Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-26
OCTOBER.

~, oo'ooer work tells for all wintor
ine nnai harvests of the year ara
ol'en the most important, and whe,o
SO large a breadth of grain is sowas s
]. as IS the case in some sections, tSa
Farmers have busy tine. The ra 'ue
nanaed ones, will, however. make
time for play spell, for all hands st Nc
70 go the fairs, for which the Ions
i,s' In our September number. offsrS
the opportunity within easy reach Uae os
almost everyone. :. Early hua,.; :.
OF the corn crop, should be pushaS
ahead in the colde. parts Of Nv
country. This is the more important
because October weather j, e,rn,.s
BILE to the laying on of flesh. and 500
corn and nubbins, go as far now ~
hard corn will next mouth. Weoan
not have the soft corn, until va aro
pretty we'll ahead with the huxkinr
......Do not forget the value Of ehor
coal in the ration of fattening ami
mals-cattle, pigs and poultry espec.
tally. Even sheep and horses ar.
benefited by it. Not that it is, pron
erly considered, iattening food, hnt
it aids digestion, keeps the stomach
and bowels in prime order, and isuot
expensive. An ounce of prevention
is worth a pound of cure, and on this
principle, an ounce of charcoal il
often worth bushel of hard corn. 49,
Breeding and laying stock need ex.
erclse; refer to an article on this
topic in the September number. II
is well to go over the harvest, and
see just what stock it is possible to
winter well, and sell the rest, no
matter at what sacrifice, unless you
are willing to bny feed. This year
at the East, and along railway lines.
hay is going to be high. Its so now,
hence there will be q good deal of
stock for sale cheap. will be a
good time to buy sheep-thin ewes,
which will raise March and April
lambs, if served at once, and well
cared for. Bull calves, thorough
breds, will be almost given away,
and many of these will be ready for
service IN April, though mere calve
now. So the two and three. year.old
may better be sent to the butcher,
than wintered. Never use a male
Of any kind which is not of pure
blood. This injunction can hardly
be too often repeated. The man
who does otherwise, takes ten times
the risk of disappointment that is
necessary. Take care that the
pumpkins are not frosted have the
roots in pits or cellars before the
ground freezes do not cover pits
too much before cold weather have
earth ready to cover them with as
thick a coating as they need when it
comes on cold. 1t is well to protect
the earth alongside the pits with tops,
or with potatoe vines, swamp hay or
corn stalks, to keep it from freezing
solid. The freezing line begins to
move southwark along our northern
line in October, and often moves rap.
idly. Many a farmer will be caught
with his root pits halfprotected, and
the ground frozen solid six inches
deep, before he thinks it is possible
......F Fall blowing is done at more little
than halfth cost of spring blowing.
It is preferable for all kinds OF soils,
except the very light, friable, sandy
and gravelly ones, containing small
quantities of vegetable mold and
it is better for all crops, except In.
dian corn. Turn lap burrows, and
take care that good water burrows
are drawn, to carry off excess of wa
ter. This may often be preferably
led entirely away from plowed land
...Hillsices, which are liable to
wash, can not be plowed in the
autumn, unless early enough, not
only to get grain sowed, but to have
the ground we'll covered with the
fall growth. 1t is now too late in
many sections. soon as the
leaves begin to fall, timber may be
cut to advantage, and will be better
seasoned, if required for spring use,
than if cut later. Draining, if the
season proves dry one, may adyan.
tageously form a steady job, from
now, to severe winter weatber...".H
brush is cut, in swamps, or by the
roadsides, cut just as close to the
ground as possible. The young
growth which will start in the spring,
may then be cut with the common
grass scythe. If stumps from two
to six inches high are left, it will be
necessary to use the heavy brush
scythe, or brush hook, involving
double the labor.-Americaa Agri.
cnltarist for October.
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