The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-18
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suggestions for Next Months Work,
Planting and Caring for stock.

American A0rielliariE.
Large weeds in meadows and pastures
are now readily seen, and can be quickly
removed with chisel.blade attached to q
long handle. Grass lands to furnish hay
next year should not be closely fed by
stock during the late autumn, but instead
be top.dressed with fine, well.rotted man
ure. Grass seed may be Gown on spots
where lie stand is poor, and il narrowed
over, and some fertilizer added, good
growth may be expected.
It is not too late to SOW wheat and rye; II
the soil ia in fine condition, both may do
as well as early.sown grain, and are more
likely to escape the raynges Of the Hessian
Fly. Atop.dressiBg Of manure will assist
in giving the plants a good growth before
the ground freezes.
Potatoes should be dug as soon as they
are ripe, and kept Tor time in heaps in
the field to dry out. Sunlight Injuries pc.
tatoes, and they should therefore be stored
| in a dark, irosi-proof place. All decayed
potatoes should be assorted out, aud burn
ed with the vines, when clearing up the
field. Maugels and beets are injured by
frost, and should be harvested in safety.
These roots may be kept in heaps near the
stable, and removed by the load as re-
ouired. 1t is important to vantilate the
pits well to prevent heating. Turnips will
stand iroste, and continue to grow until the
season closes.
Make the necessary water courses in
fields 10 remove them OF the excess OF sur
face water during heavy Btorms. The fur
rows, wide and shallow. should run diago.
nally across slopts with little fall. All
kinds OF litter, except weeds with ripened
seeds, should 20 into the bsrn-yard. There
should be general cleaning up in and
around the garden and stables, to give q
\ neat appearance al the end OF the season.
Now Is a good time to make the necessary
repairs and improvements for wintering
the farm animals before before bringing
them permanently into the yards and
stables.
Horses should no longer be turned out at
night. A cold rain may bring on troubles
which are difficult to cure at this time OF
year. II horses are unavoidably drenched,
rub them dry as soon as possible, and
cover with blankets. Horses need 10 enter
upon the winter in good health.
Cows cannot be kept in good flow Of
milk without ample rations Of riOh fodder.
AS the pastures become bare, corn stalks,
cut and mixed with ground oats and corn,
may be given. Feed the tops Of beets,
turnips, etc., in small quantities. The aim
should be to have the COWS in fine form at
| the close OF their pasturage.
Speak for March lambs this month,
There Is often fine profit in buying poorly
fed sheep from sections where fodder Ia
scarce, and turning them off fat in the
spring. In this way o large amount Of straw,
ii fed with corn, may be made into ma
nure as second source Of gain.
Brood sows need TO be kept in good con.
dition TO meet the male next month fol
March PIGS. 1t is beat to begin at once to
feed for pork, using the soft corn tirst. The
mems should be clean and warm. The store
piys will do well on slops Of the house
with bran stirred in il. SKIM milk is good
J for these.
winter Ii kept in warm house, and pro
yided with crushed shells and good feed.
Chopped cabbage and other green food ia
relished by fowls along with the grain
Avoid crowding the poultry, and keep the
nests, walls, etc, free from yermin. Early
lattened fowls are more probably market
ed during the latter part Of October and
early in November THAI at Thanksgiving
or Christmas time.