The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-25
Farm, Garden and Household.
Hints About Farm Work.

Fall blowing is good. Fall following
is better.
Fall work is sure to crowd us. 1t al
ways does. Prepare for it.
Sow grass seed on vacant spots in
meadows and harrow it in.
Firewood should be provided for win
ter, if not alrerdy attended to.
Trim The sides of bitches, and cut
down all weeds in fence-corners, etc.
Everything that can be done this
month had better be done now than
Liter.
Potatoes that are ripe should be dug
early, SO as to be out of the way Of
pressing work next month.
Make the weeds grow and then kill
them next spring. To do this plow and
harrow as much as possible.
If prices are satisfactory sell at once.
This is always safe rule for everything,
but it is emphatically SO for potatoes
and ether bulky articles.
Attend the fairs, and take your hired
men and boys with you. Try and in
terest them in the implements, ma
chimes, and improved stock.
Drawing out manure for grass land
may be done at any time this month
when the men and teams are available.
Spread it at once and evenly.
Corn should be cut as soon as the
grain is glazed. The fodder will be
wanted next winter. Better cut too
early than run the risk of having it in
jured by frost.
Ditching on low land can now be done
to advantage. Commence at the outlet
and make the water follow you up into
the land until your ditch is from three
to four feet deep. In this way you will
lose no fall.
Clover seed should be ready to cut
this month. Nearly all our combined
reaper and mower machines cut it to
perfection and rake it into punches.
The crop should be we'll cured and put
IN the barn. 1t is difficult crop to Sc
cure in stack without thatching. 1t
is better not to thrash until cold weather
In England, great crops of wheat are
raised by turning over a clover sod and
drilling in the wheat as fast as the land
is plowed. We could do the same thing
here provided our land was in as high
condition and the season was wet
W ll6 R6THlludUlOn
the seed and the growth of the young
plants.
We spend labor enough in many
cases in preparing our land for wheat,
but rarely give time enough. To pillow
twice IN two or three weeks, and harrow
and roll until the land is as mellow as
garden, is not the way to secure good
wheat crop. The same amount of labor
expended over longer period would
produce far better results.
The ladies should by all means go
to the fair and have good time. They
should go to enjoy themselves. Take
basket of refreshments along. The
eating arrangements at our fairs are
usually of the most wretched descrip-
tion. Ii you see one of the Agricul-
turistS editors around, looking tired
and hungry, ask him to have bite.
nimals.-When hay is scarce and
high, as it now is with us, it is desirable
to let all the animals run at pasture.
Horses when running at pasture, I'M
less it is unusually good, should not be
worked as many hours as when fed on
hay and grain. They require more
time to eat. Give a feed of oats morn
ing, noon, ana night. Groom we'll at
night before turning them out.
Cows will pay well for little extra
food night and morning. Corn-meal is
now the cheapest food we have. 1t
should be mixed with cut feed.
Sheep do not require any special care
this month, but should not be neglect
ed. See that the ram does not get to
the flock of ewes unless you wish very
early lambs. If you do, select out the
strongest ewes and feed them little
grain for week or So or until they are
served.
Lambs should be weaned, and the
ewes put in rather poor pasture and at
some distance from the lambs. Let the
fambs have the best of pasture and half
pint of grain each day. Milk the
ewes if necessary.
Dip the sheep in q solution of carbolic
soap to kill ticks and prevent scab, etc.
SwINE.-Pigs that are fat should be
disposed of. Pigs intended for fatten-
ing this fall should be pushed forward
as rapidly as possible. Let them run
out at pasture if convenient, but give
them all the corn they will eat.
Breeding sows should have the run of
good clover or grass pasture. They
will require little other food.
Young pigs ought % get the richest
and best of food. There is nothing so
good as skinned milk and cooked corn
meal.-American AgriculturiSt.