Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-06-08
JUNE.

Ieu WHO Tedu TINS story.
JUNE.
Gently, without pain OF sorrow, the old
, giides into the new, and in changeful
beauty the seasons pass on. Spring and
Summer, rich alike in birds and blossoms,
meet and mingle, the one a sweet pre-
lude to the other,-natures prophecy of
what her suns will bring. The apple
blossoms and violets of May, have shed
their fragrance, and given place to the
roses and honeysuckles Of the first days
of summer Glad. joyous June, :" the foil
age month";" with her wealth of cooling
shade and gorgeous sunshine, treads light
| ly along the glade, deepening the green
gloom of the trees, and the soft emerald
tint of the grass, and strewing thickly
here and there her bright hued flowers.
, The lambs frolic in the merry sunshine,
the young birds chirp in their nests; the
dusty bee gathers dainty sweets for flu
ture store, and the earth, in this happy,
blissful time, looks very young and fair.
Field and forest are exquisitely beautiful
and as we look abroad over this ever
changing panorama-so charming in its
shifting scenes.-we are reminded of the
words of zone of old, who spake as never
man spake": Consider the lilies of the
field, how they grow; they toll not,
neither dc they spin; and yet say unto
you, that even Solomon, in all his glory,
was not arrayed like one of these"
WORK FOR THE MONTH.
/ of all the twelve, June is the month
which most taxes the strength and endur-
ance of the working farmer 1t is the
month in which nature puts forth her
most vigorous exertions in aiding veget-
able life and growth, and man, to keep
pace with his great friend and leader.
must now redoubie his diligence also.
1t is not a time for rest and reading, and
the hints for work to be done are showing
themselves on every side; our notes, then,
need not be lengthy nor numerous.
on THE FARM
The sceeds are springing up everywhere |
and growing finely whether crops are do |
ing well or not. The warm dry days that
June usually brings are just the time to |
kill them, and every intelligent farmer
knows the imperative necessity of being
up and at them, early and late, with all the |
force of hands and good plows and cult |
vators that he can command. If he can |
but conquer them during this month and /
put the ground in the best condition for
the corn and other plowed crops, he can
take much comfort IN the thought that
his work of this kind is more than half
done. But woe to that unlucky one that
gets his ground but half clear during
June His chances for laying by" a
clean crop are small indeed.
Speaking of cultivating
CORN,
Some writer who claims ample experience
in the matter, contends that we often hill
1t too much and advises to add but an
inch or two of soil at each blowing to
that which covers the roots. If the soil
is sufficiently mellow the most that is
needed is an occasional stirring to mod
crate depth.
soILIyG CROPS
Ii any of. our readers wish to try the
experimentation we take it that it would
be an experiment with most-of raising a
crop for soiling the milk cows in the fall, (
in case of 2 drouth, now is the time to
sow. Sow in drills two feet apart, using
about three bushels of seed to the acre.
One acre of corn sowed in this way will
make as much feed as six or eight acres
in pasture.
HAVING.
Every other kind of work should give
way to the urgent business of the haying
season. 1t is of great importance that the
hay crop should be cut in the right time
exactly, and cured well and quickly now
ed away or stacked. A little money
spent in good implements, as tedders,
improved horse rakes and stacking, and
moving machinery, is well invested, for
they help to hurry through work that
needs to be done in hurry.
~ BucKwHEAT AFf
May be sown from the middle of this
month to the middle of July. If you
have bees, sow as early as you can do it
conveniently. At all events SOW q: sonnet
time that you may have the wherewith toI
make the healthful and palatable cakes
next winter. a. SD a9
sa POTATOES.
The bugs are said to be very active eve-
ry where, notwithstanding our hopes that
they had migrated, and are anxiously
watching for the young potato shoots
which they demolish as fast as they APP
pear. There is poor prospect for crop
this season, but those who can afford to
sprinkle the vines with Paris Green, one
part with six parts ashes occasionally, or
whip off the bugs frequently with brush,
ces for all they have to sell. We once
raised very fine crop by the whipping
process when our neighbors, who gave up
in despair, failed entirely If your bugs
are not the kind to be driven away by
whipping, gather theminto pans and scaId
or burn them. .....t 81. .s~.-.< ~
HARvEST-TME
Is near. Let the reaping machine be tho
roughly examined, oiled, and repaired if
necessary. The barn, too, should be made
ready. and the granazies cleared out and
c4eSnsed. - 49, - &a- - T. \
4 THE ORCHARD
l Will need some attention now as the cat
terpillars are doing large amount Of mis- |