The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-29

posted with litter or soil. Dust gyp- |
sum over the stable floors, and on fer
menting manure wherever it is; bring
to the hog yards, potato tops, swamp
grass and any kind of vegetable mat
ter which may be found, or fill low
spots in the barnyard with it. Stack
coarse litter which the salt meadows
or the upland swamps will cut for sim
liar use during winter. Mako provis-
ion to save liquid manure, and pump
it over the solid manure as it is piled
up, mixed with straw or other litter.
This maintains fermentation, yet does
not let it proceed too far and cause a
loss of ammonia. 1855
SoILING. have a full flow of
milk earlier than the grass is fit for
grazing, manure heavily, sow rye early,
and again as late as you dare to and
expect it to stand the winter. Unless
the winter is peculiarly an open one,
or unless the snow lies very heavy
and long, there will be fully ten days
difference in the growth of the crops
in May. This will afford the first
green feed for the cows, and their milk
will at once increase greatly, even
though they have had roots; spring
rye oats and peas, etc, follow.
WINTER GRAIN.-If not already
done, spots in the wheat fields where
the land is poor, may have dressing
of fine, well rotted manure, scattered
on the surface. Rye may often be
sown at the very last of the month,
but much is risked by delay after the
middle in our latitude. In the earlier
part of October, wheat is often sown
to advantage, but do not delay after
the 10th, and even then there is great
risk of poor stand and of winter kill
! ing. 1856 za -soi
FALL PLOWING should not be ne
elected from a pressure of other work,
but hire an extra hand oritwO, and
keep all the teams going. This years
corn ground intended for barley and
boats next spring, should be ploWed as
early as possible. The stocks of corn
should be set in straight rows, as far
apart as possible, and the ground
plowed between them, finishing after
/ corn is husked, and stocks removed.
o DRAINING. AS other work is dis
| posed of, or becomes less pressing, and
as other farmers discharge their labor
ers, it. is a. favorable time to put good
! force of men and teams at draining.
With a little continuance, and the use
| of long yokes or eveners, the pillow may
be drawn in the bitches, the horses or
I cattle walking on each sides and thus
the labor be lightened as well as expo
dited. Narrow bitches, 81 Or 4 feet
deep, (not less, as nearly level as pos
sible, and yet with regular slight
I fall, are best, whether laid with stones
or tiles. Study the lay of the land
| and drain with system. qa a @a
/ Corn should be husked as soon as
cured, and not left in the shock, sub
ject to the attack of yermin and birds,
and to damage by rain, causing mill
dew. Corn houses should be of open
Stats and rat proof. Before corn is
put in bins, soft ears should be thor
oughly sorted out, and all not sound
should be cured by spreading thinly
. on the floor of hot dry loft.
Conn STALKS bound in small bun
dies and set in stocks dry slowly, and
ought to be taken down and re-stook-
ed once in week orIten days. When
cured, stack near the yards, and top
the stacks with straw.
RooT CRoPs.-The treatment roots
receive depends much upon the loca-
ton. Dig potatoes when they have
done growing Turnips make their
best growth in this month, so leave
them to the last. Carrots are injured
more easily than other roots, and so
should be pulled early enough to be
out of the way of hard freezing. Ru-
tabagas and Mangels must be gather
ed before the ground freezes.
APPLES AND CIDER.-Handle fruit
without bruising. Lime barrels are
excellent to pack it in. The best
kept apples we ever saw were packed
in barrels between Layers. of leaves
raked up dry. Cider may be concen-
e trated on any good sorghum vaporat
ing pan, to a delicious jelly, which
: without addition, keeps perfectly fol-
: years. We have seen some made las
year on Cory's evaporator which Il
, excellent. ~. :.
WEEDS. Collect and burn, and GU
J so as to prevent their maturing seed