July 15th.

Sunday July 15th. 1923

Heavy Storm in the afternoon
All at home

Farm Work for the Year
July
Stock Farm:
During this and the previous month cows continue to receive the bull, especially the earlier heifers at 16 months and 17 and 18 months old. Lambs are weaned in July, the ewes being taken from them and put into poorer pastures. The horse-work of July is not so heavy as that of other months , and they may be turned to grass at night. They will be employed in carting lime from kilns for spreading on the stubble after harvest. Drain tiles, too, may be fetched against needing them in winter time, and be placed in the fields to be drained. This is a suitable month for clearing out ditches and river courses. When bare fallows are necessary a good deal of work is done in July in cross-ploughing and scarifying, collecting and burning weeds, and another cross-ploughing may be accomplished.