The weekly standard., 1869-09-15

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may be, DO 1t whenever the work can be
well done, and while the soil is in proper
condition as to dryness for working proper.
~. II / zone earl y, the leaves must ali be
carefully. stripped of, to prevent the rapid
evaporation OF moisture We have known
trees to have been entirely spoiled in few
hours by whiting, from carelessness in not
removing the leaves when taken up In the
Northern States, nurserymen usually com.
mence digging by the first of October Some
trees nave entirely ceased growing by this
tlme, including general cherries, plums and
standard pears. If the leaves are removed
they may now be taken up and transplanted,
as well as at any time in autumn or the
following spring. Others have not fully
completed the ripening of the young wood,
which is effected through the assistance of
the leaves. The only harm done in taxing
them up at this time is in giving unmatured
shoots on some parts of the trees, instead of
those well ripened and hardened; and the
result will be that some of the tips may be
nipped by the frosts of winter, or they will
not start in spring with so much certainty
and vigor. Hardy kinds, such as the apple,
will not be much injured in this way; and
the peach, although tender should be short
end back in spring in any case.
1t will be safe, therefore, with few ex-
ceptions, to take up trees any time after the
first of October, if care be taken to do the
work well, as already indicated
The soil should be in such condition as
to be easily made fine and mellow, so that it
may be filled in perfectly among the roots
without having interstices. Stalking against
wind, or effecting the same purpose by
small mound of earth about the stem, should
not be omitted.
We have never succeeded better than bv
taking up trees about midsummer, heeling
them in by burying the roots and half the
stems for wintering, and setting out early in
spring. They, however, do quite as well
set out in autumn, provided they are hardy
sorts and the site is not a windy one In
heeling in for winter, it is absolutely essen
tial to fill in all the interstices among the
roots very compactly with fine earth. Many
trees are needlessly lost by carelessness in
this particular. The roots are injured by
dryness or mouldness, and the mice NAV
find easy access among the cavities. To
exclude mice effectually the heeling ground
should be clean, and a smooth mound of
earth raised on all sides about the trees.
breeding PoULTRY.-An authority re-
| Two COChS Will eight liens
in separate yards for breeding; for eggs only
the proportion of sex is immaterial The
hen continues for two and almost three wears
in the best state for breeding; the fresher the
eggs the better for breeding; to promote Law
ing give bones and scraps of cooked meat;
separate in broods to preserve health,
choosing safe and sunny places for the coops;
mate one gander with not more than three
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Household, says: THE first thing necessary
to insure success in raising turkeys, is to Sc
lect a good kind-keep them well-make
| pets of them if you like Mine eat from my
hand and answer to my call A few days
before they begin to lay, place them in a
a temporary enclosure till they have made
their nests, then there is little or no danger
of their straying. Next, take good care of
the eggs. One year set thirty eggs and
raised but one turkey. The next year took
care of the eggs and, out of forty, thirty
| nine Matched and all lived but one. The
| eggs should be handled very carefully,
| placed between layers of cotton or flannel, in
cool place of uniform temperature, and
turned every other day. If hens are re-
quired to hatch them, place a few hens
eggs under the hen after she has set week; |
then they will not disown the young turkeys |
as they sometimes will when they are about |
as large as quails. Feed the young turkeys |
as they sometimes will when they are about |
as large as quails. Feed the young turkeys |
with bread and milk few days, then with |
curd made from loppered milk or butter
mllk-into which stir a little canaille, or
corn meal while it is hot.
RAISING CLOVER SEED.-Select good |
of n1nvar tha canop,1 |
after seeding, free from weeds, or on clean
land, and cut it for hay when in flower.
The second growth will make handsome,
uniform seed crop. At the north this is
done about the middle or goth of June, but |
much depends on the length of seasons, lati-
tude, and the earliness or lateness of the va
riety. A little experience will be necessary
for good success. The seed crop is cut in
autumn, when most Of the heads have be-
come brown. The best way to cut is to take
a combined moving machine. put on the
platform, make the knives sharp, and then,
with good hand-raker, keep the cut crop
on the platform until there is a good pile,
when it is thrown off. At the next passing,
drop the bunch at the same place. so as to
make winrows. When dry, draw in or cock
it, or if not quite dry, let it stand in quite
Draw in on dry day, and thresh it out with
good huller. At the north, these machines
are itinerant, and thresh for certain sum
per bushel. When moving machine can
not be had, it must of course be cut by hand,
and when a clover huller is not accessible let
the hay be very ripe, (and if it has been wet,
1t will shell all the better) and resort to the
more imperfect mode of threshing and pass
ing through the tanning MILL The threshing
should be done in frosty weather. Tie
average yield per acre is three to four BUSH
els, sometime five bushels are btained, and
in bad seasons only one or two. Birdsall's is
one Of the best machines for threshing-
Country Gentleman.
MANURE CoMPosT.-I think that instead
of drawing out of all manure that has been
made in the winter, in the spring of the
year, it will be better to let the largest part
of it, including all of the coarsest part of
it, or the long manure" remain in the
yard or barn cellar till the hurrying time of
planting is over, and then draw it out, put
it in pile and compost it with nearly an
equal quantity of some inert material, such
as peat, or muck, or foamy soil, when eth
er of the others cannot be obtained. Good
peat is undoubtedly the best, for it has been
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mixed with one load of manure, or rather
composted with it, which implies to let
them lie together some time, is of equal
value TO two loads of manure used by it
self, for any crop to which it may be ap-
Piled Thus it appears the value of ma
nure may be doubled by merely composing
it with peat, and as the peat should be as
dry as possible, so as to absorb all the
liquid of the manure, it does not increase
its weight in proportion to its bulk, and
makes it more easy to haul and spread upon
the land.-["Star," On. H. Monitor.
How TO Use MUcK.-The coming days
of autumn will give farmers abundance of
leisure time for attention to the manurial
interests of their FARMS Arrangements 4
should be made to haul, with all the taems
that can be spared, muck from the swamps,
and prepare the same for composing in the
barn yard or stables during the winter. Ev-
cry load of good muck mixed with manure
and fermented becomes equal in value with
the manure itself. ..-
The DRAWINGS of the barn yard which care
less farmers allow to waste away, or form in |
pools and either evaporate or run off, can be
made into the most serviceable of all man.
ures by using muck freely as an absorbent.
We can hardly say how far it is profitable to
haul the muck, but mile is certainly with
in reasonable distance. The fall is to be
preferred for carting rather than the winter
or spring; the roads being in better condi-
ton, and work done twice as easily and fast,
while other duties are not so pressing.
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