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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[July, 
Contents for July, 1870. 
Absorbents.260 
“Among the Savages”. Illustrated.. 241 
Banks of Streams.5 Illustrations. .266 
Bee Notes—By M. Qtiinby.249 
Birds—The Vulturine Guinea-Fowl. Illustrated . .253 
Boys and Girls’ Columns. — Rambles in China—Chop¬ 
sticks—Let the Birds’-nests Alone—A Very Old 
Record — Kite Flying in China—Do You Know How 
to Swim? — New Puzzles—Answers. 4 111.. 267-268 
Can I Succeed as a Market Gardener?.263 
“ Coming Events Cast their Shadows Before ”.... 111. .260 
Curing Hay in the Cock.253 
Earth Sewage — Removal of Waste Water from Coun¬ 
try nousea . 2 Illustrations. .259 
Farm Work in July.242 
Flower Garden and Lawn in .Tnlv...243 
Fruit Garden in July. 243 
Grass-Pond Cranberry Bog.255 
Grsen-house and Window Plants in July . 243 
Growing Lettuce in Hot-beds....261 
Grnb-in-the-IIead in Sheep.. .4 Illustrations.. 25? 
.«Half-hardy Passion-flowers. Illustrated. .264 
“ Harris on the Pig” by Lewis F. Allen.258 
Harvesting Barley .249 
Horse Papers for Farmers—No. 6.250 
Household Department. — A Jelly Bag—About Can¬ 
ning Fruit—Sleeping and Eating as related to 
Health — Current Jelly—Fruit Juices — Aromatic Mus¬ 
tard . Illustrated. .265-266 
How to get Work Done on a Farm.266 
Imported Jerseys.258 
Kitchen Garden in July.243 
Market Reports. 244 
Markets near Home. 262 
Mules on the Farm.259 
Notes from the Pines—Rhododendrons—Moving a 
large Arbor Vitae — Poison Ivy—Honeysuckles..... .263 
Ogden Farm Papers.—No. 7—Corn in Drills and Hills 
—Rye for Soiling—Jerusalem Artichoke—Butter 
1 Making..'.251-252 
Orchard and Nursery in July.233 
Peach Crates .. Illustrated.. 263 
Perfected Crown Grafting.3 Illustrations. .263 
Poisons and tbeir Antidotes . 250 
Pot-layered Strawberries. Illustrated. .264 
Repairing Board Fences.259 
Reptiles—Our Common Tortoises or Turtles. 111. .255 
Roller Barrow. Illustrated.. 262 
Scab in Sheep—Cause and Cure . 3 Illustrations.. 256 
Second Clutches of Turkeys..259 
Summer Propagation of Shrubs.262 
Superphosphate for Turnips.. 259 
Titus Oaks’ Lactometer . Illustrated.. 252 
Tying Materials.2 Illustrations. .261 
Variegated Alyssum. Illustrated.. 261 
Walks and Talks on the Farm—No. 79—Length of 
Plow Handles—Sickness of Pigs—Potatoes for Figs 
— Good Beef and Mutton Wanted—“ Winter-kill ” in 
■Wheat— California Farming—Special Crops—Corn 
Planting..•.254-255 
Will it Pay to Grow the Yellow Locust?. 259 
Worms on Currant Bushes.263 
INDEX TO “BASKET” OR SMALLER ARTICLES. 
Agr’l and Hort. Fairs... .2471 Sale of Mr. Sheldon’s 
An Important Paper.250 Farm.247 
Are You Ashamed of (Seat’d Grain on Stubbles.249 
Your Name?.250jSettppernongGrape. 247 
A Run-down Va. Farm.,247|Seventy-five Popular 
Books Acknowledged.. .247; Flowers.247 
Cement Wash. 349lShallI Sell my Farm.250 
Conover’s Colossal.247|Sparrows.246 
Cooking Corn.246 Spurrey.246 
Cooking Peas in Milk.. . .240jStacking nay.247 
Draining. 246 Storm and Flood Signals.244 
Five Thousand a Year. . .217(Sumach.'..216 
Fruit and Crops in Ga. . .250jSundry Humbugs.250 
Handy-Book of IInsban’y247jThomas’ Smoothing Ilar- 
How to Manage Spring j row.246 
Pigs.216' T omatoes.250 
Long Rows in Garden. ..216 
Mexican Everbearing 
Strawberry. 250 
Painting a Tree.247 
Perkins & House’s Lamp247 
Petroleum for Fence.246 
Plowing with 3 Horses..216 
Preserving Currants . 250 
Preserving Strawberries.250 
Tomato Book.217 
Transplanting & Wat’ing246 
Trial of Farm Machinery.240 
Trouble with Vines.246 
Trout Breeding . 249 
Value of Swamp Muck. .246 
Whitewash.249 
Whortleberries . 250 
Winter & Spring Barley.246 
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A M E It l V A IV A6 It I C IIL T II III S T. 
NEW YORK, JULY, 1870. 
July is the month which impresses farmers most 
with the desirableness of knowing how to forecast 
tiie weather by premonitory indications. No doubt 
could one “ discern the face of the sky ” with 
anything like accuracy, injury to our grain or g’rass 
crop would be prevented, which might amount to 
thousands, yes, millions of dollars. The duty of the 
Government in this respect is clear—so far at least 
as to make use of telegraphic communication bo- 
tween the points of observation which exist all over 
the country, to convey to the community intelli¬ 
gence of approaching storms. It is not probable that 
thunder-showers which come up in an afternoon, 
and clear off before sundown, will be so foretold, 
that we shall not be in danger of getting our hay 
wet; but the great storms which do the real damage 
during haying and harvest, will be thus made 
known, and we hone the time may not be far distant. 
mints j Vivo nt Worli. 
Field Work for man and beast from darly morn¬ 
ing until late evening, leaves tiie farmer little time 
for anything else, so long as the weather remains 
fair. All the hands that can be got may now be em¬ 
ployed, and it will pay to get only good men. 
Working-Men need to be kept to regular hours of 
labor, eating, and rest. A little relaxation now and 
then is a grand thing too. Suppose all bands 
knockoff work an hour or two earlier than usual 
of a Saturday afternoon and go to the brook or 
saw-mill pond for a frolic and a swim—depend 
upon it they will feel better ancl work better all the 
coming week. Good, satisfactory food is essen¬ 
tial to having faithful work done. 
Working-Animals should be very regularly fed and 
watered,and never over driven if it can be avoided.— 
Horses must be kept out of drafts, and not watered 
nor fed grass or grain until cool. Oxen when weary 
should have food and rest—be unyoked and allowed 
to lie down if they will. Many oxen will not wil¬ 
lingly lie down in the yoke. 
Sheep ought to have access to water, though they 
get along better than any other stock without it.— 
If, however, we have a succession of dry, cloud)’ 
nights; when no dew falls, they may suffer if not 
watered ; and pains should be taken to drive them 
to water once, daily. The Fly will begin to cause 
them trouble—see article on Grub-in-the-Hcad, p. 
257. If drouth and the lack of upland pasturage 
force the sheep into the wet grounds, foot-rot may 
appear, and any lameness should be investigated 
and proper remedies employed. Early lambs 
should be weaned, by separating them from the 
ewes, and putting them on good, tine pasture, out 
of hearing of each other’s call. Look to the ewes in 
full milk, hurdle them and draw the milk, manipu¬ 
lating the udders if red and swollen. 
Swine , if in close pens, should have weeds and 
sods, and all the waste litter of the farm to work 
over into manure. Breeding stock ought to have 
the range of a clover patch—or of more extensive 
pasture ground. There is no better place for hogs 
than a well established apple orchard ; and a sow 
with pigs ought surely to have good pasturage, be¬ 
sides the very best feed. Remember, many a sow 
gives more and richer milk than a good cow, and 
must have enough feed to enable her to do it. 
Haying ought to be well under way. It is often 
difficult to know which field to cut next. As a rule, 
cut clover and orchard grass first; though, if white 
daisies are abundant enough to make up a consid¬ 
erable portion of tiie hay, they ought to be cut be¬ 
fore they come into full blossom. When clover be¬ 
gins to fail, and timothy gains strength on a piece 
of meadow, the former may be in a measure neg¬ 
lected, and it is best to wait until t he timothy is in 
full blossom. Meadows in which red-top prevails 
seldom carry clover long—at any rate the two are 
an unfortunate combination. Tiie piece will not be 
fit to cut until the first growth of clover has died, 
and * new growth appeared, and this makes about 
as poor hay as can be. The second growth of clover 
will make horses slabber in midwinter, and the 
sticks of dead clover of the first growth are worth 
no more than birch brush. If let alone on conge¬ 
nial spots, red-top will drive out. almost everything 
else ; and the land will produce a moderate burden 
of fine, excellent hay, which is fit to cut last of all. 
Harvesting Grain. —Make full preparations and 
be ready for a fair day, when the grain is pretty near 
right. When oats are raised to be consumed upon 
the place, it is best, to cut. them early, while but 
few heads approach ripeness, as they usually ripen 
very unevenly. This is supposing the straw to be 
fed. Otherwise let the majority of them approach 
ripeness, unless they lodge, in which case cut be¬ 
fore they get damaged. Exactly the reverse practice 
is best with wheat. If it is to be sold it should be 
cut in the dough state, because a larger quantity of 
fine flour may be made from it than if cut later; 
but if it is to be eaten on the farm, better and 
healthier bread may be made, and a greater weight 
obtained, if it stands until it approaches ripeness.— 
The same is true of rye. Let barley be as nearly 
ripe as it will be safe to have it, to avoid shrinking 
and shelling; and cut, bind, and shock the same day. 
Preparing Land for Winter Wheat. —Wheat is one 
of our most important crops. The preparation of 
the land is largely this month’s work. On Summer 
Fallow. —Till thoroughly to kill weeds, and make 
the land mellow and moist. Three plowings is the 
best preparation for heavy land. Roll ancl Harrow 
between the plowings; plow immediately before 
sowing, and drill in the seed at once. After this, no 
rolling and little harrowing will be required. On a 
Clover Lay. —Where a crop of clover is plowed un¬ 
der in June, it is quite common not to plow the 
land again, but merely to work the surface and 
keep down the weeds by the use of the cultivator 
and harrow. In many oases it is better to plow the 
land again a short time before sowing; but if some 
rich, well rotted manure could be worked into the 
surface with a Shares’ harrow, gang-plow or culti¬ 
vator, it might be better to let the clover sod lie 
undisturbed. After Barley or Oats. —The sheaves 
may be set up in straight rows of shocks five or six 
rods apart, and the land between them raked clean 
with a steel-toothed rake. The land may then he 
harrowed, ancl a week or ten days gained, at the best 
of all seasons of the year for killing weeds. The 
best farmers plow immediately after the barley is 
off, and then cultivate and harrow the land thor¬ 
oughly, and plow again before sowing the wheat. 
