Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-24
FARMERS AND GARDENERS WORK FOR

OCTOBER.
Poidtoes.-Jude Buel oil Albany. who ia q
practical as we'll as scientific cnltyator
says. II were better that the sun never SHOULD
shibe upoa poiatues--they should be house /
with all the dirt thai adhefos To them. IN /,
even benehcia'l TO add more dirt to POTATOES il,
the bin OF cask, torxclude externai air as mach
ms possible their surface should be kspt moist,
hnd tho atmosphere which surround, them
as liiile above the freezing pniut rs possl l,e
Leaves 1Or Manure. In many situations II
viii be an excellent prachre to rake together
all the leaves OF trees and mould which his
heen produced by then decay, whirb can. be
procured at reasonable rxpenss, aud cast
them Into your barn yard, rs layer 10 also, b
the liquid manure from your cattle. Lib.e ist
II would not be smtss 10 place quantities al
them under cover, ia situations where you ran
Obtain them in winter TO use rs litter Tor your
stables, &c. They do not rot easily but they
serve SpruGe 10 imbihe aud reIain utinp,
and convey TO the field much food Tor plants,
which, otherwise might be LIST.
UiHIer 1ppteS - Gather winter apples h,
ha1d Ia the middle ut tai' days, aud by putting
them down IN send, vel 'lfeh, II Is sand you
may keep them tn apples are gam in season.
Ant kind OF sand VIII answer, bn, il must be
perfectly Dry. Brande's Qn1rieriy JoUrnnt IN.
forms tnat apples may bc keIt the year round
nv being immersed in gram winch receives no
miury from the contact II the American ap.
-pi"s were packed among gam they would ar-
ave IN Europe IN mnch finer condition.
sect earn. Seleai your seed corn from the
i"ii. pulling inr, tar, so1nd Ears from such
SiaJNs as pr 81 uced two Or moro ears, takinr
thc hes, uf lie two.
ftftd Beans Pull your heans and such
rs grow on land winch YOU Intend I, sow with
wheat or rye should De removed 10 TIE botders
II 'hr iled Or - 4 the field adjoining in stnal
heaps TO cure, least your sowing should be too
long delayed.
Preservation Of Roois.-.Pfevious 10 the com
mc"crment OF severe irosis ynn sholld take
op win as ll'r injury ms possi6ls, the r0ols
Ut your t"ulps, carrots, parsuIpf, beels, &c.
X. aud thry may bo preserved according 10
Me Maaon rs follows. On the snlfacr Of n
very dry spot OF ground, III Will sheltered
situation, lay u stratum Of sand two inches
'hick, ani on tins IA layer ol either sort, Gov
eng them with another layer OF sani (thu
dtleI Tue beiIcr) and 50 continue layer about
Of Saul aud roots I'll all a,e Ii IN giving the
whole on every side roullIke snp. ihcn Co
yer TINS head OF ridge all over with about two
tnch~ Oi sand, over which lay good Coat o.
drawn straw, ~ and dnwn, az II thatcnlug
house, IL ord TO carry 9h wet and prevent
Us rncrnG the roots ihen dig "a wide trcuch
I'"bu the hehV dbu cover tnt straw Wlll the
earth so dug up TO "A depth sutii 10 pr
serve the roots ifectudly from frost An o.
peniog may be made nn the south side OF thi,
heap, aud completely covered with bundles
OF straw, 50 as 10 have access 10 The roots
at all tunes when wanted either for sale or use.
Some people lay straw Or hay between the
layers aud roots. and Immediately ON The top
o them this | do not appoye of, a, the straw
ur hay Will become damp and moudy, and
very often occasion the roo's tprpt, " bile thr
iHui would preserve them sweet aud sound.
All these roots may be pies, rved in Ike
manner ~ cellar bat in such place they
are subject 10 vesptatr AID become strlngy
a'liPr Ia Spring. The only advantage OF TINS
m'had u, that in the cellar they may be had
WHOM wanted more conveniently during win.
Ter, than out of the IL ID or garden, or from
heap'
Noie.--At the above roots will preserve
bci'ei IN sand ihla in GnOn earth bur
when the former cauUoi he had, the sandles'
earth you can procure must be dispensed
wuh.'