Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-03

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Let it stand in this shape, and when spring
comes we will tell you what further to do
with it, to be almost sure of a good crop of
wheat, oats, corn, or anything else that
will grow in this country. Plow all you
POSSIBLY can in the fall, for the purpose Of
Tightening your labor in the spring, which
at the best is always short with us, after
the fields are dry enough to pillow; besides,
the additional consideration that teams are
usually in the worst possible plight, to do
any considerable amount of work. Mares
are or should be in foal, and ought to be
in foal, and ought not to be over-worked.
Therefore, speed the pillow every leisure
moment this fall-not only to save the
time in the spring, nor merely to pulver-
ize the soil with frost, (Which by the way
is an all important thing,) but last though
not least, to destroy the insects and YER
min that have gone into winter quarters.
Doubtless late fall blowing will be found
to be our best protection against the in
crease OF all such pests, in this new csun-
try. See article in this number on deep
blowing as a preventive of drouth.
Dltcning is another occupation, that can
be we'll attended to this month, by those
who have over wet marsh hay lands. Cut
the bitches this fall before it is too cold,
and as the frost begins to come out in the
spring, sow on the red-top or timothy seed,
and hatchel it with a sharp toothed drag,
and we will warrant you a double quantity
of grass, and Of twice as good quality as
the best wild grass that grows, by the sec
ond year. We are aware that this sub
ject has not yet attracted much notice a
mong our farmers, but it will soon force
itself upon our attention, when we come to
calculate closer upon the profits of stock
growing, and dairying.
SrocK, &c.-Sort your cattle, sheep and
other creatures carly, and determine which
you will winter, which you will f~atten, and
which you will sell as they are; then &C,
up to your determination. Those that are
to be fatted should be started as early as
you have the feed to do it with; cold
weather is a poor season to stall feed prof
itably, and equally so for pork making.
with ordinary western accommodations
Wintering old creatures is usually more I'M
profitable as compared with younger ones,
than people ordinarily imagine.
R1GGING UP.-Perhaps we said enough
in the last number about putting buildings
and fixtures in order for winter, to render
it unnecessary to again refer to il; but il
is a subject of so much Importance, and SC
large a proportion Of people are so slack in
such matters, that another jog on the sub
ject, we presume, will not be labor wholly
thrown away. Plan to have a good warm
shelter for every creature you undertake tc
keep, old or young, two or four footed; il
you cannot build good permanent and sub
~stantial ones, build such as you can; a raj
pen, with a pile Of straw thrown over and
around it, is a much better shelter for pigs
than none; and any kind of a rude bu,
close howell, is much better for all kinds o.
cattle, young and old, than an open shed
or may be 40 shelter at all.
Think of these things, which relate tc
the comfort of Gods creatures, We Chris
tian men and women, especially all those
of YOU who claim to be kind hearted ana
humane. and to love Gods creatures before
Mey are cooked, and when the bleak winds
!, cf next winter are again bowling around
+, Won. and the cold nights setting in, you
:. will not be grieved at seeing any poor crea
ture, that depends upon you, without {
shelter and a bed, as warm and comforta
Bic for it, as your own is for you. Blu
, such of you as do not heed our repeated
admonitions on the subject, and let you
creatures 90 into uncomfortable winter
quarters. will r~ecollect that it is not oul
fault. It is an .undoubted fact, that many
creatures actually froze to death last whites
for want of adequate shelter; may it neyel
occur again in this Christian country, Sc
long as there is even straw and poles
enough, with which TO make novels,
nothing better. We leave this subject nov
and until the November number, when We
will again ask YOU if you have rugged goot
shelter for all of Gods creatures arount
YOU. fit and suitable for their convenience
and Wisconsin Farmer.
RULES IN PANIC TIMEs.-During the
past four weeks, capitalists have been sc
scared that they have sacrificed really val
liable property. The newspapers, which il
!. such times, if their duty is nobly discharg
ed, act like an immense break water
have done considerable in checking the
} panic. The New York Courier says the
following rules have beer the guide Of one
of our city's oldest merchants, who in a pc
: ROD Of over twenty-five years, has nevel
lost a dollar by Stock operations:
: Always buy when, from some extrane
J Gus cause, such a temporary money pres
sure or a large failure, people grow timld
and are ready to "sell out"
Never sell on a falling market.
), Always remember that when Stocks II
! ordinarily good reputation fall during
money pressure, they are as sure to r'st
, ogain as the sun in the heavens.