Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-15

vide such teamsters with soft leather
lash and timber stock, with which they can
not strike hard blow.
Pastures DO not feed offpermanent past
ures too closely in the former part of the
! season, unle there is a large proportion
of Kentucky blue grass, which is better to
be kept short If grass gets the start of
stock, and begins to head out, it will make
much better pasture to NOW off all the
seed stems, as animals will not relish them !;
and when seed is allowed to form, large
portion of the vital energies of the plant,
which are exhausted in producing the seed
and stems, would make excellent grass
Potatoes.- Cultivate thoroughly and hoe
we'll before the tops begin to fall over and
sprinkle handful of wood ashes around
the stems of every HILL Never allow care
less laborers to strike their hoes in the
ground near the hills, as roots that would
bear tubers, may be cut off. Potatoes do
not need root pruning. If weeds close to
the hills are too large to be covered with
earth, pull them.
Poulry.--To crafty the secretiveness of
hens, make nests where they cannot be seen
by other fowls, when they are laying or sit
ting If nests be too deep, eggs will rest
] on each Quiet, WHICH SuOull HcNCI oCCul.
Peos--Sow part of an acre the last OF
the month for seed. If sown soon enough
to mature before early frost, they will be
free from bugs
Poultry-Feed them ; let them out of the
yard before sunset daily supply them with
box of sharp gravel, where there is none
in the soil Whole grain should be soaked
at least twenty hours for them and If
! ground, it will go much farther.
Ruta-BagaS- not fail to raise few
square rods of them for stock next winter.
PuIverize the soil thoroughly, manure it
well, and SOW the seed in drills two feet
apart, as soon as the ground is dry enough
| to work after good shower. Then crust
of earth will not prevent them from coming
up.
Sorghum When the plants are young
they are very tender They need hoeing
and dressing with care Careless men and
boys will often retard their growth by cut
ting off the roots and burying the leaves.
If the ends of the leaves be covered with
earth the growth will be checked.
Weeds-Wage an unceasing warfare
against weeds and bushes this month. Now
them close to the ground cut them with
hoes, and pull them. 1t Injuries Canada
thistles, ox-eye daisies, and other perennials
materially to cut them close to the ground
just before they blossom We tell work
men in our employ that sharp, steel hoe
is poisonous to weeds, when it cuts them
off below the surface of the ground.
Wagons.-Keep them well protected from
rains and sunshine, as the continued inf1u-
e ice of these Injuries vehicles more than
the ordinary use. Rain will hurt them but
| little if they are kept in the shade. A lib
eral coat of linseed oil on the wheels will
often save dollars for resetting the tire.
Wooi.-keep the floor clean while shear
ing tie it up neatly arrange the fleeces
/ to show advantageously and, keep it IN
clean apartment where mice or rats will not
carry chaff and straw among it.
Roofs---Examine roofs of out-buildings
when it rains. Leaky places will usually
be found where a shingle has been split di-
rectly over joint of the next course below.
In such case another shingle may be driv-
en- beneath the split one
Rye.-Spring rye, two bushels per acre,
may be sowed during this month, to be cut
for horse-feed before early frosts
Rotation Of Crops-Raisc crops that are
best adapted to the soil, rather than at
farmer should adopt some kind of rota-
ton, if he has not already done so, as this
is one of the fundamental principles of sci
entific agriculture.
Sheep.-Let sheep have access to salt in
"a water-tight tub, or trough. When salted
only occasionally, they consume too much
for their health Protect from cold storms
for some weeks after shearing. Apply a
. little pine tar to their noses to repel the fly
Separate bucks from ewes, or fetter their
forelegS, about five or six inches apart,
that they may be impotent to harm. Des
ignate the age and character Of each sheep
by significant marks on the rumps or
shoulders. A figure /, ? or 3, etc. on the
shoulder may signify a eve and her age,
and one on the rump, wether and its age
SDlne.--Pigs designed for pork next fall
should be separated from the sows as soon
as they will eat readily. Keep them in
moderately close quarters as, when run
ming about in large enclosures, they will
expend great deal of material, without
adding proportionately to their growth
There is nothing better than milk oat and
barley meal and wheat -four unbolted, to
make pigs grow. 1t is sometimes more
economical to feed wheat -four than oat
meal to pigs. Where pigs are chiefly val
liable as manure makers, see that they have
enough muck, sods, weeds, etc, to work
over.
JFo1k.--Keep in advance rather than be-
hind your wcrk Perform every operation
in good time and in thorough manner
| lVOOd.--Spit and pile whatever firewood
is exposed to the weather, 50 that it may
dry out before it becomes water soaked
JVheat.- Cut off all heads of rye, cookie,
chess, and pull cromwell Incorrectly call
ed pigeon-weed), from the growing crop.
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