Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-17

An excellent black varnish for harness is
half pound of gum shellac dissolved in a
pint of good alcohol, an ounce of good lamp
black, and an ounce of gum camphor, cork
ed tight in bottle, shaken up frequently
and applied with a swab or brush. Add
more alcohol if too thick.
LinSeed Cdbe-Some farmers, who feed
oilmeal, frequently purchase in the summer,
when it is cheaper than in winter.
Manure.-Scrape manure yards and sheds
and collect all the fine and well rotted ma
nure to apply to wheat at seed time. Be-
meath many barns in the country, there are
a number of loads of the choicest manure
for wheat, which may be shoveled out by
taking up few loose planks in the stable
JIachjReS--Purchase or repair thrashing
machines, and straw and hay cutters for
fall and winters use. Months often elapse
after a machine is ordered before it can be
shipped, or come to hand.
Oats-Harvest before they are dead ripe.
If cut when about two-thirds Of the pani
cles appear of a yelowish colCr, the grain
will be heavier and the straw will make ex-
cellent fodder Where one has abundance
of room, oats may be gathered loose and
much faster, than in sheaves. If bound,
they occupy far less space either in stack
or NOW 1t is well to save seed where it
ripcns fist.
OrchardS-Whcn the ground is not COW
cred with a smooth turf, remove all brush
and sticks, level with hoes, harrow thorough
ly put all stones in close heaps where ap-
pies will not fall on them and be bruised,
roll, and SOW a bushel of orchard grass
seed and half a bushel Of Kentucky blue
grass seed per acre. This will form soft
and smooth surface for the fruit to drop on,
when it is to be gathered.
Ocen.-Let oxen work in the cool parts
of the day, and enjoy quiet rest and rumi-
nation while it is too hot to labor. Feed
WELL use them gently, and they will do
more and grow fat while working.
PaStTes.-Where the ground is very dry
and the grass short, it is better to give all
stock one feeding of hay, daily, than to al
low them to gnaw the grass close to the
ground. Sheepneat cattle and horses will
subsiSt on hay in summer as well as in Win
ter. Pastures must have more time to grow
in hot and dry weather, than when vegeta-
ton does not suffer for rain. If pastures
are short, let stock be fed green corn stalks
or sorghum, portion Of the time.
S-When peas are to be fed to swine
without threshing, those who practice feed
ing them prefer putting them in large
stacks. Then, those that are vet by rains
can be fed before they have been injured.
If designed for sheep next winter, it is bet
ter to house them, or put them in long and
narrow stacks, and cover with lean-to roof
of boards
Poulry-Drive turkeys, ducks and chick
ems to the meadows and wheat stubbles,
that they may eat grasshoppers and scat
tered grain. \ mixture Of loppered milk
and Indian meal is excellent to make poul-
try grow and hens lay.
Seed.--Save grass seeds of all good
kinds to stock down with next month. Gath
er turnip, carrot, parsnip, and other seed
before birds waste them Every farmer
should save his own seed, and preserve his
best roots, grain, grass, etc, for seed
Sheep.-Lambs should usually be wean-
ed this month, to allow their dams to recu-
peratc before winter Late lambs need
not be separated till next month Let ewes
and lambs be confined in contiguous fields,
if possible, as they will be more quiet when
only fence separates them. Let several
dry ewcs,or those having very young lambs
run with the flock of lambs to make them
more gentle and manageable Examine
the heads Of bucks for maggots about their
horns. Apply tar as warm as it can be and
not burn, to any part where the skin is
broken, especially where maggots have
hatched. 1t is a common thing for bucks
to have bruises and sores filled with mag
gots about their horns
.Sachs.-Rctop them as soon as they set
tie, raking them off smoothly, when wet so
as to turn all straws down the sides to con-
duct the rain off readily.
IU1nipS.- Cultivate and hoe often. Keep
down all weeds and grass Thin out the
drills. More roots can be raised at 10 inch
es apart than at five inches Plants always
live better if put out just before night, than
i'll the former part of the day, unless the
weather is constantly cloudy.
TooiS.-Protect all tools, whether iron,
steel, or wood, from alternate rain, dew and
sunshine. Moisture and heat will rust iron,
while wet raises the grain of wood, makes
it rough, and rots the joints.
HagonS.-Keep all wheel vehicles in the
shade during hot weather If tire is very
loose, reset it. If loose but little, the fel-
iOOS VI hlC' "hCClo bc SdUuIdIeI Will
linseed oil, and wheels of OK carts and lum-
Der wagons soaked in coal tar.
Hater-See that every animal is suppli-
ed with clean water Hens, turkeys and
ducks, often suffer for drink in August
Scrub out the water troughs often where
horses and neat cattle drink and see that
the timid and weaker ones are allowed to
come to the water as often as the master
animals. Sheep will thrive well without
water but much better when they have ac-
cess to it.
HeHs.-Make preparations for digging
wells where needed this month, when springs
of water are low. Collect stones, brick,
timber, or water-lime and sand for stoning.
bricking, curbing, or plastering. Most farm
ers can make well at a small expense,
with little pains and management.
JVheot-Obtain good seed free from
weed seeds and shrunken kernels. Pre-
pare the ground WELL put in the seed in
good time, not without dressing of some
kind Of manure. If the soil is not well un-
der-draincd, where it is apt to be too wet
for winter grain, better defer sowing win
ter wheat, and raise spring wheat next sea-
son.
Iards.-Improve leisure days after har-
vest in fencing and improving barn yards.
SORGHUM AS A GREEN FODDER.