Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-06-17
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.SsroiIsA TuEips NAV be so~n this month
in drill 80 inches apart. 4 plenty Of seed
should be sown. To insure an even stand ~
plants lbs. per acre j. not too much.
The land ,houid be well manfred and thor
oughly prepared snr til;h i especially
essential TO success on old ground. Thin
the plants. ~hen the second Leaf appears,
to at iea,, Il or IS niche. apart Partial
OF total failure is in many cases. 20 he al
tribuied TO defective thinning.
H4yiRg.-C1oser and Timothy should be
Gu; vhrn in flll blossom Il allowed to gc,
ripe. the quality Of the hay j. no; 80 coed.
b, beginning earl, the work need not he
hurried lie the mower after the dew is of
in the forenoon. Cut only a, much a. can
be well cared for. It Is often remark cd
that the average quality Of hay il not so
good a. before the introduction Of the NOV
Ing machine, from the temptation 10 cat
the grass faster than il can be cured.
SLeep SAsariag. Washing sheep under
the present system Of buying wool. Will per
haps be the prevailing practice. II carr !,
taken to keep the sheep 50 tina; the WOOL
viii not be filed With dirt; j, - better no,
to wash. Flceces should be done up With
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Light Irvine When II !. known that a farm
er puts up h!s wool IN neat shape withou;
an, tags. etc. he Will obtain the highest
price. Everywhere, bu; especially lore.
honest! Is the be-, policy"
I,-ks.-I Immediately after shearing. the
tioks leave the sheep for the longer vol OF
the lambs The lambs thus infested should
be dipped in decociion Of tobacco stems.
which viii DESTROY the ticks. Several spe-
oial dips are IN the market.
BackpAea. NAV be so~n during thu.
month. and may be made profitable crop,
especially upon newly cleaned ground
where the mcilowing effects Of the crops are
important The Silyer-Hull buckv heat j.
better than the common variety. the Weld
beng greater. and the -four from j; Is hitter
and Of finer quality than the ordinary
sort.
OroAaris.-W newly planted trces j,
will pay to give = little time IN examining
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one side, minute spent in pressing the sol
about them with the foot vii often save
them. \ mulohing. # not already given 20
the Young trees. should he provided before
the long drought. Almost any substance
that Will cover the soil and protes, it from
the sun will do.
CRAFTS set tins spring should be looked
TO and Il the bud or buds grow too vigor
ously, pinch back into shape; in fact a graf
should be treated as II il were Young tree
Cut away all shoots that come upon Ia,
stock below the graf. that the nourishmen'
Of the graf, have plenty Of room, and tn.
growth is not interfered with By surround
ing branches.
|rliHiHg-June is a good time for prun.
ing. Larger limbs NAV be cut away now
covering all cuts with varnish. paint, O
melted grating wax.
Thinning FraHt-The sooner this essen
tial 10 the production Of the best fruit i
done the better. II is seldom overdone an,
too frequently entirely neglected. Thinnin.
increases the size and improves the qualit,
Of the fruit, and with young trees, jus
starting into bearing, it is a necessity.
Cwraats and GooseJeyries.-A mulcl
should be applied early in the season lite
from the oarnyard, or .chip-dirt" from ,h,
woodward may be used. For the worms
use White Hellebore, tablespoonful Of tn,
dry powder to pailfal of water. the Helle
bore being first sealded before going int,
the pail-apply with syringe or Fountain
Pump, repeating the application in a few
DAYS, and continue until the worms are al
killed. If shoots start on the bushes wher
they are not wanted. they should be re
moved, thus saving much in the fall. an,
the remaining growth is strengthened there
by. The fruit is frequently sold with great
est profit while green, especially in this cas-.
with gooseberries. For making jelly picI
the fruit when fully eoiored, but before il i
''dead ripe"
Grcpe-riHes one-year old set this sprins
should grow onh one shoot let it be thu
strongest and best one put forth. Oldei
vines set this spring should not be allowed
to bear this year. The young growing
shoots of the old vines should be tied up be
fore they fall over or are broken BY the winds
soft bottom Irvine or bast bark are the bes
for such purposes.
.StrombeTies.-A mulch of straw, cut bay
or leaves. should be applied before the frui
begins to ripen. that the berries may b,
kept from the soil. The picking and pack
ing for market requires much care and goos
Judgment. All oyer-ripe berries should b
excluded. as one such will be crushed am
spoil the whole basket. The treatment o
the bed after fruiting depends upon tn
method of cultivation. In any case tn
mulch is to beremoved and the soil forkes
over. When the plants are kept in hills
the run.ers are to, be cut as soon as the.
appear. In the alternate system they Ar