/Entered according to Act of Congress, in January, 1867, by T. A. Bland, in theClerk's 0(11 ce of the District Court of the United States for the
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Volume II.—No, 11— Terms, £1.50 per Tear,
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, NOVEMBER 1,1867,
T. A. BLAND, Editor and Proprietor.
Contents of November Number.
Work for the Month 205
Scientific Farming, Xo. 16 206
Soils and Sub-Soils 207
Management of Farm Stock No. 3 SOS
Agriculture in the Public Schools 80S
Rotation of Crops aud other Matters 209
Varied Powers and Work 209
Cincinnati Horticultural Society and  Wine
Growers Association 210
ANewGrape 210
Set Out Cuttings 210
The Tulip—Illustrated 211
Hon. Horace Greeley on Fairs 211
Progress in the Nineteenth Century 212
Catalogues Received 213
Brief Editorial Matters 213
Agricultural Engineers  . .213
Indiana State Fair 214
Labor  215
Superphosphate of Lime 215
What sh.ill we do with the Boys ? ...216
Letter from South Carolina 216
Our Sewing Machine Premium  216
Our Premiums to Agents 217
Prepare to Shelter the Stock  217
Illinois State Fair 217
County and District Fairs    217
Back Numbers 217
Farmers Write for Your Paper 218
The Science of Housekeeping 218
Ellen White, Farmer [ .21!)
Relation of the Sexes 210
Literary aud Musical Notices 220
Blanching: Celery.
We copy the following from the London Gardener's Chronicle, that our readers
may givo it a trial during the present autumn :
Having had some trouble in keeping late
celery from rotting iu a new kitchen garden, where the soil was very retentive and
damp, and the plants earthed up in tlie
usual manner, I have since used sawdust
for the purpose, and find that it answers
perfectly. Last winter, all the late celery
was earthed up with sawdust, and it kept
quite sound till April, and no slugs or insects attacked it under ground, the heads
being very solid, clear and crisp, and well
flavored. I had some doubts that the sawdust from resinous trees might give the
celery a disagreeable flavor, but on trial I
found this not to be tho ease, and the sawdust is now taken indiscriminately from
the saw-pits where different kinds of trees
aro sawn up. Before the severe frost
occurred in October last, the earthing up
of some late celery with sawdust had just
been finished, and* it was found in spring
wonderfully fresh—the frost not having
penetrated through the surface to the
heart.
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For the North Western Farmer.
Work for the Month.
During this month the principal work of
the year should be finished. The corn
should all be housed, the barns and stables
all put in the best condition, and every
possible arrangement made to facilitate the
feeding of stock, as well as for their comfort and thrift. During the warm Indian
summer days, it is much better to do up
the farm work than to wait until the dead
of winter, when the earth is covered with
snow and everything at the freezing point,
with the shortest days in the year.
There is something encouraging, something nice, as well as comfortable in being
up with ones work, and as a consequence
the ordinary routine of duty is performed
with a lighter heart than would otherwise
be the case where everything is to be done
at once.
Bees.—By the middle or last of the
month at farthest, should be removed to
their winter quarters, which should be a
dry dark cellar. Do not admit rats or
mice to the hive, or they will enter it if
possible. Rats sometimes gnaw tlie hive if
they cannot get in.
Cattle—Will require full feed by the last
of this month, if they have not a sufficiency of bluegrass. with plenty of the
latter they will not require much feed
until the ground is covered with snow. As
a matter of course cattle will have to be
fed at any time, if the pasture affords insufficient feed for tl«em. Provide sufficient
shelter in bad weather, but iu good
weather, allow them the run of the stalk
field or pasture.
Corn.—More corn will be gathered in
this month than any other, but by all
means try to finish this job as soon as possible.
Cribs—For corn should be made as far as
possible rat-proof. Set the crib on posts
two feet high, planted firmly in the ground.
A strip of tin eight or ten inches wide
wrapped around tlie top of the posts, will
effectually keep the rats away, and the
grain safe.
Fences—That are going to decay and dilapidation, should be inspected and repairs
marie where needed. It is not half the
trouble to reset an old fence that one might
suppose. Bad fences indicate unthrifty
farming.
Hedging—That has not been cleanly cultivated, will be full of weeds, especially if
new, these afford harbor for mice and mice
may gnaw the hedge plants. Clean out the
hedge, and thus protect it from those winter depredations.
Ilmjs—For market are generally, with us
here, sold iu this month. Feed well, and
shelter from storms Feed stock hogs
enough to keep them thrifty. Do not feed
in dusty places, or throw their grain in the
mud; give plenty of salt and ashes once a
month; keep in small lots; provide clean
well ventilated houses or sheds. Sleeping
in dust beds is especially injurious.
Horses—Should receive increased attention ; stable of nights, and bad weather.
Provide the stalls with plenty of litter,
which answers the double purpose of good
bedding, and an absorbent for liquid manure. Study the capacity of each animal,
and allow just enough for him to eat it all
up clean at each feed.
Ice—Maj- sometimes be stowed away
towards the latter part of this month. It
is said to stow much the best when sawed
out in square blocks. The first ice is often
the clearest and best.
Manure.—Plan the best way to feed to
save the most manure, for without this
essential, your farm will run down. The
most successful farmers, use the most
manure.
Bumpkins.—Select a few of the soundest
and best, and stow away in dry straw
where they will not freeze, and the}' will
keep much longer, sometimes nearly all
winter. Dont. forget the -pumpkin pie"
for christmas.
Sheep—besides being well cared for as to
feed and stabling, are too often neglected
in reference to keeping their fleece clear of
all kinds of litter and filth. If allowed to
run to a stack, or to feed from a rack, hayseed and all kinds of trash will be quite
likely to get in the wool on the upper part
of the neck and back, often seriously injuring the wool, besides occasioning more
trouble than the wool is worth to clean it.
Then keep the sheep in clean pasture, and
feed so as to keep the fleece clean, and thus
save much trouble in preparing it for the
carding machine.
School-—We can scarcely forbear adverting to our schoolboy days; with how much
earnestness we labored, late and early, to
get the work done up in order to get read}'
fo go to the winter school. The apples
were to gather, tho potatoes to dig. the
cabbage and turnips to hole up, and then
the corn was to gather. Frosty mornings
and sore and wornout lingers were all endured for the sake of hastening our
entrance in school. Last of all wood was
to get.   A good large pile of this in the