The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-17
AG RICULTUR T..
WORK FOR OCTOBER.
0N TLJt, FARM.

his neighbor, he must bestlr himself from
the beginning to the end for as time is
onward in its course, he who procrast-
mates his work--leaving what should be
done to day, until tomorroW-Wl find 1t
TO his sorrow that he has pursued course
fatal to his hopes and whitening to his
prospects. DO all things in a right time,
is an injunction that the farmer should
always have upon his mind, and he should
make it the business Of his life to practice
upon it, as he will find il a rule based on
true wisdom and Of priceless value,
The ground for both wheat and rye
must be forthwith got ready.
Wheat.--Hhe time when to SOW wheat
is a matter Of not SO much clearness.
Those gentlemen who contend that the
deposite Of the egg or nit is made upon
the stalk of the young plant and, indeed,
we incline to that opinion ourself --main
tain that by delaying the time of putting
in the seed an avoidance of the mischief
so much deplored may be effected. Some
fix the period Of sowing at from the first
to the tenth of October, -while others,
with the same object in view, advance the
opinion that the seed should not be sown
before the first day Of November.
If the ground on which wheat is to be
sown be cloverly, it should not be turned
over without portion Of lime-say from
rs to 100 bushels, being spread on Tits
benefits in pressing forward the deconpo-
sition of the vegetable matter and thus
converting it into vegetable nutriment,
cannot be too highly appreciated neither
can its virtues in correcting any snpcra-
bundancc of acid in the soil, be too highly
priced. .~s
Ryc.-This is kind and generous
gram, and though subject to disease, is
content to grow OH far inferior soils than
those wherein it's kindred wheat delight
to revel. But though it be true that it
will grow on light and gravelly soils, the
notion is truly mistaken one which goes
to reject the use of manures in the pre-
paration Of the land. Well rotted stable
or barn yard manure, or any good COM
post, where decomposition Of the vege-
table material has taken place, would
doubtless prove of infinite service in sus-
tanning the plant while growing.
With respect to the quantity of seed of
both the above grains, we would say that
whoever sows seed of this years growth,
should assuredIy use an increased guam.
tity:
The corn must be secured and housed
as soon as it is sufficiently hardened and
dry, and the fodder be put away.
Timothy. Those who have not sown
their timothy should do so as speedily as
possible, and by all means should not play
the niggart with their seed; for he who
sows with miser's hand will reap fruit
| full harvest Of weeds. In putting down
timothy meadows, we need hardly say
that the ground should be clean, well
ploughed, thoroughly narrowed and pul-
verified, nor is it necessary to state that a
goodly portion Of vegetable and calcareous
manures should be applied A timothy
meadow, if it be expected to produce,
must be well fed, and as it lasts seven
years, it should have liberal quantity at
the onset Of generous diet
| Potatoes which were sown
early will in the course of the month be
fit to gather, and should be carefully put
away without exposure to the sun and
rain
Pumpkins.-CarefuIIy gather and stow
away all Of this valuable vegetable you
have made--and here let us advise volt
feed none of your stock without cooking
them. ...
G,ubbing and Mrubbing.-Ii you
have any fields that require either the
one or the other Of these operations,
have them forthwith done leave no I'M
girdled stump on your grounds, and you
will save yourself Il great deal of trouble
next year.
IN THE GARDEN.
In this month, to secure seasonabc sup
plies of early vegetables in the spring, pre-
parations must be made. The first in
usefulness perhaps, is ..... ..
Cdbbage.-Young plants raised from
seed sown about the LIST of August and
whether pricked out into nursery bed or
not, will now be of sufficient size, and re
quire to be transferred to their final sta
tons. Choose an open, airy spot, let it
have good dressing or rich dung, we'll
|digged in; on this, dib III plants in rows
Is inches asunder, and II inches apart
from each other. Insert them dcepcnough
that is, up to their lower leaves, and if the
soil be very dry, give each plant little
water. The best early sorts of cabbage
are the early Dwarf and early York, for
this planting, not only for their carliness,
but because Of their dwarfsh habit rem.
dering them safer from severe frost Be
sides the early sorts, two other kinds, the