Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-07-05
AGRICULTURAL.
Ifrom the Rural Register ]
Farm Work for July.
HARvEsTINo.


The chief point to be remembered in bar-
VeStlng gram Is that it should be cut before
1t becomes fully ripe, or in other words. lust
az 1oon as the berry has passed from the
milky state into that resembling tough dough
when pressed between the inpers An
grasses, in which of course we include clover
should also be cut when the flowers are par
tally faded, and before the seed forms. as
the exhaustion of the soil will be lessened
thereby, whilst the quality of the hay will
be improved.
CULTIVATION OF CORN.
See that the cultivators are busily en-
ployed among the corn rows, harvest or no
harvest until the plants are in a condition
to be laid by permanently. Use the hoe
freely about the hills to Tighten the soil and
Tree 1t OF all grass and weeds, and do not
suspend operations in consequence of dry
weather, Tor 1T Is 10y constant stirring of the
soil that it is enabled to extract moisture
from the atmosphere The dews and vapors
cannot of course penetrate compact surface
but arc lost 10y the action of our July suns
to the growing plant unless these sources of
supply arc absorbed by soil which is con
5tantly kept light, loose, and friable, as all
corn ground should bc, and without which
care, drought may set in and inurc the
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FALL POTATOES.
1t Is nCCCsJary that potatoes should be as
| 8fduloualy worked a5 corn, that the ground
| should be deeply plowcd, and kept az LIGHT
| aG it can possibly be made. The vines must
be carthcd up occasionally, and if there is
not an abundance OF potash and soda and
lime i'll the soil, it should be furnished to it
at the earliest possible opportunity. Wood
ashes, plaster and aalt-j0 bushels of the
former and one bu5hcl each of the two latter
constitutes an excellent mixture for mpro-
wing the yield of potatoes. The mixture
may bc applied after the vines have started
and should be broadcastcd and cultivated
in. The reason why new lands, and. after
these, lands that have been q long while in
grass, are best adapted to the growth of the
potato, Is In consequence Of the great uhun.
dance of potash and soda which all such
lands contain, and where these important
constituents are wanting, they must be
supplied, or the yield will be scnsiby di-
mnishcd.
Take especial care at this season that. a..
preventive for worms in the head of Sheep.
. a trough il placed under cover To which they
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the trough tar should be freely spread. and
over the tar salt should be freely sprinklrd.
The sheep will thus in getting at the salt
smear their nuscs with the tar and the latter
has been found thus far the very best prcVen-
tive OF the fly, which frequently othcWisc
| lays its eggs i'll the nostrils Of the sheep and
creates thc uscasc commonly known as
worms IN the mead. Let the tar and salt bc
renewed as often n, least "A twice III every
week. see also that the sheep are prUyl.,cu
with iu!l supply OF pure wafer.
FALL TURNIrs.
The chief points to be observed are these :.
The ground should be deeply plowcd and
made perfectly light-a sandy loan is better
adapted to IN" growth of the tumlp. 1t
should be made quite rich, and for the main
5 1all crop should be seeded not later than the
frSt week IN AuguSt-perhapS week earlier
would be better still at all events the soil
should be lrlablc and rlrh. II the drl!l sya
ten Is used, and 1t Is by far the test, the
drllls Shoulu DE lud OIL about two tcct 'r
two and hall feet apart, the best barn yard
or stable manure deposited IN the burrows,
which should then be covered aa potatoc,
are covered 10y two bouts OF the plow. The
creStS oil the ridges should then be flattcncd
ahd the seed drilled along the centre OF the
Hatttncd ridge. Where manure Is deficient
an excellent substitute will be found in
Manipulated Guano, b"causc the latter con
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guano should be plowcd under, or in the
absence of either bone dust finely ground
may be used. The after culture consists in
keeping the ground light and loose, and IN
or WIFI tbc h"" ,rL. tnrni,,. sbnnII l'
thinnnd on, n nn, Ices han c;,,ht ;n,bc.
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