Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-13
agricultural.
Fall Work on the Farm.

Tn" time can never arrive upon Il farm
when i can be- said - There is thin
III re tu BE-. dom. \ constant >ucccssIu,
uf work pres MS itself To The tnicrprisinr
faimrr: and now. rs the clusc OF the wear
urTlv. :. lnI tine seasons ltbors would
seem IL ali end. Il crowd of import ut
matters need ;tJtcn, ion, which would oc-
cupl tie time until the Troun-i Is covered
with show
The hrs WORK that should be done is t,.
secure comfortable sheelter for the liv.
stock. Among them should not be for
got on the farmer himself and his ousc-
hold. The Inconvenience and Exposures
necessarily inc DIN q the winter. may h,.
very much am Iinrtted i'y iudirious prrI.
artti'ns around the honi. stead \ closet
shed for fuel Is of imp rati nrcrs>i Y
y CLOSED porch aro'nd the tchcn do,
VIII br founl i gr-tt comfort % those
whose domain IS ROUNDED thereby. a
wrll-hOuSr should not be forgotten. AMI :,
81 '~e board fence ACROSS the yard 20 en-
of the north winds from the retr of the
house Will be i grateful addition.
In the giruen, The straw berry bel ans
rhubarb roots should be well pro-, ctc,l bv
a thick cooting oil litter or !e:,vcs. and u
frame prepared for Il hpt-hed in the >pr in-
An lcrhousr should 10y all means he pre-
pared. and II sack of saw,lust or tanbarn
be coliecte and kept in u dry piece /, u.s..
picking. The luxury of Il -, ntilu
supply uf Ice durin. The ; imnrr III .ntiI>.
not To peak OF it, advantages in tn. dairy,
can hardly be- computed in com .r,l.i~on
with the very tritl.ng labor needed 10 st.
cure it.
After the homestead. necessarily follow
the stables, cowsledS. pig-pen> and ,,oul-
try-ruuS;> What are wanted here M.
dryn"->. warmth. cleanliness and vcnti!t
ton. Each AMI all are ;tb~otutcI' n,.....--
>:ry to til" health of the stock AMI t.r.r
economical hecpiH2 W rmth saves feed
y t''w boards. closing up spaces in She, ,
through which tn" bitter winds wouI,.
blow, AMI the sun and rain penetrate
nIght save E! ton or more OF feet Bun
warmth should not be- gained at the ~
pen~c uf fresh air CT ample ventilation
Cold drafts are to be avoided, and abrupt
changes of temperature. \ mech large,
ProPort on of sick and ailing animals owe
their diseases to want of shelter on the one.
hrnd. or want of fresh quarters on IN.
ojhrr. than to want of feed. Animals III
clean, dry. airy. well protected sht,Is an,i
stalls. are rarely troubled with aIlmrnr>
their TIE and keep. Neither should hgh
be hut ont from The Stables.
Cattle do not thrive 50 we'll in ciihc,
very dark or very Iighr stable, us in tlos,.
in which there l. Il s.b,lurd li.ht, ami
4 few cheering. hc;.th-giviny rays of
sunshine. Disorders of the eve are often
CAUSED by bringing horses on of Il dlrk
stable into the ylarn@ sunlight when tie
pT,tUItI / ITtfh Ia, ,,.i,,
dows of the stables should be N the sid,
and no in full face of the animals Ii will
be found also of great advantage to max,
an open shed upon the north side of the
blrnyard. and facing the south. in which
the stock may air themselves in stormy
weather. Preparations for all these ne
ccs>ltlrs or c"nvcniences will occupy
much OF the nrNt two months.
Blt there Is also much to do in til.
field during IlI-sc tw" III pnths. Pro:abl,
tine most Important work Is the cullr ctloil
ct materials To a tel To the manure pile
the most valuable of these materials j.
swamp muck and lraf-muu.d; leaves an4
hardwood saw-dU>i- tor btddinG stock ::
isle from tainerIc>- WOODEN mills. brew
cries. and slaughter houses. Sea weed IS
val Itltle fertilizer; wr.i ashes, waste
Ilmr plaster from old blil tinys. leath
scraps. bones. ami almost every refuse M
tIcir Il d value To tn compost heap, ana
shn..ld be- gathered from every source.
N"I tN and Labor thus spent is th.. most
profit tblc Investment that can b.. made
Inc farmer who h,.-ii;itts thu- to iny,>-
his m.'mey makes Il costly mistake and he.
VIII" hoard> The price of his crops. and
either invests i'll bonds or loans for the,
ak Of IlIc inter, 81, i Very poor bust
mess man. NJ Investment i 50 >af, or
81 prpIitt It. to the ftrncr rs that of th.
Improv' mrnt of his own farm.
After these matters are satisfactorily at
tended To eve ~ other day should be dcvo-
ted to preparing for spring. The ground
for Oats a potatoes >hould 10y all means
be plough, d. All stubbe should be
ploughrd under. But Thu season is pc
cullarly til'ed for the work OF lr,inin.
In the linus Of this aItIclc We can onl,
point oul what may be done lea, inc he
methods Of doing it fer future occasi n
Wherever Il spring breaks out in the tel,i
or spot Is overgrawn with edges, hors
tails or tu>sOck>, there should be sttkrd
out line IN The nearest uirecti n to tn,
nearest ditch, drain. creek. pl .teau. Il
would be better il a furr"w could be run
with a plough over the course. by which a
more permanent Hal would be made
AMI one that Is NOT easily obllter tied.
In the same way, The lines wh re ditch,
may hereafter b. dug for carrying Oft the
water that accumulates IN the So. ING may
be marked out livery wet spot upon The
farm should be thus marked, ami !. drain
thcTefrom TO an established water-cour>e
or pond LAID out The stone to ill lbr~..
drains should be gathered into piles 50
that t1IV k,4 b.,nl.l Il.
the winter. BY such preparations at these
the work Of training may be carried on
long after the surface IS frostbound. and
when the farmer is forced to susp nj
outdoor labor-NeU York
Inns.