Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-17
agricultural.
November Oh the Farm.

There X no time to he lost now in max
ino prcuara,ions for winter. The crops
NJ alrn,1r harvested should come ont of
of the Ground without unnecessary delay.
TIN. Swpdcs c.nnot be left much longer.
Il will do Them no rood to ut hard
froozc thnuoh !. NAV not hurt them much.
We know some pieces that got actually
frozen in solid Ia-t fill by the unexpected
severity of the weather, but in Il few days
the Ground opened again, and they were
harvested without apparent injury. But
there is no one to run the risk of it. We
dn NOT hpliryr the kccpinr qualities OF
,o,ts are. ouire So Great after such an cX-
po-urc- and the Growth after the first OF
November cannot be very great 50 that
We should loose no time in harvesting
Them now.
Il i NOT 4 Good plan to store Swcdcs or
rutabaras. a> they are often called. in the
cellar Of the house. A few for family use
may do very well, tut it is not uncom-
mon to nut in there all the roots designed
for feeding the cattle through the winter,
But rs they are often in deep piles and
b1dIy ventilated, they are apt t. sweat
more or less. or to send off cxhalations to
infect the air Of the house They are li;,-
Bile to iniurc the health Of the family.
We have little doubt that mrny cases OF
typhoid fever could be traced TO impure
ties in the air that is inhaled into the
lungs from decaying vegetables in the Gel
lar, and many more from defective drain
age about the house. Ii ought always to
be borne in mind that the health Of the
family is Of vastly more Importance than
y little Temporary convenience i'll storing
roots.
1t is Il better plan to have 4 part of the
barn cellar partitioned oft for the roots.
They ourht To- be easily accessible, and the
nearer thcv are to the animals that are to
consume them the better,as Il general rule
If there are no convcnicnccs for storing
Them in the barn cellar, it is an easy mat
fer to dir = nit near the barn and store
Them in that. 1t is 10 be remembered that
of the different varieties of turnip>. the
common round, flat or ENGLISH turnip i
10 he fed on, first. the Swrde or rntabana
next md then will come the mauroId Oh
smear beet. The ENGLISH turuip i. not OF
,nv GREAT account COMPARED with tn
SwcJc. but it is a crop very easily raised
and comes in very we'll 4, 4 mean, o
breaking the too sudden transition from
grass f. winter hqy. or from Green All,
succulent to dry feed At this seaso,
there Cught to be a GOOD supply of pump
kius TO clt ND and feed out To- milch cow
and other stock. Pumpkins are nutritiv,
and hcalthful. and are greatly rclishcl b,
cattle. They are commonly raised among
corn and do not cost much additional In
Dor. We should be glad to See them nue.
much more commonly raised than they
are
Finish digging the potatoes if they ar,
not already out of the ground. The potl
to crop is generally COOL this year. thourI
we have had the first in~tallncnt of th
"Colorado beetle IN some portions o
the State, and can hardly expect to hav
immunity from this destructive pest here
after. The loss of the potato would be
serious misfortune to our agriculture
1t is one Of the most valuable and U>cfu
vegetables we have, whether FOX tie tabl
or for the feeding of HORSES and othc
stock. 1t cannot be too highly appreciated
Before the ground freezes up, it is be-
to protect the strawberry plant, and othc
tender plants and shrubs. For strawher
ries. collect leaves or pine needles or pin
or hemlock bou@hs. Such :; covering
better than manure rs general Iu!,
since leaves do not fill the soil with seed
of weeds. Strawberry plants DO MT nee
thick covering. 1t is more for the ,had
to keep them from the frequent thawin
and freezing to which they ar subicc
and any covering which will effect that.
sufficient. If pine needles are used the
will settle down more or less among tn
do. The market olrd ncrs VIII, cnItir,t
on the animal system use str,,vv m,nur.
lint with mi. svs..n, of r,,I,ur.. tbnr,,
less dancer of weed seed cat. hinr .,nJ !,
inc much mischief
Crane vines OUGHT 70 pe n.unrd and -,
back. especially if thew are vnnnr
oiy,s 4 stronr and healthier wood "a or
them back. takinr of strlrr inr shoots IN
tr,ininp into shape. For most v,rir,-,
of orancs some protection in winter
rsnf,I and some ,rrn,v,rs t.,l,n ,ln ,rrn,,,,
that vines do brtts7r fnr .o,,,,. ,yinto,. ,.,,,,
inc. thouoh the Concord j we'll allie ,
SIND tbn cola All fh,t ! no,.os..,,.
bend them down and give then :, Il ,
COVERING of earth or snI,. inst rnnn@,l
hold them in ulare Half I,rlv r,r7n,.
like the Diana and some others. abtol ne,
require this protection. As TO nrrnin.
any time from now to March will do. In
il is ALWAYS better TO have 4 fixed Tin
for this operation. and now i on the who
the best time. or as soon rs the leaves I'm,
fallen. 1t is q convenient time also
trim fruit trees. much more cunvcnie1
than when thev are covered with the
summer foliage -Houghman.
How TO MAKE BULBS BLOOM.-Why
it, rs a general thing. persons are so II
successful IN blooming bulbs in white
In nine cases ont OF ten the bulbs certain
do not give the satisfaction they shou
We think the mistake is that they II
forced INTO growth too suddenly. \ i:t