The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-08-30
agrienltnral.
Dsin,.,,ngpn or the Summer WOrk.

A or,at variety of small work will now
claim the attention oflhe pru!ent farmer
Tie heavy labols Of the summer harvest
have been brought to close, and II re-
mains 10 gather up the fragments. that
nothing be lost. of all this good provis'
ion for the wants of man aud beast. Many
small crops will be ready for the hand OF
the Lusbandman from time to time: the
lifiing Of early potatoes, the working up
Of early apples--from which you get the
best Of older for vinegar, the sowing o.
diverse seeds. the prop r disp p,stion of
the melons, the laying down Of cucum-
bers for pickles-which is always dons
from the first flush. bearing Of The vines,
the drying Of green sweet corn, berries,
peschcs. etc.. the canning or picking Of
fruits, Gfor nneroy's sake don't make the
old.fashioneo plum preserves and The like
by a dose Of which at couotry tavern;
We were slightly killed last 4th of July'J
and thus BY little prud mt foresight 10
this time Of plenty. you can carry the
blessings Of the summer fruitose through
the whole circle OF Inc year.
Besides al these light ltors which de-
mand immediate execution, thu tall work
begins to loom up on the horisou. FIRST
is the putting in of the FIJI wheat. of Uhieh
we wrote. more particularly in our last No.
There was something curious, after all,
in this last harvest. The fact is We be-
leve that nature is in League with hcr
dependencies, aud where the cunning ci
man undertakes 10 circumvent the mu
tual understanding between the two. Ihe
party OF the first part tl?s wink to the
party Of tbs second part to be on hand Al
the right time--enlier or later as the case
may le--so that WHEN tho { rmer gets an
extra early wheat and puts in extra ear.
ly, for the purpose Of cneaiog the rascal
" midgs Of his breakfast the ,scally midge
soon fnds out the cheat, and gles to bed
earlier or takes shorter mp, and 80 be-.
comes an early riser to-, as we'll as the
wheat This early dodge may win fora
while but the midge has already gained
II week upon his former cnterprisiog hab,
it,, and will soou come to time with tie
fastest wheat that dare grow. In sone
Of the midg, Invested districts Of this
staie-for instances in Pickaway and lios :,
we heard of many fields that cap-d lh,
midge almost entirely, from being later
tLaD the msjolity. Eternal vigilance i,
the price Of good wheat as well as the
price Of fliberLy while the priee ofthe Good
Old Ohio CuIlivslor. that tells you OF all
these useful facts, 10 only ons dollar a
year-cheaper 10 clubs!
Now is good time t. sort over the
sheep llockS, and take out such AZ should
be put TO latten. There may be ewes
that have not proved good nurses Of lamb;
or do not bear good fleece. others lha
are getting 10 old to BE- sale f)r win'er, and
others which for any cause should not be
kept longer; these shou ID all be sorted cut
and put upon high keeping to be ialIenod
for home uss or for sale. The same should
be done OF cows--young COWS lha! do not
milk or breed well old cows that have out
lived their active usefulness etc.. should
now be m sds 10 60 dry, aud put upon full
tosd for fatten ing,
This is also the right time TO cut a
ditch for draining any cat swamps or wet
spOts which you desire to bring into cul-
uvalion: these spots are the best part o.
the farm, when once they are brought un
der control Al this time, our southern
valley farmers are reserving u range foI
the winter pasture for their sheep, aud the
fine carpet of this luxuriant summer
growth, promises an abundant nbbo, When
The SHOWS shall spread their protecting
blanket over it, Cultivaor