The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-04
AGRICULTURAL.
June WORK om the Farm.

cOOpS are provided. which ShOuId De
closed at night and not opened until the
dew is off the grass in the morning.
Ticks. Immediately after shearing,
the ticks leave the sheep for the longer
wool of the lambs. The lambs thus
infested should be dipped in decoc-
ton of tobacco stems, which will destroy
the ticks. Several special dips are in
the market.
CELLARS should be ventilated at night
and kept closely shut up and dark in
the day time. The outer air, highly
charged with moisture, If allowed to en-
ter the cellar in the day time will de-
posit much of its moisture upon the
cold walls, and the cellar is made more
damp instead of dryer by the day ven
tilation.
BUoKwHEAT may be sown during this
month, and may be made profitable
crop, especially upon newly-cleaned
ground where the mellowing effects of
the crop are of importance. The silver
hull buckwheat is better than the COM
mon variety, the yield being greater
and the flour from it whittier and of
finer quality than the ordinary sort.
HAY-cAPs are excellent things to pro-
tect the hay from the damage that show
ers would otherwise do to the curing
hay. They should be made of stout
cotton a yard or yard and half square,
provided with loops at the corners for
fastening down with wooden pegs. If
well cared for, set of caps will last
many years, and save several times their
cost.
HAY tedders are important implements
in conjunction with the mower. Ere
quent stirring Of the grass, to give the
air access to all parts without burning
the surface in the sun, is a great aid in
making hay of the best quality. Grass
cut in the forenoon, and well stirred
with the tedder, may be put into cocks
in the afternoon, when it will cure bet
ter than if spread over the surface of the
meadow
/ PoTAToEs. The Colorado beetle must
be kept in check by free and judicious
use of Paris green, or the equally-efi-
cient and cheaper London purple. The
liquid method Of application, using
some sort of sprinkler. is now most
generally practiced It must be re-
membered that these substances are
deadly poisons, to be handled with eau
ton and stored in a secure place, or
serious results may follow.
MOVING. machines have come to be an
indispensable part of the machinery of
the farm. Tt is a serious loss of time
and money to Get in any large crop of
hay without using them. Scythes may
1be used around fence corners, trees, etc,
but in open fields they must give place
to the horse mowers, many kinds of
which are so near perfection that it is
hard to go astray in selecting one.
HAVING. Glover and timothy should
be cut when in full blossom if allowed
to get ripe, the quality Of hay is not 50
good. By beginning early the work
need not be hurried. Use the mower
after the dew is off in the forenoon.
Cut only as much as can be we'll cared
for. It is often remarked that the aver
age quality Of hay is not SO good as be-
fore the introduction of the moving ma
chimes, from the temptation to cut the
grass faster than it can be cured.
SWEDISH TURNIPs may be sown this
month in drills thirty inches apart. A
plenty Of seed should be sown, to insure
an even stand Of plants-two pounds
per acre is not too much. The land
should be we'll MANFRED and thoroughly
prepared fine tilthis especially essen
tial to success on old ground Thin the
plants, when the second leaf appears, to
at least twelve to fifteen inches apart.
Partial or total failure is, in many cases,
to be attributed to defective thinning.
SHEEP SHEAR1NG. Washing sheep,
under the present system of buying
wool, will, perhaps, be the prevailing
practice. IF care is taken to keep the
sheep so that the wool will not be filled
with dirt, it is better not to wash
F1eeces should be done up with care,
nicely rolled and securely tied with
light Irvine. When it is known that a
farmer puts up his wool in neat shape
without any tags, etc., he will obtain
the highest price. Everywhere, but
especially here, Honesty is the best
policy.
SUMMER ALLOWS rare cases it
may be well to summer-fallow. The
object is mainly to Kill off weeds that
have become plentiful and are other
wise difficult to destroy, especially on
heavy clay soils. There are so many
green crops that may be grown to adj
vantage for cleaning the ground that it
seldom pays to keep field idle for a
whole season merely to rid it Of weeds.
IF it is decided to summer-fallow it
should be done with thoroughness, that
the greatest good may come from the
expensive rest that it has given the
fallowed land.
FODDER Corn may be sown in drills,
two and half to three feet apart, and at
intervals of ten days FOR several weeks
to come. It is not well to SOW the seed
broadcast, as the plants, to do the best,
need to be cultivated while young, and
for this purpose drills are necessary.
The smaller varieties are preferable on
account of superior tineness Of the fod-
der The notion that sweet corn is bet