Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-07-20

Pastures.-Do not feed off pastures too
closely, as the grass will be long time
starting again, especially in hot and dry
weather. 1t is a bad policy to keep so
much stock that pastures are always very
short. The leaves of grass perform the otfi-
ce of lungs. Therefore, let plants have top
enough, that the breathing may not be OBJ
structed.
POtatOes.-Finish cultivating and hoelng
potatoes as soon as practicable, as the
roots should not be disturbed after tubers
have begun to form. If weeds appear "a
mong them, they should be pulled rather
than hoed up
Pouhry.-Keep good dust bath for the
fowls, and add unleached wood ashes to it
occasionally; watch any appearance Of
vermin, and clear them out with an appli-
cation of kerosene, which may be rubbed
under the wings, and on the backs and
breasts Of the birds Whitewash OCCASION
ally and thoroughly houses, perches, nests
and all.
Sheep--The best attention for sheep this
month is to allow them an abundance Of
good grass and salt Dry ewes and year
lings are very liable to be in heat this
month See that bucks do not run in the
same flock with them, unless they are
shackled If there are any old ewes in the
flock, separate them at once, where they
may be fed one pound of corn meal daily.
If confined in a small enclosure, they may
be fed moved grass and meal Managed
i'll this way, they will make good mutton in
two months. Old ewes will fatten much
sooner in hot, than in cold weather
Stacks.--Where hay or grain is put in
stacks, make foundation at least half a
foot from the ground. The best way to
build stack is, long and narrow, and to
cover it with good boards, placed directly
on the top forming roof like the covering
of lean-to, sloping only in one direction.
Seclne.-As soon as green peas are fit to
feed, let the swine have a good supply.
Keep shoats in a thriving condition. When
! they are confined in close quarters, NOW an
armful ofred clover for them, once or twice
a day. Where whey is fed, it will make
much better swil to mingle meal, or shorts
with it, and allow fermentation to COM
mence before feeding Swine of all kinds
like clean and pure water, as well as any
other animals and if they could always
have access to it, they would not probably
'wallow in the mire."
SOiljng.--Millet, Hungarian grass, oats,
sorghum, and corn may be sowed for soil
ing.
Turnips-There is no kind which gives
better satisfaction on the whole than the
purple top strapleaf 1t is the turnip for
the million, both for the table for market,
and for feed Swedish turnips (Rutabagas), ),
sowed during this month, make excellent
table vegetables, better than if sowed car
h., Il l..
among among other crops in open corners,
or by-places, and where you cannot use the
seed-drill well
IanbaTk--When teams have little to do,
and lahorers are at leisure haul spent tan
bark and deposit it in some day place, for
| littering stables next winter Dry tanbark
is an excellent absorbent Of liquid manure,
and it will pay to haul it, as well as saw
dust, one or two miles. In summer it can
usually be obtai ned readily In autumn it
is sometimes scarce.
I0Ols.-keep all implements under cover,
or in the shade during hot weather The
sun warps and cracks the wood work of
scythe snaths, rakes, and forks, and when
they are covered with dew, thin scale of
rust is soon formed on bright surface of iron
and steel, all of which iniure them more
than ordinary use alternate rain and sun
shine will often straighten bent pieces of
wood
IedderS.--When farmer has much hay
to make, in will pay to procure a tedder,
and keep it i'll constant operation, until the
hay is fit to rake. Grass will cure much
faster when it is flying through the air than
when it remains on the ground.
| Femji0torS.-Make one or two near the
middle OF every stack, and NOW, by tack
ing four boards about one foot wide tOgeth-
er, making trunk set these on the end
and draw them upwards, as the NOW or
stack is carried up. Some holes should be
! bored through the floor where the ventila-
tor stands to let in the air. \ bag stuffed
with hay answers a similar purpose to the
trunk OF boards, but, of course may not be
left IN the top of the hole, as the trunk
may, when the NOW is full.
IVhedt.-ln localities where winter wheat
will be fit to harvest the last of the month,
see that everything is in readiness before
the grain is fully ripe Wheat makes more
and better -four, lift is cut before the heads
droOp; before the kernels have passed the
| dough state" Leave an acre, or more of
the earliest and best to ripen fully for seed.
/ w Ht''t LhdhcS Dcttef hour 10 put II IN shock,
/ as soon as cut, rather than to sun it in the
swath, as is sometimes practised. In low
cry weather, cover the shocks with hay
caps.
Veeds--Write the words, H0ac Weeds in
large letters, where all the hands will be
sure to see them and let every laborer un-
derstand, that if it is too wet to work at
hay, grain, or hOed crops. weeds may be
moved, close to the ground. In many past
ures, large bull thistles cover nearly one
half the ground They should be moved
not only to allow the grass to grow, but to
prevent the seed blowing over the country.
WOOd.-For use next winter fre-wood
should have the benefit of the hot weather
in July and August, if not already cut and
piled under shelter.
JFork--Drive your work in the cool part
of the day From four o'clock to seven in
the morning-the very time when most
farmers do the least works the pleasant
est time to labor Rest from IL to / o'clock
Then work will go much easier, than to
rest during the cool part of the day.
Yards-Grade and drain barn and stable
yards for winter Level up low places by
hauling in hard and heavy earth in time to
allow it to settle before heavy rains in an