The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-07-09
THE FARMER.
DIRECTIONS FOR WORK on TRE FARN,
IN The GARDEN, ORCHARD AND
POULTRY YARD, BY PRACTI-
CAL AGRICULTCRIsTs.


by weather, and all enemies, by put
ting in the barn, or stack, or thresh-
ing out and placing the grainin the
granary and the straw well pre-
served by shelter or proper "riek-
ing" Machinery is 50 perfect now
a crop can be threshed in the field
with half the labor required to haul
it to the barn or stack yard, and
honee it is best 10 thresh the crop
at once. s- VT 80
Corn and TObaceO.-KeeP these
crops well cultivated and the latter
free from worms by handing-piek-
ing and the use of turkeys. -.
Stock Of all Kinds.-See that
these do not suffer for pure water
and salt, and supply deficiency Of
pasture by supply of cut green
heritage or broadcast corn grown
for the purpose of ''soiIing" stock.
POtatOes.-It is not too late to
plant potatoes for a late crop, but
the sell should be rich and well pre-
pared. .l - ~..T.r ION Ell
Sheep.-Leok out for the "gad-
fly" and keep the sheep troughs
well smeared with tnrpendne tar
sprinkled over with salt.
MeadOWs.-Top dress these with
Powell's "TiP-Top" Bone Fertilizer
Fruit Garden and Orchard
Look out for slugs on pear trees,
and IL they are found sprinkle lime
on the leaves. Rose bugs are some
times very trou blesome on cherry
trees: shake them off and kiltthem.
Take as many three-inch flower
pots, a. you want new strawberry
plants. Fill them with rich soil and
plunge them in the soil along the
rows OF plants. As the young plants
form on the runners lay them on
the top of the pots, putting stone
on each 10 keep them in place.
They will soon root into the pots
and should then be separated from
the old plant When the pots are
filed with roots they can be knock
ed out without hurting the roots
aud planted at any time the ground
is ready. Plants prepared in this
way will give q full crop next ssa-
son. As soon as the fruit is gather
ell cut out all the old canes from the
bIaekberries and rasPberries and
clOan the soil between the rows.
Budding can be done from this time
until late in September as tho differ
ent trees come into condition; the
plum will be first. Continue to jar
jar plum trees every morning until
the fruit colors, and destroy all the
fruit and insects which fan. Keep
grape vines tied as they grow. Ex-
anime peach trees for bOrers, and
destroy the moth now laying the
eggs by making small fires at night
nesr the trees. If mildew is seen
on grape vines, dust with -four of
sulphur. BeOk sharp for eaterpil-
lars nests and destroy them.
FIorieulture.-The carpet beds
of colsns, &c, will need constant at
tentinn to keep :hem in good order.
Don't attempt to water plants in
the open ground unless you have
facilities for thoroughly soaking the
soil. Sprinkling the beds with a
watering can is worse than useless,
as it encourages the growth ofsmall
surface roots, only to be destroyed
If the water is not constantly ronew-
Ell. The common, sweet scented
white lily will now be in bloom.
The only time TO transplant the
bulbs Of this lily is when the flower
stalks fade in July and August and
before IL forms It's winter leaves. II
transplanted after these leaves grow
they will not bloom the following
year. Cuttings of hot house plants,
such as cr0tens, Re, root more east
" now than at any other time. Rose
cuttings also root readily ia boxes
OF moist sand. Carnations intehded
Cor blooming in pots in winter
should be kept pinched and not aIr
lowed to bloom. Sow seeds Of pan
sies for fall blooming These will
gIvo flowers all winter in frames
protected by glass sashes. Save
flower seeds of all sorts as they
ripen. Geraniam beds look better
If the old blossom heads are cut of
as they wiLher Cut back the strong
shoots OF the hardy roses and keep
them wei eutiyated. Tube rose
bulbs TO bloom in the house in au-
tumn and winter should be started
ia pots towards the last of the