Agriculture in the first summer period

In June, especially after rains heavily growing weeds. In tsarist Russia, peasants' fields were cut by mezhami, delivshimi them on the narrow strip which served as breeding grounds and weeds. Collective farm fields - huge tracts of different cultures; boundary disappeared. But the weeds still exist, and with them is tug of war, to the chemical inclusive. In June, producing a secondary weeding crops, at least twice a weed and fed flax. Potato spud and weed, two or three times weed millet and maize. Produce additional pollination of rye and maize - welcome, giving a greater yield increase. Begin mowing. In old Russia, the peasants began mowing after the St. Peter's Day "(June 29 Old Style), ie, almost in mid-July. Usually they have mowed perestoyavshie, overblown and faded, grubeyuschie herbs and received hay of low quality. To procure the best hay, leading collective farms start mowing early and keep it selectively: do not wait until the "reach" grass the whole area. Especially good hay, mown during the budding of legumes and grasses heading: at this time stems and leaves are very rich in nutrients, has not yet spent on flowering and seed formation. Mechanization of harvesting allows for mowing quickly, within a short time. Hay quality - one of the ways to create a socialist livestock forage. Directive XIX Congress of the fifth five-year plan outlined an increase in the production of hay for 80 - 90%. This should be achieved not only by increasing the area planted with perennial grasses cultural, but also through the best use of natural grassland. Begin preparations for the harvesting campaign. The gardens are enhanced shelf, produce fertilizer and tillage, hilling the cabbage and potatoes. Struggling with garden pests. In the orchard continues fight against pests. Young and highly productive trees provide fertilizer (preferably liquid), if necessary watering trees, especially the young. Under the trees with abundant fruiting put helpers. Swarming bees in the apiary, and this requires increased attention and concern beekeeper. Together with the haymaking begins and ensilage. On pasture at this time particularly favorable conditions, and use them to obtain high yields of milk. In hot weather, when a cow eats during the day reluctantly, cattle graze at night. His watered ad libitum, daily yield salt.