand
lamps, and glittering with f emale beau
ty, it displayed an enchanting scene.
Salem Gazette
ROCKINGHAM SPRINGS.
THE subscriber invites the attention of in-!
valids 2nd others who wish to paS3 the
Summer at a healthy and an agreeable situa-
tiun, to tliese Springs. They are situate in
Rockingham County, North-Carol ma, forty
siX miles to the north east of Salem. The
excellence ol these MINERAL WATERS
is well known ; and havh g fnude provision
for the accommodation of those who rt-ay vi
sit these Spriners, he assures them that no
attention. will be wanting on his part to ren
der their visit agreeable.
JOHN L. LESUEUR.
June 10. 26 6w
STATE OF NORTH-CAROLINA. m
corxTr of hasholph,
IZaman JlIMcr's JExectiicrs
vs. vln
Ityhind Roberts ', 2? ethers. S
Equity.
lJ OTICE is hereb g ven, to R chard
1 l ShackletVd, and wife, Peter Roberts,
Jacob Miller, and wife, Uenrj- Fuller. Sarah
Fuller, and Rland Roberts Tliat on Thurs
day the 17th day of July next, at the house
of Col. William Uurnside in Iwrens' D s
trict, Souih-Carohna, we intend taking the
Depositions of Solomon Fuller, Abr.er IMes,
and others. On Sat unlay the I61I1 da"oi
Autnist next, at the liouse of George Roberts
in the County of Rock jgham, and state ol
NorUi-Carolma, v-e intend to take the Depo
sition of George Eoberts and others. And
on Wednesday the 6th duy of Aujrust next,
at the house of Btnj :mm Elliott, in tle town
of Ashborough, N, C."ve intend to take the
Depositions of C!err;en- Arnold, Wlutlock
A n Id, and others, to be had it evidence in
a certain matter of controvers in our Cvm
of Equity depeiTding, vvuereln " eare com.
pla;nants and you are dc? -ndants ; when and
where you may attend, co.
JAMES MILLER, 7 ,
HAM AN MILLER, 5 bxra
June 4th 1317.
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No. 9:1.
VALUABLE LANDS, MILLS, &c.
1-Jr Sale.
i S I am desirow f rc.noving, cither fo
A the State ct( Qhio or Indiana, 1 wish,
to veil, at a fair rWice
6 10 acres i Juniper c Cypress Swamp
Land, in the great Dism.d in Gates c un
ty, adjoining the lodsof Wm. Small and
others Tbis land appreciates foUn va
lue, ia consequeiice qf the growing dc
mnd f,-.r Shingles," &c.
211 acres in Orange county, 8 milea
north west ct Hillsborough, on which is
a Saw Miil nearly new and in good re
pair, 2 or 3 common Houses, a sufficient
quantity of cleared land to employ 5 -r
hands, well adapted to the culture of To
bacco or anv kinder" Grain, well water
ed and timbered.
200 acres of Piney Land about 2 miles
froiHthe said mill, unimproved.
100 acres of Pitiey land 2 or 3 miles
fp ni said mill, with a small improv ement
Both of which tracts are of a tolerable
quality.
350 acres where I now live, 10 mile3
north-west i-f Hillsborough, on tiie r ail
leading from Hillsborough to Caswell
Courthouse and Lenox Castie ; on w hicli
is a comfortable Dwelling !l use, l;tp
convenient houses, a young Apple an&l
Peach Orchaitl cf about 1000 t ets jut
beginning to bear a new Gnt Mill with.
2 pair of Stones, Bolting Cloths, 3cc. a
valuable Distiller', the house of tiu dis
tillery and nullcacu f vo stories hih. 30
by 24, and the under story, of b tti Ur.it
of stone ; 2 Stills, Snmls &c. ; a sufficient
quantity cf cleared lard to empl .y ti or
10 hands, and eq lal in quality to any land
in this pa.rt"6f the country, well timbered,
a number of excellent Spring!, a g.'l
Stand for a country Store and Boarding
House, as.uis convenienr to one; of "the
best Schools in the State, under the care
of the Rev. VV. Bh-gham.
300 acres adjoining the above, of a good
quality, well timbered, &c with a small
improvement.
Also the Crop of every description new
growing, the stock of H-rses, Cattle.
Hogs, and Sneep (1-2, 3 4, Htbfull
blooded Merinoes) valuable Household
and Kitchen Furniture, 2 or 3 new wag
gons "well finished, farming utensils. Sec.
All or any part of vvhicii I a.n willing
'.o sell on moderate terms oue thin I u
be paid when possession is given, in spe
cie or notes on either of the Banks of this
State, the remaining two thirds at con
venient instalments. If not sold at priv ate
sale bef :re the hrst Tuesday in Decem
ber next, on that day, and from d iy to
day until all is yld, will be expoted to
sale at Public Auction, on the pre miics
where I live, all the above Lands, Cr ?p
Stock, &c. The terms will be more fully
made known on the dav of sale.
JNO. CAMPBELL.
Harmony Hall, Juue 18. 26
P. S. Should I sell .it private sale, I
willgive timely notice in the Raleigh Re
gister and Star, to prevent disappoint
ment. JUSTLY KSTCEMED & HIGHLY"
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