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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[June, 
Contents for June, 1875. 
Bee Notes for June.2 Illustrations. .214 
Boys and Girls’ Columns—Doctor’s Talks—What is 
Foolscap Paper?—Aunt Sue’s Puzzle-Box—Sunflow¬ 
er Girl—Aunt Sue’s Chats—How Engravings are 
Made—Drying Plants—June — That Little Arbor— 
The Broken Arm.12 Illustrations.. 229-232' 
Brewer’s Grains, Storing . Illustrated.. 221 
Corn from Egypt.226 
Cow-Doctor. Illustrated. .205 
Drains, Flushing..4 Illustrations. .221 
Drains, Log.2 Illustrations. .223 
Eggs, Assistance in Hatching.216 
Fence not Worth stealing. Illustrated. .220 
Flower-Garden and Lawn for June.207 
Fodder, Curing Green. .6 Illustrations.. 222 
Fruit Garden for June. 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 Illustrations. .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. 64—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 Illustrations.. 224 
Plants, New Tanning. Illustrated.. 224 
Plants, Succulent. r . Illustrated.. 225 
Pigs, Middlesex Breed of. Illustrated.. 217 
Pluck.213 
Root Crops, Care of.216 
Roses, Attar of.. 226 
Roses, Tender Climbing. 226 
Science Applied to Farming.213 
Sheep, Beacon Downs. Illustrated.. 217 
Sheep, Dipping. .Illustrated. .221 
Sheep Shelters.3 Illustrations.. 210 
Shooting Nuisance. 222 
Spelling Matches. 216 
Stakes, Setting.2 Illustrations. .227 
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 June.206 
INDEX TO “BASKET,” 
Books, Popular Music.. .238 
Buffalo Gnat.269 
Bull, To Ring a.210 
Calcareous Soils. 238 
Castor Bfans, Culture of. 237 
Central Park.210 
Cistern, Size of.237 
Corn for Green Manure..23§ 
Corn, Origin of Indian..209 
Cranberry Culture...210 
Cranberries on Trees.... 238 
Effect of Feed.208 
Engineer, Locomotive.. ,23S 
Farm, as to Buying a... .238 
Fences, Patent.211 
Fish Culture. Book upon.238 
FruitTrees, Gumming of 238 
Galls, To Prevent.237 
Grass. Tall Meadow Oat.238 
Hay, When to Cut.210 
Horse, Death from Bots.238 
Horse, Fistula in a.210 
Horses, Colic in.239 
Horses, Sale of Grade 
Norman.238 
Horses, Wolf Teeth in.. .238 
Horticultural Prizes.... .210 
Humbugs, Sundry.210 
Hyacinths..238 
Illinois State Farmer’s 
Association.239 
Immigration to Mexico. .210 
Insects on Flowers.210 
Insects on House Plants.237 
OR SHORTER ARTICLES. 
Live Stock at the Cen¬ 
tennial.211 
Machinery at the Centen¬ 
nial, Agricultural .238 
Mangolds, Culture of... .237 
Muck, How to Use.238 
Muskrats, Trapping. ...23S 
Oats, to Kill Wild.238 
Pigs, Scrofula in.237 
Plant Named. 210 
Plow Co., Ames.210 
Pomology at the Cen¬ 
tennial.238 
Potato Bugs.210 
Poultry, Profit in.210 
Rennets, Saving.237 
•Rose Bush, Product of. ..210 
Sheep Farming.239 
Sheep, Prolific.239 
Sheep Questions.210 
Short-Horns, Sales of—238 
Silver Thorn, Hardiness 
of.210 
Soft-Soap, Keeping.210 
Steamers, New York & 
New Haven.209 
Stock-Raising at theWest238 
“ This is Foolishness ”, .238 
Turnips, Machine to Sow 
and Cultivate.210 
Wagon Springs, Torsion.209 
Wheat and Rye, Crossing238 
Winter Wheat, Condi¬ 
tion of.. .210 
!Eisa«!iM££ Harvester.—“II. & B.,” Wal¬ 
nut, Iowa. We know of no harvester that binds the 
sheaves with sufficient 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 ex¬ 
perimental machines. 
'I’o Bicep SIg'g's.—“ M.,” Joanna Station,” 
Pa. The most cleanly method of preserving eggs, and 
one as effective as any other, is to smear them with cot¬ 
ton-seed or linseed oil, and pack them, with the large end 
down, in dry bran, or wheat or oat chaff, (not ent straw,) 
in a barrel, pressing the whole down closely, and head¬ 
ing the barrel. Kept in a dry, cool cellar, they will re¬ 
main in good order for six months, if the shell lias been 
clean and (lmronghly well oiled. - - 
Calendar for June. 
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PHASES OF THE MOON. 
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6 6 ev. 
8 49 mo. 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
NEW YORK, JUNE, 1875. 
The present is the 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 skillful farmer who 
takes advantage of every means of improving and 
enriching his 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 difference 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 are 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 realize the utmost—the men, in fact, who 
farm with brains. The other class begin this late 
season with less hope than ever. They feel the 
pressure of hard times while others escape it. There 
is no help for it hut to change their 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 he 
patient and persevere in the right direction. 
Ilisats aifoout Worjf, 
The Corn Crop.— Corn may still he planted and 
make a good crop. By choosing an early kind, it 
may, in most localities, he safe to plant up to the 
middle of the month. The use of 150 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-planter, it will 
not do to soak it previously, as the revolving, cups 
will crush the soft grains. Whatever will promote 
a vigorous and healthy growth, should be practised. 
Fodder Corn may he planted on ground that cannot 
he made ready in time for the main crop. Late corn 
planted in drills 30 inches apart, with 10 or 12 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 he to save it from 
the Colorado potato beetle. Have od 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, hut a good quality of tubers. 
Buta-bagas. —It is as easy to raise S00 bushels of 
these to the acre, as it is to raise 400 bushels. It 
depends mainly on the preparation pf 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 he had without good 
barn-yard manure as the basis. Sow 2 lbs. of good 
seed; if it is not fresh, and can not he depended 
upon, use 4 lbs. per acre in drills 30 inches apart, 
up to the middle of the month. The soil must be 
fine and mellow. When the fly or “ flea ” appears, 
dust the young plants with- air slacked lime. To 
prepare it, as soon as the seed is sown, put a bushel 
of fresh lime in an open shed, and sprinkle it light¬ 
ly with water. It will slack to a fine dry powder by 
the time the plants need it. An ounce of carbolic 
acid in the water will .he a great help in keeping 
off insects. Thin out the plants to 12 inches apart, 
as soon as they are established. 
Weeds. —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 Qf 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 will 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 
hills one foot distant from each other in the rows. 
Cover not less than two inches deep. Plaster is a 
good fertilizer for beans. 
Haying. —Clover liay to be of the best quality, 
should be cut this month, 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 winter. 
Orchard grass should he cut in early blossom, or 
it will he poor hay. No grass suffers so much 
from late cutting as this. 
Hay Caps are inexpensive. They need not he 
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 barn. 
“Atlantic A,” or a yard wide sheeting of the same 
quality, is the best cloth for caps. 
The Mower.— See that the mower is in proper 
order, all holts 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 knife 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 Colts. —Brood mares should not be 
worked when nea» 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 
