Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-09-05
septesnber-ysork for the Month.
"Pale Autumn sheds dusky hue,
Where the gay flowers OF Summer grew,
Yet spreads its treasures o'er the land,
Matur'd by Natures potent hands

1 Where the gay flowers OF Summer grew,
| Yet spreads its treasures DER the land,
| Matul'd by Natures potent hands
As spring is the season eff hope, SO is
| Autumn that of fruilion. The farmer with
his well filled barns and gianaries, has
leisure to breath more freely. But,though
the hurry and heat of harvest is past, theirs
is much yet to be accomplished by way of
finishing up summers labors, and by way
Iof preparation for the next spring, and
helping on the work for that season, s.
short in our Northwest, that we scarce
know it bit by name.
Remember the complaints Of last spring.
Iof bad seed corn, and, if not already done,
select your seed now, while vet standing in
the field; choose ears which are sound and
well filed, the earliest ripened from stalks
yielding two or more ears; trace and hang
up in granary or out-building. Corn
thus saved will grow, even though the sea
son should not be the most favorable.
Sow fall grain early this month, too lit
tie is often sown; we THINK two bushels per
acre better than q less quantity.
Rye may still be sown for fall and spring
feed.
Cora.-Cut up before early frosts.
Potatoes.-Dig as soon as ripe, remove
to cellar or pit with as little exposure to
sun or light as possible.
Bcans-Pull when ripe, choosing dry
time; let then lay Il day or two in the sun
to dry, and draw on sled to barn, where
spread on poles, to cure, or put in small
stacks in the eld,which cap carefully with
some hay or straw.
Buckwheat. = Cut as soon as ripe, put
in small shocks when dry, thresh as fast as
drawn in.
Weeds.-Cut and pull while yet green,
and carry to pig pens, or compost heaps !;
eaye none to ripen seeds.
Turnips-Sbould be well titled this
month, SO too with carrots and other roots,
until the tops shade the ground.
Fruu-Gather as it ripens; much ear
Ily fruit is permitted to become over-ripe
before using, and thus spoiled. Most Sorts
of pears are improved by picking before
ripe, and ripened in the house. ln man.
localities there will be surplus Of apples
this year; let none be wasted; early fall
varieties dry or make into cider,apple sauc"
and butter. Winter sorts should remain
ON the trees until danger of hard frosts
pick carefully by hand, pack in Island
remove to some shed or building. After
wards, as winter advances, remove to cool
cellar. All you will not need yourself
will, no doubt, be wanted at good prices.
Gather up all windfalls, and give to the
pigs; most of these are full Of insects,
which, if allowed to remain on the ground.
will easure great stock Of worms next
/ year.
Gather cucumbers, beans, &e., for pick
les, before frost.
| Gather seeds as thoy ripen, dry and pack
| in cloth Or paper bags, label carefully, an'i
put in dry place, where they will be SAT
from mice.
Strawberry beds may be made the early
part Of September.
Budding should be finished this month
loosen the bands Of early buds, and re bud
where failures have occurred.
Seeds of several vcge ables may be sown
last Of this month, and next month with
advantage; try the experiment. Choose
light soil, if you have it. Apply heavy
dressing Of well rotted manure, plow OF
spade deeply, and sow onion, parsuip, le.-
tuce, radish, tomato, &C.; if your soil is
clay, and liable to become hard and com
pact, cover the seeds with fine muck, ma
nure or decaved wood OF leaves. For ear
lly cabbages and eauliiowers, SOW first Of
| this moth; in four or five weeks, the
plants should lie transferred to a cold frame,
so arranged that they may be protected
through winter.
Do up fall blowing as convenient You
have more time now for this work than III
the spring, besides your teams are strong
er. Stiff soil should be thrown into ridges
for the action Of frost.
Fattcning animals should have all they
will eat, and every attention paid to their
comfort and ease; begin feeding with
pumpkins, turnips, refuse grain, sweet corn
stalks, and all fallen fruit, buckwheat, re-
fuse potatoes, Gc.
Now is the time, and this is the way, to
hurry on the flesh with profit. Those who
are able to turn their cows upon clover and
Timothy, orrye pastures, now the wild gras-
ses are dried up, will still be able to I'LL
the milk pail to oyerfowing
/ Endeavor to have your grain, pork, beef,
and indeed every thing you have to sell,
ready for an early market. AS general
thing, we think when the farmer has his
lcrep ready for market, and can get far
price for il, it is better TO sell than to keep
Ifor a higher price; the chance Of few
cents advance on the bushel will not pay
for the risk and loss incident to storing
If Northwestern Farmer.
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