Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-09-17
Septembef-Work to be Done.

FAE.-If grain crops be not already sOwn
they should be attended to early in the month.
Wheat audiwinter rye cannot he SoHn too ear
IL, as the roots must have time to penetrate
soil 10 Sufficient depth to prevent their being
thrown out during winter. Corn should now
be gathered and proper preparations made for
fattening of stock for sale Root crops require
Strh attention and if planted in rows as they
should I've, the cultivatOr may Be frequently run
between them this month with profit
Potatoes should be dug as soon as their
skins refuse to slide when hardly pressed upon
By the thumb this is better guide for ascer-
tanning when q potatpe is ripe than to Judge by
the fading Of the vines Budding may now
he doue with advantage. Stiff, hard lands
should nu* be plOughcd and sub-soled, leaving
the land ridged for di>intergraticn ~ frost
during winter The farmer has now more time
for plorghiug than in the spring his cattle
are stronger, ami little work will not hurt
them before fa;teuing Timber may be cut
this month Look to your barn-yards, and
see them properly arranged for saving their
drainage during winter.
Light SANDY spi should net be Vlou-hed in
! the ia.i. Se.ec! your ears OF corn from ihrfty
stalks while standing for III NJ years seed, being
careful 10 take from such stalks on as bear
more than one ear gave vcnr corn stalks
we'll as by proper treatment they make z Dol
winter fodder Use cooked feed for hogs and
remember tia: weeds in the ho. pen vii save
time aud pru-l1ce better results than # left
standing during winter Large quantities Of
headlaadS, peat, 6c &c should be placed
hear the stables. barnyaris, &c. for full COM
posting and proper quantities o Lo.e-iust.
SILT, and othe. materials iHs snlcd to be added
TO the compost shogid b. in reaiine>S-
KITCHEN GAspEx.-CoIlect onion pips in
tended for re-Plan,ing in early spring Man
ure grounds intended for spring gardening.
pIo1ghing and sub-soiIin- deeply U<e the
nlaaures this month. long and deeply buried.
or, al least, not merely placed lcHcath the
surface, 50 that in the spring Ploughiug. by
using the same plough, the mauure vii he
Thoroughly mived throughout the soil. Instead
OF merely occupying the snrface. or being then
all turned under, as would be the case with
shallow fall nanuTih-.
Keep the hand and horse cult;vatoT hrlSi-
Il at work among the turuip aud other root
cTov<
Part the roots Of ali heFbaceOUS plants for
increasing the Bgn6er, abcqt Oytoher Isl,
selecting ciozdE or vet weather select cucum-
cumbers for picsIia-. as the first frcs, will I'm
ish them Weed cut Spinach. hoe and earth
up celeEy On dry days and not erea while wet
wlth dew
Herbs skoGld Eos hare g thorough dressing.
L50k AZ yogr lash frames. aud have them giaL-
el and geHerIlly repaired in tirue 10 kt tie pat
~ banien before they are wanted have sop
p.y q shutters. straw mats, 6c., Sr Cut
down Parsiey. d.
FEUrr GAEnEx ayD OsCaAEr -BDGldtnS
may stall Dc done, foT which see chapter,
froliiDoE II in cur vol / StreE lime aEo1nd
apple-trees- CTcan<e bark Of fruit trees with
the wash directed in former uCubeTx- Remove
czserpilIaz's eggs from the ends Of tuig<
Nanurs tres that haEe fraitsd tadtT thiz
year.