The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-07-17
OUR RURAL TOPICS,
Some Practical Suggestions for Our
Agricultural Readers
LATE CROPS.

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LATE CROPS.
1t is, not too late yet TO plant nHmber of
crops that will have time to mature before the
weather gets too cold In the Fall. Pumpkins
among the corn, Winter sqHashes, turnips Win
ter radishes. cucumbers for pickles, buckwheat,
corn for fodder. CANAL DO sown at this time;
and in good soil, with anything like a favor
able season, they will make good growth and
yield
In many sections oats are almost an entire
failure, the prospect for corn is not the BEST
while many meadows are yielding light. To
many farmers this implies an insufficient sup
ply of feed and it will DO good plan to ar
range in advance to make up for this rs fully
as possible by sowing late crops on unoccupied
fields so as to increase the supply of feed as
much as possible.
There is one advantage with nearly or quite
all late crops and that is, less cultivation Is
needed than. for those that are planted earlier /;
SO that generally tho cost Of growing is less and
the risk Of loss is not so great.
When the soil is rich and in good filth, and
reasonably free from weeds or grass, pumpkins,
squashes, turnips rutabagas and radishes can
be sown among the corn, and will often give n
better crop than If planted TO themselves The
corn will shade the ground and the plants will
suffer less from tho hot sun Of August than If
unshaded.
Bnckwheat and corn can be sown whore the
oats have grown or after the wheat has been
harvested, by blowing and narrowing well.
With neither Of these is it necessary to give
any cultivation, aud often q large yield of ma
fnnfn nj hat .,f,ts. L..
secured.
Turnips, rutabagas, pumpkins and squashes
can all be used to a goo advantage in feeding
the stock IN the Fall and Winter, and with
plenty of fodder they will reduce very largely
the amount of hay and grain necessary TO Win
ter the stock in a good condition.
Under present conditions il is necessary to
Winter over stock as economically rs possible,
and yet keep them in a good condition, and
cheap feed is Of conrse an item in doing this.
Root crops and ronghness, with n good shell
ter, will cost less than grain; but If the stock
be well sheltered they can be kept through
the Winter on small amount of grain.
Whenever lato crops can be grown aud used
to an advantage il viii be good plan to grow
whatever supply will DO needcd.-Prairie
Farmer.
DESTROYING THE WEEDS.
0ur remedy for noxious weeds is thorough
cultivation IL a piece of ground is full of
briers, milk. weed coueh-grass sOdom apples,
Canada thistles sorrel, toad fax, or other mis-
cradle stut that 30 often tries the mettle Of our
good farmers let them put the ground in corn
for a couple OF years so, keeping the Guilt
water going continually, aud especially going
III the earlier part OF the season, and the
toughest character among these weeds will fail
TO stand the ordeal II the hand.hoe can be-
| spared to go in among tho hills of corn Occa-
EiDually EEhpre fbp fesfh nf he 1tarrutr
not reach, or 10 cut of hero aud there one
which the harrow may miss. bad case may DO
| cured in n single season. But II this cannot DO
! done, couple OF successive years with n sharp
tooth cultlyator among n corn.crop will gen
orally do tho business for the worst case that
| evor was. Let anyone who has weedy field
| before him resolve another season 10 put tho
whole tract in corn and keep clean. aud he will
| soon give MP nil the common ideas Of smother
/ ing-out with deep layers of earth cutting up
/ Ia the full OF the nioon putting salt upon their
| tops, the many other recommendations
started IN the interest, IL is believed, Of lazi-
| ness, but which really calls for moro trouble
aud bard work than aihorough aud systematic
! cleaning, such rs we have indicated, docs.
| NorEs.
- II bars are used instead OF gate. be careful
! to take them all down whom you drive the
cows through If you lot them got into the
habit of jumping over one or two bars they will
soon learn To jump fences. A jumping COW is d
| terrible nuisance
! 49, IL Is well TO remember that small pigs
/ sometimes will not take tho exercise they
! should Especially Is this the case in cold
weather, aud IL the sow Is in shed or stable
not having an adjoining lot there is also danger
| OF this. 1t results in laying ON nm excessive
| amount of fat. causing thumps, which in case
/ Of "A young pig is very hard TO cure. This
trouble can be avoided by compelling the pigs
! TO take exercise.
/ - Calves that have been weaned and are
J pasturcd in the same field with the cows should
! be watched TO see that they don't learn the bad
! habit Of smoking the cows. This habit. once
! formed, is very diilcut 10 break At the first
attempt TO suck, strap with shRrp-pointed
nails driven through IL should be placed around
| the muzzle of the calf, with another strap over
the bead to keep IL in place.
- Never scaid your milk utensils before
washing, as scalding will make the Gaseous
matter adhere in an insoluble form that can be
removed only by scraPing and securing. First
/ rinse the article in cold water thoroughly,
then wash IN trpid water that tho hand can be
| kept in, using little alkal, and when we'll
washed ard rinsed. scad with clean boiling
| water and set il aside so that il " Ill drain dry
don't wipe it, MS the article is likely to be
cleaner than the cloth. II il is a matter OF
necessity 10 wipe some articles nse n perfectly
clean cloth that nothing else has been wiped
on.