Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-11-24
November.

Low the leaves lie In the forest. on the damn
earth brown and chill;
eaane near the evening shadows. Hark! the
wind 10 sorrowing still.
vanished are III" pine-crowned mountains,
hidden In du-ky cloud,
See the raia, IL falsih even from the wan and
dr-ary SKY,
Rushe,h on the swollen streamlet. wildly
whiriing. foaminx hy
Ana The branches. Ieafless. waving in the
Tall wind. low aud bowed
November. the month OF Thanksgiving
DAYS the season OF thank sgiying hearts
/ he crops are harvested and secured; and
though drought, or other causes. may have
cut some OF them short. an abundance for
all, man and beast. is len
The terrible famines which occasionally
cut ON the people of other lands. will not
probably be felt here cur country il -
widely extended. that some portions of IL
VIII always be blessed with abundant har-
vests. lfdrought, insects or storms pre-
vent crops from maturing in this region
some other In wide domain of our sister
States viii have a surplus 10 spare
In earlier times, this might not have
| awaited US much but now that the country
Is threaded with railroads and canals
transport alton j. 80 rapid aud cheap. that
one portion of the country cas- supply an
other and distant one with the necessities
OF life In very short period In this We
are highly favored. Ii j. one OF the great
securities against those terrible C,lamitie>
which have occasionally taken place la 9th
or portions OF the world. Three or
| Tour hundred years ago. the most grievou>
famines occurrcs in England. because the
land was wretchedly cultivated. Men wo-
men and children persisted of actual hun
ger by thousands aud those who survived
Kept themselves alive by eating tic bark
OF trees. acolns. and pig-Ents.
deficiency in staple article here. has
more than once been made up from the
abundance OF the West. and tins change J.
always going on IN this country.
The November work of nAturc is NOW
going on Heavy rains usually saiuratc
the Garth. I'll. up the ponds aud str, ann.
carr, with them not onis moisture for
the Eoots of plants, but ircasuTImg ~
warmth for winter use. The observing
farmer SAYS liz will be cold winter.
Why il j. asked Because ltii- rain has
fallen, the ponds snd streams are low. and
the winter viii Dc a cold one. And 80 II
would prove If the rain Mrrc withheld.
The Fun streams and ponds contain = GER
tain amount oi heat which j. gwen of In
the winter and the weather J. con>idcra-
bly, modified by it.
But the rains not only 90 this they al
SO carry warmth Ia the soil. aud various
elements OF fertility. which feed aud stimu-
late the root Of plants. and prepare them
for vigorous spring growth.
November Irosis are also - useful
the dews OF June or the showers ~ July.
They have their time OF coming ana their
part to perform, and will not POSTPONE
them 10 another season.
All these operations III nature uIcht To
be suggestiy, 10 the farmer. taa; Ne. too.
has various la,or> 10 perform ia November
that ought not - be- len for Dcoc.nDc..
The permanent Improvements or the
farm. the care of the animals which serve
him, pre>crS alton Of the fruits and other
crops, which have been harvested. the Sc
curliy of buildings and cellars against
storms and lrost>. and the social inter
changes between ncighbor~ and relatives.
al require the attention 81 the farmer IN
November--Nc,e kRgiiad FIrmer.