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VOLUME XXIV—No. 11. 
NEW-YORK, NOVEMBER, 1865. 
NEW SERIES—No. 226. 
Entered according to act of Congress in tlie year 1S64, hy 
Ohange Judd, in tlie Clerk’s Oflice of the District Court of 
the United States for the SoiUliern District of New-York. 
Other Jonrnals are invited to copy desirable articles 
freely, if each articio he credited to American AgricuUicrist. 
Contents for ITovember, 1865. 
American Yew or Ground Hemlock. Illustrated. .Zi5 
Bene or Sesame . Illustrated. .3iS 
Bees—Apiary in November.331 
Books for Farmers and Others.332 
Boys and Girl.s’ Columns—Good Premiums—About 
(ioing to School—A Lesson for all to Learn—A Chi¬ 
nese Story—Friglitened Workman—A Valuable 
Peach—Honesty the Best Policy—Problems and 
Puzzles—A Glorious Ride—How tliey Used to Tele¬ 
graph.2 Illustrations .351, 352 
Broom—Brush for Stables. Illustrated. .3il 
Buckwheat—Sloring Umlireshed.343 
Butternut Shell Ornaments. Illustrated. .349 
Cardinal Flower. Illustrated. .34S 
Cattle for Slaughter—Inspecting. Illustrated. .344 
Cheese Factories. Illustrated. .349 
Cinnamon and Cassia.3 Illustrations. .349 
Cold Grapery.331 
Corn—How to Husk Quickly. Illustrated..338 
Corn Stalks—Binding Shooks... Illustrated. .343 
Dogs—Bells to Prevent Sheep-killing.339 
Earth Closets.347 
Exliibiters—Hints to .346 
Exhibition Tables at Agriculturist 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. .345 
Grapes—Notes on.346 
Grass, Quack—Getting Rid of. Illustrated. .341 
Green and Hot-Houses in November. 330 
Hogs—Killing and Scalding.2 Illustrations. .331 
House Plants—Care of.348 
Ice—Provide for next Summer.350 
Labor Saving—Labor Making.343 
Market Reports and Commercial Notes. 332 
Orchard and Nursery in November.....330 
Plowing Wet Ground in Autumn . Illustrated..341 
Plows—Right and Left Hand.339 
Potatoes Planted under Straw.342 
Premiums offered for 1866. ,331 
Roots—Burying in .a Pit. Illustrated. .342 
Sheep—Live and Dead Weight... 339 
Sheep—Preparations for Feeding.337 
Shoes—Wooden, Clogs, Patens, etc. Illustrated. .359 
Shovels—How to Handle. Illustrated. .349 
Trout—Bleeding.343 
Turkeys—Fattening. 338 
Walks—Asphalt or Coal Tar. ..,..347 
Warmth in Clothing, Houses, elc.350 
Wheat—Amount of Seed per Acre.341 
Yeast—How to Make at First.350 
INDEX TO “ BASKET,” OR SHORTER ARTICLES. 
Advertisem’ts-Noticing 333 
Advice, Good.336 
Apple, Sw'eet, Sour ...336 
Bean Pods-for Swine...336 
Bone Dust for Wheat. .334 
Brandy, Sorghum .336 
Compost Heap.334 
Corn Cribs, Measuring. .336 
Cows, Yoke for.335 
Cuttings in Autumn ... 336 
Death, Joseph Frost.., .334 
Drouth, Severe .333 
Entomologist, Piactical.333 
Exhibition Am. Inst-334 
Exhibition, French.333 
Fence Posts, Pres’ving..334 
Fences, Queries.336 
Fruit, Early Ripening .334 
Grapevine, Moving■...336 
Grass Scythes, Form....336 
Hen Lice, Expelling....335 
Horse, Tethering.335 
Hort. Society, Pa.333 
Hort. Society, Alass.334 
flort. Soc., Worcester..334 
House Plants, Manuring.334 
Housekeeping Book....335 
Humbugs, Caution.333 
Insect Book.335 
Inspector General.335 
Lilacs in Bloom.336 
Locust Killer.334 
Locust, Red.335 
Manure Wasted.334 
Manuring House Plants.334 
■Medical Questions.335 
Marl, How to Use.334 
Mowers, Trial of.333 
Mucilage and Ink.335 
Nursery Book.336 
Patent Rights.335 
Pianos, Premium .333 
Plants Named.336 
Poultry Lice.334 
Poultry, Roup.3.36 
Premiums Good.333 
Quassia for Ants. .335 
Root Pruning.336 
Sidt and Lime.334 
Sanitary Commission.. 335 
Sawdust Manure.334 
Sheep at N. Y. S. Fair. .335 
Sheep Diarrlicea__334 
Sheep Management.334 
Smoke House —..... .336 
Smut in Wheat.335 
Soaji, Hardening .335 
Sirawberrv Runners ...336 
Tomato. Tilden.336 
Trees, Injured.335 
Turkeys, Fattening.336 
Turnip, White French...335 
Water, Pumping. 335 
AVine Plant.336 
Uotes and Suggestions for the Month. 
November work is that of preparation for the 
winter; fitting stock and their quarters for the 
cold season} finishing np the fattening of 
those animals destined for the market, and 
turning those fiirm crops which can be disposed 
of into money, or something else, AvlTTch will 
equally contribute to happiness. November is the 
month of full granaries, and of thankful hearts. 
A good Providence has vouchsafed to this 
country all that we need of the fruits of tlie 
earth, and a great deal more; and thougii some¬ 
times in particular sections we may have had 
larger harvests, yet taking the value of gold and 
of exchange into consideration, and the prices 
which are likely to rule, it is probable that we 
have never had a season of greater agricultural 
prosperity. We have poor to care for, and early 
and generous thoughtfulness for them will pro¬ 
vide work for many, and comfort for many 
more, who in the proverbial improvidence of 
poverty might otherwise sutfer from the neces¬ 
sities of life, lose health and pluck, honesty, 
honor and perhaps life itself. Let ns 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 bj’’ boarding 
up on the inside and filling straw, hay, or leaves 
between the inner and outer boarding. When¬ 
ever it is possible 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 away from the cellar 
walls of the house or barns, so that there may 
he 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, bran, 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 abundantly. Give them 
the feeds of grain (ground and cooked, or soak¬ 
ed) Avith 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. 
Calves.—BvovMXe shelter, and feed so that there 
shall he no check in their steady growth. 
Cows. —Peed well so that they may be milked 
longer, and give this year richer milk, than 
usual, to take advantage of the butter market. 
CTsferiis.—Enough rain falls on the roof of an 
ordinary dwelling to supply water for all pur¬ 
poses of the fiimily, 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 hold 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 
Avhich 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. 
Draining .—As long as the ground continues 
open, draining may go on. We believe in deep 
draining,—3i 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 he little 
to do in the spring. Dispense with all interior 
fences possible. Before the ground freezes, 
make an inspection to knoiv what fencing stuff 
it is best to get out next winter. 
Fruit. —The great value of fruit this 3 ’-ear 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 ivill ivash 
the soil away, or which will bring on gravel, 
etc., by a good system of surface drains. Well 
drawn plow furrows are usuall}’- sufficient, but 
on spots where much ivater is likely to come, 
pile stones, or set planks so as to turn it off. 
Hogs. —Cook all feed given to fattening hogs. 
Add occasionally a few handfuls of charcoal 
dust. Pork is better fatted rapidly than slowly. 
Horses. —See note on horses in the last Agri¬ 
culturist. Halter-break colts,- coaxing them 
with sugar, never using a harsh ivord to them. 
Yearlings and 2-year-olds that have run free in 
pastures during the summer, will need to he 
handled and halter-broken, for convenience, be¬ 
fore cold Aveatlier cuts off the pasturage. 
Ice Houses. —See article in the “ Household.” 
Manure. —Put all manurial materials into 
compact heaps with judicious admixtures of 
muck, vegetable matter or soil, bearing in mind 
the principle not to mix 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,” 
