The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-10
Farm NOTES.


[From the American Asr.cuisurist. for Novemberl
TuRN1ps may be left longest before
digging, but repeated freezing makes
them pithy and innutritious.
SoFr roots and hollow ones, wf1ssh,
cannot be pitted, are proftably fed to
either pigs, sheep, or young cattle. snc-
alsc to cows that are dry.
RANY-Dsx work is painting and clean
ing of tools, oiiing and mending of har-
ness, cutting kindling wood and such
like jobs upon every farm.
Bfrn.DTNes may berepaired sndpainted,
if that has not been already dcae. The
season is favorable for painting, IS very
little dust and no insects are Likely to
adhere to the paint.
DRATxINa upon upland may BOW be-
prosecuted more conveniently than at
any other season of the year. Labor can
be hired cheaply, and the work can De
rushed if desirable. Never lay thes9
drains less than three and q half feet
deep, Z It can be helped
THRAsHINa must be done generally
when you can get Che thrasher-so it IS
well TO speak for it IN season. The
sooner grain is thrashed the more there
will be of 1t. It should, however, be
thoroughly dry. Small farmers will i'm
prove rainy days as they come by thrash
ing by hand.
PrTTINa RoOrs. -Trenches four feet
wide and two feet deep are Of size well
sulted 80 either a moderate or severe Win
ter. If put N too large heaps, or too
deep pits, roots hest. and, OF course, do
nos do we'll Cover with straw, and
lightly with earth, patted down 20 shed
rain. aud ventiiste well.
RooT-ToPs and small roots may be fed
to cows and young stock quite freely
before they neat, which they will de-
quickly, if in heaps 1t Is well TO lay
them on the north side of some bTsld~
ing, where they will not become sun
dried, for thus they viii be kept much
longer than IN any other way.
MANURE AND CoAIPosr. The season is
still favorable for the growth Of the COM
| post heap Weeds and all sorts Of hedge
row rubbish ought to be burnt, fog the
| seeds are ripe, and we can not depend OH
their terminating il the compost heap.
Grassy sods, the tops On the roots which;
can not be fed out, leaves, and wood or
swamp mould, and all such things add
both bulk aud value TO she heap.
HORSES, though they may still be kept
at pasture, if desirable, should have s.
shed at least to retreat to during hard
storms Do not work them at all OF the
road if they have colds or the prevaleNt
influenza, absurdly called "epizooty,
the best cure for which is a warm, airy
stable, and perfect rest, although they
ought to have good run in. the pasture
during the warmest part of every day.
NEGLECTED. Work. Should any of the
proper work Of last month have been neg
! iected, such as sowing winter grain. husk-
ing corn, etc, it may perhaps still be
done Corn-husking may be done ut
any time. Rye may be sOwn as long as
there is a prospect Of fortnight of open
weather. Wheat sown In November
often does well, 50 if the ground is pre-
pared your plans need not be changed,
| for the probabilities are in favor of good
crops, though late sowing has nothing to
recommend it.
BEETS and mangeIs are projected bF
their broad leaves from frosts which
would otherwise iniure them and cause
/ them to decay; but as soon as the leaves
are wilted the growth of the root is
checked, and they should be harvested
and pitted at once. The same is true OF
carrots. They bear very little freezing,
and the frosting of the leaves is the sig
nal for rapid gathering. One Of the
most Convenient methods is to pillow a
| furrow close to the rOw-an1 run a sub
soil pillow close on the other side. The
carrots may then be pulled unbroken,
and with perfect ease.
PoULTRY.-The poultry year culmi
mates this mouth. With plenty Of corn,
and something to pick up in the fields,
poultry increase rapidly in weight, and
should be forced so long as the weather
remains moderate. When the thermonl-
eter goes lower and lower, they will
stop gaining suddenly, and hardly hold
their own, though consuming more feed.
Of course that would be the time to kill
if every body. would not kill at once.
Those who have warm, airy houses for
their poultry can profitably hold on to
them until the reactio1 comes and prices
rise; but those who watch the market
may take advantage Of fluctuations az
they come at any time.