The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-07-13
Aaritnltnral
HOW SHALL We MEET TIE DEFI-
OIENOY?

Il seems to be decided that we are to
have but moderate crop Of English hay
this season. The grass is growing up thin
On new ground good deal is winter.killed
What is not winter killed will be pretty
good. On old ground the crop will he light
making the whole crop less than an aver
age. Now, it will not do to say, the croI
Of hay will be small, and we shall have to
sell off one.iourth or one-thri Of the stock
in the fall. We must set about meeting the
deficiency in good earnest But how3
In the first place cut the meadow hay
early. while it is tender and sweet, and the
cattle, especially the dry stock. will eat up
clean and thrive upon it, aud good fod-
dering put before the milch cows at night
will disappear before morning.
9. Plow up piece Of moist pasture land,
aud put on what manure you have; harrow
il in and SOW Southern corn or sweet corn
broadcast, aud harrow again, and you will
get good crop Of corn fo,ldcr the very
hest thing, if we'll harvested, for the milcl,
cows Three tons of this to the acre, when
the grass crop is light, is no triilins inntter.
DO this the first dull day, for that is tho very
best time to SOW the corn.
! have known very good crop of po
tatoes harvested from seed planted Oh the
fourth Of July. Your horses and oxen have
made considerable pile of manure since
you carted il out in May. II you have a
bushel or two of early potatoes, plant them
putting the coarse manure in the hill,
4. Now is the time to sow rlta bagas.
You have doubtless reserved piece Of
land and heap Of compost for this crop.
Sow all you can. II the compost falls
short send right away by the express man,
and get few hundred pounds Of super
phosphate or bone flour, aud sprinkle into
the drills, and report which does the best,
that or the compost.
5. Sow plenty Of flat tirnip seed in
your con.fclds at the last hoeing, and in
ull the spare corners that You have. Plow
up piece Of old pasture, SOW on some ash.
es or superphosphate, aud SOW ,urnips. ]
have observed for several years past, that
the cows or sheep whose owners have a
thousand or even FIVE hundred bushels of
tur,,ips, are in better condition than those
whose owners have none. Any time before
the goth Of July will do to SOW turiiips.
G Take pains in harvesting your coril-
stover to have il bright and sweet. think
il hest to cut the stalks aud get them into
the barn as fast us they arc dry. By long
exposure in stocks in the field they become
black, and lose their favor. When they
are to bc fed out, they should be cut into
pieces Of not more than an inch long, to-
gcther with wheat or oat straw, if you have
il. aud put into the feed trough, aud well
sprinkled with water in which handful OF
salt has been dissolved, and remain few
nOurS, tO DcCouic H'oisl uhi NuuCT. iut
cattle will then eat them up clean. The
corn butts and husks should I've got in as
soon us the corn is ripe, md not suffered to
stand in the field ill all the goodness is
bleached out Of them.
think it is u good practice to sprinkle
salt upon the husks us you pack them away,
after husking. This keeps them from,
moulding, and from growing hard and the
cattle will eat nearly the whole, aud find
nourishnicnt in them.
Now there is work in all this. hut II is
better than to sell oil your stock, or pincl,
them next winter, or to be worrying les,
you should not have hay enough to carry
them through. Whatever you do, brother
farmers, in this direction, you must do
quickly; and those who Immediately attend
to il, viii find when the SHOWS Of another
winter have melted, and the grass start,
green in the spring, that their ca,llc and
sheep win take to the pastures thrifty and
strong, and that they will have good sup.
ply Of manure for another cUp-C~. N
T. Farmer.