The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-05-29
FARM HtNFs, &C.

From advance sheets of the American AgricHl
,,r;,t for June We take the following:
The Kitchen Garden.-The main crops should
be ali sown, and returns for the table or the mar
Lot he coming in Beets, carrots, spinach, let
.nce meas and other early crops, should afford an
abundant supply. Do not forget in the enjoyment
Of the first sowings to provide for succession.
Sweet corn beans, peas, beets and number OF
others may be sown to supply the table later In
the season 49,. This is the great month tor weeds,
and in destroying them the plants get much need
ed cultivation. There is often a dry spell this
month. It is we'll to avoid watering as long rs
nossible. but when it must be given, apply it
copously. ..... Celery should be planted from the
middle of this to the middle Of next month.....
Keep tomatoes tied up to their trelllses, ana cut
away superfuous shoots. cucumbers for
pickles in we'll MANFRED rows thickly enough to
secure q final stand of a plant to each foot......
Forward eggplants by frequent hoeingsl... Onions
are most profitable if punched aud sold when half
| grown or less Spinach soon now runs to seed
| in warm weather. Try New Zealand spinach.
Mo,oina the Roadsides-It should he part of
the road work everywhere to keep the weeds cut
down which spring up along the sides of the
highways; and this work should never be neglec-
ted. There is scarcely neighborhood in which
| the highways do not mature enough weeds to
seed half the adjoining fields. 1t would be to the
interests to the of those fields to have the
highways mown; but they fail to do this because
the roads are public property, and they feel that
every item of their care should be part of the pub
lie expense. Usually nearly all of the work could
be done with two-horse mower, the scythe being
necessary only where there projecting posts,
| sharp f-sets in the fence, etc. Thus done, the
work would cost very little compared with the
damage it would avoid. 1t may be we'll to sug-
gest that not only those who have fields by the
| .-.I L. hama oA hnk pnor hn
passes along the road.
Farm Work.-This is the busiest of months for
the farmer. Corn planting which is "planting"
par excellence over large part of the country is
ala fgSas, FL, TOO, 50 s ss
haying ought to begin. Millet and fodder corn
must be sowed and in many sections Swedish
turnps or rutabagas need to be in early as the
25th, though in others, good crops may be de-
pended upon when sowed q month later. Those
who have orchard grass and clover in some fields
will be glad that they may begin the ha! harvest
by cutting these long before timothy anc red top
meadows ready for the moving machine.
This great deal Of worry, and when the
timothy is ripe it may be cut at once i, proper
calculations have been made. AS to the age when
timothy should be cut, it is well to bear in mind
that for ones own use it can hardly be cut too
green after the heads well out but for sale for
city feeding it is preferred as old as it can be
without the seed shelling off from the heads. 1t
is used not so much as nutriment as for bully
food with oats or ground feed
Shocking Grain.-Very few farm hands know
how to shock grain properly and yet others shock
poorly because Of Incidence. 1t is poor policy to
have the shocking done by boys. The use of the
self binder must remove all excuse for all work
being done by them. Surely, enough men can
row be got to do this work The self binde, is
60, hun nd
are always compact. Hence not more than twelve
of these bundles should be put in shock. If
more are used, the grain will not cure properly
and more are not required to give the shock the
needed stability. Two persons should always
work together. Let each take two bundles and
set the two pairs together. Then let each man
set one bundle at the end nearest to him, alterna
ting with the two already set. Two bundles at
each side, alternating with those previously set,
and the two cap sheaves, complete this model
shock. Each bundle should be driven down SOL
idly into the stubble. All should lean slightly
towards common center. Do not place the
shock in depression; but this is the only excuse
for not placing them in straight lne-making
the loading less inconvenient. For cap sheaves
select long, slender bundles. Break them thor
oughly, and be careful to place the tops towards
the prevailing winds. After the ten bundles are
set, gather their tops In your arms and draw them
together. When the cap sheaf is placed, do not
pat IL QOWn WIN q sCrOke IN the Out Dy
bringing an arm down across each end. Spread
the cap sheaves to cover the entire shock. Any
whisp of grain standing out can be tucked in.
Heated Bores.-The heating of the boxes Of
the reaper Or mower frequently occasions vexa-
tious delay, and OCCURS without any apparent
cause. 1t is noticeable that box once heated is
more prone to heat again, and If the box holding
the shaft to which the sickle driver is attached is
ever thoroughly heated, future trouble can be
avoided only by the greatest care. If the box fits
too closely around the shaft it is apt to heat So
too, if it fit too loosely. The shaft must have
enough play but no more. Too much play is
more frequently the cause than too little play
Lack of proper oiling will, of course, cause s;.s
boxes to heat Very few are so careless as not to
apply oil often enough, but the oil may be infe
rior. 1t is we'll to buy oil of only reliable deal
er, remembering that poor oil may be sold at a
low price, but good oil cannot. The rule for oil
ing a mower or reaper should be, "Little and
often" The boxes in which the sicke-driye
works, should be oiled every few moments. II
too much oil is applied, not only is the excess
wasted but dust is gathered, and this is frequen,
cause of the boxes heating. If box heats, the
first thing to do is to remove all dirt, if there be
any in it; and this is the first measure of proven
ton as well. 1t will also reduce the wearing Of
the parts. If the ground is quite dry, the dust
will soon find its way into the box and make trou-
BILE, unless removed. Sometimes grass straw
will got wound around the shaft in the box. He
who would never have hot box must have a
sharp eye and be of a careful mind.