The Red Cloud chief., 1883-10-19

SYss
In most portions Of the EortherA
S,strsxress df1ieuisy is espnesced b
doisg sitAe sort required % larush
the bring. The fros. Is often very lsis
IN leaving the soil The groupd = cvzn-
lpst~ly s,aked vsfs vssr lrfus~i srce
melting se~ NOrsinSily The kesvisss
ra;nfaiIs occur .durisg tks nosths cf
March and April fasrse rozds ere
nearly ~impzssabis for several weeks u
a. sccordlnsiy. VERY difficult 10 haul
building materials. fencing OF farm sep
plies. Teams can draw but sunsll tpsas
VI manure. and the injury 70 faad -
considerable, as the wheels IL earts and
wagons u fhr.ssyh the sA TIE en-
tlr. time would he occupied IN p.xpzr-
ing the soil for crop and doing lhe .e..-
ing Il no delay. verr csrsei ty rzihs.
II the land il ma weil dra.r-i. he'd OPP
erstsons tan no; he carried On moro
than hall the time ], IL. s~ecDftingly.
important tor every farmer To arTsngr
to do al the work Ia u. fall thai can
be performed with a view Il -le-senlny
the labor 20 IL done in the spring tn-
les the sol Of the farm il ehieny com
posed - clay. most oi the Land q %snei
Tor raising mail grains may be I'D
van:ageJu-ly piowed Ia the fall The
ground j. generally ia rsos; excellent
condition To be plowci. n far as moist
ur. is concerned. II there j. much seg--
table rubbish on the surface that 10 IN
the way Of the plow il can be burned OF.
The men on the place generally have
l..aS,Ds fns-..r. The ties !. IN. IN the
best condition Ia work. There are few
insects TO trouble them. Soil thrown
into burrows in the fall will require but
little additional preparations for seed
ing In the spring. In mos; cases n hsr-
row will put IL in good condition for =
seed-bcd. Occas onalfy IL may he nee
essary u use n cultiyator.
II IL is contemplated IL use heavy
building materials on the farm in "a.
course If the year they should be drawn
in the fall. 1t IS very difficult to move
both mep and teams are too busy dur
ing the summer 10 allow Of doing work
not connected with farming. The fail
i the best time for drawing drain tile.
II the soil is quite dry il may not be
best To Dig the drains in tho fall. hut
the tile should be placed ON the ground.
For cutting open or closed drains in
land that is permanently moist there Is
no season a. favorable a. the fall. The
ground then contains the minimum
amount of moisture. IL u easy Ia lo.
cate the places where the water issues
from the ground and Ia dig the drains
that will carry il away. The fall is also
an excellent time in which Ia construct
fsh-ponds. Peat designed for fuel or
Intended for the bedding al animals
can be- dug. dried and brought 10 the
place where il j. wanted and stored TO
good advantage in the fall. Dried peat
i an excellent absorbent IL liquid ma
nurc. and "A supply Of il SHOULD be pro
,idcI for the stable and hog-ysrd. All
the manure that has accumulated in
stock-yards and about stables should bc
removed IN the fall. Ii can ba spread
over the grass land that has begun 10
exhibit marks Of loss Of fertility to good
advantage. Ii will be dissolved or dis
int agratcd 10y the late rains and carried
Ia the roots of the plants. II will ma
BILE them to withstand the effects If tho
t'if, anu VIII au~ th'IH W Nf'tt ~
large crop next year. The droppings
Of cattle and horses in pastures should
be- broken up in the fall and scattered
over the ground. II they lie in q COM
pact form they will prevent the growth
of grass beneath them and cause that
i'm the vicinity Of them to be so rank
that stock win not eat il. II broken up
and scattered they will enrich n large
amount Of land.
II is advisable to completely prepare
the soil for certain crops that must be
planted very early in the fall. In many
localities it is best to prepare ground
for onions in the fall. The surface
should be thoroughly cleared Of stones
and vegetation. the manure, which
should be well rotted. spread ver the
surface and spaded or plowed in.
Treated in this way it will only be nee
essarv to employ the harrow and rake
in the spring before sowing the seed. IL
Is necessary to sow MO seed very
early in the spring to insure a good
crop. The weather is often SD u%nfavor-
able in the spring that the ground is in no
tit condition to prepare for sowing till
il is too late TO expect A good crop OF
onions. Ground on which strawberry
plants are To be set in the spring can be
prepared to good advantage in the fall.
The surface should be well cleaned. the
distributed and turned under
with the pillow or spade, and the soil
thoroughly pulverized. II there are
s~easonable rains after the ground is pre-
pared the plants may be set out in the
fall. On the approach Of cold weather
they should be coverd with straw to
protect them during the winter. Unless
a farmer lives where good Shedding may
be relied on in the winter a supply Of
fuel should be laid in during the fall.
Coal can always he obtained on better
terms while the weather is moderate
~ warm than after il becomes quite
cold. A team will haul twice as much
when the roads are in good condition
rs after they are soaked with water.
Coal obtained early in the fall will be in
much better condition than that pro-
cured later in the season. Ii will be
dry. and VIII accordingly weigh less.
A supply Of fuel secured in the fall will
prevent mich Of the trouble and suffer
ing that many have experienced during
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