Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-10
OF. INTEREST TO FARMERS.

 other of the months of the farming sea- son. The Southern Planter has the fol- lowing timely hints to farmers in its June edition:
 "The principal work to be done by the truck grower and gardener this month. is the gathering, using and marketing or the, crops IS they become ready. All the earNoplanted vegetables should now be ready for the gathering, and the later sown crops should be kept growing by frequent shallow cultivation. success siona1 crops of beans (snaps and pole Vareties) and sweet corn should pc planted at intervals during the month. SO as to keep up the supply Tor the tapla as long as possible. Watermelons, can teloupes, cucumbers and squashes may still be planted, and the main crop ol cu% cumbers, for pickling, should now be planted. The Green prolific White spine, and Gherkin are the best Varle- ties. Plant in well manured hills, feet apart each way. Tomato plants may still be set out. and those already planted be encouraged by frequent cultivation The cold wet weather has much inter fered with the growth of the tomato plants and it will be found an adVant- agerto help them along with some fer tilizer. The tomato plant requires heavy per cent of potash to make 1t success An average crop will take rom an acre of soil 101 pounds of potash. It also requires full supply of nitrogen. A mixture of 100 pounds. of muriate Of potash or 400 pounds of kainit, and 50 pounds of nitrate of soda to the acre, applied broadcast to the land and worked in when cultivating the crop, will be found to help the plants very much and enable them to make up lost time. Cab bages for the fall crop may now be seq out. Pull the onion crop as the bulbs mature and spread them on the ground to dry. As soon as dry ship to market and sell, as very few of the southern spring grown onions will keep long. Sold at this time, they come in ahead of northern-grown onions. and generally sell for a paying price. The strawberry crops being gathered, the old beds should be plowed up, and the ground may be planted in some cultivated crop, such as late corn or sorghum, or in turnips, to clean out the weeds. Beds intended to stand another year should be worked be- tween the rows to keep down the weeds. The grape vines should receive atter- tion. Stop back the bearing wood be- yond the punches, and pinch off the shoots not needed to make bearing canes for next year. In this way much time and labor may be saved in pruning in the winter or early next spring. Spray Ire quently to prevent disease. See the spray calendar published in our April issue for the proper spray to use On the lawn and in the flower garden, all varie- ties of tender Towering plants may now be set out, and by the end Of the month this should be a mass of bloom. Keep the grass cut short and the beds free from weeds, and this part of the garden will be found delightful place for rest during the summer.
 There are two crops milet and peas, which, when sown together, says the Southern Planter, make an excellent for age crop. The hay is of highly nutri- tive character. and cures more easily than pea-vine hay alone Sow about half the usual quantity of seed of each; that is to say, half bushel of peas and half bushel of German mllet The peas should be first sown and be well narrowed in, and then the millet be sown and be brushed in with a brush harrow, or be rolled in if the ground be dry enough to roll. Cut just before the millet blooms. Black, blackeye or clay peas can be sown.
 This is the month for preparing sweet potato crops. Slips should not be planted later than the 18th of the month, and if gotten sooner do better. By the 1st day of June the slips on the beds should be long enough for cutting. In case the weather has been dry it is good idea to cut the slips and let them lay in water for some time before plant ing. and should be dripping when put in the ground. When preparing land for sweet potatoes it is well to bear in mind that. the blow should not be al lowed to run deep. Too much The Southern Planter is good authority; and says: Tn preparing the land for this crop it is not well to plow to deeply nor to manure too heaVlly. especially with nitrogenous fertilizers. These are very apt to cause the crop to run to vine too much. The best fertil- izer is good woods mould, pine tags and lime well composted together in the fallGand spread broadcast on the field. When planting apply 300 pounds per acre of a mixture of 600 pounds of acid phos.. phate and 200 pounds of muriate or rotash Set out the plants on good sea son if nossible If not have the plants in . hucket of water and set them dripping with water.
 The following timely notes from the American Cultivator are worthy of space in our farmers scrap books. as they may prove valuable in the long run:
 Those who grow orchard grass should remember that il needs to be cut carry Ii cut just as the stem IS iormihS anu pe- foreait becomes hardened orchard grass will sprout readily, and may be cut sev- eral times in a season. It will also thick en under this treatment and cover va cant spaces in the soil. The seed should always be sown with some kind or clover, which will furnish nutriment for It alter the clover has died out.
 The great mortality among young tur- keys comes from regarding them ab hardy as young chicks. Until the turkey 
 exnos,,re to dampness. The turkey chicks at this period should have food that will make feathers, which is just what is needed for making muscle and bone One of the best feeds for turkeys is cottage cheese made into balls and then dried by mixing it with oatmeal After the dew is off in the morning they should have free range. as the insects they catch are exactly what they require to make vigorous, thrifty growth.
 There is not great deal of difference in the price of meats, and poultry, which is easily digested, ought to be more on farmers tables than it is. The staple meat product used on the farm is pork That is always hard to digest, and if more of the vital energy expended in dgesting pork were used in pushing farm work and planning better methods farming would pay better than it does. The poul- try yard should not be regarded as only means to make more money. If 1t helps to make farm life more attractive IL 1occ itol bnn ol