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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[November, 
Contents for November, 1876. 
Agricultural Machinery, New.4 Illustrations. .401, 411 
Among the Farmers—No. 10—Potatoes not worth Dig¬ 
ging—Early Planting—Deep Planting of Potatoes— 
City Stable Manure—Horseback Riding—An Arabian 
Nag—A Cuban Saddle Horse—Cider and Vinegar— 
Apple-Wine. . .414-415 
Apple, Pear-like.-.2 Illustrations.. 422 
Bee Notes for November.408 
Bit, How to make a Perforated. Illustrated. .419 
Boys and Girls’ Columns — Pigeons and Pigeon- 
Ilonses—Aunt Sue’s Chats—Those Centennial Trees 
—Aunt Sue’s Puzzle Box—Doctor’s Correspondence 
—Milkman in Malta.12 Illustrations. .425-428 
Bridge, A Rustic, or Temporary Road.. ..Illustrated. .419 
Catalogues Received. 434 
Cattle and Beef Trade, Foreign..... .418 
Editors, A Word from the.....408 
Exhibition, British Reports of.408 
Ferneries or Plant Cases. .-.423 
Flowers for Winter, White... Illustrated. .420 
Flower Garden and Lawn for November. 403 
Flowers, Gentian, Fringed... 422 
Flowers, Leavenworth’s Eryngo_.... ..Illustrated. .421 
Flowers, White Everlasting Pea.423 
Fruit Garden for November.403 
Greenhouse and Window Plants for November... ..404 
Goat, Angora.415 
Harrows, Some Useful.4 Illustrations. .416 
Hints and Helps for Farmers.. .12 Illustrations. .417 
Horned-Poppy as a Bedding Plant.422 
Household Department—Home Topics—Clothes Dryer 
for a Mantle Shelf—How Candles arc Made—Mend¬ 
ing Rubber Boots and Shoes_8 Illustrations. .423-425 
nouse Plan.. . 4 Illustrations. .411 
IIow can we keep the Boys on the Farm ?. 417 
Hyacinths, Flowering in Moss... ...422 
Kitchen Garden for November.403 
Market Report for November.403 
Milking Tube, A Safe..... Illustrated .419 
Ogden Farm Papers, No. 81—Cattle Prizes at the Cen¬ 
tennial-Feeding Cattle...410-411 
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Orchard and Nursery for November.403 
Pear Tree, Pinneo.432 
Pigs, Color of Berkshire...419 
Plan of Stock Lot. Illustrated. .417 
Poultry, French Breeds of.2 Illustrations. .413 
Premium List, The.433 
Seeds, Forest Tree. 4C8 
Science Applied to Farming. 409 
Scow, IIow to Make a Fishing.4 Illustrations. .410 
Sonthdowns, Sale of the Ellinan.419 
Tools, IIow to Keep Clean...419 
Water-Carts. Illustrated. 415 
Weigelas, Old and New. Illustrated. .420 
Work, Hints About for November.403 
INDEX TO “ BASKET,” OR SHORTER ARTICLES. 
Always Handy.406 
Beans, Soup.435 
Carbolic Soap for Sheep 
Dip.435 
Cattle in the South,'Ac¬ 
climating.433 
Centennial.407 
City of Holyoke.400 
Clover for Horses, Second 
Cutting of.435 
Corn-Fodder, Feeding.. .435 
Cows, Milk Fever in.433 
Crops for Louisiana.435 
Ditching Machine, A Suc¬ 
cessful. 406 
Dog Nuisance.435 
Draining by Wells.435 
Dynamite, Blasting by .433 
Eggs, How to Pack for 
Winter.434 
English Farmers Mist.ake43o 
Enzootic Ophthalmia_431 
Fairs in November.406 
Fall Planting—Choice 
Ornamental Trees.405 
Fisli for Hogs.435 
Fleas, To Get Riel of.435 
Forest Tree Planting in 
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Forestry Associations.... 405 
Glanders, Not.435 
Goats in Virginia.406 
Gymnasium, A Pocket.. .405 
Horn Shavings.4:35 
Ice House, Construction 
of an.435 
Ice House, Proper Floor 
for an.,..406 
Incubator, Artificial.405 
Irrigation, New Work on405 
Jersey Herd Book, Am.. .405 
Laundry, Cost of a.435 
Mange in a Horse.435 
Maryland Hort. Society. .405 
Oil for Harness.435 
Penn. Ilorticult. Society.405 
Percheron, Breeding of a.435 
Pigs, Milk for.435 
Plows, Mole Hill.433 
Plum, Basset’s American402 
Poraological Exhibition, 
Centennial.405 
Poultry, Feed for.405 
Poultry, Scabby Legs in,435 
Pump, Hartford. ...407 
uestions, Asking.434 
oot Siicers, Cheap.435 
Salmagundi .405 
Seed Store, A New.434 
Sheep, Beans for.435 
Sheep Raising in the 
South.433 
Stock, Importation of_405 
Stock Pump.433 
Sundry Humbugs. 406 
Surveying, IIow to Study40G 
Swine, Thumps in.435 
“ Timely Topics ”...... .406 
Udder, Inflammation of. .434 
Wart, Removal of a.435 
What is the Matter in the 
Cotton States?.406 
Wheat. Clawson.405 
Wheat Crop, Growing.. .406 
Wheat from Northern 
Minnesota .406 
Wheat, Shelter for.405 
Wheat, The Best.435 
Basset’s American Plain. —This com¬ 
paratively new variety originated with Mr. W. F. Basset, 
Hammonton, N. J. Messrs. A. Hance & Son, Red Bank, 
N. J., who send us specimens, speak of its hearing quali¬ 
ties as “perfectly wonderful.” The toughness of the skin 
makes it less desirable as a dessert fruit, but when cook, 
ed, we can testify to its great excellence. 
The last month of autumn has arrived; at least 
it is so according to the almanac, but in most north¬ 
ern localities winter has practically commenced. 
The work of the year has closed, so far as the 
gathering in of its results is concerned, and the 
farmer who keeps accounts, can easily figure up 
how he stands with the world. There are people 
who say, and perhaps think, that fanners are never 
satisfied, and are for ever grumbliug. Unfortu¬ 
nately scarcely a year passes but some farmers have 
reason to grumble, for what with drouth in some 
places, floods in others, and insect pests everywhere, 
we farmers do have a hard time of it. But on the 
whole, leaving out the inevitable isolated eases of 
loss and distress, farmers are not grumbling this 
year, for a bountiful harvest, and fair prices—for 
the times—have placed them in a better condition 
than the majority of their fellow citizens. Every¬ 
where signs of recovery are beginning to dawn up¬ 
on the country, and hope is already taking the 
place of gloom in business circles. If the fair 
prospect continues, “ dull November” will be more 
agreeable than usual, and we can think over our 
plans for next year with cheerfulness. 
Min its alio sit Work. 
Corn-Husking properly comes first, in fact, it 
really belongs to the previous month ; hut there 
are always laggards, and the corn is not all husked 
yet. This delay is costly, and no time should be 
lost in getting the corn into the crib, and the fodder 
stacked or into the barn. 
What to do with the Corn-Stubble .—Fields that have 
been cleared in time, should he plowed in readiness 
for early sowing of-oats in spring. If roots arc to 
follow the com, the stubble may be plowed at once 
and sown with rye. Three or four bushels should 
be sown to the acre. This rye will furnish a heavy 
crop of green fodder next May, or an excellent 
early pasture in 'the spring, or may be plowed un¬ 
der as a green manuring. In either case the expense 
of the seed, which is the only outlay, will be many 
times repaid in the increase of the following crop. 
Oats after Corn .—There is no question of the de¬ 
sirability of avoiding this rotation if possible, when 
wheat follows the oats. In most cases it is better 
to take a root crop after corn, and then oats may 
follow the roots, and clover be sown down with the 
oats. With very favorable experience in seeding 
down with oats, we never hesitate to do it, and 
wheat may follow the clover. A longer rotation is. 
made necessary, and this is advantageous. If this 
change is made, it necessitates a change in the 
fall work, and thorough plowing of the corn-stub¬ 
ble. Here is a point well worth close study. 
S.orms may now be looked for, and everything 
should be put under cover that needs protection, 
and the cover be made weather-proof. Stacks 
should be completed and thatched ; sheds be tight¬ 
ened, the windows made good, and board roofs well 
nailed down to prevent leaking. Yards should be 
drained, and all the litter gathered in where it will 
be kept dry. Every arrangement for economy in 
the use of material, and for the comfort of live 
stock of all kinds, should be made now , when it 
will cost less in time and labor than if done later. 
Potatoes that are already dug, should be secured 
in pits or cellars at once, before sharp frosts occur. 
If pitted, do not neglect to amply ventilate the 
pits. A one-inch drain tile, placed chimney-like in 
the top of the pit for every six feet in length, will 
be sufficient; instead of the tiles, wisps of straight 
wheat straw, four or five inches thick, may he used. 
Any potatoes still in the ground should be dug, and 
secured without delay. What are intended for sale 
are best sold from the field; it rarely ever pays to 
store potatoes for sale until spring. It is well to re¬ 
member that potatoes, when boiled, are worth at 
least 25 cts. a bushel for feed. 
Boot Crops .—Mangels and sugar beets should be 
harvested without delay. Later and hardier roots 
may be left to mature as long as growing weather 
holds out, but not so late as to be injured by heavy 
frosts. Parsnips may be left in the ground all win¬ 
ter, and will be improved in quality. 
Cows .—As soon as cows are put on dry feed, the 
milk falls of, but if they are well fed, what is lost 
in quantity is gained iu quality. A cow that is 
milking should have at least two quarts of mixed 
corn-meal and bran daily, with as much chaffed 
hay as she will eat. A cow will usually eat two 
bushels of the chaff in a day. Some roots in addi¬ 
tion would be useful. Dry cows should have one 
quart daily; it will not hurt a cow to take on a lit¬ 
tle fat at this season, nor make her milk any less 
when she comes in. 
Calves and Yearlings should be kept growing. A 
cheek at this season can not be made up through 
the winter. 
Sheep .—No stock requires more careful attention 
than sheep. If uot well fed they suffer, and if too 
well fed they become dainty and lose appetite. 
Perfect regularity should he observed in feeding, 
and then they will not neglect coarse food while 
waiting for their grain. A system should be adopt¬ 
ed and adhered to rigidly. Half-a-pint of grain, 
daily, is sufficient at present; it is easier to increase 
the feed than to diminish it. Ample room, and 
open, airy sheds should be provided. Crowding 
and heating will cause shedding of the wool. A 
daily run in a dry field will he healthful. Unless 
lambs are wanted for the butcher, ewes should not 
be coupled until late this mouth. Whenever practi¬ 
cable, the lambs should come with the young grass. 
Pigs .—Fattening pigs should be pushed as fast 
as possible. Pork can not be made cheaply unless 
the pigs are kept dry, clean, and comfortable. It 
is a mistake to suppose that the laws of health 
which relate to domestic animals, are different from 
those which relate to mankind. There is now 
much disease amongst hogs, and it will continue so 
long as they are not cared for on the same sanitary 
principles as their owners are. When the laws of 
health arc observed there is no disease. Breeders 
should not neglect to secure a thoroughbred boar, 
at least 9 months old, if for use this season. 
Store Pigs should have clean, dry pens, and be fed 
upon mixed food. The causes of most of the dis¬ 
eases affecting swine, are corn, com , com, continu¬ 
ally; and filth uninterruptedly. Corn is an imper¬ 
fect food, containing too much carbo-hydrates, and 
not enough nitrogen and phosphates. Along with 
wheat or rye bran, roots, milk, and occasionally 
some chaffed and moistened clover hay, corn is 
