The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-05-05
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The AMERIcAH fARMFH was undertaken by
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dignity in the public esteem, the employment
OF the llusbaHdman, which had been hitherto
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with intellectual improvement. Five vol
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fer particular test 'moulaIs OF the Ea,ue OF a /
work, which has been so long before the pub
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AMERICAN EARaER, better conception OF its |
general contents, the Editor takes, at random,
from the Index to one volume, the references I
under one, out OF tWo hundred heads:
SHEEP--on feeding with roots; about ten |
pounds per day--their average consumption
OF food, page BIT is thought, cannot be |
profitably reared by grass farmers, 49--man-
gle wurzel excellent food for; surprising
OF weight fed on 54-haye been the
victims of extraordinary capree-meriuoS
sacrificed for want of knowledge how TO man
age, 7o--the culture of the turnip indispensa- |
BILE in the profitable rearing OF, 69-how to
cleanse and shear, ga composition Tor an
ointing, 96-breeding to feed safely off Of
clover, llU-ewcs should be kept low after
taking the ram, ill Just before lambing, 10
query respecting disease III, described vut-
carly ca led fen, cock spring, incnrahle but
may be prevented, llO--rXhhited AZ the Ma
~ aud cattle show General Mason letter To
the editor announcing his intention 20 send
a pair he is of opinion that high feeding OF,
tends to the production OF coarse wool, 10
ticks in, how TO destroy, Inexperienced
TINT the mcrno has been too generally suffer
ed to mingle with common Hooks, l57-the
blind staggers in, accustomed 10y an insect, 300
TO guard against, 207 may they not be man
aged tn profit on grass farms as large docks
are raised in countries where the turnip and
other green food are unknown il would fol-
low that they NAV what quantity at hay
would be consumed by given number OF, III
remedy tor Il disease in, to which they are eX-
posed from travelling and exposure, 21o-
the soil aud climate OF South Carolina adap-
ted 10, 275 the health OF yeanng ewes, aud
thrift OF lambs, depend much on succulent
food, 3sS-how managed on the KING OF Eng
lands Norfolk farm, l25-points of good, aud
how 10 handle to select should never be
caught by the wool, 4O6-Di5eases &c. OF,
described enquiries respecting, and RENE
dies, 10, Id, 206, 2o7, go, 4l2-cauSes
OF, SYMPTOMS &c Of, 34i--reports on, eahib-
tied al cattle shows, 1923, 3S3-rrports OF an.
nuai neeces from, would, by instruciing IN the
comparative merits of different breeds, tend
to Improvement, 353-the Dlshley or Bake
well, cross OF the Lancashire and Peake OF
Derbyshire, l74-fheir superior value IN
ne ,h and fleece, fo6--tor sale by the Editor,
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