Middletown transcript., 1869-09-04
Ilte Tlrnler.
From the Prince Georgian.
Rural Talk for September.
BY RATCXEyT PLANTER.

By RATUxEyT PLANTER.
"How splendid all the sky how still
How mild the dying gale
How soft the whispers of the rill,
That winds along the vale
SO tranquil natures works appear,
| 1t seems the Sabbath of the year,
AS IT, the summerS's labor past she chose
This seasons sober calm for blandishing re-
pose"
September brings the full perfection of
Peaches, Grapes, Nectarines, and some
nuts, such as Filberts, Chestnuts, English
Walnuts: all these every good manager
of homestead should have in abundance
in our cline and region of country
Old Peter Farley writes thus of this
month 'The year is now on the wanc
1t has reached certain age 1t has
reached the summit of hill, and is not
ouly looking, but descending into the yale
below. If September is not so bright with
promise and so buoyant with hope as May,
it is still the fulfller of promises, the frui-
ton of all hope, the era of all complete
ness"
10 destroy as far as possible the curcu-
lio, and other insects that injpre the fruits,
all wind-fall and decaying apples, pears
and other fruits should be carefully taken
up and boiled and made with meal or bran
in swill for hogs. Late garden seeds
sowed, celery earthed up, and weeds put
in hog pens for manure. Weeds and grass
ought to be pulled from late potatoes tur-
nps worked. Preparations must go on
for wheat sowing. Top and blade fodder
secured. Corn may be selected for seed
and put away in dry place, left in the
shuck, and two Or three ears tied by the
shucks together and hung across sticks.
in the roof Of barns or granaries, until
next years planting. In this way, with
pains an improved kind of this most impor-
tant grain can be procured.
Corn may be cut off and put in shocks
this month. The sooner it is cut after it
is glazed and somewhat hardened, the bet
the for the grain, and the fodder will be
much more nutricious.
Dry FrUits-Con F1uits-Cam Fegeta-
des-Do your pichli@g Of Fruits and Veg
etabtes,-PreSerce Fruits, all, all, this
month. Few know what IA source of rev.
enue these small industries are, unless
their households practice the system once.
These matters receive the attention of thou
sands in the West and South now and last
year mibioHS of dollars were realized by the
collected products from the thousands of
families that never tried it before. | saw
1t stated where small village in North
Carolina, not larger than Upper Marlbor-
9ugh, (not over one thousand inhabitants)
sent North or tn cities on the sea- board,
a,nety-$ir Ho@aad ohEutS worth of dried
3larNberricS, whortcbcrries, cherries.
@oosrberries, pnms, damsons, apples and
pelane. -reca.vci BY few merchants from
aAa iaol!ws nj the surrounding country
Al small expense dryiag-ovgn or move
anIo dryinghouac could be had, which
'ioes the work cilectualIy and speedily but
without it, e4ch family could, in IA year,
make one or more hundred dollars by these
Industries, the fruits Of which you'd 9th
erwlsc all be lost. At any rate, our fair
friends should see that an ample supply
should be secured for the comfort of the
household aHd the poor apd sick the COM
ing winter. Many fine girl would retain
her beauty and health by such half-play
half-work, and receieve the real heartfelt
praise of her sensible male friends, if she
INDUCED i'll this useful labor of love, in
stead of having her cheeks pale and her
health impaired by party going, leaving
the heated ball-room and returning home
i'll the small hours" riding miles through
cold, damp, miasmatic atm osphere. =
This is not popular with dear young ones,
but it is true and intended for their ben
cit, however unpalatablc it may be to the
lassies and their gallants, who love moon
light rides and talks by starlight
Remarkable days his month.-The 9Th
is the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin; the
18th is Holy Gross, or Holy Rood Odd
the sun crosses the line and we have the
Equinox; Doth is st. Michael's, or Mich
aelmas Day. In England this was held as
day of feasting, and a goose was always
served for dinner. History says Queen
Elizabeth was eating goose on that day, |
according to the custom, when she receiy-
ed news of the destruction Of the Spanish
Armada, and ever afterwards on that day
she had goose in commemoration of the
event. But fat goose may be enjoved
on other days, before and after Michael
mas Day-qt least such is my opinion. | |
once knew successful wheat-grower who
made it 2 rplc to begin on that day (wea-
ther spitipg) to sow his wheat so as to fn-
ish by the 10th of October-thinking it
the best time to sow-for, like many peo-
pie, he had stated periods or particular
days to do or commence different sorts of
work
If any one desires his own fruit, let him
save the seeds Of apples and other fruits,
and SOW them as soon after the fruit is ripe
as possible, for if kept until next year,
they will become too dry to vegetateSthe
next fall they may be separated and plan
ted in rows, six inches apart, and that sum
mer budded. Peaches are planted six in
ches apart now, and next summer may be
budded. and will be bearing in four years
But it seems to be conceded that fine pea
ches may be raised from the stone. and