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harvest, and thrown into bulk, it undergoes a heat, 
which destroys the egg, and it sustains no injury; 
but, if it remains long in the shock, or 'stack, the 
weevil hatches, and makes its way out of the 
grain.” . : ■ 
Fumigating Granaries. —If your granary is in¬ 
fested with the “black weevil,” clear it entirely of 
grain, place a pan of powdered sulphur in a bed of 
sand, close the windows, doors, and cracks, and 
set the sulphur on fire. And the smoke will either 
destroy or drive the weevils away. 
Cutting and Stacking Corn. —Indian corn, which 
has been left untopped, should now be cut up by the 
roots and stacked. When thus secured, it is entirely 
beyond the effects of frost, and the stalks make 
much better fodder than when left exposed uncut. 
Seeding Timothy. —If you have not already sown 
your Timothy, let it be done as early as possible this 
month, at the rate of twelve quarts of seed to the 
acre. Be sure that the seed is sound and fresh ; 
and, as a protection to the infant plants, sow, also, 
at the same time, a peck of buckwheat to each acre 
of ground. Such meadows as have begun to fail, 
may be increased in their yield of hay, by sowing 
on them a peck of Timothy seed, with from five to 
ten bushels of wood ashes, and an equal quantity 
of lime per acre, afterwards harrowing and rolling 
it in. 
Care and Management of Stock. —Every good 
farmer will provide enclosed yards or pastures for 
his stock, so that they cannot trespass upon his 
neighbors’ nor his own fields. If they do not have 
access to sea water, nor salt springs, he will see that 
they are salted at least twice a week ; or, what is 
better for cattle, horses, and sheep, is, to place lumps 
of rock salt in their pastures or sheds, for them to 
lick as often as their inclination may require. Salt, 
when given to animals in proper quantities, “ gives 
energy to the stomach, strengthens the capacity of 
the digestive organs, increases the appetite, and, as 
a resulting consequence, improves their general 
health and condition.” 
Keep a watchful eye over all your domestic ani¬ 
mals, and see that they are not diseased. If they 
have a full and frequent pulse, a loss of appetite, a 
dejected head, and a languid, or watery eye, with a 
disposition to lie down in a dark or shady place, 
or, if the hide adheres closely to the ribs, and the 
hair stands on end, depend upon it, they are ill, 
and require the immediate attention of the doctor, 
or veterinarian. 
All animals intended to be fattened, should now 
be pushed to the extent of your means. Much 
more flesh can be put on them with the same quan¬ 
tity of feed, between the middle of this month and 
the end of November, than in a similar length of 
time, when the weather is cold. Indeed, so im¬ 
portant is the difference, that it would be judicious 
for every man to reserve grain enough from his 
last year’s store, to feed his cattle, sheep, and swine, 
till the coming in of his new crops. 
Hemp and Tobacco. —Finish harvesting and se¬ 
curing your crops of hemp and tobacco, if not 
previously done. 
Kitchen Garden .—Hoe and thin out the turnip 
crops. About the 15th, sow cabbage, cauliflower, i 
broccoli, and carrots, to remain protected in the seed I 
beds during winter, for early transplanting in the > 
spring. Gather garden and flower seeds as they 
ripen, if not done before, and carefully put them 
away in a cool dry place, secure from the depreda¬ 
tion of vermin. 
Fruit Garden and Orchard. —Budding of peach 
trees may be performed in the early part of the 
month; also that of other trees, so long as the 
bark will peel. Peach, plum, apricot, and all 
northern trees bearing stone fruits, may be pruned 
while the sap is in downward motion. Strawber¬ 
ries may now be planted in beds. 
Flower Garden and Pleasure Grounds. —Toward 
the close of this month, beds may be prepared for 
planting tulips, hyacinths, anemonies, and other 
flower roots and shrubs that are to be removed the 
next. Trees and shrubs may be propagated by 
cuttings and layers. Pines, maples, and nut trees 
may now be pruned. 
WORK FOR SEPTEMBER, SOUTH. 
General Remarks. —Several of the hints given 
for the Work for August, South, will also be suit¬ 
able for this month, as picking cotton , harvesting 
tobacco , rice, fyc. 
Harvesting Cotton. —This is commenced when 
the bolls have begun to expand, and the cptton is 
protruded. It is continued as the bolls succes¬ 
sively ripen and burst their capsules. It is done 
entirely by hand, the picker passing between two 
rows and gleaning from each. The cotton is placed 
in a bag capable of containing fifteen or twenty 
pounds, which is hung upon his shoulders or strap¬ 
ped upon his breast. These are emptied into large 
baskets which are taken, when filled, to the gin 
house. On low grounds, especially, much loss is 
incurred in some seasons from the want of the sun 
to cause an expansion of the fibre within the boll, 
so as to cause it to open. The boll is composed 
of five divisions, in each of which there is a par¬ 
cel of cotton wool surrounding each seed, there 
being several in each lock of cotton. When green, 
these fibres lie close to the seed, and as it ripens, 
the fibres become elastic, the boll becoming hard 
and brownish. The Sea-Island has only three 
divisions, as also the Egyptian, which is only the 
Sea-Island of the best variety, with black seed, 
smooth, and a yellowish tuft of fibres on the 
small end. 
There is a peculiar art in gathering the cotton 
from the boll, which can only be acquired by prac¬ 
tice; many gather equally fast with either hand. 
The left hand seizes the stem near the open boll, or 
the boll between the two middle fingers, the palm 
of the hand up; the fingers of the right hand are 
inserted tolerably low down in the boll, a finger on 
each lock of cotton; then, as the fingers grasp it, 
there is a slight twisting motion, and a quick puli, 
which, if done well, will extract the contents. 
Cotton should be gathered from the field as clean 
as possible, taken to the scaffolds and dried until 
the seed will crack when pressed between the teeth, 
not crush, or mash, but crack with some noise. It 
should be frequently turned over and stirred, and 
all the trash and rotten pods taken out, while this 
! is done, to insure its drying earlier. 
J If seeds are wanted for planting, gin the cotton 
' immediately, and spread the seed over the floor 
