The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-12-21
farm aud atunsthold.
Notes Tor Dccemher.

ANOaIo AOh hftCgAnDtEs
In most northern localities, the opera
tion in the field, garden and fruit yard are
now at Sn end, as the earth is frozpn and
covered with snow. Yet, in numerous
places, some things may be performed r
the former part Of Decemheer about as
we'll Os at any other period There are
sometimes few days of mild weather in
the former part Of this month, wien good
job may he done in the garden. Rake of
all the weeds carefully, pick of every stone,
apply liberal dressing OF compost or
barnyar1 manure, aud plough, or spade the
ground, and put il in a fair condition for
receiving the seed next spring. This sug
gestion is particularly applicable TO those
farmers who always neglect their gardens
in autumn; and who eau find no time iu
the spring to work in the garden, as the
field operations require all hands and teams,
whom tho growing season has commenced.
We have formerly been accustomed to
prepare q small plot in late autumn, and
sometimes in winter, and plant tomato and
lettuce seeds in some warm aud protected
nook OF the yard, where they would veget.
ate at the earliest possible period tho next
spring.
When any kind Of perennial grass has
appeared in any part of tho garden around
fruit trees or bushes, spade it up and rake
out the roots and put all such material into
heap, where It will soon decay and make
excellent fertilizing matter for plants of
any kind. Tons of such substances are
often carted into the highway. where il is
nuisance, while growing plants in tho
garden next summer will be- starving for
the food that dccayed grass aud weeds
would have supplied.
Currauf hukhns aud othar hnehae tnov la
pruned, and chip manure, or saw.dusi, put
IN around the roots. II one desires fine
aud delicious fruit where tho soil is poor,
the bearing plants must be fed AMI tho
fruit fattened.
In many gardens in the country, there
are no raspberry bushes. Lot one day be
devoted to : short row Of this kind of fruit
IN many Ocilites, man can dig up enough
bushes, on the borders of tho fields, to
make q long row. Such bushes will bo
very productive, if the ground is kept clean
and mulched in hot weather.
Ornamental trees may DO transplanted at
this season of tho year where people can
never find timo to attend to such work in
the spring. In removing any kind Of trees
or bushes, be careful to protect the roots
against freezing and drying.
II grape who's and all other vines that do
MT endure the severe cold of our northern
wint, rs without injury, have not boon laid
down and covered with earth, or some
other material, let it be attended to with
ouiIdelay. P0mologists all over hle country,
ns far south as the latitude Of Now York,
rn1 IN mauy instances beyond that parallel,
have found by experience, that it is better
to lay all grape vines down during winter
and cover them with earth. Stable manure
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10 dig up the ground
They who have small peach trees having
largo number OF fruit buds on the
branches, may try the experiment of cx
cavaiing the earth on orc side of the tree
so as To bend tho top over to the ground
p d .ver it with Garth. When there are
but few fruit-buds on tho twigs the trees
need not be laid down and covered be
cause il there are no fruit buds, thoro will
be no fruit, though the leaf buds may be
large aud numerous.
Dbme. tic a. imGls require much care nj
thug season ot the year. Lot the walls be
painted, and the crevices stopped, where
over the cold wind finds it's way into the
horse stable. or cows shed. Lot milcl
cows have feeding OF roots, at least once
day and whether roots are fed TO work
horses, colts, horned cattle or sheep, lot
thom be washed clean. For sheep and meat
cattle, all roots should DO cut into small
pieces. Horses will cat them quite as we
without cutting.
Fattening amin us should have tho benefit
OF eomfortable-uot close-shel, TO pro.
teot them from peltng storms, Many farm.
ers keep their beeves in tho open field day
aad night, until they are slaug ghtored aud
1t does not seem to occur to thom that a
large proportion Of the meal their animals
consume, is used up in maintaining the heat
aud comfort that shed would afford at q
much cheaper rate.
Ses that turkeys, geese, ducks, and oil
gallinaceous fowls have FREQ access to a
comfortable place, and an abundance OF
nutritious foed Turkeys would be far
reprolifc il they were better protected
from the cold and supplied with moro nu
tritions feed duril 4 tho winter Aud the
same is true of ducks and geese.
II grain cannot be ground and the mea
formed into paste for fowls, Let Il be
soaked IN warm water, at least twenty hours
One bnshel OF grain ground for fowls, il
worth more tEan bushei aud hplf wher
fed dry.