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AMERICAN 1 AGRICULTURIST. 
KEEP THE GARDEN CLEAN. 
Weeds grow apace this hot weather, and 
should not be allowed to choke the growth 
of the crops. Not a solitary weed should be 
suffered to go to seed. Forestall future la¬ 
bor by keeping them down. 
SAVE THE SOAP SUDS. 
Plants fed with this delicacy will show 
their keeping almost immediately. Try it 
especially upon your melons, cucumbers, 
and squashes. The weather is now right 
for these tropical plants. Apply the suds, 
and see them grow. See in our last number, 
“ How we water and Manure our Garden.” 
PHYSICAL HEALTH. 
While offering these suggestions for the 
welfare of the readers crops, we must beg 
him not too overlook himself. Of all things 
we Americans are most prodigal of health. 
We keep the main chance so constantly in 
our eye, that long before the goal of our 
ambition is reached, we have no health left 
to enjoy our accumulations. The farmer’s 
labors are indeed pressing, but it will be un¬ 
wise to gather his harvests at the expense 
of his health. Retire and rise early. The 
morning hour is much the best for labor. In 
the days of extreme heat, rest at noon at 
least one hour after dinner. Nothing will 
suffer, while the hay is making. Never be 
in a hurry, W T itli the hay caps on hand, 
you can save your hay from the coming 
shower, without carting it into the barn 
Do not fret or scold at any thing, and pursue 
the even tenor of your way amid all the trials 
and petty vexations of this busy month. 
Avoid stimulants of all kinds as a beverage. 
Beware of ice water when heated. Eat 
sparingly of meats. If your garden is what 
every farmers ought to be it will now furnish 
you with your richest repasts, good fresh 
vegetables, melting strawberries, raspberries, 
and blackberries, which with sugar and milk 
are both pleasant and nutritious.— Ed. 
COM AND MILLET FO E FODDER. 
The present prospect is that there will be 
an abundance of grass throughout the coun¬ 
try,—still no one having neat stock should 
omit to sow a greater or less quantity of 
corn or millet, not only for cutting and dry¬ 
ing as winter forage, but especially for feed¬ 
ing during the month of August, and early 
in September, should the weather chance to 
be so hot and sultry as to dry up the pas¬ 
tures. Nothing keeps cattle in better heart 
during the warmest days, than to cut up and 
throw before them a daily mess of green 
corn stalks or millet. We earnestly advised 
that these should be sown or drilled in last 
month, but it is not entirely too late yet, to 
sow a plot or two. Any vacant ground will 
answer. Both corn and millet may be cut 
when only one-half or one-third grown. 
Whatever portion is not required for green 
fodder, may be cut up at any stage of growth, 
and dried before the first or middle of Octo¬ 
ber, and then stored like hay for winter. 
The owner of but one-half or one-fourth of 
an acre, may use all his vacant ground—say 
where early vegetables or roots have been 
removed for raising a little crop of corn-stalk 
feed for his cow.— [Ed. 
CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS. 
July 1856. 
[We propose to give from month to month, besides our 
leading article, “Work forthe Month,” a calendar of some 
of the more important operations in the field, garden, &c. 
These are adapted to the latitudes of 41 9 to 42 a . A little 
allowance must be made for each degree of latitude— later 
north, earlier south. An early season, or a late one 
advances or retards operations, so that we shall 
need to revise and adapt these tables to each year. The 
letters f.m. 1. refer to first, middle, and last of the month. 
Doubling the letters thus : ff., mm., or 11., gives emphasis 
to the particular period indicated.] 
THE FIELD. 
Buckwheat—sow ff. to m., from the 10th 
to the 20th, will answer, though the earlier 
in the month the better. 
Cabbages—plant out ff. to m., especially 
among early potatoes. 
Corn—may still be sown ff. for feeding, or 
soiling. 
Hay—must be cut as ready. It should 
not be allowed to become too dry before cut¬ 
ting, nor be left spread out in heavy dews 
at night. 
Hoeing—should not be neglected, though 
hoes must in a measure give place to scythes 
and cradles this month. 
Hogs—should now have the range of a 
pasture or orchard ; continue carting mold, 
peat, leaves &c., to their yards. A most 
valuable manure will thus be produced. 
Manures—attend to as last month. 
Oats—if sowed early may require cutting 
11. 
Pastures—change often. Small pastures 
frequently fed are preferable to having large 
ones trampled over. 
Potatoes—early ones may now be dug for 
market, use the ground for cabbages, turnips, 
&c. 
Rye and Wheat—see article elsewhere. 
Turnips—Ruta-bagas sow ff. m., white 
globe and strap leaf may be sown m. 11. 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
Asparagus—keep, free from weeds, and 
stop cutting which is injurious to the bed if 
longer continued. 
Beets and Carrots—may be resown ff. 
where failures have occurred ; thin out those 
two thick, using the small beets with . their 
tops for greens. 
Brocoli—plant out ff. m. 
Cabbages—plant out ff. to m.; hoe often ; 
sow f. m. 1. for collards. 
Carrots—hoe and thin ff. m. 1. 
Cauliflower—plant out ff. to m. 
Celery—plant out winter crop mm. 1.; 
have the trenches dug and manured previ¬ 
ously ; earth up early plantings slightly f. 
m. 1. 
Cucumbers—plant for pickles f. m. 
Endive—sow main crop m. to 1. 
Garlic—take up as wanted for use. 
Herbs—cut herbs for drying when in full 
bloom ; Chamomile flowers, summer savory, 
burnett, mints, balm, rue, wormwood, &c. 
&c., may be gathered this month. 
Hoe—keep the hoes B RIGHT this month— 
well oiled with “ elbow grease.” 
Leeks—weed and thin out for use f. m. 1.; 
plant out ff. for winter use. 
Lettuce—and small salads sow for suc¬ 
cession and Autumn use f. m. 1. 
Onions—sow for bulbs to set out in the 
Spring, ff. to m. 
Parsnips—weed and thin. i 
Peas—may still be sown ff.; better soak 
for two or three hours in soft water. 
Potatoes—hoe ff., do not use the hoe 
much after the tubers are formed but pull 
weeds with the hand ; dig early ones using 
the ground for cabbages, turnips, &c. 
Radishes—sow f. m. 1. 
Raspberries—hoe often ; cut out old canes, 
after they are done bearing. 
Seeds—gather as they ripen. 
Spinach—sow f. m. 1.; thin out and use 
former sowings. 
Tomatoes—stake up or spread brush for 
them to run on. Turnips—sow f. m. 1.; the 
main crop of Ruta bagas should be sowed 
from the 15th, to “ the 20th of July, wet or 
dry,” for sowing the turnip is an old adage. 
FLOWER GARDEN AND LAWN. 
Annuals—thin out and transplant ff. 
Box Edgings—clip ff. to m. 
Bulbous roots—such as tulips, hyacinths, 
Crown Imperial, &c., may be taken up ff. 
and their places supplied by Annuals. 
Carnations—continue to layer, watering 
in dry weather ; see last month. 
Chrysanthemums—separate and plant 
suckers. 
Dahlias—support and prune. 
Evergreens—prune sparingly in cloudy 
weather. 
Geraniums—make cuttings of. 
Grass—mow lawns often, say every two 
weeks, and rake clean. 
Graveled walks—weed and rake often. 
Hedges—clip f. to m. 
Hoe—at ALL TIMES, during the month. 
Mignonette—and some other quick grow¬ 
ing Annuals may still be sown ff. for Autumn 
flowering. 
Pansies—Verbenas, &c., layer f. to m. 
Prune—deciduous shrubs and trees ff. to 
m.; do not prune heavy. 
Roses—Bud and layer; prune those which 
have done flowering, cutting out the old ex¬ 
hausted wood. Syringe with oil soap &c., 
as directed last month. 
Seeds—gather as they ripen. 
Stake—and tie up shrubs and plants, es¬ 
pecially Dahlias, Lillies, &c., 
Transplant rooted layers 11. watering 
freely. 
Water—Roses set out in Spring, layers, 
bedded plants &c. See our method in June 
number. 
Weeds—keep down ff. mm. 11. 
GREEN AND HOT-HOUSE. 
Air—freely in fine weather to mature the 
wood of grapes which have perfected their 
crops. 
Azalias—and Camelias which have done 
growing may be carried to the open air in 
a partial shade. 
Cactuses—water freely after they are done 
blooming. 
Carnations—continue to layer. 
Chrysanthemums—separate and pot 
shoots. 
Cuttings—of Geraniums and succulent 
plants, make f. to m. 
