The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-17
Fall Work.


=. hova a weI-plannei system of fall
- s,vs Tbos. D. Baird in the November
s,,,tEsrn Cultirator, is quite important,
-hs-a there is mons the fall will, much
!. = a. least, pass without any profitable
Il - t.ainy oerfo-med. After the crops are
-. Nv the farmer without such system is
.sro, at loss how to proceed or take a new
Lal5 Not having the business well planned
his mind, he is Just as apt 10 take hold at
f. wrong place as the right place, AID with
T.. iob half finished he turns to something
,l.a and thus the fall passes by.
II 7, 4bA absence of q well-pIanned system, !
N SUGGEST first, see that all farm imple-
msrts and machinery are all brought in,
ELaanad off. rubbed bright, oiled and care
80, boused. Do not pile them in any way,
~, nlsce them in reg Lar order, that each
;,oIanent may be reached at all hours. 1t
!. If,,;ta common for farmers to idle, not
,utd,,-ino what to get at, while their harrow
:. N one field, in another, plows are left
Enc inst as they quit blowing, with here
ND There hoes, rakes, single-trees, clevIses,
- where they will without doubt re-
,sin through the winter, or at least good
nortion of it, and by crop time they are
adj
Now that the farm tools are all put away
n drv quarters, chopping out the corn
Tonld be a very important work. There is
,To-fold object in chopping out corn that
aarbsns most farmers overlook, if we judge
~ what we have heard them say. l have
bcsrd farmers say their corn must be
obonned out, that if it was not done the
bushes would be in the way Of plowipg next
snrng This is ell very true, but there is
anotGer important object for chopping out
corn In August and September we have
more or less dry weather; the bushes and
weeds growing IN the corn field not only
draw the fertility, the plant food, from the
corn but they draw also largely of the
n,oIsture from the corn which it is so very
nnch in need Of The little shade cast over
the Ground by the weeds and bushes will not
naeTly suffice for the plant food and moisture
1hav draw from the soil This is an i'm
rortant item, and should not be over
looked.
Now the corn is all chopped out and will
need no more attention until cub or pulled,
as suits the farmer best, turn your attention
10 the barns, see that they are all in good re-
Dair and YOUR stock and feed stuff are all
dry and comfortably housed. 1t will take
mich less feed than if exposed to a leaky
4 roof and cold drafts of wind through cracks,
doors and windows.
Another important fall work for the
farmer is preparing his stock for winter.
Cut out all the old and otherwise unprofita-
bic stock that cannot be cared for through
q The winter and dispose of them. 1t is much
4 better to sell part of your stock and buy
4 iced for the other part than to keep them
a all with scanty feed. To take stock
4 through winter proftably they should start
into it in good condition. 1t is common for
the farmer to neglect his stock until win :
ters storms compel him to care for them.
XWhlle the pastures we're rich with nourlsh-
ing and reproducing food they flourlshed
and became fat, bnt as they fail the stock
fall of uatIl many times quite thin. The
farmer should not suffer his stock to fall off.
As the pastures fail il would be much better
to feed some. and increase as the pastures
Ail II stock start into winter in a poor
WOd,ion they will come out without a
hance or superabundance of feed in the
ame condition. Many times farmers do
70, calculate close enough, and if their stock
Ie alive at grazing time the following
sgring they feel that they have made it all
Tgdt But If stock have not gained in some
way, they were taken through the winter at
dead expense. . |..
Another item of fall work which should
not be diSregarded by the farmer, is good
attention to the poultry. Some farmers
link poultry is too small an item for them
/ to bsstow any care upon. But what constl-
/ tutes good progressive farmer is due atten-
4 ton to small things. But poultry, when well
Il cared for, is one Of the most profitable
branches of farming. for the money in.
voved But hens must have attention, and
as egg production III winter is one of tne
most important factors in poultry business
the hen should have every facility given her
for egg production. See that your fowls
d nave good, dry, warm quarters, where they
4 can saooze snugly until morning without
fear Of a cold draft of air or water from q
leaky roof. II your hen house has a dirt
IGOR, fill about foot deep in dry earth, SO
that damp will not arise. Nothing will dis
courage and stop hen from laying quicker
than to roost over damp floor or TO wade
through water going out of the hen house
she will take the bankrupt law or sue for
some such one; she will not lay eggs under
such condition.
by the time this is all done, corn gathered
ana wood prepared for winter, it will bt
upon you. And if the wood is put under
shelter 1t would take less wood aud be better
IA to handle
Fl Ia the meantime do not forget house con
VenIelces. See that there are good walk
ways to the well and meat house, that tn,
ROOT Is good and the house otherwise warn
and comfortable.
81 Cottonseed for Butter Cows.