The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-05-21
FARMERS COLUMN.
Hints About W ork.

putting us back in orr work, giving weeds
start, rOttiDg the seeds In the ground,
ana making the land TOO wet to work.
These troubles tend to make men sour. aud
also to dlshearten them, but II work /,
planned ahead for 10th fair and rainy
her. We shall fnd that the -sethalkS
OF May are 1ot very serious ones attcf all.
The Seasons, as II progresses, makes up
for early deficiencies, and IL is a satisiac
faction to believe that late cUld springs, or
Cold snaps that put vegetation back, eften
do ten~fold more damage TO insect lite,
which thus receives often severe checks.
Spring Grams and Grass 1t seldom
pays to sow any spring grain after the first
OF May. La every backward seasons it
may be done, but every days delay d.
mlnlehes the probability of securing good
tcropS. Ii the prime Object of sowing grain
i, to seed TO grass, lfor the impression is
prevalent that to get good catch of grass
seed, 1t must be >own with some grain.
crop, which is great mistake 1t would
be much better to SOW the grass alone on
the well narrowed surface, and brush it 10
Ugh ly.
Roots. -Beets and mangles ougt to be
sosn early. The soil should be in the best
order it can lie put, deeply titled and well
manfred, and the rows placed two feet
apart, so that they may be worked by
horsepower The distance is about a.
small as will do for field culture The
pants cover the soil well, and as large
cfops are gained as when the rows are clos
er, Parsnips may be sown in rows equally
distant but the seed should not be deeply
J placed, nor should the sowing be done be-
fore the soil is warm and dry. Rows of
Carrots may be placed little nearer to
gether-about twenty inches apart is best
or most soils-though, in the garden, they
are often Is to Is inches apart.
| Pstatoes There should be little delay
now IN planting the whole # the crop. -
! Gu poor land, we think animal manure is
quite as likely to prevent as to cause the
rot though III very rich soils, no doubt.
| it renders the plant more liable to take the
disease There is little risk of potato sets
rDttlng now if cut even to single ,y s.
Manurilg in the hill with ashes and aSter
is good practice, but this dressing is prol,>
ably equally effective, If placed upon tie
hill at the first or second hoeing. Among
the concentrated fertilizers in market "a
good superphosphate is probably the hrSr
Application for potatoes. Guano Is rat her
stimulating, lut like castor pGmace, which
L. very good for this cior, nlust be n tx ID
with earth IN the drill
FIaa and Hemp Flax is occasionally
s1un In May, bus 1t Is top late for as,ur d
Success. See that ti~ wedding Is ',ar usli-
4 done before the shool> tara up Hen =
may he sown any tine ihi- n,nnth hnt the
eartier-the better Sow in a,lr-, an clean
land A husha to u-he and u halt 10
tie ac}e OF iaud Is recommended for broad
cast SOWING. Les han half The auaniiiy
l. required when drilled Weeds, espcci>
ally grass are injurious, aud may be taia
to the crop wncu quite young.
Broom Corn Should be planted before
lndlap corn. Use liberal quantity If
seed, and thin II out after the wire worms
have done their work 1t needs similar
soil and culture to corn
Cora The corn crops of the country
would be greatly improved il farmers would
take more pains to plant early varieties,
and make a careful selection Of the earliest
ripening ears for seed but early or late
kinds should not be planted before the seen
will come up and grow. If we have cold
weather, as We usually dc have in Nav,
corn struggles with weeds, and exists, be
tween life and death, a prey to cut worms
and gruhs, until hot weather. We find it
much more sat lsfactOry to wait until we
are pretty sure Of having warm, if not
bot, weather within Il week or ten days :
/ then the growth is rapid and health, frrnl
the start. Corn 1sannot be Put 90 lie, ri%i
ground, but must Tee planted Toe t,i,g
Peas nav be ,own broadcast. 5f ln,ftt%.
! Fhe Canada Crecper j. RECON- 1.eaaa8 and
! INA ma ~ at, gtl-
THIS Kind Laraer sar.s fequlre more seed
! Peas aud oats Sown togcther-two bushels
of each per acre-make good sheep OF nog
/ fodder.
| Tobacco. The seed bed may ED water,
ing with liquid manure towards the end of
the month. See that they are wccded
thoroughly, and Timed.
Soiling Crops this climate there is
i no summer solhng crop equal % corn If
The grounu Is very highly enriched 1t may
be sown early this month, but otherwise
sew when the main crop is in, or about the
same time. Du It III TWO and ha'f feet
apart, sowing any large, sweet variety. =
Stowell 5 Evergreen Is good. Oats and
peas sown low may be cut before the corn
and ted green.
Weeds = arly and late, let the warfare
go on. Weeds in the seed leaf may be
swept off, thousands at blow, or push
OF the push hoe. Stirring,of the ground
kills multitude, and lays it open for fresh
lot OF seeds to start In using the push or
common hoe to Kill weed@, walk back wards
so as not t. step upon he Ioosene1 SOL for
this Will re-pant weeds, which would 9th
wise be killed.
COws pine for fresh grass, they may be
turned into swampy lands or bog meadows
when the bog grass springs up green and
tender. This is the only time Of year when
they will eat it. Cattle must not 20 upon
the summer pastures 700 early, for they
will do great damage to the crop Of feed -
Manage, possible, to make the roots last
unit! thc'pastures are fit to turn the cattle
upon. = American Ag,icuiturist.
sD Some wag in Rlpon, Wis, reported
having seen bear in ravine near the
city. Abuut 10 O'Clock on SUNDAY, party
OF ''old bear hunters" accompanied with
hounds and other necessities of life, went
after the bear. They charged around the
woods nearly all day. aud finally found the
moo ,nI