Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-06-14

the twentieth of this month. Skirving's
Liverpool Swedes. and the King of the
Swedes, are probably among the best varie-
ties This is good crop TO cultivate where
there is great stock of cattle. and particu-
larly sheep, to be wintered. This root keeps
we'll
The mangold would have been better sown
| in May, but the weather has been SO cold
| that it would not have gained much and We
may venture TO SOW it now. 1t will do well
on stronger soil than the ruta-baga. and it
needs good cultivation. Tho orange globe
and the long red mangold are both excellent
varieties. The white sugar beet is also
worthy of careful attention, though We do
not think it quite so profitable as the man.
gold.
The soil about young trees, in fact about
most trees in the orchard, ought TO he kept
mellow and free from weeds. If the land
cannot be cultivated to advantage, you may
mulch the trees with meadow or swple hay,
one of the best uses you can put it to. The
best mulchiug is of course, the fine and
meally earth that is constantly kept soft and
mellow by cultivation-but there are many
cases where this is impracticablc. In such
cases the swale hay may come in to great
advantage.
good deal may be done at this season, to
shape young trees by little timely clipping
and thinning ont of unsightly branches. The
fruit may need thinning too where it has set
too thickly, so as not to let a young tree
overbear.
Those who have set vineyards will have to
work in them nearly the whole of the month,
in pinching back, tying up, cultivating and
general care. June is a busy month in the
vineyard, aud You can't afford to be idle if
you look 10 the grape as money crop.
Thnsa who Keen a herd a dairy will
bear in mind that early cut grass makes the
very best of hay for them.
Keep an eye on the kitchen garden. The
weeds are growing now with Amazing rapid
ity and require to be looked after. Don't
let them get ahead of you. You will do well
TO SOW pease for o succession. Melons and
cucumbers may planted ont now. If you
started them in hot beds, so much the bet
ter They are now of good size and must
be removed carefully. You may still set out
cabbages and caulifiowers and similar plants
also, while those set earlier will need hoeing.
Dust plaster over the melon and squash vines
to keep off the bugs.
About the twentieth will be the time to
plant cucumbers for pickles. Cabbages for
the late crop may be sown early in the month.
Use for this purpose the Drumhead Savoy
and Red cabbage.
Towards the end of the month the cher
ries will begin TO ripen and you will need to
watch the birds or they'll take good share
of liam. If you have any bantam hens or
any good-sized, well grown chickens, just tie
one TO a brick, put it into an open willow
basket and raise it up into the tree where it
may be fastened among the branches. Not
a bird will touch cherry and you may have
the pleasure of gathering this delicious fruit
yourself. Of course the chicken. or the ban
TO ba visited every iay and suppllel
with food and water, but the confinement
will not be long. 1t is the only completely
effective way that we have found TO keep off
the birds. lou may put up an image OF
cat, but the birds will soon come and light on
her back. They seem TO laugh at the idea.
But they don't know what TO make of live
hen up there. Don't shoot the birds. You
want their help in destroying worms and you
can't afford to kill them