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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



July 



feeding too close by sheep, it begins to fail 

 and the owner is at a loss to know why it has 

 run out so soon, little thinking that this close 

 shaving of the roots is the cause of his loss 

 and disappointment. — Maine Farmer. 



From the New York Tribune. 

 THE BOTATIOK" OF CHOPS. 



BT SERTJJO EDWAEDS TODD. 



The rotation system, which good tillers fix, 

 Embraces five seasons, and somet'mes full six. 

 When one crop succeedeth through many lotg years, 

 Bach harvebtdecreasethjand dwi^rfeth the ears. 



If herds of neat cattle or sheep be thy care, 

 Then grass in rotation must form a good share. 

 When corn, barley, clover, r.nd turnips, and wheat, 

 Comprise the rotaiion, field peas will be mtet. 



Ere ploughing and sowirg, the tiller should know 

 What crops the ground liketh the better to grow. 

 First, break up tfcy grass land and plant it with corn; 

 The field, the next season, let barley adorn. 



Succeeding the barley, sow buckwheat or oats; 

 Then haivest a pea ctop to nou'i.-h your shotea. 

 Oft ploughing and teaeiug and weeding the ground, 

 With liberal compost ecattertd around. 



And sprirkled with ashes to make the land sweet. 

 With lime and some bone-dust to fatten the wheat. 

 The next, in rotation, a crop of red clover : 

 When blossoms are fiagrani, then let the plough cover. 



A six-years' rotation now beareth the sway, 

 And showeth the tiller a progressive way ;j 

 A six years' rotation will cattle increase; 

 Will multiply bushels and debtors release. 



A six years' rotation, when fairly begun. 



Will harvest two bushtls where now groweth one. 



A six-years' rotation, as all will agree, 



Two years' yield of clovtr is better than three. 



When poor soil needs sucoor, to keep the land clean. 

 Grow clover arid sowed corn to turn under green : 

 But where fertile muck aud light eoils abound, 

 Arrange the rotation as ouitelh the ground. 



Bladder Pujms. — The singular puff-ball growth 

 of some plums, particularly the common red plum, 

 is believed by the American Naturalist to be the 

 effect of a peculiar parasitic fungus, and not of the 

 curculio or other insect. Our correspondent, W. 

 H. White of South Windsor, Conn., states in the 

 Country Gentleman that some trees in his garden 

 of the red plums which produced only these abor- 

 tions were grafted to the Washington and Blue 

 Gage, and produced perfect fruit for several years, 

 until the trees were broken down by high winds. 



Windham County, Vt. — The Fair of the Wind- 

 ham County, Vermont, Agricultural Society will 

 be holden September 28Lh and 29th, 1870. The 

 following is a list of officers. 



President —Hon. O. 8. Howard, Townehend. 



Vice Presklents —Col. U. Plimpton, Newfane; Euel 

 Smith, Esq , Wilminiiton, 



Secretary and Treasurer.— W. A. Stedman, New- 

 fane. 



Hoard of Managers.— 36hn Ayers, Grafton ; Alonzo 

 Duiton, Dummersion ; D. E. Robbins, Windham; Geo. 

 E. Hammond, WariJsboro'; Uetiry Winslow, Putney; 

 Sidoey Perry, Rockingham; Pldllip Rutter, Towns- 

 bend; John Muzzey, Jamaica; A, J. Morse, New/ane. 



W. A. S. 



Ji'or the New England Farmer, 

 THE GARDEN IN JULY. 



How pleasing to the farmer's wife, if to no 

 one else, it is to have a good garden where she 

 can go and select from a variety of products, 

 vegetables, fruits, &c., sufficient to add vari^- 

 ety for the table, which will tempt the palate 

 and give a relish to the more common daily 

 fare ; and answer the question that so often 

 arises in her mind, What shall I get for din- 

 ner ? It is pleasing to all to go into the gar- 

 den and see "how things do grow." "To- 

 morrow I shall have a mess of new potatoes 

 dug for dinner ; these marrowfat peas will fur- 

 nish us a mess by the last of the week, and I 

 shall have string beans when I want a mess 

 now ; these cucumbers will taste quite cool 

 and refreshing ; beets have already been on 

 the table in different dishes ; lettuce, radishes, 

 cress and other salads have been enjoyed 

 freely ; now come the small fruits, strawber- 

 ries, currants and raspberries." Who would 

 be without them, when they cost so little to 

 grow them ? While driving up the haying and 

 harvesting do not do it to the entire neglect 

 of the garden. Better take a hand a day 

 from the hay field and put him in the garden. 

 But there is seldom need for this. A few 

 moments' attention in the morning, even- 

 ing, or when the other work cannot well be 

 attended to, will suffice to accomplish very 

 much more than any one unused to it will 

 think possible, if the labor be rightly directed 

 and the time well improved. The best success 

 is met with if we follow up every department 

 of the garden with the hoe and watering pot. 

 Liquid manure, judiciously applied, tells now 

 with redoubled effect ; make the most of the 

 sink spout and other sources of liquid manure, 

 too often allowed to go to waste, creating of- 

 fensive odors, disease, &c. Water newly set 

 trees, dwaif pears and grapes, keeping the 

 mulch Tnoist, not wet. Liquid manure is the 

 greatest inducer to swell fruit of any kind. 

 Do every thing seasonably. Take the weeds, 

 &c., when they first appear. Leave no vacant 

 spot. It is better to have two, three, or more 

 crops, than one, when they may be had as well 

 as not. 



Beans — Gather for use as they become fit, 

 saving a few of the earliest and most perfect 

 to ripen for seed. Do not forget to plant 

 some early ones for a late crop of string, or 

 for canning for winter use and for seed. Very 

 good pickles are made from string beans. 



Beets. — It is not too late to plant early va- 

 rieties for winter use, in rich, mellow soil. 

 Hoe frequently, and thin to six or eight inches 

 in the row. Beets may be transplanted almost 

 as well as cabbages. There is little danger of 

 having too many, as, if not needed otherwise 

 they are good for the cows and pigs. 



Blackberries. — As the new shoots grow 

 they should be tied up to the trellises or stakes. 

 Shorten in the main stem and branches to in- 



