Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-05-24
9mifuItural 9tpartmeut.
Calendar of Operations for May, 1860


Farm.-The fields, which SO long wore a
cherries rusSet hue have now fully assumed
their lively green veSture or where the newly
turned burrows follow the plow of the busy
cultivator, the clean rich soil gIaddenS the heart
with its freshness. Many in favored locations
have already completed sowing Spring grain,
and are Fastening to prepare the corn fields
for planting. Those who have deferred put
ting in oats or other grain because the seed
bed could not yet be made mellow and warm,
have done wisely. "A young plant firmly root
ed by favorable conditions at the first, has
good promise of subsequent thrift. while stint
ed growth in wet and lumpy soil is with diff
Guilty improved by any subsequent care. Hap
py the men who have learned the value of
draining and SubsoiIiRg, and need not to wait
for the water to s!owl yrind its way from the
surface through the compact soil.
Stock should not be neglected during the
press of business this month. The first few
weeks after bringing forth their young is
trying season with them, and they should have
corresponding care. In all cases it is easier to
prevent their degenerating than to recruit them
when low in. flesh.
Beans are worthy of attention as a field
crop. They derive large portion of their
nourshment from the air, and will produce
well where corn would fail. Plant as soon as
all danger from frosts is past-they are too
tender to bear severe weather. Cultivate bush
varieties in rows two and half feet apart
Limas and others usually grown on poles may
also be put in drills and supported on wire
trelises. Some claim that they yield better
when trained horizontally, on leaders not more
than five or six feet high In planting, cover
lightly, say one half TO three fourths of an
rct
Broom COMPLIANT, in hills three feet
apart each way, or if in drills make the rows
four feet distant, and when fairly up, thin to
eight inches in the row
BuildingS-If any are to be painted this
season. it is better done now than during the
Summer when the hot sun dries it too rapidly.
Fall painting is preferable where it can be
done. In erecting new outbuildingS, provide
for the introduction Of water under cover for
stock, and ample Accommodations of stablng,
and for the manufacture and preservation of
manure.
Cabbages are profitable crop when grown
near enough to large towns to be marketed
readily. Plant out from hot,bedS in heavily
manured mellow ground, for earlier crop,if not
done in April Examine roots of growing
plants for cut worm. For late crop, SOW in
drills for future transplantings
Calves kept for stock, will pay well for liber-
al feeding. Give plenty of milk with oatmeal
or shorts. Let any change of diet be made
gradually, to avoid diarrhea Castration is
most safely performed when the animal is about
month old.
Carrots-Try a small plot, if not already
put in as directed last month Horses and
cattle will all takethem gratefully when given
VIZ dry feed next Winter. With proper cul-
traton very large yield of food per acre can
he tl.s secured
Cattle are mostly turned to the pastures
Allow them fodder still, fthe grass is sufficient
Continue to give wet bran and shorts to mch
cows until green food is-abundant 1t is bet
Ter 10 keep working cattle stabbed and feed
them plenty of grain and roots with hay, rather
than turn them out during the heavy laborS of
the season.
CellarS.-Keep well ventilated and from all
decayiDg matter A flooring of hydraulic
cement excludes dampness from the ground,
gives level surface, is less infested by rats,
and affords cool place Of deposit for butter,
meat, etc, in Summer.
Clover may still be Sown on Winter grain.
Where wanted for pIowng in green to enrich
the soil, will be seasonabe. For this purpose
seed literally, say eight to ten quarts per acre
Corn gains nothing by haste in planting
Many cultivators turn over the sod early, and
leave it until the grass roots have started
then, when the ground is warm and the wealth
er settled, the field is well narrowed, which
checks the growth Of grass and weeds and
renders the after cultivation easier Marking
out the rows should be done with a very light
plow, or better, with marker made Of strip
Of scantling with pins set at the right distance
for the rows and two handles like a pow to
guide it. The whiiletree can be attached by
two trace chains passing to staples near the
ends Of tie scantimg. Deep furroWs to receive
the seed remain wet long time if much rain
falls injuring the young grain or even pre-
venting termination. The use of the marker
obyates this difficulty where stable manure
is used in the hill, q light furrow is needed
Use no Peruvian Ghano in the hill unless mix
ed with large quantity of earth, plaster, or
muck.
Draining-ItiS is always in order when there
are heavy compact soils requiring ameoration
Economy on the farm does not consist mere
ly in spending little and living close, but in
turning every thing to the best account The
early morning hours are most valuable for
labor-turn out from the bed in the house to
the bc4s in the garden, and wake up the plants
there. Remember ihat the masters eye can
30 more work than both his hands, and leave
no part of farm operations to be done without |
your oversight. Hire good hands, give good |
wages and require good work.
Fences not now in order, are teaching cat
tie to be unraiy. Five rails high in Spring
oro hnf+ III r;x he, i A.
jump or throw down fences Frequently take
q survey of every part of the enclosures that
all may he kept safe. A little care in this