Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-11-07

But when manure is spread on the surface
of the soil in the spring Of the year, only q
small portion Of the salts and grasses Of the
manure ever enter the soil; but they are
swept away upon every breeze, and almost
wholly lost In their efficacy on the crops Of
him who claims those substances as his own.
have observed for many years past that
they who spread their manure on the surfa'
in the spring Of the year, promote the growth
Of their neighbors' grass about as mich -
they do their own while, on the contrary
those farmers who spread their manure in the
fall or in November, derive all the benefit
that the manure can impart in heavier and
better crops the next season.
A thin sprinkling Of the scrapings OF the
barnyard and sheds applied in November to
grass land will often increase the crop to
moro than twice the usual amount. This ]
have often tested, and have never known it
to fail.
On the contrary have never been able to
perceive but littlc benefit from maruriRg
grass land in the spring. l have my mind
on the meadow Of neighbor who gave one
of his meadows heavy dressing Of good
manure last April, and I watched it until
the grass was moved, and am compelled to
acknowledge that could perceive little or no
benefit at all arising from the top-dressing
The grass was very light, and yielded, as
Judged, not more than one and half tons Of
hay per acre. Had that quantity Of manure
been applied in autumn, no doubt the grass
would have yielded more than three tons OF
hay per acre.
& sUxLRY PREPARATIONS FOR WINTER. II
Before the earth freezes, let a little mound
of earth be raised around the body Of every
fruit tree. for the purpose of protecting them
from being gnawed by mice, when tho ground
Is covered with snow
The philosophy of this practice is, when
the mice form their roads and runs beneath
the snow, when they arrive at mound Of
earth, they will always pass around it, and
not touch the tree. #sG.
Plow gardens before the ground freezes !;
and where there is not sufficient room for a
team to work with plow, let the soil,'be thrown
into ridges with spade.
Let shelters be erected for domestic ami
mails, and sec that old ones are put in order
before snow falls. One driving, peting storm
Of rain and storm will disspate several dol
lars worth Of mutten or beef even in one day
See that cave troughs on the barns arc in
good order, SO that they will carry water
away from the yard.
Let the fine manure Of the l,nrn yards be
collected in heaps with broad hoes, before
snow falls; and let the yards lie well Uttered
, with straw for the comfort Of animals and
for making manure. go
Make new racks and repair old ones, for
holding fodder for both sheep and cattle, no
that they will be ia readiness when cold
weather comes. ..... s..
pasture to fodde", the change is so great as
to affect their health, many times very seri-
ously and they frequently become spring
poor before their owners are really aware Of
it. This is particularly the case with mich
cows at the beginning Of winter. Let each
one have few quarts Of meal and wheat
bran. daily, until their bowels have been thor
oughlv prepared for dry food. And if it be
scalded with hot water, and fed to them luke
warm, it will increase tho flow Of milk to a
good degree.
Let fattenins swine have clean and dry
apartment, comfortably warm, for no animal
will take on fat we'll when it is exposed &c
chilling winds, and to wet and cold exposures
At this season Of the year, most farmers
are fattening beef or two and, many time:
they are old cows, whose teeth are very poor
and the grain which is fed to them is corr
in the ear. ... ...-a
An examination OF their endure will show
that good proportion of the grain which
they consume, nourishes them but little NOR,
thar. the same amount Of gravel. stones woult
were they taken into their stomach. ~ e
1t would be better policy to give even one
fourth Of the grain as toll, and have the e, ali
ground, than It is to feed it whole.
Where pumpkins are abundant, let then
be collected before the frost spoi!s them, ant
covered with boards or straw, that animal
may have them to eat, when they can get N
grass Many farmers fceu out their pump
kins by the wagon load, when there is goo,
supply Of grass and when grass fails, tn
pumpkins are gone. Whereas, had the,
been fed out economically, at the time be
tween grass and hay, they would supply tn
wants Of animals 1T time when they ar
!, most needed and thus save much fodder.
Transplant fruit trees and ornamental tree
before the earth freezes up and where it
desirable to remove large trees of any kind
let channsl be cut around them, so tina
they may be removed with ball of froze
earth. OF course it will be necessary to di
holes also before the earth freezes, for rccei,
ing such trees. -s..r. .. sr.
Where water is accustomed to stand nea
fruit trees, let furrow or Two be plowed an
. cIeaocd out, that it may flow away; as wate
; stanGng and ireezeing during cold weaths
; around fruit trees is often a source of scli ou
injury to them.
In short, let every thing be done in it's prof
err time, and everything be put in its prop,
place before
"Chil'ng winter spreads It's azure sky"