Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-04
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THE PLANTATION.@CottOn picking will now
require nearly the entire force Of the plantation.
Push it forward vigorously, and ondeayor to get
your crop secured as soon as possible. Let eve
~ operation connected with the ginning and
packing of cotton be performed in the most
careful manner, as the market value is often
materially Influenced by seeming slight detects
in management. The skillful handling and
proper putting up, even Of inferior grades, viii
always be found a paying operation In regard
to the disposal of the crop, we most eaInetly ad-
wise every planterin the South not TO send a
single bale off his plantation until the Lincoln
blockade is raised. We gave abundant reasons
for this advice in our last: but these reasons are
now too obvious for repetition.
CoRN.-Gather your corn and put away Sc
cuTely in airy, tight-roOfed and well locked cribs.
Do not waste a grain, or fling it out eareleSsly
to your stock, at this time of need. Husband
it carefUlly-feed generously and plentiiully, but
not thoughtlessly or wastefully. In this con
n%ection, we c0nnot too strongly urge the econo-
my of using machines for cracking both corn and
cob. Feed cutters for rough forage viii also be
found economical.
Cow PEAs.-Gather and store away all these
as soon as possible. Sack your seed peas, and
keep in a dry, airy place.
SWEET PoTAToEs-The crop may be dug
| the lilLtI part OF ms multll5 OF as SooH Us tAt
vines are wilted BY the first frost. A cotempO-
rary gives us the following indication of the
ripencss or maturity of thesweet potato: Pull
several potatoes from different parts of your
patch, break them and give them time to dry,
and if the fresh broken part dry over perfectly
white, the potato is ripe, and should be dug.
But if Of Il darkiSh hue, the potato is not ripe
and should be left to ripen. If dug when ripe,
they viii keep if not, they will rot" Put up
yr,11rr .ofa +fas in small - hanks - fJ1 tn RI hush
els and reject all cut or bruised roots. See, also,
that they are perfectly dry before banking. Let
the foundation of the banks be twelve or eigh-
teen inches higher than the surrounding surface;
on an elevation, where water will not settle or
stand.
Egyptian and other winter oats, rye, barley,
clover and lUcerne, and other hardy grasses,
should be sown at once. Plow deep, pulveTize
finely, and manure heavily for all these crops, if
you desire proper remuneration for year labor,
HAY-A vast amount of corn fodder has
been lost during the late rainy season, and it IS
of great Importance that the abundant grass now
to be found in corn fields and meadows should be
carefully cured and saved. Hay IS now worth
at least $50 per ton, and wiz probably he scarcer
and higher so soon rs winter SETS in. Now we
can cut and cure ten pounds of Hay, more
eheaply than We can grow, gather, gin aud pack
a single pound Of cotton. Hay, too, will find a
ready market for cash, while cotton may be cut
off from market altogether during the entire
winter. Then cut all the grass in your fields so
soon as the weather has become settled, cure it
well and stow it away in a dry place. If you do
not need it, you can find a market for it at a
good price. Many varieties of native grasses IN
fence corners and remote places, where it cannot
be cut, may be worth pulling, to exc out winter
supplies But do not allow the grass to dry up
and become worthless before gathering. Pindar
and sweet potato vines are good fodder, when
properly cured and slowed away. They should
be cut up before feeding out.
TURNiPS.-It is late for field crops Of turnips ;
but, ifyour early sowings have failed, try again
now. We have known good crops made after
the LIST of October. Bring your growing turnips
to a proper stand, and keep the ground clean
and open.
PUEPRNs-They should be gathered as soon
as ripe, and stored on well aired scaffolds or tiers
Of rails, one above the other, so far apart that the
layers Of pumpkins cannot touch or rest upon
each other. Put up in this way, with a slight
covering or protection from the frost, they will
keep nearly all the winter. There should be a
water-tight roof over the seaffolds, and straw may
be used as "A protection from frost. Placed in a
heap or pile, pumpkins soon decay and become
worthless. Before feeding to your stock they
should be boiled up, with a sprinkling Of meal or
bran.
THE GARDEN.-Sow cabbage, turnips, pars-
nips, carrots, lettuce, Tadishes, etc, etc. Prepare
a bed in such a way that il can be protected
against frost. Tho safest way of doing it IS by
excavatingit one foot below the general surface,
and surrounding it with planks. On such a bed
transplant your young c~abbages, and protect
them in cold weather for spring use. Haul plenty
ef manure on your garden, have it well spaded,
buTying under all enriching animal OF vegetable
matter. Transplant broccoli. cabbages, celery.
collards, etc. II your caulihower and broccoli
have not made heads by the latter part of this
month, take them mp and transplant them under
a shade where they can be protected, that they
may head. Work and manure your asparagus
beds, not forgetting TO give them liberal top
dressing Of salt before spring. Do not suffer
weeds to cUmber your garden and exhauS the
soil much improved by next spring. Save all old
bones, soap suds, dead leaves, d~eeaying vegeta-
bles, etc, etc, and make up into compost heaps
for fntuTe use. Pl0w and subsoil your ground
| for your orchards. November, December and
january arc the best months for planting trees,
vines, etc.-SOutkcrH CH{tiCGt0T.