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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[JPNE, 
Contents for June, 1875, 
Boe Notes for June ^ llliislra(/ons..^H 
Boys and Girls' Colimms— Doctor's Talks— What is 
Foolscap Pajii-T?— Aunt Sue'3 Piizzle-Box— Sunflow- 
er Girl— Aunt Sue's Cliats— How Engravings are 
Made— Drjins Plants— June — Tliat Little Arbor— 
The Brolsen Arm 12 llluslraUoiLS . . 229 -233 
Brewer's Grains, Storing Illustrated . .-IZl 
Corn from Egypt 226 
Cow-Doctor Itliislmted.. Wo 
Drains, Flusliing i lUustratiom . .221 
Drains, Log 2 lUustratiom. . 223 
Eggs, Assistance in Hatching 210 
Fence uot Worth stealing Illustrated. . 220 
Flower-Gardeu and Lawn forjune 207 
Fodder, Curing Green i; lllustmlions . .Hi 
Fruit Garden for Juue 207 
Greenhouse and Window Garden for June 20S 
Hogs, Ringing 4 Illustrations. 220 
Household Department— Home Topics— Ice Boxes and 
Refrigerators- Minced Meat— Chair, Home-Made — 
Care of Teeth 5 lUuslrafions. 227-229 
House Plan 4 Illustrations. 212 
Kitchen Garden for June 207 
Lock Nut, New Illustrated. .220 
Market Report for June 208 
Ogden Farm Papers, No. 04— Liquid Manure Vat— 
Dykeing— Deep Milk Cans— Jersey Cow— Butter- 
Rotation 215-216 
Orchard and Nursery for June 207 
Paris Green 226 
Plants, Chinese Saxifrage 2 lUnstraiions. . 224 
Plants, New Tanning Illustrated. .234 
Plants, Succulent Illustrated.. HiS 
Pigs, Middlesex Breed of Illustrated. . 217 
Calendar for June. 
.213 
Pluck 
Root Crops, Care of 210 
Roses, Attar of 226 
Roses, Tender Climbing 226 
Science Applied to F.irming 213 
Sheep, Beacon Downs Illustrated.. SVJ 
Sheep, Dipping Illustrated. .221 
Sheep Shelters 3 Illustrations.. 219 
Shooting Nuisance 222 
Spelling Matches 216 
Stakes, Setting 2 Illustrations. . 327 
Steam Engines, Agricultural Illustrated . . 223 
Walks and Talks Correspondence 239 
Walks and Talks on the Farm, No. 138— Wheat- 
Summer Fallow— Large Crops— Barley 218-219 
Work, Hints About, for Juue .206 
INDEX TO "basket," OR SHOKTEr. ARTICLES. 
Books, Popular Music... 238jLive Stock at the Ceu- 
Bnflalo Gnat '. .209 tennial 211 
Bull, To Ring a 310;Machinery at the Ceuten- 
Calcareous Soils 2.S| nial, Agricultural 2:^8 
Castor Beans, Culture of.23T!Mangolds, Culture of.... 2.37 
Central Park 21U!Muck, How to Us 
Cistern, Size of 237 
Corn for Green Manure. .238 
Corn, Origin of Indian.. 209 
Cranberry Culture 210 Plant Named 210 
Cranberries on Trees 
Effect of Peed 208 
Engineer, Locomotive.. .238 
Farm, as to Buying a 
Fences, Patent 211 
Muskrats, Trapping. ...338 
Oats, to Kill Wild 2.38 
Pigs, Scrofula in 237 
Plow Co., Ames 210 
Pomology at the Cen- 
tennial . 2.3S 
Potato Bugs 210 
Poultry, Profit in 210 
Fish Culture, Book upon.3.38 Rennets. Saving 337 
FruitTrees, Gumming of 2.38-Roso Bush, Product of. ..210 
Galls, To Prevent 2:« Sheep Farming 239 
Grass. Tall Me.adow Oat. 33S] Sheep, Prolific 339 
Hay, When to Cut 210 Shiep Questions 210 
" ' " ■" • "■"■ Short-Horns, Sales of... 233 
Silver Thorn, Hardiness 
of 210 
Soft-Soap, Keeping 210 
Steamers, New York & 
,238! New Haven 309 
210 Stoek-Raising at tlieWost238 
Horse, Death from Bots.33S 
Horse, Fistula in a 210 
Horses, Colic in 2: 
Horses, Sale of Grade 
Norman 338 
Horses, Wolf Teeth in 
Horticultural Prizes. . . 
Humbugs, Sundry 210;" This is Foolishness " . .2:58 
H.vacinths 238 Turnips, Machine to Sow 
Iliinois State Farmer's I and Cultivate 210 
Association 2^39' Wagon Springs, Torsion. 209 
Immigration to Mexico. .210 Wheat and Rye, Crossing2:38 
Insects on Flowers 210, Winter Wheat, Condi- 
Insects on House Plants. '2.371 tiou of 210 
Biiidin;? Blarvestcr.— "II. & B.," Wal- 
nut, Iowa. We know of no harvester that binds the 
sheaves with sutficieut success to make it a desirable ma- 
chine. There are binding harvesters that are in course 
of being perfected, but at present they arc chiefly cx- 
pcriiaental machines. 
Xo Keep Eg'g's. — "M.," Joanua Station," 
Pa. The most cleanly method of preserving eggs, and 
one as effective as any other, is to sme.ir them with cot- 
ton-seed or linseed oil, and pack them, \vitli the large end 
down, in dry bran, or wlieat or oat cliaff*, (not cut straw.) 
in a barrel, pressing the whole down closely, and head- 
ing ihe barrel. Kept in a dry, cool cellar, tliey will re- 
main in good order for six months, if the shell has been 
clean and thoroughly well oiled. 
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AMEllICAIV AGRICCLTIRIST. 
NEW YORK, JUNE, 1875. 
The present is tlie latest season for many years. As 
usual in late seasons we have had a forcible lesson 
in regard to drainage. Drained fields have been 
plowed and planted two weeks earlier than un- 
drained ones, and vegetation is quicker upon these 
dryer and warmer soils. The sliillful farmer who 
takes advantage of every means of Improving and 
enriching liis farm, is to a great extent independent 
of seasons, while another in an unfavorable spring 
is for a long time prevented from working. This 
makes all the dilTerenee between a good and a poor 
crop, or even a good crop and none at all. With 
low prices for most farm products, we must increase 
our production to the acre, or we must go behind. 
As in all other occupations, there arc in farming 
those who gain and those who lose. Those who 
gain are those who save at both ends, they raise 
large crops, and so dispose of them as to make 
them reaUze the utmost — the men, in fact, who 
farm with brains. The other class begin this late 
season with less hope than over. They feel the 
pressure of hard times while others escape it. There 
is no help for it hut to change tlieir method of 
farming, to become skilled in their art, to drain 
where draining is needed ; to plow more carefully ; 
to cultivate more cleanly ; to husband every one 
of their resources, to stop every leak, and to be 
patient and persevere in the right direction. 
Hints al>oiit \¥orlr. 
Tlie Corn CVop.— Corn may still he planted and 
make a good crop. By choosing an early kind, it 
may, in most localities, be safe to plant up to the 
middle of the mouth. The use of 1.50 lbs. of guano 
or dried blood manure per acre, or a handful scat- 
tered about each hill, and frequent use of the 
Thomas harrow, Share's horse-hoe, or some other 
implement that will stir the surface close up to the 
rows, will advance the growth greatly. If planted 
by hand, soaking the seed before planting, will 
hasten the germination, and save a few days. If 
the seed is to be dropped by a corn-plautcr, it will 
not do to soak it previously, as the revolving cups 
will cru.sh the soft grains. WHiatever will promote 
a vigorous and healthy growth, should be practised. 
Fiidtler Corn may be planted on ground that cannot 
be made ready in time for the main crop. Late corn 
planted in drills 30 inches apart, with 10 or 1'3 grains 
to the foot in the drill, and some active fertilizer 
scattered near the seed, but not in contact with, 
will bring a large quantity of valuable fodder. 
Potatoes may yet be planted, but the later the 
crop, the more work there will be to save it from 
the Colorado potato beetle. Have on hand a sup- 
ply of Paris green, ready for the first appearance 
of the beetles ; see article on page 226. One pound 
will be sufficient for an acre. Cultivate well and 
keep free from weeds ; this is the secret in raising 
not only good crops, but a good quality of tubers, 
Mitta-bagas. — It is as easy to raise SOO bushels of 
these to the acre, as it is to raise 400 bushels. It 
depends mainly on the preparation of the ground. 
The after culture for a large crop costs no more 
than that for a small one. Rich, mellow, clean soil, 
is necessary for a good crop. 250 lbs. per acre 
of superphosphate, or fine done-dust scattered in 
the drill, will greatly help the young plants. But 
large crops of roots can not be had without good 
bam-yard manure as the basis. Sow 3 lbs. of good 
seed ; if it is not fresh, and can not be depended 
upon, use 4 lbs. per acre in drills 30 inches apart, 
up to the middle of the month. The soil mnst lie 
fine and mellow. When the flj' or "flea" appears, 
duet the young plants with air slacked lime. To 
prepare it, as soon as the seed is sown, put a bushel 
of fresh lime iu an open shed, and sprinkle it light- 
ly with water. It wUl slack to a fine dry powder by 
the time the plants need it. An ounce of carbolic 
acid in the water will be a great help iu keeping 
off insects. Thin out the plants to 12 inches apart, 
as soon as they are established. 
Trff(7s. — No quarter must be given. They must 
be killed as soon as they appear. Myriads may be 
killed before they are visible, by the use of the 
harrow and cultivator. Shallow cultivation is bet- 
ter than deep, as the weeds are left on the surface, 
where the sun kills them at once. When very 
young, they have little strength to resist. Early 
and frequent cultivation wiU save much hand-labor 
hereafter. While crops are young, the Thomas 
harrow is a most effective cultivator. 
Beans are a fallow crop. They are not exhaustive, 
and the necessary cultivation and hoeing will kill 
the weeds. They are a profitable crop if well man- 
aged. They may be planted this month, in rows 27 
to 30 inches apart, dropping three or four beans in 
hiUs one foot distant from each other in the rows. 
Cover not less than two inches deej]. Plaster is a 
good fertilizer for beans. 
Saijinij. — Clover hay to be of the best quality, 
sliould be cut this mouth, unless the lateness of 
the season interferes. The crop should be cut at 
least as soon as half the blossoms appear; the 
advantages of early cutting are well shown in Prof. 
Atwater's article on page 213. The hay should be 
cured in the cock, and kept by itself in the barn, 
for young stock and milking cows next ivinter. 
Orchard grass should bo cut iu early blossom, or 
it will be poor hay. No grass suffers so much 
from late cutting as this. 
Haij Caps are inexpensive. They need not be 
more than a yard square, costing only 15 cents each. 
A hundred will cover 10 tons of hay. By using 
them the hay may be left out safely until a whole 
field is down and ready to draw into the bam. 
"Atlantic A," or a yard wide sheeting of the same 
quaUty, is the best cloth for caps. 
T!ic Mower.— See that the mower is in proper 
order, all bolts and nuts screwed up tightly ; the 
gearing greased with tallow and black lead ; all the 
bearings clean and kept well oiled ; and the knives 
sharp. Take one of the emery harvest sharpeners 
into the field, and while the team is resting, touch 
up the edges of the knives. A sharp kuife or 
scythe makes easy and clean work. It will pay to 
have a mower even where there is but 10 acres of 
hay to cut each year, if proper care of it is taken. 
Mares and Cults, — Brood mares should not be 
worked when near foaling. Light work which is 
no more -than moderate exercise, is proper and 
healthful for them. Give the mare a good roomy 
box all to herself, with plenty of bedding, and 
leave her alone. After the foal is dropped, half a 
