Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-09-11
garm Garnen & Ritrhrn,
GATHERINGS.

Cows should always be MIXED regularly
and clean. ,s
Strawberry beds should now receive atten-
tIon be cleaned of all weeds and thinne6
out.
Keep good lookout among the bee-hives,
and be sore that there Is honey enough stor>
ed for winter feed.
As they ripen, save seed Of all choice kinds
Of vegetables, being careful to select from the
earliest and best kinds for the purpose.
Monthly roses now begin TO show their
beauty and, if in q good soil and location,
they will not fail to afford flowers until frost
comes.
In order to have the largest and best speci>
mems of all kinds of fruit, it is necessary TO
thin it out, to some extent, where the crop is
ample. The smallest and poorest fruits
should be removed.
Surfsce tillage alone will not produce the
best results in growth especially in dry
season and, whether ramp or dry, that im>
pIement which will best pulverize the soil is
what the farmer and gardner most need.
The farmers of Long Island are suffering
this season from the potato rot. The l"sses
from disease last year are renewed this sea-
son en- a much larger scale. In some places
fields embracing many acres are wholly blast
ed. The Mercer variety appears to be the
most affected,
Jellies are always acceptable, and great
ornament to the table, Ounces, crab apples
and Fall pippins, make the very BEST Cur
rant Jelly should be made when the fruit. first
ripens. After straining the juice, boil gently
half an hour before adding the sugar, after
which it needs little more. Cool O small
quantity in dish before taking up, to see
lfit thickens.
To grow the walnut, gather the nuts in the
Fall, soon after they drop. Dig off three or
four inches of earth on we'll drained ground,
spread the nuts one or .wo inches despin
the bed thus prepared and cover over with
two or three inches of earth, sawdust, or
anything that will preserve the natural rnois
ture. Plant two or three inches deep, as
soon as the ground is in good order, in spring
where tho trees are TO stand permanently, as
they do no bear tIansplaniing, like most
trees.
The benefit derived fiom frequent stirring
ofsrhe surface soil in dry weather, especially
il 1t be of q compact nature, is derived from
the admission Of air containing moisture
Many cultIvator think that all that is requir-
of them is to keep the weeds from growing
among their plants, and they never stir the
soil except for this purpose but our best cul-
tiVators have learned that frequent moving
of the soil is very beneficial to all crops es-
pecially in time Of drouth.
This is the time when weeds ripen, if left
to themselves. A days work now, if pros
perly directed may save week 3 work next
season. Clear out the weeds from the corn
and potato fields, therefore, cost what it will,
and it will save expense in the end of all
slovenly practices, by far too common among
us, that Of letting the weeds overtop the po>
tatoes and ripen, and shed their seeds on the
land. is the worst. You may mark the good
and the bad farmer by it as certainly as in
any other way.
After haying comes period of comparative
leisure on most farms. There is a time for a
little draining, ditchng cutting bushes and
other similar improvements. Many swamp
or wet meadow may now be taken in hand
and brought into cultivation, and lot of ma
terial for the compost heap, or cow>yard,
thrown out, and be put in The way of pre-
paration for use. NJ thrifty far nor will fail
to provide the proper material for adding 10
the fertility of his land. II muck is perfectly
died, il will mold about nine>tenths it's
own wei ht in liquid manure.
The most important work for August is the
preparation of the gIrund for fall seeding
Summer ialiows are 10 be worked, ard stub
BILE grounds plpwCd the latter should be
turned over as soon as possible after being
cleared Of grain. Time is wanted for weeds
to start before the final working preceding
the sowing, and it is better to let the soil re-
ceive the good effects Of The air, sun and rain,
and become light and puIverzed before the
seed is deposited III it. At least the stubble
should be well narrowed or gang plowed early
to start the weeds.
1t has been frequently asserted that proper
ly underdrained subsoled lands never suffer
from drouth. Who cannot name many farrn>
ers lose their crops from drouth,a at least once
in ten years, and still have never experiment.
ed to know whether they can underdraln and
subsoi their land, for one tenth the value of
their crops, CT whether such subsoilipg and
understanding will save them from drouth en-,
trely And those who doubt this fact should
they not make the experiment, or visit the
farms Of these whj have, to know of its
truth
1t is thought, by the most of farmers, that