Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-07-22
Hints for July,

The duties Of this month are mostly devoted to
laying and Harvesting. which are important, items
in the farmers ayocaions
The late heavy rains and cool weather will i'm.
prove the grass, and probably retard its period Of
ripening Clover should be cut when in full bios
SON, as should June grass aud meadows il is
respectable stock hay, II cut green, but f let till
ripe is little better than straw. Timothy will bear
a ripper stage than any other grass. As general
rule all medicinal aud culinary herbs should be
gathered while in blossom, aud before ripening
their seed as they then contain more Of the essen.
tial oils aud saccharine matter than at any other
time the same reasoning applies TO hay and clio
yer.
Clover and Timothy should be cut about the
first bossomng of the Timothy, if the clover is Of
the medium kind-if Of the large kind they come
into season ut the same period, and should only be
sown together. Fields that are three-fourths clio.
yer should only be cured by sweating in cocks
After laying in the sun till fairly wilted, make up
into cocks Of rs or 100 lbs, where they may lie 3
or days; then open to a few hours sun, and il is
ready for the barn. A little salt, say quarts to
the ton, is benefcial-more than that is sometimes
injurious TO cattle.
The horse rake, on old fields, is a great saving
in expedition and expenditure. No farmer with
ten acres Of hay should be without one Swift's
Patent Of Clarkson, in this county, is the one we
prefer, containing an important principle that no
other one does within our cognizance.
Wheat harvest will be late this season, and there
fore exposed TO rust and shrinkage. The heads of
wheat will be short, in this region; the cold and
droutb. al the period the embryo formed, has had
the effect to defeat full Development although
it has increased in ofsets, but not enough to com.
pensate for the shortened heads.
Cut all tue grains before fully ripe You will
have more pounds Of berry and 6ner -four. and
save the distribution Of chess and cookie over the
field
The English method Of Shocking is the safes,
and best Commence by leaning two sheayes
against each other, aud then continue on both
sides gill there are dozen flatten and beat the
heads together till they Intervene and form the
shape Of fiat broom. They will not blow down.
dry quick, aud will Withstand long series Of wet
weather.
Try to get along without the use Of spirits dur.
the harvest labors Substituting some home-brsw-
ed beer, or coffee, or cold water ginger and moass.
es. Water little soured with vinegar, and sweet.
ened, is great reever Of thirst.
The greater part Of the spring seeding with clio.
yer and timothy will be lost, from the want of rain;
the only remedy is TO seed again early next spring,
and that process none Of the most sure
Turn your sheep on to the summer fallows as
soon as they look green-aher which thoroughly
drag or work over with a culiivator.
This month and August are though, unfavorable
to making and laying down butter, and therefore
many resort TO cheese making, which no one should
do with less than from s to 10 cows as small
cheese are rarely good; they dry and cure before a
sufficient time has elapsed TO go through the second
or incipent puirid fermentation, whereby that ne
culiar, pungent and essential flavor and melowness
is impaired to them. Butter well worked over
second time, aud laid down in brine, will keep
sweet any length Of time. We have eaten butter 1
years old, as sweet as the day il was made Il
whitens little the outside which may be scrap
ed of If intended for market.
KeeP,he weeds out of your garden. and pick up
and burn all the fallen fruit kill the future insect
that destroys your plums, &c. Look every day at
your potato tops and il you can detect the cause
of the disease.-Geneses FaTm.r