Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-10-19
BARMs;woRK FOR ocToBERs

Cotton picNigg.must now beippahed aSy.
ward eterdiIywith al your avaslabls fssssse
until the entire crop is secured. Tho ne.
groes are not going to do much atpicking
when the weather becomes cold and incle-
mspt; therefore, beware Of the heavy taH
rains, ,;and get: all the lint into thei Gh
House in dry, bright weather. Then gin,
press and bale in the hest manner, and send
to market while the roads are in good con-
| dition. Save your best cotton seed care.
fully, what you do not need for the future
| crop, you will for manure. Protect all
from the weather which will destroy half
its value even for the manure heap. :.
Corn should be gathered, aud putt away
in airy, rat-proof and thieeproof cribs,
with tight, sound roofs. saveyonr "Breaa
Corn" in the shuck, to guard against the
ravages,of the weevil.' Feed your work.
ing and fattening stock generously and reg
, ularlg, but do not be lavish or wasteful
You can save from ope,tbird to one:haif
of your corn, by grinding it into oosrse
+, meal and spripflins5 iseyer eutS fed; snd
for fattening hogs and other animals, there
is q marked economy in cooking tie meal
and feeding in the iorni of dick perridge
or "mush."
A;plantation mill worked by horse pow,
or will soon pay for itself in saving toll,
and in mary instances The gti,s5 could be
ground while hauling to and from the
mill; rate = ,. &,
Co0 Peas are very valuable for mich
seys; .epd, if gfpund up With eorss sqasf
parts, and led to working stock, they viii
increase tie muscul.r power Of The animal
greatly. hey should be Pot SUP kn stbs
pod to protect from weeviI. Pack them
away dry : one hundred pounds iu The
hull will make n busflel Of. essd: Z e z
srsrt Potatees must bes dug IL slatter
psrt Of this monlh, or al soon .. th2 vises
ase slightly ~il:ed shy thaanEfostai 10
determine when your potatoes are fully
ripe, dig several in different pats of your
field, break them, and IL when. dry, the
fresh broken part is s04ite, the potato is
ripe, and should be dug q once; but if the
broken pah dies off darks sths mota se
not yet fit 70 Sc gatHefed' iii ia. . II siilbe a.
fest, however, as aggepe.al rule, to dig just
as soon as vines are nipped little by the
FROST If you wait until the. frost kills the
vines, it freezes aud chlls the earth to such
a depth that it causes many of the pota-
toes to rot. Commence digging ats. this
point as carly as the Goth Of the month as
earlier ohiater as you are IN orh or South.
In saving your pptsteess for the winter,
MAX your "bankses on q. dry placs, where
the water cannot settle, putting up Is to
80 bushels in each pile orr bank Reject
all roots that are cutor bruised jn the least.
1t is good plan after digging the pota-
toes, aed sunning, them 1fssA6ofs time, to
put ,hsrn implies, cover them With their
owps stalks aor litter, aaa Jet eshemsg
through thss "hea,ingN prooeas tsfore
|"banking up" TIE banks Should be pro.
tse.sd by shelter .ofyplsnks or boards,
against the hsssy5 riii6ssoff winter. If the
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hole for ventilation, Of The top of the bank
but all may q. .doss1sd pp at once With
dry, pine straw, corn STALKS and 9 thick coat
iea,si saf,h. ;aassII ,ass
Ifthe yinesare pulled as early "a thsaoth of
the month 'thsy paS thsshhbaaafsdt d fiiitsihe pea
vine,s and If put up ,ni4ea with ia.ra~
when partially cused piilssfordS excellent
|feea for s'ess .HA55g.IX.HJtI
se,es' aad .Hay,r-T TheSa are somsJ kinda
of late native grasses M that may ybe s.wenh
gathering, 70 hylP eut,y gipter. supplies
Of long forage. If possible, cut, AL ,sacL
grass whilsiur bloow. apdtdshot allow it
EfpllyAo ripea aud dry up, or 70 ur Hay vii
be Of sye,y dipie sSaluensoaEr
sIsse. sowneE Eeas for Hay, must be cut
and cured before fros.ss DytbssiS ,aens or
tge;; ds{ys ta{y 3 carefully. hspaIpg as littls as
possible; then PACK ip fall pens, passing
rails Of poles sfr6nshs ffson ssls @ b aide, to
kesp .,he lasera Of vines open. sbd ssper.te'
aud ad mi. air besweess 'siisets. sac e,fab Grass
Eoer Eor aass' m ssa itH ia Ssa
FRipes. psfaialis lealsj as,d ithsn .rsssiup
! siis sias ;iass ne sIs;j ss, {,
% VA alluas stoss and IN ssdaw ssacks
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