Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-11-15
Farming Operations for November.


tons from agricultural papers farther South
than this, and which are often unsuited to oul
climate. Below we have the advice of 8
journal farther North, the Canada Farmer!
Journal, : and the suggestions will apply
very we'll to this State:
awe are glad to hear on every hand that
wheat especially is thrashing out well-the
produce much exceeding expectations We
have in former number dwelt on the album
dant harvest. 1t is only desirable that the
means Of conveying the produce to market
were commensurate with the quantity.
The changes of the dying year come on
so gradually that they are frem day to day
scarcely noted in their stealthy progress
The first grey hair may not be noted, but it
is succeeded by another and another and an
other. So the leaves on the maple and ash
begin to bronze one by one, and the freshness
Of SIMMER is supplanted by the purple and
yellow HUGS of the autumn, which steal over
the landscape, growing more brilliant day by
day, but 50 silently that We wonder when and
how the change took place Bye and bye
the frosts Of night and the whistling winds
thin the gorgeous drapcry Of the forest, and
its eafy honors are strewed in the dust
The song birds have long departed, and the
woodland is silent and desoIate, till it wakes
up with the iubilant echoes of the music Of
spring and early sumner. Now is the time
for the farmer to rcjoice His home is filled,
and well filed this scason--his stock have
pasture stil--though stnted during the sea-
son Of drought, unless where cut fodder was
plenty,-hi8 poultry are we'll supplicd--hs
orchard il many parts has been extremely
productive, Though in Lower Canada we
have to chronicle many faiurcs)--his root
crops are ample; and in good truth he has
much cause to return grateful thanks to the
Great Giver of every good thing for blessing
him in his barn and in his store.
Now that the crops are chiefly gathered
and the winter cereals sown, this is the time
for approaching permanent improvements
Let US rspair house and barn, and renew
them when neodt diet US make judicious
investments to attach lis aud ours to home
and country. Even purchaser would be
influenced materially in his views Of the val.
ne of property, by the completeness of its
buildings, fences, and present productiveness.
In acre yielding three times the quantity is
more valuable to labor, than three only capa-
BILE of producing third of the produce
Much labor in carriage may be saved by ma
king your composts on the fields where they
are to be used. Muck heaps may be formed
there, and the manure carried and mixed
either in the fall or spring.
Fine weather throug hout November ex
tends the working season considerably, anC
shortens the winter Occasionally, from the
commencement till toward thu cxpiry of this
month, ploughiog or any other seasonablc
work may be executed, and the weather con
tinues SO mild that the cattle and sheep may
have abundant food in the field. 1t is sale
the farmer is never satisfied with the weather
and though he had the sun in one hand an(
the watering pan in the other it would b,
the same thing, ard he would get along com
planning But where so much depends Oh
the atmospheric influences, and where lossc
arc so frequent and considerable, great al
lowanccs must be made by the considerato- -
Let US hope that the agriculturst WILL thi
season, have ample opportunities afforded tt
complete his ploughing and draining, ant
that the land may remain in fit state 70
such operations, being neither too wet no
TOO dry--but preserving the juSte miIieu -
When will We adopt the system best suite'
10 our climate and circumstances turning
deaf ear to the rash cxporimentalist, Will
ready and willing to adopt any rational i'm
provcment? Let US not be contentcd Will
finding fault with our climate. Rather le
US busy ourselves with introducing an i'm
proved system Of agriculture, suited to GU
position and circumstances 1t is well enougI
Tor the ignorant and careless to find fault
they think by such means to escape tn
blame attacking to their helpless blunIcrinj
the result Of their bad system, Or no sys
TEN.
What We wan! is the unstinied application
of capital. With British appliances, W
,hould hear less abuse of our Canadian eli
mate. Our stock and implements GU
crops and pastures would then afford the mos
convincing evidence Of prosperity Improve
ments caunot be made without capital; so
without capital We must indefinitely lay be
hind Oh the race Of improvement. No doub
the imprudcnt stranger is frequently guilt
of wasting capital But the experienced az
rcuiturist Of Canada could show, and doe
show, results which would discredit no coun
try in fair competition. The failure 0
one detcrs many. But inexperience and to,
frequently divergence from the Legitimate
business of the farmer are the real causes o
miscarriage Needlessly expensive buildin,
too extensive purchases of land-in
word, land spooulatOn-grain speculation