Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-09-15
Farm Work for Septem Der.

Fallowing for wheat, sowing rye
and getting out clover seed, if it is dry
enough, housing tobacco, canning and
drying fruits, cutting off corn, clean
ing up fields by moving the weeds and
bushes and briars, ditching, repairing
and cleaning out old bitches, road re
pairing and making new ones; these
and other labor are now in order and
should not be neglected.
Corn.
Such corn as has ripened, or reach
ed the condition when the grains ar
glazed and beyond the roasting ea
state, should now be cut off close to
the ground and set in stocks, or shocks
in rows wide apart, and each shock
ought to be not large, but large enough
to stand up we'll. the buds Of the stalks
spread out and the tops of the shocks
tied with willow wisps or straw, Or
corn tops. The blades will then cure
green and furnish nutritious food for
stock. Corn can now be topt and the
blades pulled off and tied in bundles
We nave seen lately convenient little
instrument for holding the blades as
they are pulled until enough to form
bundle has been gathered. Thus
both hands are left free to pull off the
blades. This is the saving of one hand
in the work.
Culture of Wheat.
An article to be found elsewh here in
this number of the FARMER will be
found to give full details in respect to
this crop, whether as regards prepara-
ton, soil, or the constituents necessary
to be present in growing good crop
of wheat. We may say, however, here,
briefly, that a good loan incliuing to
clay is the soil for wheat and that the
subsoil should be sound and dry. The
best depth of seeding ranges from one
to two inches, and the best method
of seeding is to drill it in. If the soil
has an excess of heterogeneous matter,
the wheat will run to straw, and espec-
tally if the phosphate and potash are
comparatively deficient. 1t is the
heterogeneous matters that promote the
growth of the stem and blades Of
wheat, and the phosphates that go to
the production of the grain. There
fore there should be sutficiency Of
each element in the soil for large
yield of grain to be expected. Both
stem and blade must be strong and
vigorous to produce large and well
filled heads of pump and heavy grains.
We think that wheat may now be
seeded earlier than has been the Gus
tom Of late, as there have been recently
fewer ravages from the fly, and conse-
quently the wheat would be able to
take firmer root hold of the soil before
the winter sets in. The seed wheat
ought also to be selected grain, plump
and heavy, and from poorer soil
rather than richer. 1t has been.
moreover, established by analytical
chemists. aud by the universal exper
fence of intelligent farmers, that a
good clover lay is the best preparation
for crop of wheat, inasmuch as il
contains all the fertilizing elements
in which the wheat delights. We
simply, therefore, state briefly that
the.
Soil best adopted for uheat is-A
clay loan.
Best preparation for acheat-A
clover lay.
Depth OF seedinq-From one to two
inches.
Method of seeding-By drill or broad
cast, but the drill is to be preferred.
Time of seeding-From the 18th Of
September to the 1st of October.
Quantity Of seed per 4cre-Drilled
five pecks; broadcast, not less than two
bushels.
Cleaning Granaries.
Attend to these fumigate them
with sulphur according to the plan SO
often advised, and whitewash all the
interior walls, floors, sides and rafters
thoroughly.
Setting out Orchards.
Do not neglect to prepare at once,
the land to be plantedin orchard trees
by deep blowing, subsoiling if practic-
able, heavy manuring and nice culture
so as to have it in readiness for plant