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Contents of June Number.
Indiana State Horticultural Society   101
Work lor the Month  101
Scientific Farming  102
Our Exhausted Fields  103
Grazing—Xo.l   104
Cows—their Treatment 105
Spare the Birds  1»5
Home Attractions  100
To Farmers' Boys 106
Letter from Burnet   10(i
Cultivate Flowers  107
Letter from J. C. Ferris  107
Notes from Dearborn County 107
Double Balsam  108
How to Drain a Cellar  108
Craw.'brd's Garden Cultivator   10S
Still More About Dwarf Fears  109
How to Milk the Cows     109
Indiana State Fair ll»
Death of Governor Wright  110
The Season  110
Enquiries  110
Literary Items Ill
Book Notices     Ill
Mending Lamps  Ill
Letter from Missouri IU
Our Special Terms  112
Propagation by Layers  112
Poultry  113
Mrs. Jones's New Year's Gift   113
"April. May and June"—Poem  114
North Western Farmer  114
Business Notices  115
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State Horticultur.il Society of Indiana—Semi-Annual aiceting'.
. This Society will hold its Second Semi-
Annual Meeting, in conjunction with tlie
Richmond Horticultural Society, on the
occasion of its regular June exhibition,
which opens on the 18th of June, to hold
two days.
Members of the State Horticultural Society will be passed at half-fare over the
Indianapolis & Columbus Central Hallway.
The Richmond Society is one of tlie
oldest and most enterprising iu the State,
and this exhibition will undoubtedly prove
a highly creditable and interesting one,
and it is hoped it will be largely attended.
It is especially desirable that every member of the State Society shall be present;
and as an extra inducement, weare'author-
ized to state that the Richmond Society
will extend the hospitalities of the city, to
all members of the State Society, entertaining them during tlie fair free of cost.
Let us all go over to Old Wayne, and
liave a grand re-union. Richmond is a
most ambitious little city, and we expect
a line display of the gifts of Flora and
Pomona on that occasion.
Eor the Xorth  Western Parmer.
Work For the Month.
Willi (lie commencement of this month the ru-
ralist already begins to realize tlie fruition of
some of his lubor. Tho season of small fruits is
introduced by the welcome strawberries, only to
be fullowed by the health-giving, delicious rasp
berry; while June roses, with a host of other
llowers, bedeck his pathway. We are reminded
that this is an "over-drawn picture," "more
poetry than truth," a " flowery speech," to try
to reconcile country clod-hoppers to their toilsome lot. It, however, is only the true picture
of  what should be  the surroundings of the
humblest tiller of the soil; as such luxuries as
these are not the result of birth, position, wealth
or accident, but Ihe rewaid of patient industry—
honest toil—and hence within the reacli of every man or woman who is the fortunate owner
of a rod of cultivated land.
We sometimes feel the "missionary spirit,"
not, however, to go to foreign lands, with J?iblos
and tracts to "Christianize the heathen"—noble,
necessary, Christian, and praiseworthy as that
work always is—but to labor in <.ur native country, among our own people, to let them all know-
that these rich blessings are alike within the
reach of the occupant of the meanest cabin, or
shanty, as well as the stalely mansion.
THE  FA1IM.
Barns,—after the active feeding season is over,
are often allowed to get out of repair, the floors,
graneries and mows tiled with litter, and thus
affording headquarters for rats and mice. This
worthless litter should be turned into the compost heap, and thus become a source of revenue.
A coat of whitewash nut only helps the appear
ance, amazingly, of the building, but affords protection in wet weather.
Pees.—"A swarm of bees in June, is worth a
silver spoon." Early swarms aro generally
the strongest in the fall. Remember the
traps recommended last month; theco do much
good in destroying the miller. An occasional
examination should be made to clear all worms
ihat are found on the board. Little bils of ciders, with the pith removed, placed in the hive,
on the bottom board with Ihe hollow side down,
will be found a nice place for the worm to crawl
under, Irom which he may be removed and destroyed. The most effectual method for Ihe pre
vention of anls in the hive, and other crawling
insects, is to place the legs of the bee bench in
vessels containing water. Those who are
anxious to insure plenty of pasture for their bees
should sow.
Bucktcheat.—This affords an abundant supply of honey, though net always of Ihe best
quality. Of course, after Ihe honey harvest is
over, the buckwheat will be secured, as no less
valuable for doing double duty.
Beets—are too much neglected as a field crop
The large varieties of French sugar beet yield
enormous crops, and constitute one if tho'ivust
valuable feeds for milch cows. Sow hi'drills,
two feet apart, and thin out to twelve or fifteen
inches in the row. Remember it is good pil-
icy to sow on comparatively clean ground, or the
weeds may cause trouble.
Butter.—We do not feel competent to advise
the best mode of manufacturing bultcr; <ur department in this business being to furnish good
gentle cows, and a cool, well ventilated house
liir the milk and cream. A good cool sprint* of
water, affords the best facilities for the keeping
of milk. However, in the absence of such natural advantages, water may be pumped Irom a
well, and answers every purpose, thoujh with
much more labor. We hope to see Kind pnicer
Ill-ought to the aid of those who have to pump
large quantities ol watar. Cement milk (roughs
are much the best of any of the ordinary kinds,
and answer the purpose very well. We paid
five dollars to pot the fir.-t cement Irough made,
and the first winter's freezing destroyed it, anil
we replaced it Ihe next spring at a co:t of
about a dollar. Keep them from freezing and
they will last a long time.
Clover—should be allowed to get a good start
before it is pastured oil'. One pit caution is necessary, that is, to not let cattle on it eaily in
the morning, or they will be Table to sicell,
(hoove). This difficulty is pretty well avi-ided
by turning (hem on it in the laller part of the
day, when the dew is < IV, and their stomachs
paitly filled with oilier food.
Corn.—The cultivation of Ihis staple of the
north-west, will require more attention than any
ither crop, or, perhaps, all other crops put lo-
jellter this month. On the prairies, BvgijiiCnl-
'ivators are quile common, with which one man
can cultivate (illy or sixty acres of'corn. But
with most of itsin small fields in Ihe limbered part
>f the country, and often among slump-, no such
syslein of cultivation is practicable. Much de
ponds upon the skill of the ph wnuin in neevm-
plishing the destruction ( f we< ds, and com; letejy
treating the ground. A good lloxvman wi.l lap
he fie h diit fn m one row to the oilier, and
thus effectually do-troy all ihe small weeds be-
Iween rows, as well as in the hill. A very important Ihing in the cultivation of corn, is to
'et a stait of the weeds and then keep it. Hand
'loeing makes nice work, but is altogether inad-
missaMe, or rather impracticable, with these who
raise such large eiops to each hand.
Flax-—The high price of linseed oil makes
the cultivation of llax profitable, besides what
may be realized for the liber in cloth or paper
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