The Lincoln County herald., 1870-06-09

Of the tiee. Or. Harris recommends u
wash made Of two parts of soft soap, and
eight parts of water, with which is to be
mixed lime enough to bring it to the con.
sistency Of thick whitewash. This is to
be put on with brush, the trunk and
limbs being coated as high as possible,
the whole surface Of tho bark being GOV.
cred, end all cracks and crevices stopped
STRAWBERRIES.
Strawberry beds and plantations should
be kept free from weeds, and mulch Of
tan bark or fresh cut grass put on US tho
fruit begins to. fill. A heavy shower of
rain when the fruit is ripe, has frequently
done incalculable damage to strawberries
by beating the fruit into the ground and
covering with sand or mud. trawberry
plantations should be provided with sur
face drains Of some kind for carrying off
the water during heavy rains in summer.
When the plants are grown in beds, the
alleys between them carry off the water.
Drills should be provided with slight
furrows in the center, for the same pur-
pose. White clover is troublesome
weed in the strawberry plantation. and
should be taken out before its creeping
root and ssem extend far and wide. Dan.
delion is another nuisance to the straw
berry cultivator, which should not be al
lowed to grow, much less to ripen its
seeds, in the plantation. Grubs, wire
worms, and cut t.worms sometimes commit
depradations on the plants, but their at
tacks are generally most to be feared
in soil which is not suitable, or has not
been prepared for growing strawberries.
THE VEGETABLE GARDEN.
A succession of peas, beans, etc., should
be sown every second week during the
month. Brush tor peas, and poles for
beans, should be provided aud used at the
right time. The vines should never be
allowed to fall down for want of support
The spaces between rows Of vegetables
should bo frequently stirred with the hoe,
to kill weeds, break the crust on the soil
and make it finc and friabe. Asparagus
should not be cut until late in the season
as the tops should be allowed to grow, to
strengthen the roots for next years crop.
On the same principle, rhubarb plants
should not be trimmed severely; the
leaves should be permitted te grow and
invigorate the roots. Cabbages. cauli-
flowers, broccoli, peppers, tomatoes, etc
May be set out during cloudy weather
Melons, cucumbers, and squashes, should
be protected from the striped bug aud
other insects. Cucumbers for pickle.
may be sown at any time during the
month. The first planting of celery may
be made about the middle Of the month
The rows should be at least three fee,
asunder, the plants being set in trenches
halEGled with well roited manure, mixed
with rich soil and shaded and watcrct
until they have taken root.
CULTURE OF THE CABBAGE.
The cabbage in all its varieties is abou
as important a crop Az a farmer can raise
Tho early ~arietios are useful in th>
kitchen and profitable in the market, anc
the large late kinds, such as tho Fla
Dutch, Drum Head, etc., ARE valuable
for domestic use in winter aud in early
spring, aud also for feeding cattle and
sheep. The cabbage is better fattenine
food than the turnip. The preparation
Of the soil for cabbages should DO th,
same as for root crops the land should
lie deeply titled and enriched with AT
abundance Of barnyard manure. Super
phosphate, bone dust or guaDo, lime OIL
plaster, are suitable manures for cabbage
Tho plant contains large portion o
nitrogen and consequently requires. nitro
genous manures.
CULTURE OF CORN.
The imperfect ripening Of corn las
year made it rather difficult 10 procure
good seed, and it is probable that many
partial failures Of the 6rst planting viii
take place. The fields should be coscl,
watched aud as soon as failures arr
detected, the gaps should be made goo,
by replanting. The present seaso'
has been very favorable for preparing tn
soil for corr, and all other spring crops
and for getting the seed into the ground
The prospects of an abundant crop Q
corn are good, if other favorable circu,n
stances arc not uraized by depending
on bad seed, or neglectiug the aftercult
ure of tho crop. In replantinG corn, al
early ripening variety, such as the Kim
Philip, should be selected, in order tha
it Eay be matured before frost. The ex
perience Of las. year ought to be sutIi
cient to warn farmers against allowin
grass and weeds to grow up among corn
Deep working between the rows shoul
be done early, before the roots extend fal
Superficial culture, such as cultivatin
and hoeing, may be done even until tn
stalks interfere with the work. If weed
are not entirely banished and the sol
made mellow aud friable, and kept 80 b
careful after culture, full crop need no
be expected.
THE HAY CROP.