Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-08-04
Scasonable Notes.


[ gust l. IL II H''h pau ~ 0'M ti'ih NhNi'
a crop Of early potatoes have been taken off,
II The soil is light, aud not level it will not
only give you nrnips, but also keep the
ground from washing.
AFTER HAVING
is q good time TO take holiday Too close
sticking to work shortens the lives Of good
many farmers aud their wives. Afew weeks
leisure can be taken now by the most Of us,
as well as not A trip to the seaside, Onot
to a fashionable rosort.) isalways interesting
to people living inland, and it is now easy
for Vcnnoutcrs TO go down to one Of the uu-
marous beaches along The New England coast
Take your wife along also the children il
YOU can afford t. But
TOR pnrsslNG
ought not 10 be forgotten. The very best
lime for this is just after hayng. The
finer the manure the btttor aud It is well to
bush.hamow the ground after spreading
But remember it is little use to top-drcss
grass that has been bound out or winter
killed. Turn over the sod first spread ON
the manure, and re-.ecd.
ruE cRor PROSPECT
can uow be foracastcd, and each of us can
calculate about what ho will have to sell.
But the less hay, grain and roots sold off the
land The battcr, unless at @ price that will
allow Of liberal purchases of fertiliziug mat
crial. with profit over. But what You do
sell had better be disposed OF from the field.
A. rule more is lost Than gained by keep
ing over any farm produce that can be sold
for cash in the fall.
corr IN ruH FIELD
should be 10 alone after this season even if
Sc blows down, let it right itself Keep the
fowls ont of the fields "a, the grain begins to
mature.
WEEDS
| in the fence corners must not be allowed TO
ripcu seed. Cut them, and il they will be
likely 10 mature seed after cutting, pile and
burn them. Cut thistes when in blow; in
most cases it Wiki them. This is good
time to cut brush in pastures aud fence
corners.
HORSE STABLES
| ought To be kept dark at this season, TO cx-
| clude flies. LIT the horses run out in the
pasture during the night, rather than in day
light. This will be pleasant for them, and
prevent the bobby from depositing its eggs
upon them.
DIGGING MUCK
and composing it can be done at this time
Of the year better than any other tits also
a bsttcr time to get saw-dust from the mills
than il will be later, when the laggards will
be after it.
THE MEADOWS
that havonoty yet been fitted for the machine
can now be put in order 10y sinking rocks
clearing of stones and stumps, leyellmg
hummocks, etc
siGEEr's NOSES
should be tarel. to prevent the attacks Of
the fly whose eggs, hid in the edge of th'
nostrils, produce "the grub in the head
Sheep may be made to tar their own noses
by boring holes in log with a two-incl
augur, filling them with salt, and daubinl
tar around them.
wEANING LAMBS
is in order. Give the lambs good chance
by themselves, if possible. After taking
eve from her lamb, examine her udder. an'
milk her if there is any danger Of cal,ed bag
WINTER WHEAT
may be sown after the 18th of August i
the weather is favorable \ clover la
makes the best sccd-bcd for winter wheat
! Let it be smoothly turned, and carefully hat
rowcl. A Shares harrow is much PREFER
bic for narrowing reversed sod, to The con
mon kind Most farmers are behind tn
times on the harrow business
ctr OATS
as soon a. the grain in the latest heads b.
r comes plump and may be rubbed ont in tn
hand but before there is danger of the ril
i, est shelling. 1t is not desirable to have I'll
grain get too ripe, as the straw is worth le
1 for feeding
O ALLOW THE POULTRY
+ 10 range the grain fields after the harves
p Those Of sufficient age will fatten now
readily as later and bring better prices.
f SWINE
n may be now proGtably edupon peas, thro'
r. ing them quantity Of the unthreshed vine
e every morning. Get them into as good co
d dition as possible before you begin fattenil
N in earnest with meal. Make preparations
cook their feed where it is practicable.
Is THE PASTURE
le where the cattle droppings accumulate, SCI
s. them with the meal. Suffer no piece to
n too closely fed. Nov and burn weeds al
IT brush. 1t will often pay to run the mowi
a machine over the pasture to cut the Ia
d wiry grass that the cattle will not eat; al
s. il there is much of it, gather it with t
IS horae-rake for bedding
t. RE-sEEDING
y old meadows may be successfully accoi
=" plished at this season, by reversing the $
smoothly, narrowing smoothly with the rig
: Kind of harrow, (Shaw's or Thomas
~ bushing and rolling Timothy sown aloi
y on good soil quickencd with fine comp,
~ or some good superphosphate, will make
good sward. But while il often pays
raise Timothy for sale hay, for pcrmane
=" moving and home use we counsel sowi
~ many kinds of seeds together Timothy r,
80 top, red aud white clover, fowl meadow,
y" chard and June grass. Such a MKT
p gives a closer and more permanent sod, a
~ lor,.ar aroma Of ha,r if tho aoil Ia RIGHT