Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-08-01
Agricultural.
Hints for August Work.

ILLUS IOE AuS ASt w OEAs
BUSHES AND WEEDS August is O season
for the most effective and deadly onslaughts
upon weeds end bushes. The nature of most
weeds Is in the first part of the season to make
tops and afterwards 70 concentrate their en-
ergies either upon the produc elton of seed or
maturing their roots, as to live thOrugh the
winter. If cut in this dry, hot weather, it Is
usually certain death. Even Butter-and Eggs,
(LmarIa), tina. detestable of weeds, is some
times killed by thorough hceing up In an
August drouth. As for bushes, once cutting
up, and then letting the sheep browse off the
young shoots, will make an end of the worst
even wild roses aud blackberry bushes. Do
not let any weeds 90 to seed. The season has
been particularly favorable to crops of weeds.
and without proper diligence IL will take
years to do away with the harm that may be
done, if they scatter their seeds.
SEED GRAN.-Look out early for a good
supply of clean plump seed, especially for
that 20 be used this season. Clean it thor
sughly from sll shrunken kernels and weed
seeds by repeated wInnowing.
BUCkwHEAr may be sowed now end make g
good mass of green manure, TO be plowed un-
der in time for sowing rye, or for enriching
che ground for spring crops, and with chance
foz . crop of grain.
TIMOTHY sowed clone Will, good soil
quickened with top-dressing of bone, guano,
o. any fine rich compost, usually catch well
and sooner make good sward than that sown
With spring grain. or upon winter grain in
The spring.
WHKAr-H the soil be dry in winter and
in good heart now. plow early, and giving a
top-dressing of some good fine compost, or
special manure, dri Il in the wheat. 1t is poor
policy to risk winter. wheat on soil which,
from lack Of draining, barely allows the
plants to struggle through.
OATs.-Harvest before too ripe, and thus
have much better straw, more and plumper
grain. ~
CoRs.-It is great temptation sometimes
10 sucker corn for the sake of getting green
feed for cows. We do not believe in sucker
ing corn at all, though with some kinds it
may have no evil effects. With many varie-
hes We feel sure that the suckers are impor-
tans ~ secure the proper filling out of the tips
Of the ears, the tassels coming into flower i
Little later than those of the main stalks, the
later maturing tip kernels of the eal, sre
thus fertilized. Pull weeds among corn, but
DO no hoeing sfte1 the ground is shaded.
WATKR.-1here 10 no more important sub
ject than the supply Of iresh and pure water
Tor ihe stock in the pasture and III the yards,
tbe lack OF it cannot be made up By the best
Of feeding and otheE care. Ii is very bad 10
ke obliged to drive cattle far Tor water
Young calves and cattle are often seriously
stunted by short supply of water in August.
WEAVING YOUNG ANIAALs.-Coits, lambs,
and calves, left to take their regular allow
anee of milk naturally, should be wesned
about this time, say when three or four months
old. The colts being put In enclosures away
from their dams, and allowed to suck at trss
twice g day, then once a day Tor once or
twice, thus they will be weaned quietly and
without falling off In flesh through running
to and fro In their anxiety. Lambs must be
weaned abruptly, and 10 make it easier for
both parties, separate them beyond the sound
of each others bleating, leaving the lambs IL
the old pasture. Give the ewes very dry feed
and milk those whose uddeTs appear distend
cd and tender. Put TWO or three old tsmt
ewes or wethers with the lambs US leaders
50 make them manageable. Calves are YER
easily managed, being allowed 20 suck oni,,
while the COW is being MIXED, and that bu
once day after few days. Tie mixer Cal
restrict the allowance OF milk that the Cal
gets at his discretion.
Cows.-Use all diligence to prevent tn
cows drying. giving good pasturage, exlr
feed if necessary, and plenty OF pure waite
Farrow COWS to be fattened this fall, shout
be dried off before September, and kept i
good flesh, being ted SO as to be on the gal
all the time.
SwNE-keep them making manure
weeds and all sorts of rubbish which will d.
cay, should be thrown to them to work Ovel
Peas may be ted unthreshed, using such
may have been somewhat damaged, and thu
the hogs viii be In prime order when corn
fit to iced.
SHKEP.-Keep tar upon their noses to kee
off the bot-hy, which causes grubs in tt
head examine rams about the horns an
heads and elsewhere for wounds, which soo
become maggOty if neglected. Wash the
Out and apply very warm pine tar.
PouLTsY.-GIve ell kinds share of Il
daily waste; butter-miIk, loppered milk, ct
Collect eggs daily, keep in cool place
close boxes, set on the points, and packed
Indian meal, bran, or siaked lime, invertiE
the boxes every two or three days. In Il
moultIng season hens cease laying. Ket
chickens well fed, and growing rapidly. Gil
scaIded cracked corn, wheat screenings, Br
mus grains, etc., with free run for green fot
and insects. See that fowls have clean ar
deep dust baths, in which little quick-Iin
or wood ashes occasionally thrown will be t
tai to lice. Whitewash roosts and nest boxe
MANUaE.-Employ any spare time in loo
ing about the neIghboriBg villages or fact
ries for valuable refuse that will pay for har
ing Leather scraps, wooden waste, slaugh
er-house ofal, horn piths, hops and sprOu
from the breweries, soapy and oily water fro
the cloth factories, which may be absorbed
muck or led out upon the grass. Save al
choice finer manure from the bottom of col
post heaps In the yari for wheat.
Tools that have been IN use during t
summer should be thoroughly cleaned, t
steel parts painted with linseed oil, and
away.
GARDEN SEKDS.-One should not in the G
joyment of the abundant products of the z;
den forget to provide for next year, in t
way or seeds. This is often thought of
late. and after the best of the yield has be
used upon the table Some kinds of seed a
best raised by large growers, but there
many sorts that every one can as well save
himself.
ASPARAGUS will now only need to have
coarse weeds pulled up. If seed Is wants
collect it from the best plants. Some EogL
cultivators strip of the flowers as they appe
believing that the root will De stronger If Z
allowed to bear seed.
BKETs-Thln and use the hoe freely,
slowly grown beet is of poor quality.
CoRS.-Selecs the finest and earliest ears
seed. Destroy the worm that feeds on
silk. ~ f-f-~ Ah1H h~I
HKRBs.-Continue to gather as they co
into flower. Dry and put out of the way
dust. c7e-i~H err Il roL-
MELoSs.-Remove those set too late to
pen. II a vine is allowed 70 carry only tn
or four melons, the fruit will be all the lar
and finer. q
FLOWER SEKDs.-Select only from the
flowers, and gather. "a soon as ripe. All VII
burst their pods suddenly, like pholxes, p
SHE'S, ETC., are to be taken before they are q
ripe, or mnuy will b. lost. Label every
riery a soon Is gathered Seeds Of peEez
ais and biennials are generally best sown
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