THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



41S 



CALENDAR OF AGRICULTURE, 



The planting of beetroot and potatoes must now 

 be quickly finished, if any remains undone from 

 last month. Horse and hand hoe all drilled 

 crops ; alloiv not a single weed to be seen. 



Turn over the heaps of winter-prepared farm- 

 yard dung, and the fermentation will readily 

 commence ; during its progress, place the dung in 

 drills, reverse the ridglets, and sow the seeds of 

 Swedish turnips without delay on the fresh tilth of 

 soil. Much benefit is derived by bringing, the 

 seeds into a near and immediate contact with the 

 fermenting dung. In the first place, sow swedes 

 green and yellow, then Laing's and Matson's hy- 

 brids, and follow with Aberdeen yellows. In dry 

 weather, roll the drills immediately ; in moist and 

 showery weather it may not be required. 



Plant cabbages, kohl rabi, savoys, and winter 

 brocolis fro-n the seedbeds, on drills three feet 

 apart, and the plants two feet asunder along 

 the drills. Apply half-rotted farm-yard dung in a 

 very moist condition, and in a large quantity, on 

 stiff loams that are too clayey for turnips ; and 

 dibble the plants into the ground during wet 

 weather, as the vegetables require much moisture. 

 Fill up the blanks with fresh plants, in order to 

 procure an even crop. Sow early turnips for an 

 early crop, as tankards and whites ; and sow rape 

 to be consumed on the ground, as preparatory for 

 wheat. 



Pare and burn rough lands, and spread the 

 ashes in order to be cooled. Prepare the fallows 

 for green crops, and also clay lands for wheat. 



Stall-fed cattle will now be disposed of; the fat 

 ones for the butcher, and the leaner will go to the 

 pasture fields to be fattened on grass. Put the 

 milch cows to grass in a home field of permanent 

 pastures adjacent and convenient, provided with 

 water and shelter, and improved by frequent top- 

 dressings, and the sowings of clovers, and of stong 



perennial grasses. The naturally very rich mea- 

 dows do not require this assistance. The oldest 

 calves will go to the grass paddock, and if the grass 

 be scanty, assistance must be given in clovers and 

 vetches that are placed in racks. A shelter shed 

 and a supply of fresh water are indispensable. 



The latest lambs will now require much atten- 

 tion : give them the best grasi on the farm, in order 

 to raise an equality with the foremost. Nothing 

 more easily shows the good management of ani- 

 mals than the equality both in the breeding and in 

 the condition. 



The ewes and lambs that are eating the early 

 vetches and rye must have fresh food every two 

 days. Begin the soiling of horses and cattle in 

 the yards, and milch cows also, if the pasture is 

 not abundant. Feed the store pigs with clovers and 

 vetches, and afford ample littering to all animals. 

 As the early soiUng green crops are consumed, 

 plough the land for turnips. 



Put mares to the stallions, and geld colts, though 

 this operation may be more safely performed the 

 previous autumn. 



Finish the sowing of grass seeds on barley tilths. 

 Sow by machine, and cover with light harrowing 

 and heavy rolling. 



Dig hop plantations, and tie the bine to the 

 poles. Shut up watered meadows for hay. 



AVash sheep by hand in a clear running stream, 

 and to prevent the maggot fly sprinkle the animal 

 from head to tail from a dredging box, with a mix- 

 ture of hellebore root powder, and of black brim- 

 stone, ilb. to l^lb. 



Weed young quicksets in hedges, not to expose 

 the roots too bare to the sun's rays in dry situations; 

 rather leave the weeds to moisten the roots, pro- 

 vided the upward growth of the thorns be not 

 checked. 



CALENDAR 01 GARDENING, 



Kitchen Garden. 



Commence with sowing kidney beans for a full 

 crop in July. Repeat in the third week. 



Sow scarlet and variegated runners over a layer 

 of decayed mixed dung in hollow trenches a few 

 inches under the earth. Return the soil over the 

 manure, press it moderately firm, and sow about 

 three inches below the upper surface level, covering 

 to that depth with light earth. Dry and searching 

 weather has shown the utility of this deposit, as the 

 plants never have flagged over it. Sow cucumbers 

 on a ridge over manure. Repeat all the sowings 



of last month, except the tap-rooted plants, in 

 order to keep up successional supplies. Suffer no 

 weeds to grow : Dutch-hoe and rake every portion of 

 uncropped land. 



Flower Garden. 



Sow annual seeds in borders ; and propagate, by 

 slips and cuttings, wallflowers and rockets, and 

 place a glass over, to shade them. 



Stir the surface of all grounds, when nearly dry, 

 after heavy rains ; attend to give air and water in 

 all glass covers. 



