Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1859-06-18
farmers Qrpartmtnt
Work for June.


OF the cultvator during the month of June.
As soon as the "stand" is secure from the
worm and bird, thin to two or three plants to
the hill, according to the strength of your
land. As we have repeatedly urged before,
let the working of the crop be done early.
After planting at proper distance ou ground
properly prepared and manured, the crop
should be quickly porked and early let clone
There is more loss to the crop by working
after harvest than By oil other disasters to.
gether. Think Of man working and spend.
ing all proper means to get a beautiful, luxu-
RANT growth and then, at the very time
when it is most in need of ample supplies of
nHtriment, and when thousand mouths are
seeding it from every source, murderous
implement is put in to tare up and destroy
these channels OF supply. Surely, an enemy
hath done this Z"
In working corn bear in mind the object
you have in view, viz: to destroy the young
grass and keep The surface loose. For these
purposes shallow cultivation is sufficient, and
the ordinary corn cultivstor the proper i'm
plement. Should the grass, at any time, get
the start Of you. the mould board will be ne.
cessary to subdue it.
FoTAToEs We ventured the opinion last
month, in opposition to the very general ad-
vice upon the subject that the best time for
planting, for the main crop Of potatoes, is not
before the middle of June. AS the sun has
much power at that time, there are some
cautions to be observed in planting, to insure
the coming up of the seed. The paintings
should be prepared some weeks in advance
of the time Of planting, and spread out where
they will heal without being heated unless
you prefer planting whole potatoes Of small
size. The potatoes should not be exposed
in the field, by being allowed to romain in the
bot sun, in baskets or othewiso. They should
be dropped in the fresh furrow Immediately
after it is opened, and covered without delay.
Attention to these suggestion will insure the
regular coming up of the crop, unless the
potato has been damaged previously. As
soon as the plants begin to grow, run the
harrow over the ground, to break the crust
and destroy such weeds or grass ns may be
terminating. One or two seasonable work
ipgs of this sort, will save much hoe work.
HAY MAKIYG.-The clover end orchard
grass will be fit for hay making this month
The proper time of cutting is point of much
Importance. 1t is suggested that the in
stincts of bees and ether insects are q safe
guide for us. They suck the blossoms when
the sugar is developed in the plant, and ind
cate the period when we may most proftably
put in the scythe. Professor Horsford de-
termned by experiment, that clover cut when
the heads just begin to appear, produced only
OS0 per cent, of sugar ; but when fully de-
voloped, produced LIS per cent, Of sugar
very near Fifty per cent, more than that cu'
first.
As to caring. we quote from valuable
essay We published year ago, on clover cul
ture:
"The water contained in green clover hay
Ga IN from ptu fv.
10 eighty.three per cent. 1t also contains
certain amount of sugar, which is easily fer
mented. Therefore, when cut or placed in
barn or stack, fermentation will be produced
which will destroy the sugar and other nutri
tive qualities, aud vinegar or acid will be pro
duced, rendering the hay sour and unfit fol
food. The clover may be cut, and permitted
to lay in the swarth few hours TO wilt. Lei
it then be to cure and partly dry. When il
is desired to house it let the punches be opeI
and exposed to the air q few hours, and it j!
then fit to go to the barn. A little salt may
be scattered broadcast over the layers
Never let the hay dry so much in field as tt
have the leaves or heads drop of by hand
ling or hauling"
GENERAL CuLTIvATIoN.-MHet,H Hungdri
an Grass, Sugar Mllet, Pumpkins, CymJlinS
Sugar Beet, Broadcast Corn, Field Peas =
These may all be planted still, but the soon
er the better. 1t is of the greatest impor
tance to get your work in state OF forward
ness. 1t ia essential to the proper cutlva
tiou of every hoed crop that the grass b
kept thoroughly subdued while young, an'
never allowed to get strong hold upen th'
ground. The homely va proverb. that "t
stitch in time saves uine"is very applicabl
here. You will now be anticipating too, tn
engrossing labors OF wheat harvest, on enter
ing which every hoed crop should be let thor
oughly clear OF grass, and your corn, IL yo
have followed our advice, "lald by"