The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-10-15
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This is a very important month to
the farmer, and he should make
good use out of it in preparing for
the winter season.
Wood.-The wood house,-and
every farmer ought to have good
building in which to store his w.nter
fuel,-should now be filed with
wood while the weather is favorable
and the roads are good,
Sheds.-All kinds of stock should
have sheds to protect them during
the winter. Stock wintered under
caIer can be kep pt with less feed and
will come out in better condition in
the spring, than that which is co.l-
stantly exposed to the cold and
storms Of winter. The farmer who
has not stable room for all his sheen
and cattle as well as his horses and
colts should immediately provide
additional shelter If permanent
buildings cannot be erected, put up
sheds which will at least answer for
Que winter. 1t will be Il wise econ
omy.
Farm Implements Are all these
put away iu good condition and in
dry rooms? Look to it.
Hdy.-Be carful not to sell off to
much hay. Better have to much
for the winter than to little. Bear
in mind that the spring may be late
next year; and in any case it is bad
policy to turn stock on pastures ear
ly in the season. Better be sure
that you have hay enough to keep
all your stock till late in the spring.
| Stacks. See to stacks that are
leaning. Prop them up; and, if
necessary re- top them.
Uiaderdrains.-It is in order to
made undedrains at nearly all sea
sons, so valuable are they on most
every farm. During this month let
the farmer construct as many under
drains as he can and clean out all
open bitches, so that the excess of
winter water can run off with as lit
tie injury to the ground as posi-
BILE.
Whedt.-We would not advise
any one to SOW wheat after the first
of this month. Better save the seed
than put it in the ground after this
date.
Hogs IN Corn.-It is the custom
with many farmers to turn their fat
tening hogs into corn fields in Oc-
tober. We decidedly object to the
practice. It is wasteful. By pull
ling down the corn, before it is dry
the hogs will cause the loss Of al
most half as much as they will eat.
Some thirty farmers, for a short
time at the beginning of the feeding
season cut the corn up. and haul it
stocks and all to the hogs.
Corn Fodder.-We think most
farmers would gain by cutting up
more corn for fodder than they usu
ally do. 1t is good feed, and cheap.
The fodder is better when the corn
is cut early, before husking but
some good farmers prefer to let all
or nearly all, their corn stand until
it is dry enough to crib, In this
way they lose a great portion of the
blades; yet they will find it proflta-
bic to cut up the stalks even after
the corn is husked.-and especially
where the corn was husked early to
feed to hogs or other stock. Fod-
der thus cut may be hauled at once
to the barn, or it may be shocked
in the field and hauled as it is need
ed during the winter One great
advantage of cutting up fodder and
feeding it in the barn yard is that
by that means the corn field is not
packed hard during the winter by
stock pasturing ON it. Many far
mers do not realize how much they
injure their ground by allowing
stock to run on it in winter.
Husksmg Cosn.-Corn should all
be husked as soon as it is dry
enough to keep we'll in the crib
The farmer who leaves his corn in
the field for any considerable length
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store away. gives the best evidence
that "a screw is loose" somewhere
in his calculations or Operations
In cribbing corn use great care il
asserting it. Throw out, for imme
diate feed for cattle or hogs all un
sound or unripe ears. A green ea
thrown into crib may cause the
loss of seyral good ears. It viii
pay, and pay well, when huskine
corn in the fall, to pick out The bes
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