Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-06-24
AGRICUL AZ.
Work For The MOnth-Junc.

Now all on the farm is life and &C.
4ivity, and that farmer is lnggard who
!, not wide awake in mind and body,
pressing forward to the work to be
done.
CoRN.-Where rep]anting is needed
No it as quickly as possible. Push the
cultivation ahead rapidly, and let the
successive workings follow each other
as quickly as may be. When the first
one has been deep and thorough, the
litter ones need only be superficial stir
rings of the surface, which will there
Ivy kill the grass and keep the ground
.noist. Do not delay thinning longer
fhan can be avoided.
M1LLET AND UvNGAR1AN.--The
hay crop promises in most quarters to
',e so much diminished by the drought,
that it will be a matter of necessity to
most farmers to supplement it by crops
sruch as these plants offer, either for
cutting green or for curing. They
rnay be sown on now till the end Of
July. From three pecks to oae BUSH
IL Of seed 20 the acre is required, and
hev should be narrowed in, and, if
convenient, rolled. The German or
Golden MiIlet natures in the average
season in about sixty days; the Hum
garian requires little longer period
Il growth. They may both be cut
..reen for feeding to stock. When in
1ended to be saved for hay, cut before
,he seed natures; otherwise the straw
sill DO hard and woody.
FODDER CoEN.-Succession crops Of
shis may be put in up to the first OF
August. The attention being given to
irs preservation by ensilage, will prob,
ably lead to many trials being made
ON e moderate scale. The best plan,
according to the most experienced cnl-
r.vators, is to SOW in drills, two and n
4alf feet apart, and run the cu't'vator
through several times during its
growth. What is not used green may
lie cured for winter.
ToBAcco.-Worll for the planter
ior this month is of a routine charac-
,,r and must be fully understood by
-yery novice in tobacco culture.
liant your tobacco as fast as YOU can
and keep down the grass. 1t IS not to
early even now for The planters to le>
pin at least to prepare their mInIs
non the curing of tobacco. The old
fashion Of curing upon scatiolas in the
spen air ought to be now a thing Of
rne past. Small baras, IS by - it., II
f.. pitch, is now the improved method
With furnaces for curing red or yellow
,,bacco. With furnaces the planter
I ,s entire control Of his tobacco; with
s.;t them he is subject to the capri.
.r;ousness Of the weather; and then the
chances against him are not less than
y II to one.
PorAToEs.-It ID preferable not TO
TIT in the main crop until towards the
a:.iddle OF the month, previous to which
, % pains should he spared to have the
ground thoroughly prepared by deep
J owing and perfect narrowing. Plant
ME seed while the ground is moist,
! liking care not to expose the sets to
:. lie sun and air. II after they are cut
raey are busted over with plaster, It
viii be an advantage. Fertilizers,
,rch as have no tendency to produce
TT and malformed roots like imper-
t>stly rotted composts and rough ma
2:,lre, ought to be avoided, and miner
al fertilizers used instead.
HAY HARvEsr.-Tho warm wealth
e! has had the effect Of forwarding the
ripening Of clover and the grasses
The cutting of clover ought not to be
delayed till the lower leaves fall and
The stems become woody. This makes
an innu.ritious hay and great deal
OF dust. Cure as rapidly as possible
without much exposure to the sun. 1t
il only necessary to let it lie a short
time in the swath, and then day or
two in the cocks, when they may be
opened to the air, and, in a few hours
transferred to the barn. Orchard grass
should be cut early, as soon as 1t comes
fairly into blossom, and tits quickly
cured.
To Prevent Egg Eating by
Hama