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Contents for October, 1872. 
AMERICAN AGRICUETTJRIS 
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Amaranths as Ornamental Plants...383 
Animals, Neglect of, in Autumn. Illustrated. .380 
Arabian Stallion Sapphire. Illustrated.. 361 
Arboretum, The Arnold... .383 
Beet, Freak of. Illustrated.. 384 
Boats, Lap-Streak.3 Illustrations. .SIC), 377 
Boys and Girls’ Columns—One Less, One More—The 
Isle of Man—Autumn Leaves—Aunt Sue’s Puzzle- 
Box—Trouble with a Bi" Bird. 4 Illustrations.. 387, 388 
Carnages, Keeping through Winter. 370 
Cesspool, IIow to Empty.2 Illustrations. .376 
Cisterns.370 
Corn, Husking and Cribbing.370 
Corn, Something about..3 Illustrations.. 383, 3S4 
Dams and Ponds.2 Illustrations. .377, 378 
Editorial Correspondence. 378, 379 
Effgs, Hatching . 375 
Farm Work in October.302 
Fences, Hoad. 375 
Flower Garden and Lawn in October.304 
Flowers, Bee-Balm. Illustrated.. 381 
Flowers. The Soapwort. Illustrated.. 3S1 
Fruit Garden iu October.363 
Garden Experience.382 
Grass Lands, Fail Treatment of .379 
Greenhouse ail'd Window Plants in October.364 
Greenhouse, Furnace and Flue. Illustrated. .382 
Horses, Muzzle for Crib-biting.2 Illustrations. 376 
Horticultural Journals. .3S2 
Household Department—Green Corn—Corn Cutter— 
Corn Fritters — Home Topics —Visitors—Dietetic 
Habits—Modes of Cooking' Fish—Baking Fresh Fish 
—Boiling Fish—Bustles, Hoops, etc.. 2 111ust. .385, 386 
Jersey Cattle and Scale of Points.372 
Kitchen Garden in October. .363 
Lactometer.2 Illustrations. .SIS 
Milk, Churning Whole.379 
Milk, IIow it gets Spoiled.379 
Ogden Farm Papers, No. 33—Deep-Can System—Jer¬ 
sey Cattle—Soiling—Rotation of Crops..371, 372 
Onions, Laj-gc. 370 
Orchard and Nursery in October.363 
Shad Hatching in 1872. 370 
Sheep-killing Dogs.370 
Tobacco Culture, The Harvest_5 Illustrations.. 372, 373 
Vinegar, IIow to Alake Cider. Rapidly_ Illustrated.. 376 
Walks and Talks on the Farm, No. 106—Draining 
—Labor—Winter Wheat—Clover—Spring Wheat— 
' Peaches—Farming—Lambs.-—Meat, in England. .374, 375 
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time and energy in finding (ault with the officers. 
If you are not an exhibitor, look at the articles on 
exhibition, and see if you have nothing at home 
that would have taken a prize—and make up your 
mind to exhibit next year. 
SBssais siS*oi!il Work. 
Cutting up Corn .—Unless it is intended to husk 
the corn from the standing rows, the work of cut¬ 
ting and stooking, if not already concluded, should 
he finished as early as possible. 
Husking .—In our own case we find it far cheaper 
to have corn husked by tire bushel than by the day. 
We usually pay from four to six cents a bushel of 
ears, depending on the quality of the corn. Last 
year we paid six Cents. This year the corn is so 
much larger and better ripened that the busker 
can make more at five cents than lie could last year 
at six cents. IVe say “he,” but. in point of fact 
this work is often done by women, or by a man 
who lias a wife and children to help him. It is 
often with us cheaper to have it lmsked on shares. 
A correspondent of the Agriculturist iu Wisconsin 
speaks of paying one third the crop for husking. 
We often get the work done for one seventh or 
one eighth. That is to say, the busker takes one 
bushel and leaves us seven. When corn is cheap 
it is generally better to have it husked on shares. 
See that the corn is husked clean, and that the 
stalks are tied up properly. 
Cribbing Corn .—If the corn is sound, dry, and 
hard, it may he kept in a large crib, but if some- 
; what soft it will be necessary to take some pains 
INDEX TO “BASKET, Oil SHORTER ARTICLES. 
Alfalfa.-. ,369jHops.365 
Baldwin Apple. .365 Horse, Diseases of the...365 
Bee Notes.'.367 Horse, Ill-mannered.366 
Beets, Egyptian.366 Horticulture, Prof, of_366 
Bommer’s Method of Mak¬ 
ing Manure.366 
Bricks, How Many to a 
Cubic Foot.306 
Blitter, Well-flavored... .367 
Cabbages, Gas Lime for..365 
Cacalias, New.309 
Carrots and Parsnips_309 
Catalogue, Australian.. ..366 
Cattle, Loss of.370 
Churn, A Crank.366 
Churning, New Method. .367 
How High Prices Come.370 
Humbugs, Sundry.365 
Jerseys for Balter...367 
Keep your Courage Up. .366 
Lambs in Lincolnshire. .370 
Manures, Artificial. 367 
Melon Seeds-Lima Beans366 
Mowers, Hints to Manu¬ 
facturers of.369 
Muck, Salt-Meadow.369 
NativeIndnstry.Proteet’n369 
Osage Orange Plants_365 
Clover-Huller. Price of. ..366 Peacli-boring Beetle.369 
Corn-meal, Cooked.367 Peaches, Pickling.309 
Corn, Will it pay toRaise366jPclargonium,D’ble White 
Cow, A Good.366 Zoiinl. ..367 
Cows, Summer Feed for..369|Pigs for Packing.369 
Drains, Fall Work on_366 Plants Named..’.369 
Drainingtimbered Swamp Plums, Rotting.366 
Land.366|Posts, Ailanlhns-trees for367 
Duchess. Another, Gonc.370!Potatoes and the Potato- 
Entom. Department, Dep. | Bug.366 
of Agr., Vindication of 367-Potatoes for Hot Climate 367 
Fair, New England. 365 Potatoes in England... .369 
Farm and nouseh’ld Help366 1 
Farm Cyclopedia. 367 
Fish Com. of Ct., Report.867 
Fleeces. Heavy,..369 
Fodder-Cutter.367 
Frnit.Gr’ w’rs’ Ass. ,Potom366 
Fruit in England.367 
Free Lands in Iowa.305 
Greenhouses.367 
Grubs in Strawberry Bed 370 
Hail Insurance.365 
Hay, Cutting, in Wet 
Weather.367 
Heeling-In.367 
Hens, Egg-eating .367 
Ilive, Langstroth’s... ..366 
Power fori Run of Stone.367 
Question in Proportion. .365 
Railroad Bonds .365 
Rams, Young.309 
Roller, Use the.369 
Roses, Pegging Down.. .367 
Sawdust for Bedding_306 
Sawdust for Mulch.367 
SeedingDown in the Fail 366 
Sifter, Magic.369 
Soil for Compost.366 
Sow, Prolific.367 
Steam Plows.365 
Tents, Materials for... .370 
Trout-Culture, Practical..369 
Wheat, Winter, in Mass..367 
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AMEKICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
NEW YORK, OCTOBER, 1872. 
On our own farm we usually find October the 
busiest month in the year. There is not only more 
actual work to be done, but it is of a character that 
requires close personal supervision. A fanner needs 
to rise early, lay good plans, work himself, and 
make others work. He must look to the details, 
and see that every hoe, potato-hook, cora-eutter, 
basket, shovel, spade, fork, rake, scythe, chain, 
rope, ladder, plow, coulter, plow-point, harrow, 
cultivator, cart, wagon, wheelbarrow, crow-bar, 
hammer, nail, bolt, monkey-wrench, and auger is 
not only iu good order, but is in its proper place 
where it can be found at any moment. Many an 
hour of valuable time, both of men and horses, is 
lost for want of system, order, and forethought. 
The success of a farmer to a considerable extent 
depends on close attention to these little matters 
of detail. He may hire a man that can husk as 
much corn or dig as-many potatoes a day as lie can, 
but we have never yet found a man who would 
mend a thing as soon as it was broken, keep every¬ 
thing in its place, or leave of his owu accord unim¬ 
portant work that lie liked to do, and go at import¬ 
ant work that lie did not like to do. 
Farmers should not only attend the Agricultural 
Fairs themselves, but allow their men to go too. 
We know from experience that nothing so effec¬ 
tually disarms them of prejudice. We like to see 
a farmer and his boys and liis hired men looking-at 
improved stock and examining new implements. 
You will find it useful to take the addresses of ex- 
j liibitors of good stock or of implements that you 
may sometime wish to purchase. All sensible 
j manufacturers have circulars describing their 
machines; take one of them to read when you 
get home. It is a great mistake to confine your 
attention to new things. It is better to look after 
the improvements that may have been made in old 
implements and machines. Do not overlook the 
! fruit, vegetable, grain, and dairy departments. A 
good Agricultural Fair is a grabd means of improve¬ 
ment, but it is quite an art to know how to examine 
the articles to the best advantage. Go at it sys¬ 
tematically. Finish one department before you go 
,. to another. Do not be iu a hurry on the one hand, 
j to keep it from molding. The narrower the crib 
| the better, and it is well to make some chimneys 
; in the corn • with boards. Soft corn should he 
: spread out on' a lloor where it will dry, and he 
turned occasionally. Feed it out at once. It is 
better for cows and cattle’than for fattening pigs. 
Corn-Stalks .—Hay is likely to be scarce and high. 
Wheat-straw is with us of poor quality, and we 
sliull need all our corn-stalks for fodder. Their 
value for fodder depends a great deal on how they 
are cured. Make the stocks upright and compact, 
so that they will shed the rain. Draw iu as soon as 
they are cured, for at this season the weather is very 
uncertain. A little sap in the stalks is far less in¬ 
jurious than external moisture. Half the stalks in 
the country are seriously damaged by careless 
harvesting. 
Potatoes .—Dig as soon as they are ripe. Fine 
weather is important, and there is nothing to be 
gained and everything to lose by delay. Unless 
you have every convenience for keeping, it is 
usually best to sell as fast as you dig them—-draw¬ 
ing them from the field to market. 
Small Potatoes are of far more value as food in the 
early spring than in the fall. They pay well for 
keeping, either in a barn-cellar or in pits. 
Pits for Potatoes should be made on dry soil and 
where there is no danger of water standing in the 
spring. Our own plan Is to make a deep dead- 
furrow with a plow, and then throw out the soil 
<m each side so as to make the bottom of the pit 
about three feet wide. Cover the potatoes wit!; 
four or five inches of straw, and then throw on a 
light coat of soil, about sufficient to cover the 
straw, leaving some ventilators at top. J ust before 
winter sets in, put on another coat of straw and cover 
it with earth. This second coat of straw holds 
dead air between two layers of earth, and will keep 
out the severest frost. 
Potato-iTops are well worth drawing to the yard to 
absorb the liquid manure. Allowing them to re¬ 
main scattered over the field until spring is a very 
slovenly practice. 
Weeds and Rubbish are best got rid of by setting 
fire to them. They burn better now than in the 
spring. Be careful that the tire does not spread 
to fences or the woods or mucky land. 
Fall Plowing .—Unless the soil is very sandy and 
