The Nevada picayune., 1885-10-01
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m and Garden Work for October.

luz husit natN cSsS VI iHt year are often the most important, and where so large breadth of grain is sowed as is the case in some sec tionS, the farmers have a busy time. The forehanded ones, will, However, make time for a play spell, fer all hands to go to the fuirs, for which the long list in our September number, offers the op- portmi'y within easy reach of al most everyone.
 Early huskiug of the corn crop, should be pushed ahead in the colder parts of the country. This IS the most important, because Oc- toher weather is favorable 10 the laying on of flesh. and soft corn and nubbins, go as far now, as hard corn will next month. We cannot have the soft corn. until we are pretty well ahead with the husk = ing.
 Do not forget the value of char. coal in the ration of fattehing ani- malls cattle, pigs and poultry es- pecially. Even sheep and horses are benefited by it. Not that it is, properly considered, tattenlng food, but it aids digestion, keeps the stomach and bowels in prime or der. and is not expensive. An ounce of prevention is worth d pound of cure, and on this princi- pie, an ounce of charcoal is often worth a bushel of hard corn.
 Breeding and laying stock needs exercise; refer 10 an article on this topic in the September number. It is well to go over the harvest and see just what stock 1t IS to winter well, and sell the rest, no matter at what sacrifice, unless you are willing to buy feed.
 This year at the East, and along railway lines, hay is going to be high. It is so now, hence there is going to be great deal of stock for sale cheap.
 1t will be good time to buy shcep-thin ewes, which will raise March and April lambs, if served at once. and well cared for.
 Bull calves, thoroughhreds, will be almost given away, and many ot these will be ready for service in April, though mere calves 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 injuction can hardly be too often repeated. The man who does oth- erwise, 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 freez- es; do not cover pits too much be- fore cold weather; have earth ready 10 cover them with as thick & coat ing as they need when 1t comes on cold. It is well to protect the earth alongside tue pits with tops, or potato Niacs, swamp hay or corn sta lks, to keep it from freezn sol i'd. The freezing line begins to move southward along our north ern line in October. and often moves rapidly. Many a farmer will be caught with his root rits half protected, and the ground fro zen solid six inches deep, before he thinks it is possible.
 Fall blowing is done at but little more than half the cost of spring ploxing. 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 Indian corn. Turn lap furrows, and take care that good water fRrrows are drawn, to carry off excess of water This may often be preferably Jed entire ly away from plowed land.
 Hillsides, which are liable to wash, can he plowed in the @tS- tumn. unless early enough, not on ly to get grain sowed, but 10 have inc ground well covered with the fall growth. It is now too late in many sections.
 As soon as the leaves begin 10 fall, timber may be cut to advan. tage, and will be better seasoned, if required for spring use, than if cut later.