The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-08
fsr the farmer.
work FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST.

NJ opee Tn the South.rn States where sowing
z. -, - aoin,,aS 81. 80, ,,ntbs ,.t anea f,6
fa,:.v IL On az na,i.nt Yren,ratiou Land NAV Lee
nlowed and narrowed. and two bushels per acre
of cow-peas sown The seed is best covered with
o five tooth cultivator. The growth made when
the time for wheat seeding arrives, is to be turn
ed under carefully, and the ground leveled by
drawing an inverted harrow over the field, which
also helps TO cover the vines. If c"tton seed Is
used as a fertilizer SOW it upon the vines before
blowing under. In the North,
A CIorer-sod may be treated to a dressing of
well-rOtted manure, ard pi"wed late this month
Perhaps there can be better methoa for wheat
than this.
Wheat after Oats is :. faulty practice. The soil
is filled with wccds--of which the sprouting oats
are the worst-and the rag weed, and many
Others work mischief. An important needed I'M
provement in agriculture i
A Change Of RofatiOn.-With the present rapid
ly changing demands upon farmers for a greater
variety of food products. we need changed sys-
TEN of agriculture The production of meat will
have to be the chief aim of a large number.
There is a widening demand for milk and cheese,
and for the best grades of mutton sheep. All
these are products of the highest systems of
farming, in which the soil must be enriched and
kept clear of weeds, so as 10 produce maximum
crops of fodder that can be manufactured on the
farm into these most saleable articles. The old
plan OF rotation.grass and clover, corn, oats,
aud wheat-in winch the three gram crops ioi-
lowing each other, are not wei adapted 10 cat
tie fecdIng, especially the last two,nust De
abandoned, ii We are 10 derive any advantage
from the new demands, ana markets 80 aus pi-
ciously opening LOT US III Europe.
Drilling Whedt.-It would be an interesting,
and, we believe, a profitable experiment, to sow
at least one acre of wheat in drills, far apart
that the crop conld he cultivated. This may be
done by tying each two of the drill-spouts to-
eether. and thus discharging the seed into one
furrow, sowing somewhat less seed. Then the
rows will be r. Ia, or l6 inches apart and the
spaces may be cultivated by adapting ordi-
nary spreading cultivator, or using wheat hoe,
such as has often been described in the AntericaH
Agriculturist yield of GO to so bushels per acre
has been obtained in this manner
Seed.-As much depends upon the variety of
wheat sown upon the manner of cultivation.
Upon similar SOIL and with the same treatment,
one variety may yield twice as much as another.
OF several new varieties tried by the writer, the
present season, the Clawson has excelled.
EoTy ooehg 10 pfeieraDie' eAcePe ~hefe there
Is danger OF sne hesslan ny, IN whien case sow.
Ing may DC deferred until iate next Hontn put
OF Ihe tw0 evILsLtne ny or late SOW lns-1 Is
auestlohaDre WhlGh Is tne worse. many good
FARMERS oeilese hpelai ieiIi,lAnS, anu the con-
eo9uon' ,isoiouS san VI, " NC .ne jest iei'euy
agaiIst .ne pest. rms, however, Is matter In
WHICH local circumstances must oe well cohsiu-
ered.
ReclainiRg TASTE LdRds-NO farmer can now
afford to let any of his land lie idle, especially
swamp lands, which, when reclaimed, may make
the richest part of the farm. The present month
is good time for the work. Drains may be
opened, and brush cut now will rarely sprout
again. In doing this work. it is best to clear
thoroughly as one goes. The portion begun
should be grubbed, levelled, plowed, and, if de-
sired, sown to grass before a second plot is
touched. By finishing an acre or two, something
effective is performed and there will not be the
encouragement and dissatisfaction felt as when
. large piece is begun and left unfinished.
Toeng Trees will often suffer more severely this
month than any other, from dry weather, and
oven now IL may oe necessary 10 apply a mulch
-anytnmlng, straw, grass, chiPs, stones-what-
ever VIII cover the surface and prevent evapora-
uon 70 save tnem. on these young trees
=, Cohuot Me Nem GrowthIn shoots start where
lucy are not wanted. IuD them OH. III some
linus are lar anead OF 9tnefs, check the rampant
growers Dy Pihcning on their ENDS. Inc growth
may oe thus controiied, anu future pruning also
AVOIDED.
StrarbaTies.-Growers differ as to the advisa-
bilty of fall or spring planting. A new straw
berry plant needs full seasons growth to be-
come strong enouph to hear a fnIl crop If the
carry runners remain where they take root, they
viii oe.i Siop nea. sPiins. II tney are rooted
pS;stnao 20 al W oEu, Mtno1.
nn!t go If niant;n =; SnUS Nm y; ~ So fm me -
Sbon,i he dona a,rIr"po. i,tar tLon ssn,an'h,r
sui ~ f,ru;sh 49,, ~ .tis 80 ~ ,'ro'
49, ;s nI,,;.rod - go ,no ,,r,r o ,,,;st
inf. aIona 70, a fens n,.aLs y,ord 80 ,,noI
,,Io for
~. Ell III, pls DIE saio srr,s :, oL 900,
In .nsat; .any ..I s,ouIu Is u, sucn eAcei-
as ~ nr;n ,,at anu t,n. % mo' 80 pressing
,I,nt. I'M snS - aS' men oM :
Poaso ie ,ha 49, u , " ses az snis
sot I'LL, " Samhn,ar ne.n n a. 'ne. os'lt oe
S sr..t u e. .I,;a .; et INC very not
%o .S r. u T5 sn,s 'inie tGe essef leaves
81 WIG p,n n 'n19u oe relnored' iearlnS only
."1 eIu tno Season Is laloraoe Ior
,as1 s.on W, sne ouanses aro 'na' iair crop
may "o s"'noieu next spring
Btdckberrtes and Rdspbaries.-The new growth
to bear next year having been selected, all other
shoots are to be destroyed. Pinching the grow
ing end, when the canes are tall enough, as adj
ylsed last month, Will cause side shoots to grow,
and these, when twelve or eighteen in ches long,
according to the kind, are to have tn cir growth
stopped by pinching. Proper attent ton at this
season Will resutln well-branched, stalky plants,
with abundance of fruit next year. Black caps
and those red varieties that do not form suckers,
are to have their new shoots required for next
years fruiting, similarly pinched, and all Others
that will make the bush too dense, are to be
moved.
KITCHEN AND MARKET GARDEN.
This ia n mo,tb of obnn5on, ro,,r,,s f.,,,, a. -
,.-dnn Int IL 10 oiso "nn nf r;ni, s ,roin .ne
Gseds The hot aaSs .ra fvorai tar , 40 oi
s,ruc.;on nf I. os :na an s,' 70 Tue ae
killing-always in order-and the setting and