Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-03

will make good crop sowed before the 18th
or 2Oth-better for the table than if sowed
earlier. They do best in drills, too, thinned
to or inches apart. In sowing turnlps
broadcast, use as little seed as possible One
pound to the acre, if it can be evenly dis
tributed, is better than more, though two
pounds is the usual quantity Sod land, or
newly broken up land should be Plowed re-
peatedly and narrowed, to rot and kill sOds
and weeds, then freshly narrowed before the
seed is sown.
BUcKwHEAT is a valuable crop, especially
as a weed killer Three pecks of seed is
enough for good land more is required on
poor Sow about the middle of the month.
CABBAGEs = Set out cabbages on land lief
vacant by early potatoes and peas, or on fall
low ground well worked, lined and dunSed-
Keep well hoed-
SoiLiNG CRoPs.-Corn. sorghum. peas and
oats, etc may be sowed, for soiling, any time
this month
Bu1rER-If the feed is good, the butter
NAV be equal to that made last month, pro
vided the dairy is cool, or, rather, of the
right temperature. which is about So to 6Oo
Fahrenheit If the pastures are short and
dry, feed green fodder freely-corn, sorghum,
etc 1t may be necessary TO increase the salt
in the butter little in the hottest weather
D'TCH,aG.-Times of unusual, or even OF
usual summer dryness. may often be most
proftably employed in ditchng and draining
swamps, cutting the boys, and drying and
burning the same
AsPARAGUs.-Thec cutting has greatly ex-
hausted the roots, and the aim should now
be to promote growth of tops. to give them
strength for another seasons effort. Manur
ing will ray now well as any other time.
If the beetle appears. small black beetle
and b ack grub-there will be no difficulty in
recognizing them-cut and burn, if it takes
the whole crop of tops You will lose your
own crop at any rate. and it will be a salts
faction to know that you have done your
part in preventing the pest from sprea ding
to the gardens of your neighbors.
BEA>s--Plant string varieties for success
sion and pickles. Keep the running sorts
such as Limas and other pole varieties, at
moderate height. Six or seven feet is high
enough.
BEETs will make crop if sown now, I'M
less an unusually dry spell should occur.
The Trimmings OF beets, at any season ma Ike
capital greens, and are by many preferred to
any others Collect and wash, and they will
keep good for several days.
CABBAGE, CAULIFLOwER. and all their rel
tives, that have been sown in open ground
for a late crop, may now be transplanted
1t is said that a plenty of lime on the land
put out only perfect plants. 1t often hap
pens that plants from the seed-bed have dis
eased roots or uniformed tops. All such
should be rejected. If slugs are troublesome,
as they often are in wet seasons, use lime, or
turn the ducks in among them.
CARROTS need only be kept clear of weeds
until the tops become too large to work
amongst.
CoRN.-Every one who loves sweet corn
should provide for late supply. Seed sown
even now will give ears for late use, and TO
dry for winter.
CUtUMBERs.-Select good specimens Of the
early sorts for seed and if seed be sown now
In well manfred soil. there will be a good
supply of pickles.
HERB-.-The time to cut these is Just as
they come int flower, as at that period of
their growth they are in full perfection. Our
market e rdeners, however, pay no regard
to the towering pc iod they have seed beds
of Thyme, Sweet Marjoram, Summer Savory,
and Sage, from which they take plants during
the present month and set them in rows
foot apart each way. Keep well cultivated.
Peas Sow seed from the very best. A
late sowing may be made for venture, but
we have never been very successful with late
plantings of peas
RHUBAEB.-Cut off every flower stock as
soon as 1t shows it-elf Now that fruit is
plenty the bed should have rest.
SQAsHEs-Every one who grows squashes
to any extent, will have MIR. Gregory = work
on his iavorite subject. They Will find there
set forth the necessity of highly manuring the
VIII de ground for the running varieties, keep
ing this clean as long as possible, and then
allowing the vines to root at the joints In
sects. Of course, must be killed they APP
pear. The more bugs the fewer squashcs
TOMATOES Except in nice garden culture,
we can not look for any systems of training.
Something to keep the fruit from the ground.
be it brush or rails is all that the farmer
will attempt Those who able TO give
much time to the matter can get a great
deal of amusement out of the tomato, as it
bears cutting to any extent, and may be
trained in whatever manner that suits one E
fancy American A9rtculfuris.