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(heir corn, alternateiy anti with such success as in- 
duced them to follt >\ the jrrartice ; 1 could never suc- 
ceed in this mode, t annol recoinraeiid it, unless 
the l.ind is very hij lily manured, and from my own 
cx|/eriencc, not rVcIiThen. 
Pumpkins are a rich foocTfbr your hogs in Septem- 
ber and Oi toiler, and for your'eows and cattle ; they 
mnv be planted promiscuously with your corn, and do 
well ; but as they are often too thick, in this way, 
to be profitable, they may be planted between the 
hilfs of corn, of every 4th row, and every 4th hill, 
upon a shi vel full of rich manure, 2 seeds in a hill ; 
they generally do best in this way. 
Some authors recommend to sow turnips, thin, 
upon your last hoeing, and have confidence in it as 
a successful practice, without damage to the corn; 
upon this I have no experience. 
Continue to plant potatoes through this month, as 
you may have leisure, to stock your fallows. A po- 
tatoe patch, with pumpkins, near your hog-pen, you 
will find very useful, and convenient, in bringing for- 
ward your hogs. A verylittle attention thi-ough the 
summer wilt bring forward your hogs, so as to save 
your corn in the fall, and thus save your cash. 
Your coins which yi^u cut in February for graft- 
ing, now b. gin to expand their buds, and claim your 
attention. Select the most thrifty stocks, either in 
your field, or nursery, of 1,2, or 3 inches over; put 
two coins into each stock, and if they both grow, re- 
move one the next year, this will give as much head 
to your tree as the two, and wilt heal over sound; 
but if you suflcr both to stand, they will never unite 
where they grow, and meet, and when they become 
loaded w’ith fruit, they will open, or separate, so as to 
admit the rains, and thus rot, and ruin your trees ; 
you cannot be too cautious upon this head. Never 
graft two upright limbs u|)on the same .stock, for the 
same reason ; either cut off the one, or cut liud graft 
below both. Graft always as high as possible, to 
