Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-10-11
agricultural.
October OH the farm.

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This again j. a busy m.urh uu tire farm.
The harvest u in iull Vrotrc>- and that VIII
necessarily occupy 4 good drei o! time. and
in addition 70 this, a grcIt gtrcs OF work
suggests itself that should i pushed ahead
with vigor. On many farms trc drains will
be found to be choked up, OF par.ly flied by
neglect and the rink summer growth along
their margins These shouIi 10. carefully
cleaned out, and the rich COLLECTIONS Of mud
thrown up and spread upon the grass.
Now j. the time also to redoulrle our Ia
lor of drawing muck and litter OF every kind
to the barnyari- The proper management cf
manure heaps. oi course. involves constant
care, and more or Jess labor throughout the
year. 1t requires more or less daily attcn-
ton, at almost ail seasons. and j: farmer
expects u succeed, lie mast give il constant
thought. q very frequent addition of muck
or loan, or leaves, or plaster, and f0rsing
over. sometimes to has zen fermentation at
others to prevent It's too rapid progress. No
farmer cen be emInentlv successful who neg
lects the manure heap. II is the beginning,
and the middle, and the end of all good far
ming, and We are more and more ast0nished
every dav. as We look about the country. to
sec this vital department II tie farm. the
management OF nlasures 50 much neglected
But this especially, and the following
weeks till the ground freezes up, should be-
largely devoted - the barn ward Haul
leaves from the road sides and the wo-l-
and mud from the pCH1s. wherever il i- n,-
cezsibic, and dump into the yard. d, i-tt +
how deep IL Your farm consists 1t q iI-.-
soil, and clay Is accessible without coo much
Labor, It viii pay well - have mixture .l
that IN the yard.
some farmers haul out their manure. and
build il UP into large heaps upon tho heli,
~ on hni they intend to plough up Ia the
spring Il ,he manure consists OF q great
variety Of substances taken from the cow
AMI tue horse stalls, the pi--pen and other
places, AM nee 5 pmpJstIng, and If the land
J. siorIn.e, ami liable TO wash, we do not par
ticulariy OBJECT 10 tdis method, though it in
wolves vast GctiOi work. If the manure is
tolerab = uniform and well made, and the
land level should save the labor by cart
ing out, and sTreading directly upon the sur
ticc.
But whore the Trs5ice % heaping in large
pIIcs Il adopted, d -aJuiJ &c remembered
Ihat the heaps ought not % bee TOO narrow
nor very high, and 1t thev axe firmly trOd1en
DOWN ~ cartinE uaau them. Sd Is 70 pack
them uniformly after being properly mixed.
- much the better. While making M the
heap. a few coa,ings Of plaster Of Paris may
Re added 70 advantage, and when finished up
u y
economy Fine whole should then be covered
over with muck OF loan. Tie operation i
simple enough, Is all the management of
manure l. but where farmers fail, Is in not
giving little attention often, every day, or
two Or three Days q most, with some regular
system OF protection or accumulation. If Il
farmer lives his thought to this subject, and
begin to make special work IF the Inanulac-
ture of manure and fertiiizing substances. he
= 1.
done u advantage and profit, that had not
occurred 10 him before. 1t is absurd and
ridiculous Tor a farmer to De pinching and
rarsimonious in little comforts for his fami-
" or for himself, Il he is wastefal and une-
economical IN the management Of manureS-
It is like saving at the snigot, and ncglecting
the bung-h0ie.
1t is the time now. also. ID transplant trees.
vi such trees as have stopped growing, may
I've transp.anted any time this month, taking
such as have dropped their leaves first. Ii
YOU want 10 transplant 2 tree that has not
shed its leaves. u may be safely done by ia
king care to strip off the leaves II you leave
them on they wIIl cause the tree To shrivel.
They are constantly throwing off large
amount OF moisture, and rs the roots cannot
immediately supply it, the tree itself must
suffer. We think autumn transplanting posses
ses some important advantages, and now the
time is not quite pressingas in spring, and
the work can be more carefully and thorough
" performed. The soil is usually in a better
condition to work also, and IL gets better set
tied down about the roots before the period
of growth arrives You may safely bank up
around the trunk Of newly set tree with
earth and manure. TO be taken away and
spread in spring.
Winter fruit should be picked carefully by
hand, and not bruised. 1t will keep enough
better, and bring enough more to pay for the
extra care towards the end of the month
the root crops will need to be gathered.
The season has been pretty hard on roots,
and If YOU have ruta-baqas or mangolds that
have not club-foOted, you are fortunate. We
never knew of Il season worse in this respect:
and even ca 1bages aud cuulfiow ers have suf
tered extensively, while English turnips have
not wholly escaped. Still We shall have
some for winter feeding, and If they are care
inlly stored, they will answer an excellent
purpose. AS to corn, if you have not already
topped it, now is the time to cut and stock,
winch, on the whole, is by far the most eco
nomcai method.
Push on the fattening stock through this
month. Ii viii gain more now, if judicious-
" and regularly fed, than earlier or later in
the season. An occasional bite in the fall
feed on the moving lots, will do but little
damage We do not believe in close feeding
such tots but if the rankest grass is fed off,
1t may be advantage In some cases, and
the raking next summer may be the easier
for it. Sheep damage moving lots less than
cows or other stock they trample down a
good deal that they leave on the ground, and
they spread their manure uniformly. On
light lands perhaps they may be of positive
advantage 70 the sOil--PLOugLman