, 1866-11-03

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aabies should be stored IN pit or root.
ousc, md not In the cellar.
Tie economy Of fodder should commence
IS soon as the wintering Of stock begins.
.arce quantities of yaEiops kinds Of forage
re wasted annun.ly by being ttampled on
o chop hay, or corn stalks and straw for
attic and hcrscs. Corn stalks arc generally
90 coarse tu be acceptable to stock. They
should be chopped, steamed and mixed with
i small portion Of com meal cruel to make
hem 1,alatab!c. 1t is almost impossible to
manual labor; hundreds Of farmers have
commented the winle- with full determtna-
tiop to feed with chopped fufaEc, but sonc-
thing always occurs to interrupt the chop
ping-the machine gets out Of order, there |
Is not tune for the work, etc, It is the bet.
power, and chop a large quantity ut one
time. This should be salted to prevent fer
1peutation, but II the fodder Il properly |
cured there will not be much need Of this: :,
Experience is an austcrc teacher, but It's
LESSONS are seldom forgotten. 1tis said that
able to make fools wise. Every farner should
keep d regular account Of his expenditures
and receipts, that he may be able TO tell
whether hc has gained or lost By the trnnsac.
tions Of the year. Farmers seldom succeed
as spectators. The most sagaciols and suc-
ce6slnl men bo VIII sAe hSHes. aau sc.t
their produce when It. is ready for market.
Every kind of grain loses nearly ne-fourth
its weight By being kept until spring. Hay
ehrinks enormously, wool considerably. It.
Il better to do ali the marketing in the fall
and winter, that there may not be loss Of
money bJ shrlnkaEe, and . l9ss OF time IN
spring, when every ulinuto will be precious,
or at lcest ought 10 be go.
A man may derive much benefit by making
a good use OF bis eyes. He may see what
fool he has been In not doing things the right
way instead Of endeayoring to sare money
and time by half measures, Millions ofdol-
Of huebandry-the soil not being properly
prepared for the crops. Immense sums are
lost by sowing dctetioFated sccd-brcediug
from Inferior animals-wfnterings stock badly
-nec1cctfnE to furnish shade In summer and
shelter in winter for cattle, hogs and sheep
allowing stagnaut water to poison the soil
and damage wheat, corn and other cereals;
OEerstocking Pastures Is another source Of
loss to the farmer, for the grass being eaten
too closely, the roots are exposed to the sun,
and become 60 parched as to be unable to
produce good crop.
The untimely ftost has done muck damage
to corn this year, but that y no reason why
any part Of the crop shall be neglected.
Some farmers lose money every year by the
s1ovcnly manner In which they harvest their
crop, Sometimes It Is left too long uncut.
useless for fodder. Sometimes 1t L. made IN.
to small, badly constructed shocks. which
admit rain, and the ears become wct and
moldy. Occasionally we see the shocks
drawn into some place near the homestead
where It Is intended the husklnE shall take
The crop receives the greatest damage. for It
Is seldom made up properly, and IL spell oil
wet weather comes on. q large part OF the
ears as we'll IS the stocks arc damaged.
| Corn should be husked cnrly this fall 10 or.
der that the cars may be assorted, and the
| feeding hogs Or cattle. If the husEing can
/ not be done promptly, the best way to man
age is to draw home the shocks, putting tlve
OF six into one, making them proof against
wind and rain bY, packing closely finishing tn
tops Of the shocks or stacks shaFped secur
Ing with hay ropes, and straw OF seaEe cap
b this means the crop will be at hand fo
huskirg, will be eafe from damage Of ercry
| Kind, and stock can be turned into the cor
etubb1e to cat any waste grass that may b
te made Of the largest and best ripened ears
and those should be laid bT for seed. w
ricties which mature early are the most dc
sirab1e.
Potatoes should be harvested before the
a3e damaced By frost. In some places fh
siderable damage to this csup. The unsonn
tubers, IT Ut for hogs, should be given TO theI
Us soon as possible, for thcy will not keep.
is bad husbanary to store unsonnd potatoe
with sound ones, ns tainted tuber will cel
taluly rot and imrart disease to sound one
1t Is not good management to bring damage
OF veHy small tubers TO market, a they y
| furr the sale and deprcciate the value Of tt
lot they are mixed With. Tncy should br keI
at home aud given to hogs Of cattle. Pot
toes are not tit for storing in pits, cellars, !
root houses until some weeks sfter beir
In some birh nart Of the fed. aud cover
+r;tt, ;ha Tf+hered rims and earth. An
o,.,a,a;.., ~ +, has henr,a few weeks tht
w;ii a hc II - for eI puttinr up in their vint
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