Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-06-14
Horticultural.
Hints for June.

II seems but as yesterday slnce we sat dow
10 write our " hnls " for May, and here we afe
plump into Juoe A Whole month, with all ~
precious hours, gone. How many whose eye
may meet these lines, an look back upon the
month just past and say they are satisfied wlth
their manner OF spending it2 How many2
But 1t will not answer Tor the farmer to D.
looking back 100 frequently. An occasional
Retrospective glance Is profitable, but iet tho
man who desires to ifospef ana 10 cultivate :"
hopeful, buoyant spirit, look ahead
Of all the months IN the year, none may more
appropriately be termed tho Lopetul mouth,
than that upon which we have just entered.
The crops are all in AID are all up, aud The far
mer already begins 70 sec visions Of waving
fields and golden hatyests. But June IS o. loss
busy month, because hopeful The MOST
weatheihas gwen 40 unusual ygor to the weeds,
and they must not be allowed TO steal away the
food that belongs to the plants. The hoe ana
rake must be kept moving IN the garden, ana
the cutlvator and noe must be kept busy IN the
cOrlfed aud potato patch.
Corn needs e.riy attention The weeds must
be kept down, and the surface OF the eart1
should have a good stirring almostas soon as the
blades show their heads A Judleous use Of
the c1ltiya or or horse hoe will prove excellent
economy this year, as II saves hand laD)r
thorough stirring with the oultvatOr, running
it close To the hills, leaves but little 10 be done
with the hoe 10 going over your corn have
the resolution 10 thin the plants wherever too
thick. no matter how thniCy they may be -
Nothing is gained by having more than three
or at the most four--plants III IL hill, where tie
gram IS the ObjecI AIMED Tor. little sprihk-
ing ot ashes, or alr-slaked lime, on each MI
beiVre hoeing, will i've good satisfaction.
Let your hoelng be well done. IL takes tut
little longer to do 1t thoroughly, and " once
well done, IL twice done
The prospect DOW IL that we shall have ine
crop OF grass. Many fields will Ce ready TO cut
by the last oil the month, and we recommend
our frmefs 10 commence haylng early-especl l.
ly on fields which will yield second crop -
Grass is an easy crop To gather, an 1t II be cot
early, aud a light top-dfessl1g Of manure be
Immediately added, few telds will refuse To yi'Id
paying second cop. The more hay, the more
STOCK may be kept and the moro stock Kept,
the more manure This is the way 20 ,et com
pound interest, brother farmers.
IL is not too late yet to plant corn, potato Is,
beans, or in fact almost any kind OF seed, aud
as II is imE ortant that our next clols shall be
unprecedently large, let each one consider wheth-
er ne cannot put in little mose seed. Even a
few square rods OF beans will be better than
nothing, and require but little Of either manure
or labor.
BY all means keep the manure heaps in memo
ry tnls month. Scrape up little here, and a
little there aud you Will soon have enough to
top dress at least one field as soon as moved.
Corr ana millet may be sowed at any time
this month, iot forage crop, and many car
make II profitable to Try piece OF one or bott
OF them.-Ma0 Republican.