Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1874-11-11
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WORK FOR THE MONTH.

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As the days shorten the farmer needs
must push his work or let it push him;
since all the time available finds some
thing to be done. Among those things
which claim attention is
MAKING MANURE. -
This is always seasonable worlasou
the present is a good time TO give il
little extra attention See that your cat
tie yards, your pig pens and your sheep
folds are well provided with litter. At
tend to the gathering up Of the dead
leaves, pine skaters, road scrapings. &c.
and see they are carefully compostad
with the waste from the house and off;oas-
FndeaVor 10 xsnass osus ar~s... Sss
saving the liquid manures; at least nro-
vide sufficient absorbents to take them
up. Husband the ashes made on the
place-they are too valuable to be allow
cd to waste.
Look also to your barn-yard. In most
cases 1t is impracticable to provide cover
for the manure pile to protect it from the
weather; but it is not difficult matter
to 50 arrange it that every rain will not
leach out and carry away the most valu-
able of its parts At least have il so
formed that the inclination will be toward
the centre, and that the water falling
upon your piles of manure will not wash
out the most soluble and valuable consti-
tuents.
FLOWING
Stiff soils for spring crops will be great
ly benefited by winter blowing, their
texture being broken down and mellow
ed by the freezings and thawings. An
other advantage is the saving Of time and
labor in the spring. =
ROOT CROPS.
Sugar beets and mangelwurzels should
be harvested now at once before hurt by
frost Rutabagas and fat turnips may
remain out longer; the former. especial
y ", stansiing n good degree OF frost with
, - - 49, rise best way of pre-
'hch up IN conical piles, cove,
ing 1hem nrst with straw and then wit
earth, making some provision for VENT
lation to prevent heating. Beets an,
carrots in cellars are with advantage kep
in barrels or boxes with considerable
earth or sand mixed with them. Thi
keeps them from shrivelling. Parsnip,
are not injured by being allowed to re.
main in the ground all winter. Those
needed before spring may be kept as re.
commended for the other roots.
POTATOES.
If not already dug, ought to be gotten
out without delay .a1
LIVE STOCK. .s
Fattening Hogs ought to be put up
early. Keep their pens dry and clean,
with an apartment for sleeping and plenty
of absorbing material to take up the ex.
crements, liquid and solid. Push them
along as fast as possible. Give occasion-
al messes of soft food or bran mashes and
also doses of sulphur to keep the bowels
open.
Mich Co,cs ought to have good COM
Portable stabling, to be kept clean and
warm, and given now full rations of meal
regular doses of salt. Roots when fed
ought to be cut quite small, and if they
could be steamed the advantage would
be seen in an increased flow of milk.
Young CdttIe ought not to be exposed
to cold rains Bring them in early from
the pastures, and give them good mess
Of bran and meal with hay or stalks.
Sheep ought to have dry shelter
Give some hay and little grain every
day now Be careful that they are re-
gularly salted. wa
Horses S-Have your stalls well litter
ed and regularly cleaned Observe the
greatest possible regularity in feeding
and watering. Give good, warm quar-.
ters, but do not have your stabling toe
close, but properly ventilated.
FENCES AND GATES. ,-
Fences and gates ought to be looked
after now, and any needed repairs made
IMPLEMENTS, WAGONS AND GEARS.
Have all your tools gathered together
and stored away for the winter if the,
are not likely to be needed. Such re
pairs as may be required may be giver
now with advantage. Gears and al
leather ought to be well creased before
putting away; and all tools will be tn,
better for a coating of crude petroleum
over both metal and wood The wooc
work may be afterwards painted
FIRE WOOD.
Lay in your supplies of this before tn.
hauling is rendered difficult by bad roads.
PLANTING ORCHARDS.
1t is to be hoped that what we have
! already said ON this subject has been
9 needed Nothing on farm is so profit
able, so hcalth-giving, and 50 enjoyable
9 as good fruit and plenty of it. Now i
the time to be putting in your trees.