The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-21
Farm, Garden and :. household.


furnish bands for o large Held OF corn,
and the chopped grain with corn Is ex.
cellent feed for horses. Two bushels
oil seed per acre is sufficient. II kept
separate At harvest II may be sown at
the end OF wheat field. Upon poor,
Light, or grayelly soils, 1t should be
sown in preference TO wheat, as q more
profitable crop.
FOw farmers are able 10 get their soil
in sufficiently good tilth, or Rich enough
70 SOW grass seed alone with profit.
Where IL can be done conveniently, o
crop Of hay may be mown the NEXT sea.
son. In this case half q bushel OF timo.
thy is proper quantity Of seed. Gen.
orally, however, it Is best sown with
fall grain. 1fclover Is 10 be sown In
the spring, six or eight quarts OF timo.
thy per acre, should be sown immedi.
ately after the grain Is drilled or har.
rowed In. II will find sufficient cover
ing by the gradual mellowing Of the
soil, A quarter Of an inch OF covering
is all that is needed, II the seed Is
old. one half moro will he needed.
Fall following should not be neglect
ed. The corn stubble shonld be thor
oughly cultivated between the shock,
us soon as thu corn is cut. Potato
ground that is unoccupied should be
narrowed, and every opportunity offered
for the weeds to grow A narrowing
will then destroy them, and start others
TO grow which may be killed in the
spring. Every way In which weeds
may be killed should be studied and
put in practice. " !
II is useless TO try to get q crop OF
seed and fodder at the came time, from
n late cutting OF clover. II ia best 10
devote all the attention to saving the
Heed. II it is exposed to rain It is
easier thrashed, and the labor saved Is
gilmore value than the poor fodder
which could BIO secured. II should be
thoroughly dry when put into the barn.
1ftaken from home to be hulled II is
worth while to save the chat for the
manure pile. We have hulled clover
in the ordinary thrashing machine, by
lowering the concave and fastening q
strong board in front. The seed and
chat will work out below the cylinder
ii one side is opened. .II.fty
Buckwheat upon low ground is easily
injured by frost. Rather than allow
the crop to be injured, II is better 10
cut it carly, although some OF the grain
be green. In the stock II Is safe, and
the unripe grain will mature by few
days exposure. In drawing home the
crop, spread barn sheet in the wagon
to catch tho loosened grain. Thrash,
US II Is drawn from the field. Clean
up tho seed at once to prevent heating,
and put It into shallow bins. II the
grain heats it should be turned. The
first grain in the market always brings
the best price. !''
Harvest beans carefully, to preserve
the color. Rain or mildew will reduce
tho value 80 per cent. Stack in tall
narrow heaps around single stakes set
in the ground, and cap the stacks with
straw to shed rain. Thrash as soon as
dry, and store in barrels in dry
place. .Ff.+,. 5.l-r-5 sl5l.
Cutting corn is the great work Of the
month. As soon as the corn Is glazed
TO tile tips OF the ears, II is ready to
cut 1fstruck with frost the fodder Is
seriously injured. Topping corn is or.
cusable only where the fodder Is worth
nothing. We have not found that place
yet. The henyiest Western corn may
be pro6tably cut up to tho butts for
fodder. Tie practice Of leaving hill
uncut to hold up the shock, is moro
troublesome in the end than. setting up
the shocks securely at first. Spread
tho butts well, and tie the tops OF the
shocks with rye straw bands. There
will be no more shocks blown over, than
ifa hill is left uncut in the centre Of
each. Our plan is TO cut Ave hills each
way. or il in rows 20 feet Of each row
for five rows. This makes shock that
will dry thoroughly in two weeks.
Corn cut before the 10th should he
husked before tho end Of the month.
Gold fingers and benumbed hands make
slow huskiDg, A good husking machine
is made, but strangely no one seems to
want 1t. There are good many
farmers who could probably invest
slO0 in a good corn husker.-Agrtcui-
turfsL Ilg!
Crashing a slope.
A steep slope may BIO grassed over
without sodding, by first smoothing
the surface and making tough paste
or mortar Of clay, loan and horse ma
nure, with sufficient water. The grass
seed, which should be q mixture OF Ken.
lucky blue grass and white clover,
should be thickly but evenly scattered
upon the moist surface Of this plaster,
as II is spread upon tho bank. The
plaster should be at least one or two
inches thick, and a thin layer should be
laid over the seed. The surface should
be kept moist, and light dressing Of
some active fertilizer would help tho
growth, In q few weeks the growing
mass should be cut, and should be kept
short at all times until thick sod ID
formed,
Travelling on the Farm.
Did any Of you ever think OF the
amount OF travel II takes TO raise o crop
Of cornp I never saw IN illustration in
print, aud / thought I would give you
one. have u 20.acre field, 40xS0 rods.
To break this up would take 166 miles;
narrowing it, about 30 miles furrow.
ing ont, 90 miles planting, 45 miles,
il with planter, and II dropped and
then covered, 90 miles. Thus you see,
il takes about 800 or 900 miles Of travel
10 raise twenty acres Of corn, not count
ing going to and returning from the
field. Besides there are replanting,
thinning, rolling, etc.