Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-13
Work for the Month,

month there will be a killing frost.
November rarely passes by in Texas
without it. The only thing to be saved,
except cotton and corn, is the sweet
potato crop. 1t is advisable, because of
the backwardness of growth this year,
TO let the production of tubers 90 onas
long as possible. Should the vines be
killed by frost, cut them away from the
roots without days delay. Then the
potatoes may lemain in the ground,
unless it freeze, without injury for
short while, but it is best TO gather
them without delay. About the best
way to gather the crop is to lay the
ridges open with deep-running turn
ing plow, and gather them up behind
it. Hacking potatoes is about the best
way to preserve them during winter.
Raise place for the hack; then cover
the raised ground with bed of corn
stalks and pile the potatoes in cone
shape. Instead OF making one long
hack, it is best to have several small
ones, putting not over seventy-iive
bushels in one. Cone the potatoes up
well and cover with dry straw; then
lay on good covering of cornstalks,
laid lengthwise up and down; then
strew over more straw and cover tho
bank with earth. The hack, or rick,
should have Il temporary cover placed
over it. Ordinary plank will do well
enough for the covering, as it is not
absolutely necessary that it be entirely
free from leakage. If well made the
hack will shed water even without a
cover, except oyer the air-holc left at
the top. 1t is well enough, too, to have
one or two small openings to the straw
and stalks at the bottom. Potatoes put
up in this way will keep indefinitely.
They may also be kept in a cellar, but
should be covered there in about the
same way as in the open air hacks.
When well stored, the potato improves
in quality by keeping,
The orchard now requires your at.
tention. If there be trees which bear
worthless fruit take them out root and
branch and put others in their places.
When trees are planted in the late fall
the earth becomes consolidated about
their roots before spring, the radical
tibers take firm hold of the earth, and
the plant is ready for vigorous growth
as early as older, wcll-set trees. In
transplanting make the hole prepared
for the roots large enough to receive
them without twisting or breaking in
forcing them within its limits 1t is bet
ter to make n large and deep hole,
and in the bottom of this place we'll
rotted manure. Cover the manure with
the earth removed, and plant the tree
without letting the manure come di-
rectly in contact with the roots. Put
the tree two or TIN c inches deeper in
the earth than it TODD previous to
transplanting, but in no case put it
deeper than this, Transplant when the
earth is moderately moist, not when it
is soaked with water for when very
wet earth is packed about the roots it
becomes hard when dry, and root
growth is difficult and not healthy.
Spread the radical roots horizontally,
in natural positions, and blend the soil
intimately with them. The more deli
cate plants should be transplanted late
in the day, and if possible during
cloudy but not rainy weather. If care
fully transplantcd a tree or shrub will
rarely die from its effects.
See that your stables are close, and
that the roofs are in good condition
Your cows as well as horses should
have good warm sheds. A good plan
for a COW shed is to build it in the
shape Of an ell one point running to-
wards the east the other towards the
south, Let the north and west walls
be close. BY this plan 4 barrier is
presented to the cold blasts coming
f ON the north and northwest. Stalls or
compartments may be made in the
shed, and the south and east sides may
be closed up. The closer the better.
Close stables for milk cows are pay
ing investments. BY taking proper
care of animals You may lay up treas
pures on earth, and no doubt ccure
better credits for the hereafter. Kind
ness to domestic animals is one of the
noblest of human virtues.
lfyou keep few sheep on the farm,
and it is profitable to do so, begin to
feed them more literally as the cold
weather comes on. Cotton seed makes
admirable feed for them, and while
corn is not so good in warm weather,
it is the very thing in making fat in
cold weather. 1t is best to have the
corn ground into rough meal, and tC
this may be added wheat bran, which
assists in making flesh. The sheer
will eat any coarse food-fodder, mil
let. cut corn, sugar cane, or any kind
of hay. They need free sailing, and
contrary to popular belief, ought to be
watcred regularly. A shed is neces.
sary 10 protect them from cold ant
rain, The farmer should breed nut
: ton sheep, and it is our opinion tha
the SOuthdown is the best breed o.
this class for this climate. They hav,
been successfully reared even in south
ern Texas, near the gulf coast Tur
uips may be fed 70 sheep with fine cf
feet.
II the winter grazing pastures wcr'
not seeded IN October hasten 10 d,
tina, now. Wheat and rye and oat
and barley viii still come up and max
good pastures. You mas al.o add u
your ,urniy patch: and above al
things, i h be not already done, &c
in your winter supply Of fuel. Th
cotton crop. except in few distrsct-
j. short, and, az general thing tn
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