Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-17
farm and AuasshuId.


Hints for the Month.
july brings more anxiety TO the farmer
than any other month Of the year; the
great harvest OF grain and hay Is mostly
gathered then, and II is his lot to toll
severely through the long hot days To
many other classes il Is the season of rest
and recreation; the springs, the seaside or
the mountains, are the resort Of those
whose business is done behind the counter
or desk. Fortunate for the farmer that In
this season Of toll and heat his labor is
not done between brick walls, but where
the free, fresh breeze can fan him, and the
golden .hued landscape of the harvest
month invigorate his spirits.
The Harvest Fidd-Good implements
will go far towards supplying a deficiency
of men. lt is also cheaper TO use the tools
than the human muscle which they bal
ance Therefore II is for the interest Of
no farmer 10 enter the harvest field poorly
supplied with tools. Another thing
keep the tools in good order, knives sharp,
and bearings well oiled. Then work
steadily and don't fret. II is poor calcula-
tion to risk much in the harvest field
Grain should be bound and securely
shocked nearly rs fast MS cut IL the
weather is dry and has the appearance of
somewhat green, but if wet let is rct ripe.
If farmer could have weather of his
own choosing he might make his straw
half as valuable rs hay by cutting early
and curing WELL and he would lose moth
ing in the grain. All spring grain is likely
to be of good height this year. and may be
bound readily, but barley is handled, if
unbound, very easily, and there Is no bet
ter way of harvesting, perhaps, than TO
throw IL in winrows as you reap, and
gather with barley forks
HdrCoa DrihkS-Tea and coffee made
strong and drank clear and hot arc the
best drinks that can be taken into the
field if the weather is very warm and the
labor eXhausting. Homemade beer,
which every housekecper can brow, is
cooling and grateful Alcoholic drinks
arc full of headaches and disappoint-
ments
TIE Hay Fjdd-TTaying is the most
pleasant farm work if conducted with the
proper labor-saving appliances. There
need be little poor hay put in the NOW or
stack. Do not burn up the hay by too
much summing. Glover, especially, re-
quires but little sun if we'll cured in the
cock il will bear stacking in an appa-
rcntly grecnor stage than timothy or red.
top. Far more clover is injured by get
ting ovcr.ripe and by too much curing
than by stacking or putting in the barn
too green.
CultipdtiRg.-There is a vast deal of
small corn to be titled in July, and it will
hardly do to neglect it. Many farmers can
find time between their crops to do this
work. Especially will this be the case if
they arc strong handed, and in most cases
il will pay to have one hand more than
tI,ro o1r,. .,r
in your crops promptly and doing the
cultivating. Another way is to hire an
extra hand and keep the cultivator going
while the harvesting and haying are
carried on. Either plan is better than
neglect, and the few extra dollars paid out
in the present will be returned with inter
est IN the future.
The Sammcr Fdllotc should already be
broken, and save an occasional narrowing
will need no care in July. But IL this is
not the case, blowing viii be the work for
dark weather, If wheat is to follow
clover the land should be plowed as soon
rs the hay is removed; then work the sur
face and top-dress with manure.
lVcedS.--lt is well TO harrow unsecded
stubblo ground early and let the weed
seeds start. The autumn plowing will
then destroy them. Beware of letting
weeds ripen and spread their seed during
this month. Many varieties mature at
mid summer, and they need attention
The Hop Ydrd-Clcan cultivation is
the main thing here. Look after the grubs
and keep the vines we'll to their supports.
Try dustng plaster on the foliage for the
insect.
Sucking Hay and GrdiR-The bottoms
of old clover stacks and mows also arc
sometimes infested with the clover worm,
which cats the stems. Where such have
been it is unsafe to stack again. Long
and narrow hay stacks are of good form
10 feed out. Round ones are better for
grain in bundles.
Stock and StdHeS-Horscs work hard
in haryost-time and should he literally
fed. Other stock require little care save
that they have plenty of water and salt
Keep the stables clean and busted with
plaster.
Minor Forage Ci0pS.-Provide for win.
tcring more stock by sowing turnips, plant
ing cabbage in the corn and potato fields
i'll the place of missing hills, and sowing
corn for fodder. Make every foot of land
produce usofully, There is a crop suita.
bic for each season.--RUrdL Neso Yorker