Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-04
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IRON ihe huIal REGISTER.
WORK FOR OCTOBER.
1t is scarcely necessary to admonish
our friends of the necessity Of using, at
this time, the utmost exertion in finish
ing up the preparation, and in putting
in the last crop oe the season. Every
day, every hour, is now becoming of con-
sequence, for we know not how soon the
early frosts may set in, or the yicissi-
tudes of the weather delay those opera
tons which it is imperatively necessary
should be carried out to completion forth
with. II is an extremely bad practice
to delay, for instance, the seeding Of
wheat, to o later period than the close of
the first week in October Indeed, ex-
perience has demonstrated that wheat
sown earlier most generally succeeds best,
for the reason that it becomes well adj
vanced before the winter sets in, and
having taken firm root-hold Of the soil,
is less liable to be winter-killed, provid-
ed the land, as it ought to be, is well
drained, or has been skilfully water-fur-
rowed. In this mouth, also, the occu-
pations of the farmer and planter are
of a general description, and embrace
not only the closing up Of such work of
the season as relates to future crops, but
also to preparing the crops already har-
vested for a market. What is proper to
be done in both these respects, we now
proceed to state:
WHEAT.
This grain should be gotten into the
ground before the close Of the first week
of the month, il that be possible. If the
inal labors extend for few days into
the succeeding week, it may not possibly
be of much serious consequence, but the
earlier the seeding can be done -proyid,
ed that careless husbandry has been
ayoded-the greater probability there
will be of a good yield at baryostime.
RYE.
1t is getting too late to put in rye, for
of all the cereals sown in the fall of the
year, rye ought to be gotten into the
ground the earliest. There are, howe
yer, Instances on record when good crops
have been raised from fields Of rye sowp
throughout all the month of October.
But these are exceptions to the general
rule, which advises that rye should be
seeded from the middle of August to Sc
eond week in September, aud certainly
not later than the close Of the latter
month. OF course, whore it is desirou,
to grow rye, and the land has been pre-
pared tor the crop, or is in course Of bro.
paration, it is better to SOW later rather
than not at ALL The richer the land is
the later the seeding may take place. AZ
the plant will Immediately push forwart
vigorously, but it would scarcely b,
worth while, at so late period in thu
season, to seed a poor field down to rye
at the same time, we repeat that. will
mild autumn and open winter. a fail
crop might be raised The chances
therefore, of seeding rye late are purel,
speculative, and those who are forced /,
take such step, most probably under
stand that tho} must ACCEPT the hazard
Vf "a
TIlRESHiNG ON GRAIY.
Grain may ans should, in most instan-
ees, be thrcshed out during this month,
and gotten ready for market. We do
not say that sale at this time is ad.
visable, for it is almost impossible to
speak with any certainty Just yet as to
whether prices viii rise or fall. Our
impression is-but We beg leave to state
that we give it simply as our impression
that prices will not increase to an ex-
tent to justify the retention Of the crop
in the granary until spring. 1t is mat
ter, however, which we leave to the
Judgment of the farmers themselves. who
must be governed, to certain extent.
not only by the state of the market, but
by their own necessities.
SETTING OUT NEW ORCHARDS.
October and November are the best
months of the fall season for set,inp out
new orchards. The soil should be well
lined, and should be deeply plowed and
trenehed or SUBSIDIZED The holes for the
reception Of the trees should be made
large, say three feet in diameter and two
feet deep, and the best soil mixed with
compost, if it is to be had, should be ill
tered IN among the roots Of the Young
trees in the act Of setting. An orchard
SO planted, if kept properly worked sub
Seqnontly, win, in the course of five
years, be more thrifty than an orchard
eight years old when planted in the usu-
al method
CATTLE YARDS.
Collect in the woods, lanes, marshes.
hedge rows, aud by the way-side, every
species Of rough vegetable fibre and lit
ter Of all sorts, and fill herewith the eat
tie yards An immense amount of the
very best manure may be accumulated
IN this way, by mixing with the rough
materials SO collected, the contents of the
sheds and stables,
ROOTS.
Roots of all kinds should he harvest.
ed before frost. A root cellar is indis-
pensible on every well-conducted farm.
If cellar is not available, make a root
house-it is easily done. and will cost
nothing beyond the mere labor required
to construct it. A hillside facing the
south is capital situation for root
house
Mich COWS.
As pastures will not afford an nbp,l-