Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-25

A few Fall Chores"

A few Fall Chores.
Srrins work is hardly more important
than Fall work. The latter should be don,
in 1t. appropriate season, and done we'll
Sone job- cannot be deferred until Spring
and others can be done now better thar
then.
one item, Tor many farmers, Is the drain
ins Of swamp or bottom lands. They ar
rich in peat. or marl, or muck, which, Il
rightly used with manure, almost doubles
the value OF pure stable dung Now i''
good time to drain tho.c lands, while ,h'
lev ground. are comparatively dry. aud BE-
fore the heavy Fall rains set IN. Cut goot
broad ditchc- straight through them, lead
IN. into some natural outlet. where the wa
Ter will have free channel and a good fall
Cut the side. of each ditch .loping. % that
th. .o't dire will not crumblc and cave Ia
and ohs,ruct the channel. In short time
tbs drained land will bear up teams, and
80 allow the farmer % haul on, many load
o, !erulnus material fOr hi, hungry up
land. or. if toe hauling cannot he done
nov. Jet tho muck b thrown ur in heaps
70 dry. 50 iha, il can easily be loaded up
and drawn on, IN winter. Let every unen'
plcysd team bring forth the rich deposits,
and draw them into the barn yAFd cor clm'
posting. or take them out to the bully lands
where they can bs exposed To the air snt
frost, aud perhaps mixed with lime, aud >:
Be- ~, ready TOR next year.
Another item rclaIcs 10 shelter for stock
We are no advocates Tor fancy architectur,
in the barn.yard. Our rich negbbor. whS
paint. hi. conaonest barn. and cattle sheds
pure white. dos II on his own responsi
bli,y. lie seems 10 liko 70 go b.. Short
Horn. and Berkshire. rub their dirty hide
against III. snOw.white lead. Thi- j. not ,o
our taste. Yet We advocate comfort TOR cat
tie. from the mOst british grunicr up Il
ihe noble horsS. Keep them comfortable
both in winter AMI summer. Keep then
growing. OF al least improving their oJndi
ton, - a. 10 be Away. ready ZOE marke;
ready for use. or at any rate, IN such a con
di,ion that il will be a satisfaction TO looI
at them.
To thi. end, let the farm building. un
dsr,o thorough examination ,his mouth
and Is, material be provided Tor repilrin:
them. This leaky roof mus, be shinslei, OF
NJ least patched. Tho.s lon.e boards must
be nailed on. or u old and rotten. new ones
mu.i supply their pl.ce. Youder, the ''an'
have opened too wide between the half.
seasoned boards they should b baiiened
Up. The hoors in those stall. .re beginning
20 give way they arc worn aud half rotten.
Now. right OF. before ,hoss oxen and valu'
able horses have broken through aud spriin'
ed their les-. We must put in some new
plAnk.; may De, some new joisis beneath &c
support them. And these sheJ' around The
ward and that lean.to, need rightins up.
The vide opening a, the northwest corner,
between the long barn and the cora house.
should bo boarded up the wind and snow
drive in there numerically during the win
ter.
Alop: with thi. work. l.; thcres thor
ou:h cleaning up. The manure 50 apt to
accumulate uni,r The barn foor, mus, b,
-, out and wheeled into the corner cor com
posting. The heap. in the corners of tbs
sheds. AMI around the harm doors, The drink
in. rroush.. aud gates, should be scraps
~ 30 deposited where they will no, waste
Thu. vii, max. the huiliins- sWcetcr ans
pIsann,,r. and the yards will be cleaner {,
the l,es al through the rainy months.
The stock need looking to before they ar,
taken into their permanent winter quarters
N, a tes farmers keep them lying cut 10,
late, aud On too short commons. Beiweef
thi. time and December. there will doubt
les- BE- much good pl.,urage, but alter tb,
lEN@AH NahN N-NAA.N H.fNANs 49, - iAAA WI
nutritious II may be abundant, bui af,sr
/, las 5cen several times frozen, it Is lisil,
tsyJrr than 80 much straw. Cl,Iis offer
grow poor while standing krec.deep in 'uci
fodder. Probably, the cold rains, and sleep
iug on the cold ground, have something t
Do with their lsanns-s.
Let i be repeated here, that stock shoulc
seldom be allowed 10 stand still in their con
di,,ou; they should b. Kept growing 1t the,
are young. and improving Il already grown
II uudsr-i,I or poorly fei, they recover bu
s.owly-ii at all. Let them have good fooC
all through the Fall give them shelter by
night aud in loos storms, II they de.'re IL
Bring them into their winter quarierssiron.
and healthy. 30 shall il be well with thee
and With thy docks and thy herds.