The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23
for the farmer.
JULFs


T, tho Latitude of New York city MANY filters
of The soil have seed time, hoeing and cultiva-
ting, pruning and training, haying and harvest,
oil during the month of July. The majority of
f,rmers will persist in the old practice of allow
ins their grass to become quite too ripe before it
i moved. The correct idea of prime hay is that
grass be cut at such a period in its growth and
ccnn.d in sucb manner as will produce an art-
IL IF f,dJer only little different from grass
Red clover should be cut before one fiftieth part
of the heads have commenced to turn brown.
When there are weeds among the grass, the
crop sbonld be moved before single weed VIII
weld mature seed. When hay is cured only i'm
11art and n heavy Storm seems AT hand, better
t,snI a few tons to the barn and spread it on the
mows and scaffolds, not more Than two feet thick,
than 10 allow it to be exposed TO heavy show
or II will require more time to fork over q
-ton or two of hav partially cured, in the barn,
than if il were in the meadow and were thorough
ly wet
motion among the growing corn and other crops
IN rows Steel teeth of horse hoe, and steel hand
boes having sharp edges, are poisonous TO weeds
during the Sultry days oil July.
II Will not be too late, except in certain local-
ties 70 plouch up poor pasture field or meadow
after the grass is removed, and sow corn for fod-
der. There are thousands of acres covered with
daisies chiefly (six daisies to one grass) which
would weld bOuntiful crop of excellent corn
fodder if the seed were not put in SOONER than
the middle of July. If not wanted for fodder,
let the crop be plOughed in for green manure.
Last season the writer sowed four bushels of
oats (eight bushels per acre) on the fifteenth of
July, aud ploughed the heavy crop under about
October first.
10 NOT neglect to furnish domestic animals of
all sorts with constant supply of pure water.
Cows Cannot yield 4 full flow of milk when they
do not have access to water when they tlirs-
ty The writer's COW drinks more than half a
barrel of water every day. When COW is thirs-
a 10, raBa 1rarR
A pailful of pure water is quite refreshingtO a
COW, and horse also, cup of cold water to
ID person when he longs for a draught from the
cool mountain spring. Water should be kept
constantly in the metallic fountain in our Poul-
try yard, where every fowl, even the smallest
chickens, drink without difficulty. 1t is sur
prising to note how frequently fowls want water
during the hot days, when their wings droOp and
their tongues are extended.
Do not fail to wage incessant warfare
against the horde of noxiOus insects that are ma
king fearful ravages in the fields, garden and
fruit orchards. Crush every tent caterpillar be-
fore clump of eggs are deposited for brood
next season.
If yonr cabbages are infested with any of the
seventeen species of worms and bugs which prey
upon the eabbages in New Jersey, spend a few
minutes now ana then to crush the pests.
Pinch back the long canes Of the raspberry and
blackberry bushes or they will injare their
hardness and vitality by over growth. By
pinching off half an inch of the terminal buds,
The canes, or twigs of any sort, will cease to
grow longer for a few days, and will grow stOcky
and more hardy Let the buds of all luxuriant
grape vines also be pinched of. There can be
nothing gained by allowing vines to grow TO an
undne length
Pinch off two-thirds of the fruit on young
trees. Many small fruit trees are ruined by be-
ing allowed to Overbear. The growth of young
fruit tree is of far more value than a few speci-
mems of fruit.
If ornamental trees or fruit trees of any sort,
have nearly ceased to grow for want of moisture
in the soil, pile grass, weeds, straw, coarse ma
nure, coal ashes or saw dust around them, a few
inches deep and over an area of six to ten feet in
diameter, then apply few pals of water, and
the fading trees will revive and grow.
If you wish tc produce large and hard cabbage
heads, place box or board on bench, fill it
with rich stable manure, then pour on water I'M
til high coored liquid begins to leach out. At
evening pour pint of this liquid fertilizer around
each growing plant. During hot and dry wealth
the soil should be drawn back from each plant
to the depth of about one inch, the liquid ap-
piled aud covered with the mellow dirt.
Beets and turnips may be transplanted, even
when they are as large q mans thumb, prOvi-
ded the leaves are cut OH, and the roots are
placed in moist and mellow soil. Plants are al
ways more likely to live IN sunshiny weather
without whiting down if put out towards eve
ming. at the evening twilight In cloudy
weather-the plants may be set out at any time.
Let lowery days be improved in cutting weeds
and bushes. Many pasture fields where much of
the grass has grown tall andtOugh, would be i'm
proved wonderfully, if grass weeds, and all were
cut down close to the ground. Fresh and tender
heritage would then spring up and furnish excel
lent feed for stock of any sort In some of the
wheat producing districts, pasture fields are so
completely overrun with Canada thistles and
nettles, that it is exceedingly difficult for ami
mails to Craze among the thOrny pests. Let the
rank thstles be cut with horse mower once
every month during the remainder of the grow
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bear but few prickers.