Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-06-14


fruits to ripen, pastures to freshen and
keep green, but such weather makes
the weeds and grass grow in the gar
den AndlaInoHg the Geld crops Almost
as fast al il Is cut down or covered up
by pillow and hoe, hence the industry
and zeal Of the farmer are taxed to che
uttermost. Do not, therefore. relax
your energies, but fight manfullY from
early morn, through the midday nm
til the dewy eve. This il the only
way you can with assurance hope 20
have your toll rewarded by the frui-
ton Of large products.
coRE! wRSs 3 :,
This crop shonId be now all up,
thinned and growing well. II il to
be hoped that it was not planted be-
fore the ground had been well pre-
pared assd highly MANFRED, and that
It is now clean Of weeds, with the soil
loose and friable by frequent work
ines with the cultivator. If 50. give
the crop 9 dressing broadcast Of plas-
ter at the rate Of one bushel per acre.
Corn does not require expensive nj
trogsnous manipulated fertilizers
Stable manure, ashes, plaster and
South Carolina Rock with KANT are
said by successful corn growers to be
the manures best suited TO the corn
plant. The coil about the corn should
be stirred weekly by the cultivator-
the iron cultivator ia the best-not
deep, but affording thorough level Gull
tivation until it begins to tassel. 1t
is not in this latitude toolate to plant
corn any time this month and expect
a crop, If on we'll prepared, good soil,
the corn has been well-soaked in strong
brine and then rolled in plaster. Du-
ring the soaking it should be we'll
stirred and all the grains and litter
that float should be carefully skim
med and thrown away. 1.-THE sprouts
of the grain are even two inches long,
when planted they will grow the
sooner. Were the time earlier, we
should advise the grains being soaked
in some liquid with half pint of tar
TO every four gallons ofhot brine. and
then rolled in plaster, but although
the tar is a preventative against de-
struction by the birds, it retards the
sprouting eighty Of the grain; we
should, therefore, at tkIs late period
Of the planting season, not use the tar,
and besides, crows now have not the
inducement to pull up the young corn
that they had twomonths ago.
PASTURES.
II it has not already been done, as
~it'shOnld- have been long before this,
SOW one bushel of plaster and three
bushels OF salt on each acre Of your
grass or pasture fields.
CLOVER OR TIMOTHY.
Clover will certainly be ready to
mowfor hay this month. Cut it be-
fore the seeds are ripe. Do not let it
get wet If possible, and put it under
tight cover, with little salt between
the layers, and you can put in the
NOW OF rick in a much greener state
than if no salt was used. Should the
orchard grass or timothy be advanced
sufficiently this backward season to
be in bloom, cut before the seed of
either be more than halfri~e. Great
loss is sustained in the nutritious quail
tiles of these valuable grasses, by be-
ing allowed to ripen their seeds and
the stalks become woody. In form
ing and perfeCting the seed, great ex-
haustion of the soil is suffered; hence
the correct opinion of experienced
farmers, that crop of timothy allow
ed to ripen its seed, exhausts the land
more than a heavy crop Of wheat.
Save all the hay you possibly can, for
what you cannot consume, you can
always sell at good price, but we
would say the better policy is TO sell
nc hay, unless It be regular hay
farm, but have enough stock to con-
sumo all the hay you can raise.
POTATOES.
This is a valuable crop and large
quantities Of seed should be planted.
1t is not too late to plant tiow-in-
deed, June is the time that our fore
fathers selected for planting this crop.
See that the ground is rich and light
by cultivation before planting. New
land is best for this plant.
.A ROOT CROPS.
We presume the Sugar Beet, Man
gel Wuzel, &C., have all been sown
and are up. if not try small patch
of each. Before the 10Th of this month
SOW kuta Baga seed.
TOBACCO.
We need scarcely say that the first
seasons should be availed of by YOU
after the plants are large enough to
set them out on rich, well and thor
Oughly prepared ground. If you want
great crop Of fine tobacco, let your
land be like an lash heap" as the
saying is, before you plant" Be
sure and plant no more area than is
rich and nicely prepared, and which
can DO. well attended to until it is
ready for market. To make tobacco
after the 'old system" is Just throw
ing money. time and labor all away.
The new order Of things has affected
no crop like it has tobacco. It seems
that ats culture and value has COM
pletely changed with the death.of sla-
very. We are glad to say that APP
paarances and reason bid US believe
tllat good tobacco this season will
bring unusually high prices, there
fore we hope our planters who have
such will take care to condition it aud