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WORK TO Bit DONE. Fats.—If grain crops be not already sown, they should be attended to early in the month. Wheat and winter tye cannot be sown two early, as the roots must have time to penetrate the soil to a sufficient depth to prevent their being thrown out during winter. Corn should be gathered, and proper preparations made for fatten ing of stock for sale. Root crops ‘require strict attention, and implanted in rows as they should be, the cultivator may be fre quntly ran between them this month with profit. Potatoes should be dug as soon as their skins refuse to slide when badly pressed upon by the thumb; this is a better guide for ascertaining when a potatoe is ripe than to judge by the fading of the vines. TSA Stig ting now ,he dove with advantage. Stitthard lands, should now be plowed and sub-soiled, leaving the land xidgadt for disintegration by frost during winter. The farmer has now more time for plowing than in the spring; his battle are stronger, and a little work will not hurt them before faltening. ‘Limber may be cut this month, ook to barn-yards, and see them proper ly arranged for laying their drainage dur ing winter. Light sandy soils should not be plowed in the fall. Select your ears of corn from thrifty stalks while standing, for next year’s sead, being careful to take from such stalks only as bear more than one ear. Save your corn stalks well, as by proper treatment they make good winter fodder. + Use cook ed food for hogs, and remember that weeds in the hog-pen will save time and produce better results than if left standing during winter. Some quantities of head lands, peat, dro., esc., Should't be placed near the stables, barn-yards, c., for full com posting; and proper quantities of bone dust, salt, and otter materials intended to be added to the compost should be to readiness. Grass and grain crops should be top, dressed with Phosphates, or other amend ments, to give them vigorous growth to stand the winter and to insure an early start in spring. Krreven Ganoan.—Collect onion- pips intended for replanting in early spring. Manure grounds intended for spring gar dening, plowing and subsoiling deeply. Use the manures, this month, long and cheaply buried, or, at least, not merely placed beneath the surface, so that in the spring plowit’g, by using the sima plow, the manure will ‘be thoroughly mixed through the soil, instead of merely occupy ing the surface, or being then all turned under, as would be the case with shallow fall manuring. / . Keep the Horse Ice and Carrot. Weed ér actively at work among the row crops, and particularly among the turnips and other root crops, , Part the roots of all herbaceous plants for incrasing their number, about October Tat, selecting cloudy or wet weather , se lect chambers, for pickling, all the first frost will finish them. Weed’ out spinagé, hoe and’ earth up celery on dry days and not even while wet with dew. Herbs should iow have a thorough dressing. Took at your sash frames and have them glazed and generally repaired in time to let the putty harden before they are wanted; have a supply of shutters, straw mate, dsc, etc., Cut down parley, Ge Féowth Gannkx.—Prepare beds and borders for ‘bulbous, roots, Propagate panisies by layers. ‘Tid up chrysafithénums and tubercles. Clear away the sternd or haulm of any decayed annual or herbaceous plants. About the first of October 10, the seeds of dolphin ‘ium’ ajacis fiere phito, of double rocket lark spur. It will not flower well uitiles sown in autumn, and grown a little above ground before winter. A few branithes laid light ly over them is a sufficient protection.
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Cape Vincent Gazette
Cape Vincent, New York, US
Sat, Sep 17, 1859
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