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“DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE.' 
VOL. XI^ AUCTSTA^ GA., OCTOBER, ! 856. NO. 10. 
UlLLIAM S. JONES, Publisher. DANIEL LEE, M. D., and D. REDMOND, Editors. 
CC^ SFE TERMS ON LAST PAGE. 
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TVDRK FOR THE M0NTH~(CCT0BER.) 
THE PLANTATION. 
CoUcn Picking will now require nearly the entire force 
of the plantation. Push it forward vigorously, and endea- 
vor to get your crop ginned, packed and ready for market 
before the coming on of winter rains and bad roads. Let 
every operation connected with the putting up of Cotton 
^ performed in the most careful manner, as the market 
value is often materially influenced by seemingly slight 
defects in management. The skillful handling and pro- 
per putting up, even of inferior grades, will be found to 
^‘pay” in the long run. 
Corn. — Gather your Corn, and put away securely in 
airy, tight-roofed and well locked cribs. Do not be too 
lavish of it in feeding — do not waste a grain, or fling it out 
carelessly to your stock, as there is a prospect of scarcity 
in many parts of the country. Husband it carefully — 
feed generously and plentifully, but not thoughtlessly or 
wastefully. In this connection, we cannot too strongly 
urge the economy of using machines like the ‘‘ Little 
Giant” and Rowe’s Mill for cracking both corn and cob. 
Feed cutters for rough forage, will also be found econ- 
omical. 
Cow Pea^. — Gather and store away all these as soon as 
possible. Sack your seed peas, and keep in a dry, airy 
place. 
Sweet Pqlai^es. — This crop may be dug the latter part 
of this month or as soon as the vines are wilted by the first 
frost. A contemporary gives us the following indication 
of the ripeness or maturity of the Sweet Potato : — “Pull 
several potatoes from different parts of your patch, break 
them and give them time to dry, and if the fresh broken 
parts dry over perfectly white, the potato is ripe and 
srhould be dug. But if of a darkish hue, the potato is not 
ripe and should be left to ripen. If dug v/hen ripe they 
will keep, if not, they will rot.” Put up your Potatoes in 
small “banks” (25 to 50 bushels) and reject all cut or 
bruised roots. See, also, that they are perfectly dry be- 
fore banking. Let the foundation of the banks be 12 or 
18 inches higher than the surrounding surface, on an ele* 
vation, where water will not settle or stand. 
Egyptian and other Winter Oats, Rye, BarUy, Clover ^ 
Lucerne and other hardy grasses should be sown at once. 
Plow deep, pulverize finely and manure heavily for all 
these crops, if you desire proper remuneration for your 
labor. 
Hay. — Many varieties of native grasses are yet worth 
gathering, to eke out scanty v/inter supplies. But do not 
allow the grass to dry up and become worthless, before 
gathering. The proper time to cut is while it is in blos- 
som. Pindar and Sweet Potato vines are good fodder, 
when properly cured and stored away. They should be 
cut up before feeding out. 
Turnips— li is late for field crops of Turnips ; but, if 
your early sowings have failed, try again noio. We have 
known good crops made after the first of October. Bring 
your growing Turnips to a proper stand, and keep the 
ground clean and open. 
Pumpkins should be gathered as soon as ripe, and 
stored on v/ell aired scaffolds or tiers of rails, one above 
the other, so far apart that the layers of pumpkins cannot 
touch or rest upon each other. Put up in this way, with 
a slight covering or protection from frost, they will keep 
nearly all winter. There should be a water-tight roof over 
the scaffolds, and straw may be used as a protection from 
frost. Placed in a heap or pile, pumpkins soon decay 
and become worthless. Before feeding to your stock 
they should be boiled up, with a sprinkling of meal or 
bran. 
Hedges of the Osage Orange, Cherokee and Macartney 
Rose, Honey Locust, Evergreen Thorn, {Craiagus Pyra- 
cantha') Pyrus Japonica, may be set out the 
latter part of this month, or as soon as the leaves of de- 
ciduous trees fall. 
THE GARDEN. 
Sow Cabbage, Turnips, Parsnips, Lettuce, Carrots, 
Radishes, &c., &c. Haul plenty of manure on your gar- 
den have it well spaded, burying under all enriching ani- 
mal or vegetable matter. Transplant Brocoli, Cabbages, 
Cellcay, Collar ds,'^ &c. Work and manure your As- 
paragus beds, not forgetting to give them a liberal top- 
