Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-08-13
Farm AND moIsEIloLD.
THn FARMER AND HIS FARM IN AuGU

FARM AND HOlISEaaOLs1.
Tn FARMER AND HIS FARN IN AUGUST
August may be very busy month,
yet there is no month In tho year when
many farmers can better take aplaJ-
spell, and make journey to the moun-
tains, or to the seaside with their fami-
lies, tarrying on the way to visit friends,
or famous stock farms, or diaries or
cheese factories. or other objects Of in
tsrest. Summer crops are "laid by" 1.-THE
turnip crop is in, winter grains are safe
in stack or NOW, spring grains may be
ready to cut, and as soon as this Is done,
comes the farmers holiday. How much
good 1t does the whole family, who can
be spared from the superintendence of
the house, the farm, and the dairy, to
take such vacation. All should have
their turn, though they can 20 but one
or two at time; and no one should be
more sure to 90 than she whom 1t is so
hard to persuade 70 leave, even for one
day, the daily round Of home duties
the good house mother. Turnips will
make a good crop, sown the first week
In August, even Swedes do well on light,
rich land, and the small roots, as big
rs a pint cup, are more marketable than
bigger ones. After the rains soften the
swsrd, We may pillow for wheat, and in
some sections 1t is great advantage to
sow early and seed to grass. In some
sections the practice Of early seeding to
grass, without the Intervention OF a
grain crop, is successfully followed. The
only abstracts value from the soil which
would otherwise be appropriated by the
grass. EARLY blowing is great advan-
tage to land intended for winter grain,
especially if weedy, or If somewhat stiff; ;
repeated working mellows the soil,
makes sure of good catch Of grass seed
and defends against winter killing. In
case the season is dry-and it generally
is, over a great part OF the country--no
more favorable time can be selected for
digging drains with a view to improv-
ing swamps. If the actual retaining
cannot now be pushed, the land may
easily be grubbed and further ditched
during the autumn and winter.-lmer-
ican Agricultural.
PEACH CULTtRE.-The conditions Of
failure in peach growing, concisely sta
ted, are:
/. A wet soil. or one that from any
cause holds water around the roots Of a
tree, whether the land Is situated high
or low.
2. Excessive fertility, while the trees
are young, whether it be secured In the
natural condition Of the soil or by the
ingenuity Of man.
3. Severe cutting back Of the young
growth each year, thus dwarfing the
tree and robbing It Of much natural vi
tally.
4. Allowing the tree to overbear and
thus exhaust their vitality by single
crop of fruit.
8. By deficient aud improper cultiva-
ton.
On the other hand, the conditions Of
success in peach growing are:
/. An elevated location that is not sub
ject to the late frosts in the spring or the
early frosts in the fall.
2. A warm and moderately fertile soil
that is well drained by nature. Artii-
cial drainage may prove successful, but
It's utility has not yet been fully demon
strated in this region.
8. Thorough cultivation, without ma
nure, until the trees come into bearing.
then combine the two so as to supply
all the depletion produced in the soil by
growth Of trees and fruit.
4. Never let tree overbsar.
5. Continue cultivation until the close
of the dry season, every summer, even
II 1t continues until September.-Aish.
igan Horticultural.
How TO Cool A CKLLAR.-A great mis-
take Is some times made in ventilating
cellars and milk houses. The object Of
ventilation is to keep the cellars cool
and dry, but this object often fails OF
being accomplished by a common mis-.
take, and instead the cellar is made both
warm and damp. A cool place should
never be ventilated, unless the air adj
mitted is cooler than the air within, or
10 at least as cool as that, or a very little
warmer. The warmer the air, the more
moisture II holds in suspension. Nee
essarily, the cooler the air, the more
this moisture is condensed and precipi-
tated. When cool cellar is aired on a
warm day, the entering air being in mo-
ton appears cool, but as it fills the cell
lar the cooler air with which it becomes
mixed chills it, the moisture is condens-
ed, and dew is deposited on the cold
walls, and may often be seen running
down them in streams. Then the eel
lar is damp, and soon becomes mouldy.
To avoid this, the windows should only
be opened at night, and late-the last
thing before retiring. There is no need
TO fear that the night air is unhealthful
it 10 IS pure as the air of midday, and
10 really drier. The cool air enters the
apartment during the night, and circu-
lates through 1t. The windows should
be closed before sunrise In the morning,
and kept closed and shaded through the
dav. IN tho air of the callar is damn. il