Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-10-25
SUGGESTIONS roR THE FARmER

cred by the careful husbandman seeds of
wild plants, neglected BY man, are matur-
ed and being scattered. ready to be COW
cred with falling leaves, or already hidden
in creviccs of the soil, from which new
life will awaken at the touch of Spring /;
insects have taken their winter form /;
birds are Fastening to more genial eli
mates, aud everything warns the provident
farmer to finish what remains under his
hand 1t is not too late to save much
>exatious labor next year by clearing up
hedge-rows, and clumps of weeds, which
shonld be buried to destroy the ripening
seeds. If crops arc all housed, draining
now where needed may give a weeks
start in the season of blowing. The pres
cnt prices Of grain may continue, but if
gold comes down as it should. and ulti-
pately must, those who have threshed
and marketed their grain early, will have
most satisfactory returns. Thanksgiving
is but few weeks distant, and the best
fattened poultry will bring top prices.
Let our readers take hint, and have
their turkeys, chickens, geese and ducks
ready. In fine What thy hand find
eth to do, do it with thy might for the
chilling storms will soon herald the ap.
preach of winter
AGRICULTURAL READING The days are
now shortening and the evenings length
ening. If farmer is dilligent and am.
bilious, he can find at least few hours
daily to read. .
ANIMALS Feed all fattcning animals
well, as they will fatten much faster be-
fore cold weather comes on. Store ami
mails of all kinds also need particular at
tention; feed them well and protect them
from storms. ..
BARNS See that no corner. or portion
Of the foundation rests on the ground, or
1t is exposed to wet tina! will shortly
cause decay. Sometimes a projecting
cornerstone will conduct rain inwards
against sill and rot it in few years.
BUrTER.-Now is the timo to pack but
ter for next winter See that the jars aud
tubs are thoroughly cleanscd. A spoon.
full of clean, white sugar. to pound of
butter put iu the last working, will i'm
prove the quality even of good butter, and
cause it to bring higher price
Cows-Milch COWS will very likely
r:::} & little extra feed, or their full flow
If .aik may not be maintained. If fed
foar quarts of wheat bran Or corn meal
i .i!Y, or two quarts of the two mixed,
tie quantity of milk will be increased.
calves AND Colts Give colts and
Gives good feed, access to salt and pure
Water daily, and shed during cold and
storms. 1t is ruiDous policy to allow
young animals to grow poor in Autumn
EAvE TRoUGus. Put up the cave.
troughs on every shed and building where
there are none, and see that leaves and
sediment do not obstruct them.
FENCES Repair poor and low portions
around grain fields, as animals. even when
not unruly, are often tempted to get over
a poor fence if they see better feed on the
other side
GRAIN.--If threshing is to he done be-
IRE winter, have the grain in readiness to
! * advantage of any temporary advance
y prices. A few hours labor in putting
gain through the tanning mill second
!iA!?, will sometimes increase its value
'!reo or four cents per bushel. Also give
your granaries thorough cleaning before
new grain is put into them.
HORSES Let working horses be stabbed
during cold aud stormy nights. they
will not eat grass all night. When they
work all day, turn them to grass two
hours at night. aud early in the morning
and they will do better, and not destroy
half as much grass with their feet. One
Geld and stormy night in October will ill.,
jnre tender horse more than month S
work.
Hoos.--Feed we'll with cooked meal
and fruit, or vegetables. Let fatteung
swine and brood sows have access. at all
times to clean water dry apartments.
and a small plot of clean dry ground
Swine are naturally much heater in their
habits than neat cattle.
IMPLEMENTS Have place for every
tool and implement, and let every laborer
understand that his work is not done uu
til his tools are we'll cleaned and put in
their proper place under shelter. Rust
often wears out more tools than work does.
Ice HOUSES. small ice house may
be made for few dollars, in one corner
Of a large cellar. A double wall filled
with saw-dust, dry tau bark, or dry straw
well packed in, is essential. If the celia,
is damp, better make the ice house il
some out building above ground
MANURE Save all the manure arounC
stables aud piggeries. Horse dung a
well as droppipgs of swine, heats and be
comes "fre.fapged" in few days, unles
it is forked over and spread out, AM
mingled with muck, or kept damp by ap
plying water or liquid manure unde
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