The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-11-12
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From lhe ohlo Fa,mer.
HIMTs FOR NE sEAsON.

l. The fattening Of stock for the
butcher should be no longer delayed. II
is easier to fatien in mild weather than
when tho winter as fairly set in. Ami
mails now put on ncsh readily, because
naturally; Tor nature always laws up stock
of lat in the physical system previous to
the advent OF coll W. che Tor the pur.
pose Of supplying an extra stock Of car.
bon rs tte TO keep up the animal heat.
III. Keep Your stables and barns we'll
Uttered Leaves from tho woods are ex
oellent, aud absorb the liquid manure
well. besides, Of themselves, they make
good manure. Nothing that will make
manure should should be wasted, but
carefully saved. Home made manures
are in general as valuable as the bought
article, II the proper amount Of caro- IS tn.
ken 10 retain the fertilizing elements.
III. Plow stiG soils in ridges, expos.
ing them to the action Of frost. This will
pulverize aud make the land much more
valuable. Ground that is infested with
grubs or insects Of any kind, should also
be plowed up; for, by this means, many
Of the insects will be destroyed If per.
formed we'll, the land will be doubly i'm
proved by the means Of plowing.
Nv. Pvt up racks and troughs for feed
ing sheep. You will thus save great
deal Of feed IL Is the worst kind Of pol.
icy to feed animals Of Of any kind under
foot, for they spoil moro than they eat
and tho increased bulk Of manure mad Elm
this way does not equal the loss. Neither
stray nor hay are manure until combined
with substances and have gone through a
rotten process, and that process is not
brought about properly by being tramped
in tho mud.
V Have everything in order for win
ter. BY doing up your work now il will
save you mlny disagreeable Job during
the cold weather, and perhaps save mon
ey also. See that every shingle, on house
or barn, 10 on fss'. Nail on al loose clap
boards. Glaze broken windows. Leave
nothing to be done that can be done now.
VI. Cellars should now be looked to.
Keep ont all frost. See that everything
ispacked away right, Il thoro are any
vermin about to take means to kill them.
Poison Is often very dangerous when uaad
In or about cellars where roots or provi-
sions Of any kind are kept, and therefore
should be used with caution.
VII. Country roads should now be at
tended to, Have them high in the mid
die, and good, deep bitches at tho sides,
with passage way for the water. When
there is no way by which tho water can
run Oft readily. il is next 10 an impossibili
~ to have anything like a decent road.
If stone is CONVENIENT use il for filling up
all ruts. Let it bo remembered that good
roads arc cheaper than poor ones, for on
the former heavy loads cat be drawn at
any time. while the latter are impossible,
six months in the year. and hard pulling
the other six. Therefore sea that all your
roads, bridges. aud culverts arc in good
working order A bad plank may break
your horses legs and your neck.
VIII Dig your drains deep onough
shallow drains ara cnly little better than
none at all. Don't oeafraid that the water
will not penetrate to the bottom because
your soil is y stiff clay. We never saw
clay that at three feet from the surface
was not wet after enough rain had fallon
and sufficient time had elapsed for it to
soak IN An clays are wetiu tho spring.