OCTOBER 



On the Farm. While the trees are preparing for win- 

 ter, shedding their beautifully colored leaves, we too 

 must prepare for the winter, by filling our barns, cel- 

 lars, and granaries with the grains and fruits of our 

 fields. After the silo is filled, we shall cut and shock a 

 part of our corn, but the greater part we shall husk 

 and leave the fodder in the field for ' ' stalk pasture. ' ' Our 

 apples will be piled in cool places until time to store 

 in the cellar. We shall have pumpkins to gather, po- 

 tatoes to dig, sauerkraut and cider to make, and fall 

 vegetables to store away. If there are any more shrubs 

 and trees to plant on the farm, October is a good 

 month for this work. Of course, we shall set some 

 hyacinth, tulip, daffodil, and crocus bulbs for early 

 spring flowers. 



LESSON XIV 



SELECTING AND STORING SEED COEN 



The good farmer in husking his ^corn will have by 

 him a special box or basket into which he can throw 

 ears of corn selected from the stalk for next year's 

 seed corn. 



Position of ear on stalk. The first point to notice in 

 selecting an ear for seed is its position on the stalk. 

 The ear should be set about midway up the stalk, not 



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