The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-08-15
AGRICULTURAL CHUNKS.

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Wash the water trough and give
It thorough scrnbbing OCCASION
ally.
Evergreens of all kinds are in
,igorated hy application of ash.
At this season of the year the
most help is needed by the farmer
wife.
Work the soil a-ound the young
p ach trees if you want them to
grow.
Poult y Iced 10 gram du ing tie
summer. Make the hens hunt aud
find their food.
Good, clean, dry bedding /, as
essential in the stalls now as at any
other IeIiod of the year.
The common wild fox~grape is
the best Tor harbJ where dense
foliage is preferred To iruit.
TIE curculio attacks uearly all
kinds OF iruit, and does not confiGe
its operations to the plum alone.
Geese may be picked every six
weeks at this season but the pluck
ing should not be performed during
wet weather
Plenty of clean water AMI grass
is all the pig should have during the
warm days. Ii is mol beneficial TO
him to be- lat at this season.
Throw the wash water around
the llum and pear trees instead .oi
into draiu. IL is a splendid Ter
tiliZ.r, all will Insure u good crop.
Watering troughs by the road
sid; at convenient distances are
highly appreciated By travellers, IA. d
are sure Indication OF kind, hospi-
table farmers.
There is no pl mt that enjoys
, plenty of good manure more than
the rose, and lack OF tn will al
ways result in ecraggy plants ana
and miserable LIontLs.
The best time to cut hay is in
= tbs evening. Rain will got lnjure
grass, but may injnre hay. Ii cut
= in the evening it will be less liabl =,
to damage.
] TO clean garden from purslan
/ requires constant watchful.Less, re
= moving every piece large enodgh t
;, ripoa seeds, in taske.s, until irps
stops IFS growth.
: The iall is the tine when th,
{, sheep are coDbled, and the breeding
rams should be procured now, q.
: they will be 10 greater demand ant
: bring higher prizes later on.
Prof. Beal has arrived at the con
clusion that chopped s,raw makes
the hest mulch for straw berrles ant
other plants. Corn stalks in tw,
: inch lengths serve good purpose
' Leaky roofs in summer do dam
e age as well as in winter. 1t is i'm
v pcrtant that the crol ST, red In th
Y barn be kept absolutely dry. 4
: single leak will cause enough dam
s age to pay for new roof.
When horse with heavy loa,
stops to rest, do not start him again
4 until he has had plenty Of time t,
recover his strength. Some horse
will show an inclination TO proceed
after they have thoroughly .estAd
Corn for the silo may be planted
| this month, provided tue early va
rieties OF sweet coru be used
Land that ha, produced a crop OF
= early potatoes answers we'll for
swee. corn, bat plenty of manure
should be used.
Leaving the wagons and tool,
,, out in the sun is often the cause o
some OF S me of the parts b, coming
loose The best seasoned wood i.
effected by moisture and dryness
and all tools and impl, meats not in
use should be Kept under cover.
J The barnyard, as source of fer
Utility, is commended as the safes,
of any that we have To deal With
We have nothing 10 lose and every
f thing TO gain by managing it prop
erly. This is confirmed by the V, r
dict of some of the foremost agri-
culturists of the middle States.
1t has been demonstrated that
the straw from a wheat crop can be
made to take the place al hay il
cut and fed in connection with
grain. This should encourage far
mers to give more attention to the
storage of the straw, and To keep it
in clean brightly condition.