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SQUARE Month.. 1 S r3 CO o CO p * CO o a 3 rd CO -t-3 o rri a 3 rP 01 r—t •4J a 0 i/j 1 $3 00 5 50 7 50 15 oo 25 00 2 6 00 11 oo 15 00 25 00 45 00 3 9 00 16 50 22 50 40 00 70 00 6 15 00 25 00 40 00 75 00 135 00 12 25 00 50 00 75 00 140 00 260 00 GEO. P. ROWEEL & CO., 40 Park Row , New York, AND s* M. PETTENGILL & CO., 3T Park Row, New York, Are the sole agents for tlie Southern Agricultu¬ rist, in that city, anil are authorized to contract for inserting advertisements for us at our lowest cash rates. Advertisers in that city are reques ed to leave their favors with either of the above houses. Farm Work for the Month. The most pressing and important work of the year is now upon us. The last working of the corn, the necessary attention to the cotton, and the harvesting the wheat and oat crops, all claim our time and labor during the comiDg month. Our most pressing engagements, therefore, of the whole agricultural year are to be fulfilled during the next thirty days ; and in order to do so satisfactorily and efficiently, we mtist so regulate the work of each as not to interfere with the others. CORN. The last working and laying-by the corn demand discretion and care in their performance. The extreme heat of this month, and the frequency of drought, render this operation very JUNE, 1872. hazardous to plants whose roots, spreading in every direction, run so near the surface. To throw soft earth about the roots so as to cover them to a greater depth, and, at the same time, cover up all the young grass and weeds so as to save the labor of the hoes, and to do all this without injury to the roots by cutting or Deep bruising, is the object to be attained. and close plowing is no longer to be thought of. If the early culture of the crop has not been deep and thorough, it is now too late for any remedy. The work ought to be done when the soil is moist and in good “plowing order.’' Above all things let the crop be laid-by clean, and if the plows have failed to do ail the work, let the» hoes complete the tob. PEAS SOWN BROADCAST. This is a good time to sow broad¬ cast among the corn about twelve quarts of the speckled cow-pea to the acre, covering them with the plows which are giving the corn its last working. The pea vines shade the ground aud protect the corn roots from the great heat of the sun, aud, besides this, yield as fine a crop of peas as can be raised in auy other way. COTTON. The cotton crop, owing to the late ness of the Spring and the consequen delay in planting, is not as forward as it usually is at this time, but it has, nevertheless, grown to a good size. It is still tender, and needs careful treatment; a clean, soft, mellow bed in which the roots can spread easily iu search of nutriment, with all grass and other foreign growth effectually removed, so as to leave the cotton un¬ disputed mastery of the soil. Where the crop lias not been yet thinned to a stand, no time should be lost iu get¬ ting this w rk done. We are strongly inclined to David Dickson's plan of leaving two or three stalks iu each hill, the rows being tour feet apart, and nine inches between the hills. We have tried many ways of planting and cultivating cotton, aud always found that we made most when we crowd¬ ed the cotton in the hill, aud gave it dis¬ tance between the rows. A single stalk in each hill will put one more fruit than any one of the three where three stalks aio left, but not half as many as three together. Cotton planted according to the Dickson method lias eight stalks to the yard ai d is one hundred and sixty-six per cent more stalks than one stalk every twelve inches. When the thinning to a stand is carefully done, leaving no bruised stalks, the crop should be swept. No more deep and close plowing, if the ground has been properly prepared, except in the mid¬ dles where the “lifting process" may be tried with advantage. We do not advocate the common practice of “throwiug dirt to the cottou” at this time, which generally means piling earth upon the roots. Very little tine earth thrown lightly to the plants dur¬ ing the work of cultivation may be beneficial, but we think it absolutely pernicious to do more. The cotton should be worked once every three weeks. The interval Utween the workings should never be longer than this, and if the force of laborers is insufficient to do this, it is proof positive that the number of acres to the hand is too large. Those who use the commercial fer¬ tilizers to stimulate their crops, would do well to apply a third of the allow¬ ance per acre at the second plowing, instead of putting it all on at first. It is a little more labor, of course, hut it will pay well. We have tried it iu the proportion of § at planting and at second plowing, and can vouch for its being a success. grain CRors. Duiing the first fortnight of June the wheat aud oat harvest will need attention. Wc hope that the other work of the plantation will be gen eially so forward as to allow ample time to perform this really valuable work. That part ot the crep which is not intended for seed should be cut before the grain is thoroughly ripe. When it is “iu the dough’’ and begin¬ ning to harden is the proper time, but that which is to be kept for seed should be allowed to become “dead tipe.” When bound and put up in shock, it should only be left for a day or two if the weather is warm and N 0. 0 bright, before it is threshed. After threshing and fanning, the grain should be well sun dried for several days, and, when it is perfectly dry, it will keep well if put away in good, tight boxes or b arrels, which would be all the better if previously well white¬ washed on the inddi*. The best time to put wheat away to keep, is the middle of the day, taking the grain from the sfieets on which it has been sunned. The savings of the oat crop is also most important. We hope that it may be very abundant this year. Like wheat, it should lie cut before it i** perfectly ripe, with the exception of that to be used for seed. The oats should be well cured before they arc put iu stacks or iu any large bulk. They are cr.sily heated and spoiled if put up damp or imperfectly cured. They cuu be easily cured in small shocks, and when cured, we advise their being put away under shelter in llie barn, on lofts, or under sheds. However well made the stacks, if left in the field all the Summer, much of the oats is lost or so damaged as to be almost worthless. l/i these days, when so many citizens from Africa arc “crapping the’rselve^,” oats arc much safer under lock and key than in the open field. TLiLVVS, Again we advbc all our readers who plant to prepare for a “right smart land patch’’ of turnips, by pi >wing the every time the corn and cot¬ ton are worked, ho as to make it as fine and mellow as an ash hank, and as deep as our friend Brinly’s sub soiler can loosen it. Rutabagas should be sown next month, so that those who have not yet begun to prepare have no time to lose. Be sure to get good fresh seed, true to name, and to do this send to a seedsman of stand¬ ing, whoe cannot afford to deceive. SWEET POTATO E** If you have a spot of good ground still unoccupied, plant it iu yarn pota¬ toes. Slips planted any time this month will make a gt»si crop with anything like good seasons. Sweet potatoes for seed can be be better raised from late than early-planted vines. — Ex.