The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-11-03
Abifatnral.
TTrTs ron THE SEASON.

Indian summer is approaching win us
.ssfs hsss ofsdrssmy beauty snd 'n1' snss
", 5,ls2ies,ion Of the senses, when along
-,,h ls,ests bright with the hOes Of decay
,oe rsrdare snd falI-Orbcd moons rising
n crimson bushes from the cloudleas east
male. this season the most glorious OF the
wear. While the farmer, amid such scenes
.possues u bis tolls, his thoughts may WIN pro.
s,,s,v .srn 10 those labors which are most
snpropriste 10 the hour, and especially 10
those preparations for tho irOsts and storms
..hs, ,mu.t soon mar the snchantment tnai
.gss,s Ill ! a crown on the brow Of expiring
.satsmS.ss he lays his head to breathe his
s,sst oushs bosom Of the stern winter.
5,Rutws ss must not give play to sentiment
hsl us then to our work. hc
ali. LeoE after your garden. in a Udr'sty o.
rsspsci,. Let all full crops be removed from
ihs soil and placed in good keeping for the
winter. lie, all vegetables and plants that
need winter protection be attended to IN a
.nropeY manner. Let rich coat OF we'll rot
ted manure be spread over the remainder OF
The Rround, and with the sPadc, or the piow
followed bya good subsoiler, let the whole
bs turned under, and let the ground be stir-
red from twenty to twenty-four inches Deep
When Gil this Is done, sec that surface 'ren-
chss are traced, SO that no water shall DO
lsft standing any where in the garden
One thing we had nearly forgotten, II the
garden has NOT been undsrdrsined, see tsat
iris done this fall II the land has been un-
derdrained, see that the outlets are CLEAR
and that the water passes off readily. A
little neglect may result in considerable
Losses, also that your garden fences and
those around your fruit-yards be in the best
condition.. for hungry cattle in the winter
are more likely to attack the young trees OF
uample the ground, or bite of the green
plants that you have preserved, than at any
otheri season Of the year. II you should
aow some lettuce in some sheltered spot.
Late this fall you would have a bed Of early
lettuce in the spring that would surprise
some. of your neighbors.
III. Protect tender fruit trees, shrubs and
vfas,, By ,rfapping them in Ui.ps Of 'troU' or
bv burying Asm in dry earth, or in sG'odust'
Young peach-,rees, tender grape vines,
and shrnbbery of all sorts, whose natural
honlc Is much south of US, need protection
in.ons Of these ways. This should be done
after their growth has entirely ceased and
vet before the severe freezing Of winter has
begun. When earth or sawdust is used,
pains should be taken to avoid smothering
the. limbs, and to prevent their becoming at
'feCtsd with mildew or rot. You may say, Il
am inexperienced in all these things, aud |
am afraid shall do them in wrong way.
Yes, we reply, there is danger of this; but
you will never learn. till you begin. And it
is better, to pay the penalty OF late karning
than % pay the greater penalty Of perpetual
ionoranoe. Besides when you have fully
cemmssced doing this work, you will begir
to,ssk, hoy skilled wcrkmen do the same
worksgA And . day spent in some well con
ducted garden, where well-trainsd hands arr
preparing everything for winter, will add t
your practical knowledge an amount tha,
will surprise yourself.
SIIT4sA word on another point A goot
muiching Of coarse straw or other coarse
nanure. after you have dug In the lims
; and rotten manure around yard fruit trees
as recommended, a few weeks, ,Oin b.
of,s0rsat rgse.s 1t will prevent the freez-
ing or the ground as deep as it would
Otherwise freeze. The frost that is in the
ground in the spring will be longer in com
ing out, and will retard somewhat the growth
I'M spring. This will diminish the peril to
thesfruit from early frosts. It will prevent
the growth Of grass, and will keep the
ground under the trees mellow all the mex
year. o.,
nv. One thing more. Good clean straw
ID TOO good for ,littering stables. 1t has TOT
much nourisbment In it. And II will soor
aair q commercial value from the use made
Of Ii In manufactured articles Of various
kiads, which will enhance its price much be-
yond what Is new thought of. What then
can be used2 We answer, various things
damaged hay or straw, not fit for food--alsO
that which may be left after fodderng. and
which will not be eaten; swamp grass, fern,
sswsdnst, and forest leaves, may all be used
orbAddlng with geod effect They should
alIbe provided when dry, and kept under CO.
ysr, for the time Of need. Most Of these can
b found everywhere almost, in sufficient
quantity to make the use easy and economi.
esl. We hope they will be tried and the
straw saved Ohio Former.
BAKRD SouB APPLHs. Wash we'll the
sppies; place them in pan; pour in tea