The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-10-27

Before combining them in pens. have es
much mould hauled ff6m the woods as will
cover he bottom of your pens ten or Twelve
inches deep, as your hogs, before killing
time, will convert every pound Of Il into
good strong manure. and thus lnciease yorr
ability to improve your land next spring,
and, of course, 10 increase your crof. Al
iention TO matters Of this kind is indispen-
sable TO the character Of good farmer, and
we indulge the hope that you will improve
our suggestion.
II you have pumpkins TO begin your feed
ing with, let Us advise you TO have them
cooked. BY so dong, you will vastly IN.
crease their nu,riiiye properties, and save
your hogs from being secured. II you are
prepared for IT, add little meal and saltto
each feed Of pumpkins, as these viii noi
only add TO the ncceptnbleness Of the mess,
but 10 It's iallening quality. Let your hogs
be led regularly ut stated hours, give them
clean water thrice q day, and salt them
twice week, the salt TO be mixed in meal.
Provide each pen with rubbing post, aud
see that your hogs be well bedded with
leaves, twice a week, and that their old
beds be each time thoroughly cleaned out.
Dry, warm sleeping births, and clean IT.
ter, are essentials IN the faltening process
essentials, unfortunately, TOO hitle OIL
tended TO. Tweaiy hogs could convert &c.
y loads Of leaves into good manure. BE.
SIDES what VIC have stated, give your hogs
charcoal twice week.
Gathering fodder and fops.-lhose 81
you who may not already have pulled your
fodder and tops, should rise with 10 NOR
rows dawn, put your whole force 10 work
TO &c, this done as soon as possible but lei
US remind you, that oiler you have done,
you mus: not omit 10 put them away 10 such
u manner as 10 prevent their being injured
by the weather. Aud here lie, US, IN I'D
vance, tell ou, that il you gather your corn
Stalks after the corn rs pulled, aud protect
them from the weather, tina, they III prove
good substantial food for your COWS and
oxen, provided you cut them up. lr you
had the means Of cooking them, every Ion
would be equally as nutritious as ton 81
clover hay indeed, much better for mi!ch
cows.
Cattle, SiaJling and Sheds II you are
not already provided with suiliciency OF
these TO protect yoIr stock from the wet,
have them forthwith put up; there is moth
ing like keeping cattle dry aud warm /:
~hen tues kept, they take less food, and
the mich cows will give more aud better
milk. By the bye, the time has nov come,
when, from the shoriness of the pastures,
YOUR mich cows will require feeding, at
Ieas, at night. If you have pumpkins,
deal them oul generously TO them. D,
feeding them IN your COW. yard now, al night,
they will increase your manure, besides
going into the winter feeding in better con.
diiion.
Pumpkins. These should be gathered
before The fros. has time to lnlute them,
pu, away IN dry place, and fed out as re.
qulted. In gathering md being car,ed In,
care mus, be taken not 10 bru.se them, b.
Which mcans they will keep sound much
longer.
Fences. Give oil your fences q thorough
examination, repair wherever they may re
qeife It, nnd thus secure yourself against
the ifcspasscs Of cattle. RccollecI that
wcak Fences provoke attacks.
h The Orchard As your fruit may he
ready, gather II carefully, BY hand picking.
he careful also, to do this IN dry weather.
Aier gathering, put it away in some dry,
clean apartment; lay them m heBps, each
Kind separate 10 itself. After they shull
have lam N heaps about two weeks, aud
gene through the process Of sweating or
have them wiped dry with Il
clean cloth, and then pat them away.
fo0r tiuit having been gathered, exam.
me your trees, aud whenever YOU ind one
"iih rough, dead like looking bark, OF cover
cd viii moss, scrape ei,herof, aud r.inl the
trunk or limbs Of The tree, when thus cleans.
60, With mixture OF soft soap and sulphur.
or fresh COW dung reduced 10 the consis
Ience oil paint With urine. You NAV, # yeo
please, prune now or leave that I'LL The open
ing q spring. Should you cut off uuy large
sized dead lnnbs, saw them off evenly, mike
smooth surface with drawing kn,le, Of
The wound, and cover 1t with mixture Of
'qlal parts OF clay, fresh COW dung, and
ne, TO be made IN the consis,ence Of NOR
ar, aud nicely adjusted over the wound
WIN linen or cotton covering; small
wounds ma, be simply covered with the
mixture.
1t YOU design planting gu, On orchard
his tall, II is foil time that YOU had the
ground prepared by thorough and deep
'loush'ugs. Subsol pIoughlng would be
'esi the ground should also be manured
WIN compost 40 which lime, ashes, or
nsri should form an important ingredient.
ne idea OF planting out an orchard on an
10 worn out field, 10 Just as mistaken. as