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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[October, 
Contents for October, 1874. 
Ante-lope, Beisa. Illustrated. .373 
Bag Holders.2 Illustrations ..377 
Barn Sheet... 376 
Bee Notes for October.369 
Beet, Egyptian.3S3 
Black Bass, How to Stock Ponds with.373 
Boys and Girls’ Columns — Doctors Talks on Garden 
Seeds—Aunt Sue’s Puzzle-Box—Aunt Sue’s Chats— 
Cruelty to Animals.4 Illustrations.. 3S7, 3S8 
Brush, Home-Made. Illustrated ..378 
California Farm.378 
Catalogues Received. 367 
Cistern, Unde rground. Illustrated ..376 
Corn Husker, Philip’s Spiral. 370 
Corn-Husking by Machinery. Illustrated. .361 
Cows, Pasturing in Orfchards. Illustrated ..377 
Dog-Laws, Enforce the.375 
Egg Inspection. 377 
Fairs, Industrial. . 368 
Fair List. 368 
Fair, New England.36S 
Farm Work for October.362 
Farming in Ireland, Prize.. 379 
Fastenings for Barns.4 Illustrations ..377 
Fertilizers in Gardening, Concentrated. 382 
Flower Garden and Lawn in October.363 
Flowers, American Star Thistle.. .Illustrated ..381 
Flowers, Pearly Everlasting.... Illustrated. .381 
Fruit Garden in October.363 
Greenhouse and Window Plants in October.363 
Hen Lice, Remedies for.377 
Household Department—How to use Corn Husks— 
Home Topics—Recipes. 5 Illustrations.. 385, 386 
Ice-House and Cool Chamber.3 Illustrations ...376 
Kitchen Garden in October. 363 
Market Reports for October.363 
Notes from the Pines—Here is trouble—Carpeting 
Beneath Shrubs—Sedum spectabilc—Fancy Beds— 
Ornamental Grasses—Perennial Phloxes—Heath— 
Gladioluses.382, 383 
Ogden Farm Papers, No. 56—Butter Making in Ill.— 
Farming—Education of Farmers—Sheep—Breeding 
—Milk Churning at the South.370, 371 
Orchard and Nursery in October.363 
Patent Department. .. .369 
Plant, Fine Basket. Illustrated .384 
Plants for Vinter, Preparing.383 
Poultry House, Portable.3 Illustrations. .379 
Salt Marshes, Reclaiming. 378 
Spring-Houses.3 Illustrations. .380 
Tether, A Safe. Illustrated. .376 
Walks and Talks Correspondence.369 
Walks and Talks on the Farm, No. 130—Plowing— 
Clover Hay—Manure—Pigs. 374,375 
Water in house and Barn.3 Illustrations. .371 
Water Trough for Barn-Yard. Illustrated ..377 
Wheat, Prill Sowing...378 
Wheat without Manure.-..375 
Windows in Horse Stables. 378 
Winter Bouquets.383 
Winter Forcing of Lily of the Valley..2 Illustrations.. 384 
INDEX TO “BASKET,” OR SHORTER ARTICI.ES. 
Ashes, Value of Wood.. .366 
Baskets, Balloon lianging365 
Bone Crusher.366 
Boat, How to Build.367 
Brick Machine.364 
Bulls for Breeders.3 
Burlington Co., N. J.365 
Calf, Dysentery in a.365 
Cheese Factories.365 
Hedgers, Professional_367 
Humbugs, Sundry.365 
Leaf-mold for Wheat_367 
Leaves, Gathering.365 
Limestone Water for 
Boilers.367 
Magnolia or not ?.364 
Manual < f Geology.364 
Manures, Composting. ..366 
Chemical Fertilizers.367jMeadow, Improving.366 
Clover in the South.367 Merino Rams, Value of. .5 .6 
College of Vet’y Surgeons365 Nest Egg, How to make a.367 
Cook Book, Home.365 
Cotswold-Meri no Sheep. 365 
Crops, Rotation of..364 
Dairy Farm, Situation ofS65 
Death of Dr. ,T. H. Slack.365 
Draining Plow.364 
Eggs, Liming.307 
Farms, Prize.305 
Fruit Camples, Sending.304 
Garget.'..305 
Goldsmith Maid.365 Y/estem Fai 
grayling ... .365 Stock Gru :r. 
Hedge for 3<cw Jersey.. .364Wistaria. ... . 
Ohio State Fair. 
Petroleum. 365 
Plow Beams, Wrought 
Iron.367 
Potatoes, Yield of Two. .366 
Premium List..308 
Preserving Wood.3 j7 
Sparrows...5CS 
Cuch’s Cat.aiogn.. ZZ~. 
Tomatoes for : o' •:. 7 
and 
...434 
Rye or Wheat. —“ J. N. J.,” Middletown, 
Ohio. Upon an inferior soil, rye would be a better crop 
to sow than wheat. Wheat requires a more fertile soil 
than i.’c in produce an qua! nuraUe: of Duoheio. Wneat 
straw is generally considered be tter fodder than ry.e straw 
by those farmers who feed straw, but rye straw is less 
harsh or flinty, and is preferred by some on that account. 
But ther kind or straw is poor fodder, and should only 
be used to give needful buik to other mid more concen¬ 
trated food. In the market rye straw bears a value (for 
mannfacl tiring purposes) little less than that of hay. 
Calendar for October. 
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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
NEW YORK, OCTOBER, 1874. 
If there is one admonition that is more timely than 
another just now, it is to push the fall work ahead. 
Some kinds of work must be done whatever the 
weather may be. There is other work that may be 
postponed. Out-door work may be done in the 
fine October weather, for half the cost that the 
same work would cost during sleet and cold rains 
in November. The forehanded man always has the 
most leisure. He is never in a hurry. Hurried 
work is always poorly done. The farmer who is 
hurried and behind time, works twice as hard as he 
needs to do, never has a leisure day, and yet loses 
money. Late sown or late gathered crops are 
always deficient, or defective in quality. With our 
magnificent autumn weather, there is no excuse for 
being caught with necessary work on hand, when 
snows and storms are in season. 
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Hints al»out 'Work. 
Winter Wheat .—This crop should be in the 
ground by this time in the Northern States. In 
the Middle and Southern States, it may be sown 
this month. Where the fly is feared, a dressing of 
finely slacked lime in powder, copiously applied 
upon the field until the ground is white, has been 
found to greatly diminish the ravages of the pest. 
Where no manure has been applied, and top-dress¬ 
ing is required, it should be done as early as possi¬ 
ble. There is no danger of loss of any valuable 
portion of the manure. 
Rye may be sown early this month for the regular 
:iop. For early spring pasture or soiling in the 
West or North, there is no more valuable crop. 
We have sown 5 bushels per acre the last of Octo¬ 
ber, for soiling purposes, with excellent results. 
In the Southern States good winter pasture may 
thus be provided. 
Corn Iluskina should be done without delay. 
Twice as much work may be done on a fine October 
day, as on a cold blustering day a month later 
The fodder is got in in a better condition, and corn 
stalks are too valuable feed to be wasted. The 
stalks should be hound in small sheaves, and shock¬ 
ed in large shocks. The larger the shock the less 
the stalks are exposed to the weather. Husking 
should be done by the bushel, and care taken to 
see that clean work is done, and that the stalks are 
well bound and shocked. Hall’s husking gloves, 
which are now much improved, will be found a 
great help and protection to the hands. 
Potatoes .—In digging potatoes let them be expos¬ 
ed as little to the sun and air as possible. Dig as 
soon as tops are dying or dead. There are several 
useful potato diggers made and sold at reasonable 
prices, which save time and labor. When potatoes 
are pitted, it is best to do the work thoroughly 
now, than make temporary heaps intending to 
complete them afterwards. In nine cases out of 
ten, this temporary business fails. A sudden hard 
frost comes unexpectedly, and these unfinished 
pits are injured. 
Live Stock generally should now receive more 
than usual care. Separate unthrifty animals 
from the rest, and nurse them up before the cold 
weather comes on. An unthrifty animal is shown 
by its hard rough hide, and the woe-begone expres¬ 
sion of its face. A blind man may pick out such 
an animal. Its character is apparent to the touch 
of the fingers. Young stock especially should be 
watched and well treated. Feed no poor animals 
over winter. Keep the best for breeding, and 
don’t be tempted to sell them off and keep the 
poor ones. Beware, however, of suddenly enrich¬ 
ing the feed of poor animals. This should be done 
gradually. The digestive organs are closely related 
to the blood and life of the animal. Blood diseases 
certainly follow sudden changes of the feed, and 
none are more rapidly fatal in their effects. 
Weeds .—There is no month in the year while 
weeds are growing, in which they may not be fought 
with advantage. Burn everything in the shape of 
a weed that can be gathered at this season. There 
is no safety otherwise. They may be scattered 
upon the roads and trodden under foot, but the 
seeds are only put out of sight. They will appear 
again. When burned, however, there is no resur¬ 
rection for them. 
Keeping Accounts .—If no accounts have been 
kept upon the farm, it is a good time now to begin. 
Make a map of the farm, no matter how rough 
it may be. Measure every field as near as 
possible. Perhaps this may lead one to see the 
advantage of having fewer fences, and straight 
ones. Number or name every field, and oblige 
everybody about the farm to call each field by its 
number or name when speaking of it. Paste a 
copy of the map of good size upon the inside of 
the barn door. Start the accounts with the fall 
seeding, wheat or rye, and charge every field with 
the work, manure, and seed put upon it. One will 
he surprised to find what crops cost, if the market 
value of labor and manure are included in the 
estimate. But it is this which will open the eyes 
of a farmer to the needs of his business. He then 
becomes a business man, and works on the only 
correct principles. 
Sundry Matters .—A list should be made of all 
work that must be done, and that which may be 
done. Fix a time for doing that which must be 
done, and stick to it. Do that which may be done 
in the intervals. This is how leisure is made. 
This is what is meant by looking ahead. There is 
much now to be looked to ahead. It is needless 
to point out what these things are. No man is a 
true farmer who is ignorant of them, but many 
farmers fail to think of them in time. We do not 
pretend to tell a farmer everything that he must do, 
or how he must do it, our object is rather to remind 
him of many things that are frequently forgotten 
until it is too late. 
Work in the Horticultural Departments. 
By the middi" 1 A this month, nearly all the har- 
ve- ing will be inished in the Northern States. 
There will, however, be plenty of work after har¬ 
vesting. The plowing, draining, and cutting of 
brush and weeds, will give abundant employment. 
Though the days are short, the cool weather now 
enables men to accomplish nearly as much in a day. 
