Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-08-05
JuIy ON the Farm.

Inc WORK vi 'le iHnii Always n,oIo Vt 'oss
dependent upon the weather, is Influenced es-
pecially by It inJuly. Hence the Importance
OF relying as much as possible upon machin-
cry. Wherever 1t can be economically used
90 IN Tor 1t and save time. The hay ana the
grain harvest can now be gathered chlehy Dy
power, and every farmer who can possibly
employ machinery should do so' even at some
apparent sacrifice IN the original purchase
1t Is estimated that wherever farmer mas
twenty-five or thirty acres OF grass TO cut II
Will pay to buy and run mower that "nere-
ever he has hiteen or twenty tons oil nay 10
cure, 1t Will pay to buy ana use a teduer'
The more rapidly grass IS dried IN the sun
the better hay 1t VIII make me more even
! y and slowly 1t is cured IN the COCK or IN
the shade the Detier u VIII nc, \ soou 'eu-
der VIII enable the farmer TO keep ms grass
IN the ar ana so TO dry III rapuiy' Inc Jan
ger OF wettlng Is perhaps reduced ohe-hail
because u can be put III inc pafn SO inuch 'no
sooner On a warm, good nay day IL may oe
cut ana put INTO the barn without oahger 81
INJURY, though good hay cured more slowly
IN the cock, Is OF better color and oil a
brighter green. The risk is OF course greater
but farmer OF good judgment viii not often
be caught
we nave OFTEN SPOKEN OF 'he superior quar-
ny oil nay cut carly ana not over dried nap
Plly 'he general praouee oil farmers is rapidly
improving III these respects ana inc nu'noe,
VINO nave come 10 oeleVe III carry cutting anu
careful curing 80 as not to over dry Is yearly
increasing Nhen farmer sees tnat putting
III ms nay as soon az 1t VIII possibly no. uoes
not burn up hls barn. that his cattle eat 1t
with greater relish and thrive upon It lar bet
ter than they ever ana when It was dried to a
straw he VIII not be long IN taxing the hlnt'
Tram as general RUE should DC CUT IN the
dough IL Is better cut early rather ihan
: late, ana the loss from Smelling out Is less.
5 me straw also IS brighter. Wherever land
j. iree from weeds we prefer TO cut close TO
the ground. Oats that lodge must not be neg
leeted. II they do not come up straight III
two or three days, 1t Is better to put IN the
S scythe and cure them for hay
t 1t Is not too late to set Out caboages' inns
Is one OF the most valuable held crops ior
stock feeding that we nave, ana we are sur
: prlsed every year that so few farmers appre'
r ciate 1t as such The weight OF fodder from
$ an acre Of cabbages is enormous, and it is ex
] trcmely nutrtiye and highly relished, by dai
ry stock especially by ali stock in fact. Try
ID few rods at least for field crop, and if yor
try 1t one year aud do it right you will doub
e lie and triple the space devoted to this croI
thenext year.
e Buckwheat may be sown about the middle
Of this month, 1t often comes in well after
f early potatoes, peas or some Oft the early grail
crops
e 1t Is rather late to sow swedes or ruta ba
s gas, though some good cutivators often SOW
late and think they do well. For field croI
h for stock we like to get them in about the 2Otl
70 Of June, and then we expect them to grow o
5 good size. Late sowing does very well io
table use.
Weeds ought not to stand longer than ii
the blossom. a large amount of bedding tol
the pigs can often be collected along the road
sides, and now and then, among poor cultiva
tors, in the potato and the corn field. 1t is d
mistake to allow them to grow, and cost what
it will they ought to be extorminated.