The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-09-21

"Septomber sirews the woodland o'er
With many brilliant color
The world is brighter than before,
Why should our earth be duller7
Why is old earth 50 gaily dressed 7
This pomp that Autumn beareth
A funeral seems, where every guest
A bridal garment weareth."
Tho last days of rosy summer have ilcN, ,
aud autumn, with it's golden stores, gla :
dens the heart of the toil.wOrn husband.
man. These are golden days. The branch.
es Of the fruit trees begin to bend beneath
the delicious fruit; the growing corr :
leaves rustic in the hreezcs Ike vast
company of matrons attired in robes of
silk the flowers arc gIue the birds are
warbling their last farewell, and all nature
is gliding down the smooth stream OF time
into tho cheerless vale Of winter
September brings q variety of outdoor
employment, on tho farm, in the garden
and in the fruit yard. II Indian corn has
deem prostratcd badly in certain places,
by driving storms, call out all the available
forces of the farm, on some lowcry day,
and pass through the field with hoes, aud
siraighten up leaning stalks, securing them
with earth, 80 that the roots may strike out
aud hold tho growing corn erect TIC
ears will grow much larger tia If the stalks
lie close to ground Cut up. or pull up,
every large weed and Cana la thistle among
the growing corn In many fields rag.W o,d,
known sometimes by the name Of Great
Rag Weed (Ambr0sid Tr0dd), covers tho
ground with large bushy tops. In other
parts OF tho country similar nONlous
weed known as Roman NORWOOD, Hog
weed and Bitter-weed (Ambrosid Ariemist-
ufolid) springs MP among tho growing
bp al
bushels per acre. Such weeds should all
be collected in heaps to decay, aud not al.
lowed to mature and scatter their seed all
over tho oultivablo ground.
September is the time for putting in
winter barley, winter wheat and ryo. II
the soil cannot he put in superior condition,
aud the seed drilled in early, better defer
sowing such grain till next spring. In
many instances crop OF spring rye, or
wheat, is far more profitable than crop
of winter grain. As our winters are bo
coming so severe on winter grain many
farmers have abandoned entirely raising it.
II the soil is at all disposed to he wet,
II will o better not 10 SOW winter grain;
and, if wheat cannot be got in early in Sep.
tcnber as soon, at least, as the 10th of
the month, better give the ground q good
dressing of manure, plow it under aud pro-
pare the soil for spring crop.
Wherever there is "A prospect of an abun-
dant crop of pumpkins, let careful per
son pass through the fell aud broak off
full one.half tho small pumpkins. BY this
means the specimens that remain will
grow much larger aud iajrer than f all the
email ones are allowed to grow.
AS soon as potato tops show pigns of
d, o,y let the pote lie dug aud assorted.
If lambs have not been separated from
their dams, let it be done at once, as the
ewes need all tho time and good care that
oan be given them before winter, to onlbla
them to reeuperato their exhausted ener-
gies.
See that calves aud colts do not grow
poor for want of water.
There is much work to be performed in
tho orchard and nursery during this
month. Tho borer ia at work in some
places. Small trees may be bulded, if tho
bark will peel freely. Thin out the fruit
where it hangs in thick clusters There is
work also to DO done in the flower aud
kitchen gardens. If oabbages and cauli
flowers are not heading well hoe up the
soil between them, and open a small chal /.
mel around each eNe, aud I'll it with rich
compost, aud cover it with mellow dirt.
Earth up tho celery every ten or
twelve days. Let careful laborers perform
this job. who will not bruse tho stems,
nor throw dirt into the crowns of the
plants.
Gather seeds as soon as they ripon, and
secure all herbs before tho leaves are
wasted.
Remove all the old canes from tho rasp-
berry bushes as soon as the fruit is pluckol.
Save the first ripe Lima beans for seed,
instead of eating them, as these will he
better for planting noXt season than those
which mature late.
Now wells should be dug during this
mouth, and old ones cleared out, as the
water-springs are usually lower in Septem'
Der than any othor season of the year.
If Indian corn has not been improved, in
years past, go through tho field, as
soon as the ears begin to ripen. aud tie a
red string, or shrods of some old gar
ment, on the stalk bearing the cars that
ripon FIRST, to be plucked for seed Indian
corn can be improved wonderfully, in q
few years. by this practice.
September is the best mouth of all the yea
TO stock down land with grass, II the
soil is rather poor, harrow in top dress
ing OF manure before sowing tho grass
seed.