The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-06-21
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early variety OF corn will sometimes
ripen planted as late as the first or even
the second week In June. But as !
general rule il isibetter to substitute
some Other crnr, such ~ beans, or tug.
/, ,nips, or buci1Wheat. ~ hem the ground
,isi moist and umelioW, # fthe corn i
soaked for 25hours in sOit wetef, it VIII
cemeiup quieklyuE7,l jI9bi~sIF hn4
| Beaas. I'VE have had a rood cropsol
beans plantsd the last weak of June,
but as . rttleiit s better to plant as soon
after YOU are through planting corn as
possible. Beams are usually i very profit.
able crop, Hhip ths; sol, J. culture, and
harvesting are all fayorable. Our own
practice Is to plant them with corn
or bean planter) in rows q feet apart,
inches apart,in the row. r A larger yield
can perhaps be obtained by drilling she
seed in 9 continuous row, dropping the
beans about two inches apart bat the
former plan gives q better opportunity
for Ih0eing. In either case be CAREFUL to
20 over the field with hoe, ,aad cover
any beans that are exposed :. DO this
especially il heavy rain occurs soen
aftel planting. 81 Cultivate the first mo-
ment that therows caA be distinguished,
and frequently afterwards, The French
cultivator is one Of the best for beans,
as it can be run close without covering
the plant Hoe, If necessary Not a
weed should be left! In the Geld.i w eeas
greatly reduce the yield, and by render
ing the crop difficult to cure damage the
quality, AMI render pulling q slow,
costly, and unpleasant business. If you
have reason 10 believe that your land is
full of weeds, do not plant it to beans.
Bettes .sua,saes-fa1low-it. On rich land
planted early, the Marrow ia more profit
able than the small or medium
white bean. The price is higher, and
the bean straw ID much more valuable.
The smiy objection to them is thst they
are apt to split in thrashing. hne =
,Potato<s-It will saye much labor in
hoeing, just as the potatoes are break
| ing the crust TO harrow the ground. We
have repeatedly done this with COM
mon harrow, with marked advantage,
1t will pull up q few hills, but the dam
age is nothing in comparison with the
benefits derived from stirring the soil
and killing the young weeds. Thomas
harrow viii, anless the ground is very
hard, do the work more effectively, and
without pulling up any of the potatoes.
Afterwards keep the cultivator at work
between the rows as long as it will not
break the stems which produce the
tubers. Atfifst we go twice.in d row, and
run the cultivator al near a. possible to
| the plants Fhiss should be done two OF
three times, -Atinaervals Of FIVE or,six
! days, or more frequently if necessary
| TO keep the weeds from starting. When
the stems begin to run, set the cpltiva.
tor narrower, and put on wings, to
throw little soil towards the plants.
Repeat this two or three times, at inter.
walls of n few days, and thus make q
broad hill, If the land is tolerably clean,
and the harrow was nsed freely, the cul.
tivator will kill and keep down the
| weeds-witA }ittae aid from the hoe.
Amy weeds that escape, should be pulled
out Of the hills by hand. A weeay po
tato-field is aldisgrace. The weeds retard
the growth Of the plants, and greatly
increase the cost Of digging. Az rule
farmers make q mistake in not planting
their potatoes earlier. But fair crop oi
some early variety be obtained
when planted the first week in june.
CliGpating Corn.-This is the most i'm
portant work of the month. Great inn
provements are yet to be made in oul
methods of cultivating. But whatever
method is adopted, the great point is tc
mellow the soil and kill every weed. II
is no exagseration to say that, taking
the country through, the weeds rob Vi
of half the profits of our corn crops
Study TO kill the weeds in the most ex
peditious and least costly mannef-bu
kill them. Do not wait for them u
grow above the ground. The best time
to kill weeds il as soon as the seeds be
begin to germinate. Use harrow; cult
Nator, or any other implement you pre-
l.fer---only use it early and frequently
Our hot sun will kill the young plant.
by the million in a few hours. Weed
are like fire, easily controlled if takei
in time, but if they getf'the start Of u
it is difficult 70 subdne them. r. 81,
iypinach.- The New Zealand is tn
best for summer use, and should b
planted in hills 6 feet apart, with thre
or four plants TO the hill, Ordinar
spinach runs to seed soon during tn
summer. W. "H' - -
| = Horses.-Give. the horses some greel
clover at noon, and cut it with q NOV
ing machine, and rake it up with
horse-rake. 1t ia little trouble, and q
hay is scarce and high, it will pay.
is great mistake to suppose that hofse
will not eat hay if they are allowed an
green food. We have an object in &C
vising you to cut it with the machine
| You will then have your machine /
readiness for haying. ,ru "a" g.
Csscs.-lf the pastures are scant, o
n the grass too succulent, it is a good pla
to allow tho COWS all the hay they wi
eat, at night. And if cut, ,moistenet
and q little bran or corn-meal mike
with, it, 50 much the better. pi
Sheep.-It is good time 10 weed OF
old and poor-bred sheep from the flocl
If in fair condition, they can be sold
the butchers. at good prices. al
Swinc.--Hli possibie,s let all the pig
old and young, have the run of clov,
or grass passNre. Breeding sows of
Il good breed will keep pleuty fat enous
on clover alone; but young, GROWN
stock should have some corn every da
!, in addition to the i,clover. SEQ th
they have an abundant supply Of fres
water, and let them have acCess TO
mixture Of salt, ashes; cAaruoal Al
sulphur Get - good, IthosUugh, br'