AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
FOE T!JE 
FgLrm, Grarclen, and. Honseliold. 
«* AGRIOITLTURE 18 THE MOST HEALTHFUL, MOST USEFUL, AND MOST NOBLE EMPLOYMENT OF MAN.' 
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VOLUJIE XXIV— No. 11. 
NEW- YORK, NOVEMBER, 1SG5. 
NEW SERIES— No. 226. 
Emei-ecl according: to act of Consi'ess in the year 18&1, by 
OnAXGE Junn, in tlie Cleik's Office ot tlie District Court of 
ttie United States for tlic Soiitliern District of New-TorlJ. 
t^" Otlier Journals arc Invited to copy desirable articles 
fi-eely, i/eacli article be credited to Aiiierican Asritjulturi-it. 
Contents for November, 1865. 
American Yew or Ground Hemlock Illustrated. .3i5 
Bene or .Sesame .'• Illustrated.. 34^ 
Bees— .\|)i:ny in November 331 
Books for Farmers and Others 332 
Boys and Girls' Columns— Good Premiums— About 
Going to School— A Lesson for all to Learn~A Chi- 
nese Story- .\ Frigldened Workman- A Valuable 
Peach— Honesty llie Best Policy— Problems and 
Puzzles— A Glorious Ride— How they Used to Tele- 
graph 2 Illustrations .301,352 
Broom— Brush for Stables Illustrated.. 3i\ 
Buckwheat- Storing Unihreshed 3\Z 
Butternut Shell Ornaments Illustrated . S49 
Cardinal Flower Illustrated.. 3iS 
■Cattle for Slaughter— Inspecting Illustrated. .ZH 
Cheese Factories Illustrated. .3ia 
■Cinnamon and Cassia Z Illustrations.. Zit 
Cold Grapery 331 
Corn— How to Husk Quickly Illustrated.. Z3i 
Corn Stalks— Binding Shocks Illustrated. .Sii 
Dogs— Bells to Prevent Sheep-killing c39 
Earth Closets 347 
Exhiblters— Hints to 346 
Exhibition Tables at yl^ricu/mrist Office 331 
Farm Work for November 329 
Farming— Western 339 
Flower Garden and Lawn in November 330 
Flower Garden-Hints for 347 
Fruit Lists— Local 347 
Garden— Kitchen in November 330 
Grape Vines— Pruning 3 Illustrations. .Zi5 
Grapes— Notes on 346 
Grass, Quack— Getting Rid of Illustrated.. 341 
Green and Hot-Houses in November — 330 
Hogs— Killing and Scalding 2 Illustrations. .3G7 
House Plants-Care of 348 
Ice— Provide for next Summer 350 
Labor Saving— Labor Making 343 
Market Reports and Commercial Notes 332 
Orchard and Nuisery In November 330 
Plowing Wet GroutKl In Autumn Illustrated. .341 
Plo«s-Rt=ht and Left Hand 339 
Potatoes Planted under Straw 342 
Premiums offcreil for 1866 331 
Roots- Burying In a Pit Illustrated. .34i 
Sheep— Live and Dead Weight .•!39 
Sheep— Preiiarations for Feeding 337 
Shoes— Woollen, Clogs, Patens, etc Illustrated.. 3bO 
Shovels— How to Handle Illustrated.. 340 
Trout— Breeding 343 
Turkeys- Fattening ...333 
Wiilks— Asphalt or Cnal Tar 347 
Warmth in Clothing, Houses, etc 350 
Wheat— Amou nt of Seetl per Acre 341 
Yeast— How to Make at First 3,iO 
INDEX TO "basket," OR SHOKTER ARTICLES. 
Hort. Society, Pa 333 
Hort. Societv, Mass 334 
llorl. Soc., Worcester.. 334 
House Plants, Manuring. 334 
Housekeeping Book 33o 
Humbugs, Caulion 333 
Insei^t Book 335 
Inspector General 335 
Lilacs in Bloom 336 
Locust Killer 334 
Locust. Red 33.1 
llaimre Wasted 334 
Manuring House Plants. 334 
Medical Questions 335 
Marl, How to Use 334 
.Mowers, Trial of 3,13 
Mucilage and Ink 335 
Nursery Book .336 
Patent Rights 335 
Pianos, Premium 333 
Plants Named 336 
Poultry Lice 334 
Advertisein'ts-Notlcing 333 
Advice, Good 336 
Apple, Sweet, Sour ...330 
Bean Pods for Swine... 330 
Bone Dust for Wheat... 334 
Brandy, Sorghum 336 
Compost Heap 334 
Cortl Cribs, Measuring.. 336 
Cows, Yoke for 335 
Cuttings in Autumn ..,330 
Death. Joseph Frost .... 334 
Drouth, Severe 333 
Entomologist, Practical.333 
Exhibition Am. Inst. ...334 
Exhiliiiion. French 333 
Fence Posts, Pres'vlng..334 
Fences, Queries 336 
Fruit, Early Ripening .334 
Giape Vine, Moving — 336 
Grass Scythes, Form. ...336 
Hen Lice, Expelling — 335 
Horse, Tethering 335 
Poultry, Roup 336 
Premiums Good 333 
Quassia for Ants 335 
Root Pruning 336 
Salt and Lime 334 
Sanitary Commission. -335 
Sawdust Manure 334 
Sheep at N. Y. S. Fair.. 335 
Sheep DiarrhiBa 334 
Sheep Management 334 
Smoke House 336 
Smut in Wheat 335 
Soaii, Hardening 335 
Strawberry Runners ...330 
Tomato, Tilden 336 
Trees, Injured 33.5 
Turkeys, Fattening 336 
Turnip, White French...335 
Water, Pumping 335 
Wine Plant 336 
Notes and Sug'gestions for the Month. 
November work is tliat of preparation for the 
winter; fitting stock and their quarters for the 
cold season ; finishing up the fattening of 
those animals destined for the market, and 
turning those farm crops which can be disposed 
of into money, or something else, which will 
equ.ally contribute to happiness. November is the 
month of full gran.aries, and of thtinkful hearts. 
A good Providence has vouchsafed to this 
country all th.it we need of the fruits of the 
earth, and a great deal more ; and thongii some- 
times in particular sections we m.ay have had 
larger harvests, yet taking the value of gold and 
of exchange into consideration, and the prices 
which arc likely to rule, it is prob.able thttt we 
liave never had a season of greater agricultural 
prosperity. We have poor to care for, and early 
and generous thoughtfnluess for them will pro- 
vide work for many, and comfort fir many 
more, who in the proverbial improvidence of 
poverty might otherwise suffer from the neces- 
sities of life, lose health and pluck, honesty, 
honor and perhaps life itself Let us not forget 
this, among our other November work. 
Buildings. — Look well to roofs of all kinds. 
Stop holes and give a coat of coal tar to those 
from which the water is not collected for use. 
Stables may be; made very warm by boarding 
up on the inside and filling straw, Ii.ay, or leaves 
between the inner and outer boarding. When- 
ever it is possiljle to prevent the sweep of the 
air under stable floors, by banking up earth 
against the sills of the buildings, do so, first 
painting the wood-work with gas tar. Look to 
the ditches and channels to carry water away 
from buildings, especially aw.ay from the cell.ar 
walls of the house or barns, so that there may 
be no danger, in case of heavy rains and melt- 
ing snows, of the cellars getting full of water. 
Butter. — The very high price of butter should 
lead to feeding oil-cake, carrots and other roots, 
corn meal, britn, pumpkins, etc., which, judici- 
ously used, will increase the yield. 
Beeves fatten rapidly at this season, when 
the cool air gives them sharp appetites. Provide 
salt, and fresh water abundantl}'. Give them 
the feeds of grain (ground and cooked, or soak- 
ed) with entire regularity. Keep fattening cattle 
warm, and never let them worry for a meal, or 
for lack of regular attention. Keep the amount 
fed, of grain, roots, oil-cake, etc., uniform or 
increase it very gradually. Occasional changes 
of feed, to give a variety, are desirable. 
CaZres.— Provide shelter, and feed so that there 
shall be no check in their steady growth. 
CbiP.t.- Feed well so that they may be milked 
longer, and give this year richer milk, than 
usual, to take advantage of the butter market. 
C2sto-7!S.— Enough rain falls on the roof of an 
ordinary dwelling to supply water for all pur- 
poses of the famil)', and a great deal more. So 
too the roof of a common barn turns water 
enough for all the stock it can cover, and all 
other purposes. What is needed is to have 
cisterns to liold and store it. They should be 
out of the reach of severe freezing, and con- 
veniently situated. At this season clean out 
cisterns, if the water is low. Protect from leaves 
which might enter through the eave-spouts, 
and protect the pumps and pipes from freezing. 
Corn. — That which is to be stored should be 
left in the ear, and put in narrow open cribs, or 
spread out on a floor in a dry loft. Feed soft 
corn before cold weather. Sell rather than store, 
except for home use, if good prices are offered. 
Dmininr/. — As long as the ground continues 
open, draining may go on. AVe believe in deep 
draining, — 3J to 4 feet in ordinary cases. Dig 
for tiles as narrow as possible ; it is less work. 
Fences. — Straighten up exterior fences and 
put them in such order, that there will be little 
to do in the spring. Dispense with all interior 
fences possible. Before the ground freezes, 
make an inspection to know what fencing KtuiT 
it is best to get out next winter. 
Fruit. — The great value of fruit this year will 
lead to its careful handling. Never roll barrels 
of apples, always lift them, and avoid pouring 
them from a basket into a barrel, etc. 
Grain Fields. —Guard against standing water, 
or floods from higher ground, which will wash 
the soil away, or which will bring on gravel, 
etc., by a good ^'stem of surface drains. Well 
drawn plow farrows are usually sufficient, but 
on spots where much water is likely to come, 
pile stones, or set planks so as to turn it off. 
J3bi7S.— Cook all feed given to fattening liogs. 
Add occasion.ally a few handfuls of charcoal 
dust. Pork is better fatted rapidly than shnvly. 
Horses. — See note on horses in the last Agri- 
culturist. Halter-break colts, coaxing tliem 
with sugar, never using a harsh word to them. 
Yearlings and 3-year-olds that liave run free in 
pastures during the summer, will need to be 
handled and halter-broken, for convenience, he- 
fore cold weather cuts off the pasturage. 
Ice Houses. — See article in the "Household." 
Manure. — Put all manuriid materitils into 
compact heaps wilh judici.of.s .admixtures of 
muck, vegetable matter or soil, bearing in mind 
the principle not to mi.x lime or unleached ashes 
with solid or liquid animal excrements, flesh or 
any thing yielding ammonia in its decomposi- 
tion, except perhaps leather. See " Basket." 
