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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



July 



cumbers for pickles, turnips, «&c., that yet have 

 time to mature. This, with strawberries, sa- 

 lads, &c., he is enabled to produce from his 

 garden, from having highly fertilized, deeply 

 ■worked an<l thoroughly fined the soil, to start 

 with, and then {)laiiting in season, watering 

 with liipiid manure, when necessary, and do- 

 ing everything at the proper time and in its 

 season. Go thou and do likewise. 



Asparagus. — The bed has given us a good 

 supply, and now we should compensate it by 

 some stimulant like superphosphate or other 

 fertilizer worked in among the roots, or cover 

 with compost manure an inch or two thick, 

 after cleaning off weeds, &c. 



Beans. — Gather and use as they fill, sav- 

 ing a few of the earliest to go to seed or ripen. 

 Early varieties may be planted for a late crop 

 of string ; they will be fine for pickles or for 

 canning. 



Beets.— Early varieties may yet be planted 

 for winter use. Any surplus will be good for 

 greens or the cows. 



Blackberries. — As the new shoots grow, 

 tie them to the trellis or to stakes. Shorten 

 in the main stem and branches to induce the 

 forming of fruit buds ; pull up small shoots, 

 unless you desire to multiply them. Carefully 

 secure any plants and branches heavily laden 

 with fruit. 



Cabhage akd Caulifowers may still be 

 planted out for late crops ; there is little dan- 

 ger of providing these in too great abundance, 

 as any not needed for family supply, are 

 readily disposed of to the stock. 



Celery. — Transplant till the last of the 

 month for late crop. Water and hoe fre- 

 quently ; you can scarcely apply too much 

 water, if the drainage is good. Upon rapid 

 growth depends the excellence of celery. 



Corn. — Plant Crosby's Early, or some other 

 equally good early, for late use, drying, &c. 



Cucumbers may be planted for pickles. 

 Hoe and water till the plants cover the ground ; 

 guard against insects. Save from the early 

 crop for seed. Seed five or six years old, 

 where carefully preserved, is best for plant- 

 ing, growing a larger proportion of fruit to 

 vines. Cider vinegar is be.sf for pickling. 



Currants. — These furnish a most excellent 

 acid for the system and may be eaten freely 

 with good effect, either right from the bush or 

 as a dessert. ISIake jelly, preserves and wine 

 from the ripe fruit. When the fruit is gath- 

 ered is a good time to prune and thin out. I 

 have never been troubled with the currant 

 worm and do not know from experience what 

 it is. The borer, aphis and scale need look- 

 ing after to destroy them. 



Egg Plants. — Forward them by frequent 

 hoeing, with application of lifjuid maiuire. 



Endives. — Sow seed the first of the month. 

 Sow in drills, and transplant to 12 inches apart 

 in rich soil ; hoe often. 



Gooseberries. — Keep the ground around 

 and under the bushes mulched with anything 



to shade the surface, to prevent mildew and 

 induce to larger sized fruit. 



Grapes. — Thin out the bunches, as needed. 

 The severe summer pruning and pinching that 

 a few years since were recommended, have been 

 much modified by experienced cultivators. A 

 certain amount of pinching-in is to be recom- 

 mended, as also thinning, to grow larger fruit. 



Herbs. — The best mode is to gather when 

 in blossom, and cure and dry in the shade or 

 house. 



Insects. — The gardener will be continually 

 looking out for and destroying all injurious 

 ones, as they are destructive alike to fruits 

 and vegetables ; any means of destruction are 

 commendable. 



Manure all backward plants by liquid ma- 

 nure or top-dressing. If you only manage 

 right you can drive a plant as well as you can 

 a pig. 



Melons. — Cultivate same as cucumbers. 

 A flat stone or board under specimens will in- 

 duce earlier, more even ripening, and they 

 will not have that earth taste to such an ex- 

 tent. 



Onions. — Weed and cultivate without draw- 

 ing the dirt around the bulbs. Should the 

 maggot trouble them, push away the dirt a 

 little and try pouring on boiling water. Seed 

 may be sown thickly in good soil to provide 

 sets for spring planting. 



Peas. — If late or autumn peas are desired 

 or those free of bugs for seed, they may be 

 planted now, and if well cared for they will 

 mature a crop, although more likely to mil- 

 dew. 



Potatoes. — Those early ones will now be 

 ripe and right for the table ; dig, and plant 

 the ground to other crops which mature later 

 in the season. 



Raspberries. — Cut down old canes as soon 

 as the fruit is gone, and thin out the new ones 

 as may be desirable. Three or four canes to 

 a stool is enough. Keep well cultivated. 



Rhubarb. — The leaf stems may be skinned 

 and dried, same as apples, and will make a 

 good substitute where api)les and fruit are 

 scarce. Do not cut too close ; keep down 

 seed stalks. 



Seeds. — Pay particular attention to grow- 

 ing, selecting and saving seed of all kinds, as 

 they ripen. Gather before any begin to scat- 

 ter or waste, and let them mature in safety. 



Strawberries. — After the bearing is over, 

 carefully weed, cut the runners and hoe. Ap- 

 ply some fertihzer and work it in as you hoe. 



Tomatoes. — Do not let the plants suffer 

 for want of water. Trained to stakes with a 

 single stem, with side shoots pinched in, some 

 claim as the best way. Transjilanting to fill 

 vacancies is still in order ; this will be found a 

 good remedy to repair damages of insects, de- 

 fects in seeds, &c. 



Weeds are the bane of all good culture ; 

 they are neither useful, generally, nor orna- 

 mental. A clean garden, destitute of weeds, 



