Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-07-12
rsisss Ann Garden.


TiMetv HTNrs Fae Aosr
SHgy. II grass lodges badly. cut il
without reference Ia fitness, Timothy
is tittest When il Is igst Dat Of hoonl:
orchard Grass and elovvg bloom st the
same tins, ana sh, ala te cut when
the latter is ii fullest flower Cat nj.
grasses beiora The seeJ will shcll after
curing. Tie best time b. manure
grass Is jus, after moving: the best
manure, tiuc lbUck compost with a
modicum ~ ASHES, bone dust and
plaster. Spread with showed from
the cart, anl 50 eyer the land With
an iron teo,lel rake, 10 spread aud
knock thc lamps - pieces, and work
them into the sNard.
cram Hare6Stia9 Barley should
become nearly ripe before il is cnt.
and it ought to be boaud and shocked
the same day. AM protected from
dcwS and rains as much as possible.
Thus the brightest and most market
abba grain Il obtained. Oats iipen 50
uneycnly tina; il is often best To cut
them willie many are hardly ont Of
the milk, to save those that arc get
ting too ripe. Tie best tine IS when
the Kernel is in the dough state. What
is lost by early cutting, in The grain,
Is gained in the straw. Wheat ought
10 set nearly ripe, according TO the
latest doctrine, TO give tie greatest
weight Of grain and the best quality
The happy medina between saiiicieu;
ripencss aud liability to shell out is
the p0n.t to be sought IL determining
whcnsto cuf. The older, and perhaps
safer, theory favored cutting while the
grain was in tie dough. Make all pre-
parations early, engage extra hands to
be ready TO cat. and harvest at the
right time have sharp and good tools.
Sheep are distressed by the gad-fv
this month and next, and should be
protected BY tarriug thyi, noses Daub
the tar on their noses, extending up,
where they will not rub it off in feed
ing. The fly lays eggs III tho nostrils,
which hatch, and, the worms ascend
ieg. cause the graft l. The head"
Ues3S.- Suffer none Is IS to seed
is easily written, but very hard to
carry ont. Sill. tie nearer We Eve
mp TO this injunction, the easier will il
be to carry it out. year after year
Mary weeds pulled o. cut up in bios
som, viii ripen see while dying; but
few, the seeds Of which are not fully
mature, will survive the hog per, in
root or seed. 1t is never 100 late TO
pull docks in the moving Canada
thistles, cut a few times below the
surface, will disappear. Carrots are
biennial, and, perhaps. in 4 few eases
will live a rhirt year, it they cannot
blossom the second: aud We have
strong faith though not positive a~srr-
ance, tha; tie seeds i'll not gcrlain-
ate after the thigl year Sotwo wears
cultivation will aima>, clean them out.
IoHng Crap Tiaes.-Thc great
troable with inexperienced cullivators
is. that they will allow Young vine
- have its own way. Ii is the incxor-
able law that n vine cannot yield both
irui; and weed. Il the vine is grown
FOR present satisfaction only, then lei
il fruit il it i'll, bfst II future crops are
regarded. thea remove All the fruit
thzt scts the first year after planting.
and pinch the laterals to get good
wood growth.
Ca5bages.--Sct out cab ages on
land left vacant BY early potatoes and
peas. or on fallow ground wei work
.l ,limei and lungcd. Keep well hood.