National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-23
Farm, Garden and Household.

es may be budded.
SEEDS are to be secured. Peach and .
other stone fruits are to be mixed with |
earth and exposed to frost during win
ter. Peach stones are usually strewn /.
thickly upon bed and spaded in
BEEvEs on good pastures will make |
flesh fast few pumpkins and IA pailful
of corn meal mush, at noon or evening
daily, will push them along fast.
HORSES may be turned out to feed by
night, and keep stabbed by day, until
after frost has killed the bot-tly. Sponge
the spots, on which eggs are laid, with
strong carbohc soap.
SwINE.-Begin to increase the feed in
quantity, and to improve the quality.
Feed any old corn which may be lett
over, always ground and cooked, II you
would feed with economy.
POTATOES. If the ground is needed for
winter grain, dig early otherwise, dig
for market, If a good price Is offered, or
leave III the ground until cool weather.
1t is slow work to dig potatoes, and a
novice Will seldom allow time enough.
MANURE. Everything that will rot and
that is not full of weed seed should be
thrown into the hog pen, or made into
compost with lime or yard manure. We
prefer to subject all such material to be
worked over by the hogs.
RooTs Weeds should be kept out of
root crops to the last Hoelng does al
most as much good now, AS earher III the
season but must be done 50 as not to
hurt the wlde-spreadlng leaves.
RYE is seldom sown before October,
AS 1t makes too heavy growth before
winter. 1t may, however, be put III
early with view to securing fall feed,
and If properly managed, the crop Will
not be injured, but rather benefited 10y
the operation.
GRASS. Manure at this season if it
has not already been done. Leave the
aftermath neither cut 1t nor feed 1t oil
unless it is heavy. Sow grass ANA clover
on thin spots, and harrow it lightly with
some good compost, rolling the surface
atterward.
Sou1NG CRoPs.-Wheat and rye sOwn
early upon very rich ground, VIII yield
abundant feed this fail, and the earliest
green fodder III the spring. Nearly twice
as much seed should De used to the acre,
as II sown for grain simply. For what
ever purpose sown, 1t Is always best to
drill wheat and rye
Cows With the cool weather, butter
making and packing demand the atten-
ton OF dalrywomen. The cows should
be fed pumpkins, without the seeds, with
some bran or meal to increase the flow
of milk. They require salt and album
dance of fresh water. A COW should
never go thirsty, nor have to travel fan
for water; it checks the milk secretion
more than most people are aware
FALLEN AND REFUSE FRUIT 1t doe,
not pay to send poor fruit to market
all the cuttings as well AS that which tail,
from the trees, should toe utilized a
home. Apples, ground and pressed t.
make vinegar, pay good pnce pear
may have the sound portions cut out anC
dried, and peaches may be dried anC
those portions of all fruits not available
for other uses, may go the plggery.
DTrCHING Rarely has there ever beel
a year so favorable Tor dltchlng us tn
present Swamps and meadows whlcl
were never known to be dry before ar
now without water and II the drougI
continues through the fail, We hope tina
much more work in tins line will be nc
complished,
Millions of acres of land now wa b
could be transformed to gardens b.
simply ditching and draining. The nc
foundations of ages Ill the way OF tcrtil2
ing material are IN these low lands. VIII
should not science and labor utilize wha
is of so much value?
PICKING FRUIT. 1t is easy to los
money by the careless handling of fruu
If there is neglect III the picking an
packing, much of the care expended l
raising goes for nothing. Our most su,
cessiul fruit men are those whose tru
opens III the market III the best snap,
Autumn varieties should be picked vine
fully mature, but before they show slgl
of softenlng, AS they should reach III
retailer before they are III eating cOLd
ton. Use new barrels. Halt-barre
are prefer for pears, though man
use crates. In either case the packal
must be closed by pressure, So that IL
fruit Will not shake. All good iru
should be hand-pcked.
CHICKEN JELLY.-Cut up an old ho
into small pieces skin it, and pour oy,
three plnts Of water boll until the bon,
slip out from the meat easily. then tai
out all the meat, throw back the bon
to boil III the liquor longer, chop me
with the rlnd of II lemon, having squeez,
the Juice into the boiling liquor put d
meat, well seasoned, into Jelly mOul
and when the liquor is boiled down #
one-half strain 1t upon the meat in Il
mould next morning turn IT out OF ii
mould and cut IN shoes DO not thro
away the feet OF poultry, but pour bolln
water over them 10 take OF the skin, IA
then put the feet into the liquor to bo
There Is II great deal of mucllagc i'll tia,
feet, and 1t is excellent both for the lcl
and to enrich gravy for poultry.
BREEDING FROM THE BEST Ewes. Al
flock of sheep will dctcriorate unless Il
best are saved for breeders. Seven Sc
SONS are enough for the best of sheep
be used for mothers. After nine yea
old, they lose 80 much of their vital
and their milk producing qualities, ii
the lambs are generally below the Nv,
age. As soon us the lambs are wcnn
which should he by the middle
September If they were born the midc
of April-all the eve sheep III the fla
that are not OF suitable age, of silital
form, and of suitable health Tor mothc
should be taken out, aud III some way
disposed of. They can generally be /
tened III the iall or early winter, u
either sold to the butchers, or, If |
number il not too large, can he &c
sumed in the family, IN lien OF IN,
salnblc but not more nutritious meats