Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-09-07
September Work.

September, the first Of the Autumn
months, brings with it new aspects Of /
the year, and a new class of duties up
OIL the farm. This and the following
month afford an excellent time to
commence improvements on the build
ings, or in the fields, which may have
been long anticipated, but not COM
menced.
The first duty, however, after the
toll and hurry of haying is over, is to
make war upon the weeds that have
sprung up since the last hoeing. Not
one of these should be left standing,
because zone years seeding makes
ten years wedding"
Rye crops should be got in as ear
ly in the month as possible, if not al
ready sowed.
Rough land, intended for corn or
potatoes, may be broken up with great
advantage now. The grass upon it,
and the roots it contains will ferment
and rot the sward much quicker than
if left until the weather is cold
Land treated in this way, and cross
plowed in the spring, will be lighter,
and the crops upon it can be more
easily hoed than if the blowing were
done late in the fall, or any time in
the spring. Warmth, with moisture,
causes rapid fermentation and decay.
Winter VIII eat should be sown
early in this month.
Animals to be fatted should be fed
literally now. They viii take on
flesh and fat much faster in moder-
ately warm weather than when it is
cold Keep them perfectly comfort
able in their stalls, as regards clean
illness as well as feeding, and they
will yield profit on what they eat.
SEED Corn, it is said, ought to be
gathered from the best ears that ripen
first.
SWEET Corn, for seed, will be in
jured if touched by frost, even after
it is gathered and hung up to dry. 1t
should be traced and hung in the sun,
or spread upon dry floor, so that
frost will not reach the germ of the
kernel. The reason why so much of
the sweet corn does not come up is,
probably, because the germ has been
chilled or Oxen. 1t dries very
slowly.
DRAINING, judiciousIy, is a very
profitable improvement on the farm
we scarcely know any item Of farm
labor that is more so. Peat lands
well drained, plowed and leveled, will
yield good crops of English grass fol
several years, without much manure
and in many instances, without any
GOOD COMPANY FOR SHEEP.-Alon
20 Wilson, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa
says Sect a good muley hcifer, on
or two years old, white Or strawberr
roam; let her wear the bell, she wi
give great satisfaction to the sheep,
readily seen by them, keeps the shee
from wandering, and will becom
very much attached to them; wi
greatly assist in driving sheep owe
streams, ETC., and will be found to b
of more benefit than l can detail. Al
old COW does well, but will not b
come so much attached to the sheel
The COW or heifer should have 4
horns" The idea is not new, but e,
cellent.
CUTTING BUSHES, and cleaning L
under walls,-removing balks mao
by bad Notwithstanding out ope
ditches,-building stone or woode
fences,-hauling out muck,-prepa
ing composts,-getting the cellar al
corn-barn ready for the crops to
deposited in them, and many 9th,
important things, may all be done
September.
REMEDY FOR KICKING Cows
had kicking heifer-a perfect ka
CARGO. | tried moral suasion-l
use; than retaliation-when she kic
ed, | kicked She grew worse and
no better; / then "tied her up
that didn't affect her hind legs
spilled her milk-she jammed t
pail-she raped my shins. | W
then advised to take up one fore fc
and slip strap over her knee, so
to compel her to stand on three Ley
being "tied up" of course. This do
cut your nails and milk at your lie
ure. She can't hnrt you, and W
"come to her milk and give up kic
ing.-N. E. Farmer.
1t is worth while for all farme
everywhere, to remember that tn,
ough culture is better than thr
mortgages on their farm.
Good fences always pay bett
than lawsuits with neighbors.
Hay is great deal cheaper ma
in the summer, than purchased in I
winter. ~
A horse that lays his ears back a
looks lightning when any one
proaches him, is vicious. Don't b
him.
Scrimping the feed of fatting no
is waste Of grain.