The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-09-18
VOLUME 10, NUMBER 80.
Hints for September.

Thcro will DO little leisure on the farm thiu
month. In addition TO sowing winter grain
in many sections the corn will DO ready 10 bo
cut up BY the ground, carly potatoes 10 be
dug and marketed, and carly spplcs 70 bo
gathered and disposed Of. .2
Barns and 0ui5aildings, particularly thosc
in which hay and grain arc stored, should DO
frequently examined, to secure their contents
from injury BY storms, vermiu, etc.
Z Beans properly harvested will command
good price. Cure and save the haum or
straw and tho unripe pods for feeding to
Buek,oheas should DO harvested before ripe
enough TO wasts by shelling. l.5al
Butter made this month and ncxt, if prop
erly worked and packed, may be kept for uso
or for marketing any time before nextspring,
when il will command better prico. A good
milk.room, clean utensils, good salt, and
sufficient ioorking arc tho essentials. Much
labor will DO saved by tho use Of good but
tor worker. ~. C- ~
Z. Cattie.-Kccp them well fed, especially
milch COWS, and those intended for fall beef.
Give them corn or millct from tho soil patch,
roots and tops from tho beot and turnip field,
and extra leaves from tho cabbage, etc.
Commence stall feeding carly. Tho same
amount Of gram wlll mako from ten to TWEEN.
ty per cent. moro flesh, II fed out before cold
weather requires largo part Of u TO DO used
in keeping up the animal heat. Saltat least
once week, and allow FREQ access to water.
Ceiiars.-Thoroughly cleanse and prepare
for the reception Of roots, apples, etc.
Make rat proof by cementing tho foors.-
Where many vegetables arc to DO stored, 1t
Is desirable to have o cellar under the barn
for them.
Cisterns.-Clcanse before the fall rains,
and IL god well or spring water bo not OBJ
tainable, introduce q filter. Clean rain.wa-
ter, even uniiltered, Is the most wholesome
for all purposes. and after short experience
is agreeable to tho taste. 'f
Corn.-Alark the earliest and most pro-
ductivo stalks to be reserved for seed, and
leave It to fully ripen. Cut tho stalks by
tho ground as soon as the grain is glazed,
cure tho stalks for fodder, and store under
cover to DO husked when timo allows.
Eggs.-Pack in salt those laid now, for
winter use. and for selling about tho holi-
days, when they are in largo demand ut tho
best prices.
Hegs.-Commenco feeding carly with re-
fuse grain. bran. and unsound corn, and
finish of with old corn II there be any on
hand. Early made pork costs less and usu-
ally commands the best price. Keep tho
pens clean and we'll supplied with muck,
weeds or straw, to absorb manure.
Manure-mdking and money .making aroal-
most synonymous on old farms. Provide an
abundant supply OF muck fer uso In tho sta
bles and yards the coming winter. Secure
the weeds. wild grass, etc., from waste pla-
ces. for the same purpose.
Piop at onco for winter grain, IL II DO not
already completed. Deepen the soil BY 60
ing an inch below, the last plowing. This
can be done with less risk Tor winter grain,
than with spring crops. -.
Potatoes not wanted for immediate mark.
citing arc better left in the ground as lsto as
can be safely done without damage from
frost. When dug they should bo housed rs
soon us practicable, and not left exposed to
the sun. .s
Wceds.-Allow mono to scatter their scod
for next years crop. Cut and burn-or add
to the compost heap such as arc not nearly
ripo.-Americdn Ayrieuiiuria.