Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-10-01
agricultural.
Farm Work for September,

In regard to stocking land down, the earlier
it is done, after August is past, the better will
be your prospect next summer, and the risk is
less.
If corn is topped before harvest time lit should
be done in the fore part Of September; for one
advantage of topping lies i'll opening the field for
the growth of turnips among the corn, and for
the growth of the grass that was introduced at
the last hoeing Now is the time to make ac-
curatc trials to determine conclusively whether
il is injurious to corn to cut the stalks early
One instance will not suffice. We want numer-
Gus trials Stalks may be taken up and piked
very soon after cutting if the pixies are not large,
and the bands are not drawn tight. There is
no kind of need of tight binding as in the case
Of grain, The more loose the band the better.
Stalks need not stand in pike longer than two
weeks when the weather is good.
Peat that has been cut for fuel should be put
under cover before this month is gone. When
housed by the first Of September it has Il chance
to dry some under cover before winter. Fuel of
all kinds should be sheltered before the heavy
rains that often fall in September,
Hogs should be strictly attended to through
the month, They fatten faster and at less cost
in this month than any one All agree that
charcoal is good for them. Let them be ipdulg-
ed with variety of food
Buckwheat should be secured as soon as a
majority of the blossoms have become berries.-
These berries fill up after the straw is cut and
thrown into heaps, and you should not wait till
the late blossoms mature Buckwheat will be
ready for the cradle by the tenth. The straw
should lie in heaps for few days, and be turn
ed often, but not in the middle of the day
When it is carted to the barn it should be
threshed out at once, for it gathers moisture by
lying. Bushes are cut in September in pastures
that cannot be ploughed But this cutting of
bushes in pastures is poor business, Lay ;he
same labor out for plaster to SOW on the surface
and you kill the bushes while you double the
quantity of feed for bushes cannot thrive where
the grass roots fill the ground.
Some lands ale not benefited much by plas-
ter. Will some one try cheap salt where the
bushes cover the ground Sow bushe Of
salt, that you may buy Of meat packers cheap
after it has been used for meat, on to four square
rods of ,and--or on to eight square rods. This
would be at the rate Of 20 bushels per acre.
See if the salt and brine will not kill all the
bushes, thistes, and everything else Well the
rains will render the soil more fresh before spring
when you can SOW clover, led top, and such
grasses as you like. Your grasses will have
clearly the advantage in this race, and we sus-
pect it may prove cheap mode of extirpatng
bushes. We warrant nothing IN this llne. Will
some of you try it! Waste salt is sometimes
sold for about a shilling per bushel,
You will begin to pick winter apples before
this month is gone, They keep longer when
picked thus early, but their flavor snot so good
Keep them as cool as possible if you would not
have them rot.
Marketers, when they carry them in wagons,
take care to lay the barrels down to rest on the
slaves and hoops. This bruises them less than
in barrels on the head.
Fevers prevail in September Have you not
been offended with putrd air on passing some
farm housesl You will find stagnant water d.
rectly back of the house, where the sink drain
empties, and slops are thrown out A puddle