Richland beacon., 1876-06-10
Thoughts FOR the Month.
Trrom the Southern Cu!tiva'or.

From the Southern Cu!tva'or.
Whilst June is very busy month
un our farms, it calls for few sugEcS-
work i, sOp!ain and straight
forward. The two leading thoughts
are to keep the earth in good tim and
make war upon grass and weeds.
Cultivated plants in their domcStica-
ted, hiJb-brci condition cannot hold
their ground in the struggle tor
existence" with hardy wild plants;
fhc husbandman mus, step in 10 help
the weak I'D a"nih!!a'e the iarea
which would otherwise destroy the
wheat. All competition must lie re-
moved. and to do this. whilst the
cnlivcning sun and tie genial showers
are stimulating vegetable life to It's
highest activity, tie plough and The
hoe must be kept inccssantly al work
iio,r they should be used must be
left largely to each ones judgment
both the character Of soil and cOndi-
iion of the crCp cal,ing'for variation
II liClT uSt. W ttit idlib - sun, "'
the earlier wui kings should be rather
deep. Some ro"i cmiiHg may follow,
hut new ruo'lc,s VIII soon form, and
possibly some good actually done
1t is an approved practice with gard
ncrs to root prunc y0uHg plants Of
some kinds, in order to secure stock
mess that is, stalks not so tall, per-
haps, but slou,cr and more disposed
TO branch and fruit. la a climate
subject 10 ere .nidsuu mcr GrUughtS,
it is well also TO encourage the growth
IF roots rather deep in The soil 1T the
beginning Of the season. At any rate,
in the carly stages of growth and
before the fruiting fairly begins, there
need be no great apprehension Of
injury from cutting some roots, whilst
the subsequent good HN, secured by
the deep plougbing, will be cxtre:nclv
advantageous. As the crops approach
maturity, the surface merely should
be stirred, that no roots may be cut,
and new roots invited to foru at SO
LITTLE depth that they may catch the
cyaneSccnt dew and the light showers
and absorb the fcrtilizing gases Of the
atmosphere, or those of the soil which
are passing upward to escape into the
atmosphere.
Where corn aS not been suflicicntl,
manuied, an additional supply may
be given it now. say at its %c"0Hc
ploughing. Supposing 1t not to b'
exceeding one foot in height, run ;
shovel or twister pretty near to th'
corn on each side, drop manure il
each furrow opposite the stalk, aut
cover " ith next furrow. 1t is poin'
worthy Of decision hy careful expert
mcnt, whether il is best to apply ah
the manure intended for corn at OF
before the time Of planting, or a part
then and portion aflcrward. In
our climate, the tendency with corn
is to produce TOO much stalk compared
with the car. 1t is rather the revcrsC
in the Northern Statcs-smaller stalk:
and larger ears in proportion, with
better Weld Now if corn is well sup
piled with manure from the start, is i
not probable that stdM production
might be encouraged at the expcns,
OF earring: and on the other hand, i
most Of the manure is applied aftc
the stalk has pretty well fixed il
size, might not The manure tend thel
almost wholly TO the development q
the car? Without being able to decid
the matter from test experiments, W
may state however that we hav
obtained most satisfactory result
from manure applied as above to cor
in bottom land, increasing the yiel
from thirty to forty bushels abov
the natural production Of the land.
should tie planted in the corn field
now as soon as possible. 1t is iinpO
tant to have them dropped in sue
manner rs not la interfere with ti
next ploughing. Where the corn
checked this is easily done. Also
very wide rows, a. they can then |
planted in the middles, equidistai
from the rows Of corn. Where ii
drills are too narrow TO admit Of thi
the best plan is to plant with he
between the hills of corn. Drop NJ
less than six peas in a hill.
COTTON
Bring cotton TO a stand rOw ;
quickly as possible, and work it IA,
idly to hasten growth of stalk, that
NAV be ready for fTuiting early in Il
season. When iruiting fairly begin
the workings may bc at longer inte
walls, as slower growth is then desir
b!e. BE sure to kill all the May gras:
this done your crop is safe.
HARVEST.
Look well ahead and have ever,
thing ready; better TO hire cri'
hands and clean the crop, so Iht
your rpgalar hands may do the ha
vest work, than to hire ert,'u banC
for harvesting; the latter will be SUI
TO charge eXtravagant prices. Pl
up grain in small shocks, and in for