The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-07-21
AGRICULTURAL.
From the American Agicuf

From the American Agriculturis.
WORK FOR July, SoUTH.-W0rkinR Cotton
Fields.-As a general rule, give your cotton
crop its last working this month. Some sea-
sons, the weeds are too large to eItirpaie with
the plOw without injury, even before the 10Th.
Keep the helds clean, whether your intention 10
rotation, in your future crops, or cotton to sue
coed cotton. IL will save labor next year
Tobacco Fields.-Pay particular attention to
your tobacco plants, by topping them, or nip
ping off the buds with the aid Of the finger and
thumb nail, as soon as they have frcm twelve
10 fourteen leaves, or abont knee high. Take
care not to destroy the small leaves near tho
buds; for, il the land be good and the season
favorable, the very top leaves will, In short
time, be nearly as large, and ripen quite az soon
as the lower snes, whereby two or four more
leaves may be saved; thus obtaining, from six
teen to eighteen leaves instead Of twelve or
fourteen. As the topping Of the plants 10 es-
sential 10 promote the growth and equalise the
riPening Of the leaves, this operation should
be commenced the instant the bud shows a dis
position to 20 to seed, and should be followed
Immediately BY removing the suckers az fast as
they appear
Smoking Corn for Foddsr-The blades from
early-Plsnled corn may now be stripped for fod-
der. Let the shuek, or husk, on the ear, first
change from green to whitish east; then tiea
tie between the ear and stalk. The stalks should
not be broken down, a. this would require more
time 10 strip off the blades; besides, there will be
gain In the end; for II will sooner be secured
from rain. Let the ears be well cured before
stacking.
PIo,cing bef,csen Lafs-piGrfea Corn, Potatoes.
Se.-Lats corn. viii need blowing this month,
as well as late paintings Of potatoes and vines,
tsquashes,) and the earth drawn towards them
with hoe.
Cutting Millst.--Millet grass should be cut
when just beginning to turn, ifintended for
feeding, and treated in the same manner a. are
oats. 49,.
I'nproripg Pastures for Stoea.-If your leis-
ure will admit, grub up bushes, cut down sap
lings, and deaden greens for calf pastures, 10 30
sown in September or October, with RE-
Flowing will not be necessary, as the fall Of the
caves will cover the ground, and the grain
spring mp, and give fine winter bite. Make
artificial pools in your pastures for watering
your stock, ifthers are no natural ones. -
Prepare for the Cotton Hsrussf.--As tbs COT
tOn-gathering season is approaching rapidly,
prepare baskets and sacks for picking, a. your
leisure viii admit, particularly wet or rainy
days. @
Making and Collecting hanHIe.-This may
be attended to as directed for the north and
west.
Kitehen Gardsn.-Sow bsets, carrots, cabbs-
ger, sndives, shalots, dwarf and pole beans. let
tuce, shaded situation,) mustard, tomatoes.
tcovsr the seed,) melons, cucumber, sqaaahss,
Indian Corn, peas, turnips. I'm new ground.)
rsdishes, llong andshort,) split enisss, esali-
flower, and roqust Frequently stir ths earth
around your plants In dry weather; water thsn
In the evening. Prepare your groand for no
moving plants thasafs coming en-. ISL
Fruit Gs,dsa, Shrub6sry, $s--Pressvs
wAlts, er ysklsw cling stone psachsss and NJ
and domsste plums a soon - rips. Destroy
suckers about usss.