Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-04-29

Fron Ne Amrlean Aarieultrrs.t f9r IA

kHluts t0f MAY WOFk.
From 1e american AgrScuitsrist for Nay 1.
May is very busy month, and there
Is SO much work crowded into IL that
farmer is In danger of being In hurry.
Every heur of work should be so plan
ned that 1t will tell most effsctually, and
this requires considerable thought In
order to do the most urgent and i'm
portant work first, and leave undone
those things which may be done almost
as well bye and bye. As we SOW so do
we reap, and as this is the month of
sowing, the work now will in great
measure determine what the harvest of
the year shall be. Keep pushing on,
but with plan.
LAB0R.-It must be admitted by eve
ry one familiar with farm work, that
the labor problem is difficult one, and
it may fairly, from its Importance, claim
the first consultation is deciding upon
the plan Of operations for the year. The
largest possible crops may not return
profit, if the labor in their production
has not been well planned. One Of the
most important advantages obtained
from systematic rotation Of crops, con-
sists in the judicious distribution of la
Dor throughout the year so that there
may not be surplus at one time, and a
deficiency at another that will require
the employment of extra hands at the
highest wages.
MANGELs may be sown early this
month. Our practice has been to SOW in
drills 80 inches apart, using six pounds
of sesd per acre. A liberal supply of
seed is required to secure an even stand,
and the plants should be thinned by
striking broad hoe directly across the
drills SO that single plants will stand ~
to 10 inches apart. Root crops are often
failure from defective thinning.
CLovKR.-An early rolling of clover
to settle the roots that have been raised
by frost win be especially appropriate
after the open winter just passed. Fifty
pounds of plaster per acre will often
have rs good effect as the larger doses of
100 and 200 lbs. that are recommended.
Wood ashes on many soils will be found
an useful application.
MEApows.-Pick sp any stenes that
may have been raised above the surface
from the action of frost. The roller may
be used to bring the surface into good
shape for the mower. Meadows are fire.
quently injured by the tread of cattle
before the ground Ia fairly settled. The
grazing Of meadows In spring Is at the
expaase OF tbs hay crop. II Is better TO
keep cattle IN tho barn until the pas
lures are ready TO furnish them full
ration,
JERUSALEM ARTI0HoKKs are growing
In favori they are Felished by nearly all
domestic animals, They may be left In
the ground all winter, and when dug In
early spring are sriap and fresh and the
most acceptable change In the feed, The
round, short variety called "Iiragilian"
II beat The Haed ls cut the same ~ po'
tatoes, fuFrows made 0 feet apart, and
the pieces dropped about ~ or 10 Inches
apart In the faFrew and covered with q
faw Inches Of earth,
shtHF''"Aheep Aheulh be tagged DO
'ofa turning en' W grass nFy eweH
may pe lhl1ellsa' ana marketed ~ soon
w peAA'b'e hAllbA tIAt are Iof eaFly
'''h'het' WIZ lesa ths heAl ol care ana
esllh Teal Fhe Goed shepherd WIZ lesh
well w l'lH nephl hlu eehht W every uay'
~ thHt no hlil'nsl may hel alfhSeh ml
sway ava lest I've best WAf w hll
tlehb " w zip ths MlilDA SHORTLY Mlef
tlie slieep hfe slleafea w Tobaee0 wa
tet w when sulphur u Aade'lr
WASHING HllHnPrmA deduction Of
about ehs'half - lhaae Wy the we0l put
efs iet sli uhwssied leeeesl ahu thn n
iishb y we wsshihH w ptopsfls uone
iahe y sll ~ W " ~ uesl W WASH the
sheep, theush thsfs may ps eases whets
" u het convenient eipeulslih of even
safei
ORCHARD And NURSERY
Drafting esn bs done aew, but aFeat
esfs ID necessary, As ths bark psels
essiiy Al this sessen it should bs cut
through with A knife, ana the Asw made
no fellow the cut, otherwise the bark
,nsy bs pesled and had wound made,
"a ID nat best ia rs,neys ail the buds
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