Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-11-04
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PSRm.-This month IS the final
gathering In of the products of the
Garth, b. the farmer. No time should |
DO lost Ia ,he Northern attitudes, ma
King final gathering of all such prod.
ucts as will b. injured or spoiled by
frost or wet.
KERPINo CELERY. The German
town Telegraph gives the following
method Of storing celery for winter
"Sink barrels in the esrth SO that the !
tops are two or three inches belo>. the !
surface, and then fill them compactly
with celery without any Xoil. BY
this mode II may be kept well until
lato In the spring.
TIN Joarnai Of the Fdrm says: -
The best plan we know to kill sorre!
Is. to stir the ground, harrow sut the
roots, and expose them on the surface
In hot, dry weather in midsummer:
aud IL farmers will try this expert
ment, and put lime on the land when
1t Ia needed to raise cereal crops, they
will learn that sorrel is like all other
weeds and useless plants. and will
succumb to superior cultivation.
Corn. This crop has been ripen-
I'd very early in the season, and is,
consequently. ready for the crib at an
early date. The corn should be care
fully housed without rain. after it is
husked, AZ the cob absorbs the moist
uro and tho corn moulds. The stalks
are worth as much for fodder. per
aero. II housed. and cut up with a
power cutter in winter. as and acre of
good hay.
CARROTS, TuRNIPs AND BFFTs.-
These roots raised for stock, M they
should be. in large quantities. should
be taken from the ground before they
freeze, and placed in pits or a good
cellar. Pits may be made on dry
ground free from water. four feet wide
and any length necessary, leaving
openings at the top for ventilation.
PUMPKINS AND SouAsuEs.-These
should be exposed to the sun and
wind. and become dry on the surface.
before storing them. They will keep
much better IL the stems are left on,
and arc free from wounds and bruises.
Squashes should be left on shelves,
In cool dry temperature. If they
are kept damp and warm. they will
rot.
POTATOES. These edibles should
be lifted from the ground as soon MS
ripe. which may be known by the
skins refusing to move under the
pressure Of the thumb, for the longer
they remain after this the more they
are saturated with water, and become
less suitable for table use. while the
labor Of digging is increased. Pota-
toes for winter use should be covered
10 as to protect them from the action
OF the light and the atmosphere as
their action is highly injurious to
them.
6oNos. We find in an exchange
room called the Song of the Far
mer' S Boy" beginning, "Ho, brothers,
hor" Nothing could be more appro-
pirate II the farmer sticks to his vo-
cation, but there are farmer boys who
desire to 60 to the city, whose song nf.
ter little while might read, Rake,
brothers. rake ! and be very nppro-
Priate. After while they sow their
wild oats, cultivate the affections of
some budding beau:y-get silkcn tied
70 her-and then the song Is, "Cra lie,
brothers, cradle! ~
DRIED APPLEs. Select sound fruit.
not too ripe. BE careful to prepare
them clean. Let there be no specks
Of the skin on any part, and above
all, be sure that they are we'll cored.
Dried apples coming to market with
spesks Of skin or cores and seeds
still on never meet with ready sales
ct market price. "Sliced" apples al
ways pay for tho additional trouble,
but where this is not done. let the
above, as to cleanliness. be observed
This done, and dried of bright col
or. they will always sell readily for
good prices.
PURIFYING MUsTY CIDER CASKS.
We find the following rules in the
Cider Makers Manual: First. wash
them with sulphnric acid. and then
with clear water. afterwards wash
them woll with hot water. Second,
for large casks, unload them and
vtitewash them with Quick-limc. -
Third. or match them with sulphur,
mixed with little nitrate or potash,
and afterwards wash thcr, we'll with
water. Fourth, char the inside Of
che slaves. Observe in every case tc
scald or we'll wash out the casks be.
fore use. When barrels have beer
cleansed thoroughly, they may be
kept sweet by bunging them up close
and excluding the air."
DESTROYING WEEDS.-In man,
fields. the fence. corners are full o.
rank, coarse weeds, The potatoe ant
corn fields on some farms are no bet
ser, and it is not economy to allow
NhiS mass to fall down and rot on tn,
sAmc spot where It has grown. but il
Ihould either be gathered together
and burned or placed in the rot-heap
We prefer burning. rs the seeds viii
then be destroyed, and manure made
from tie weeds is seldom of mucl
value. 1t only requires little fore
thought or calculation on the part o
the farmer to find time for attendin,
10 these little matters at the proppe