Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-07-12
FARM WORK FOR JULY.


ago tho formation and retention of
bolls. Deep and close plowing must
not DO continued, as it will injuro the
roots, but tho middlcs must bo kept
clean and soft by shallow workings,
and tho grass in tho drills taken out
with the hoe. In this way tho crop
can DO laid by perfectly clean at so
late season that the grass will not
interfere much with tho comfort and
neatness of tho final operation of
picking
Corn 10 late this. year, 80 that much
is not yet laid by. 1t should receive
constant surface working until tho
blades meet across tho rows; work
this crop always with the cul,ivator
or with sweeps, after ono or two thor
ough plowings in its young stage.
Cow Peas should be sown among tho
corn, at it's last working, and may
still DO sown broadcast for hay, in
good, rich land; for making seed only
tho earliest kinds arc worth trying so
late. Chinese Sugar Cano should be
worked like corn, and if the ground
is moist, can still be sown for soiling
stock: as we'll rs for winter forage.
Sweet Potatoes must be carefully
worked, throwing mellow, fresh Garth
upon tho ridges, and killing all the
weaas, "Draw." may still bo sot,
which will mako some eatable roots,
and plenty Of seed for another year.
Commence sowing turnips this month,
and continue to SOW at intervals until
the last of September. We some
times, from drought, have been able
to make no turnips, except those sown
this month. In other years the Sep
tember sown crop alone succeeded;
August is commonly the best month
to SOW. 1t is useless to sow this crop,
unless on thoroughly titled and aoeX-
enriched lands. Tho soil must be plow-
cd and narrowed until all Jumps are
broken uo and it is perfectly fine.
The crop is then most valuable, afford.
ing abundance of most excellent food
for man and beast. It may DO sown
in rows and worked between, which
Is best generally, but on land that is
cow-pcnned, they do we'll enough
broadcast.
If you SOW Ruta Baga turnips ma
nure twice as heavily as if for other
turnips. When special manures arc
used, sow two sacks of Peruvian GU.
ano to the acre, broadcast, and harrow
in. Turnip ground should always be
narrowed fine, then when you SOW
the seed barrel of super-phosphato
should be sown with the seed and
brushed lightly in with it. In drill
culture, scatter the super.phosphate
along the drill with tho seed.
July and August arc the best
months for grubb,ng up sprouts and
briars, many of which, if cut down
now, will die, that would spring up
Immediately if cut at any other sea-
son.
1t new lands are to be cleared, it is
good time to cut down the under-
growth, too small for fencing purpo-
sos, 80 as to lot the brush dry. The
sprouts are less likely to give trouble,
and all work done at the leisure time
after laying by, is so much saved next
winter.
If your Wheat has not been thresh.
ed and summed, get itout, and after
thorough summing, put It up in boxes
or in casks, in the middle of the day,
while hot. In basement or dry
cellar, if it is thus put up, it will keep
sound for two years, at least. If it
stands long unsunned, it will be great
ly damaged by weeviL Some add J.
lb. salt to each bushel Of wheat,
which will do no harm, but we have
always found summing sufficient.
HAY.--Cutgrass and forage of all
kinds, before ii gets too rips; a little
after it Is in bloom, is the proper time.
Spread it out and let 1t dry until even
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