Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1831-03-10
HINTS to Formers-Neyer feed po,atoes

Grind your corn with the cObS-it is bet
ter feed and pays well for the trouble.
One bushel of fax seed, ground with eight
bushels Of oats, is better for horses than
sixteen bushels cfoats alone, and will effec-
tua!ly destroy the bolts.
Never burn all dry wood in your fire
kPlace-nor use a fire place when you can
get a stove.
Cut your trees for rails in the winter, as
they are more durable.
Never select your seed corn from the
crib, but from the stalk.
plant the refuse-nor sell your best sheep
and keep the poorest. .....-.
A fat OK is worth more than poor one,
although he does not eat as much--and
yoke and chain can be bought for less
money than, Wagon and harness.
Keep plenty of cows and bees as the
surest way of having milk and honey.
Contine your cows with good fences, but
let your bees 60 at large.-CattskiU Rec.
Breaking Steers.-About nine years a.
go, had two year old bull, that rather
abruptly helped me over five rail fence
in less than no time. Having procured an
inch ring, the next day, took a cart rope
and confined his head to a post, pierced
his nose with an instrument prepared for
the purpose, (similar to one left at the Ag-
ricultural Warehouse, } put in the ring, shut
it, attached cord to the ring and led him
about the premises as horse; afterwards
yoked him up with my nigh and off OK,
and made him work either side, with bat
little trouble; put him in the traces be-
tween the horse and oxen. And by pass
ing the leading lines or reins in the nose,
frequently rode to the mill with my grist,
in sleigh, or on the forward wheels Of
horse wagon. SO much for the doctrine Of
passive obedience.
COw Cdbbage.-This is the name Of a
vegetable recently introduced into this
country. 1t grows from six to twelve feet
high, and affords an abundant supply of
green fodder for cattle. The stalks live
| four years. In France they are per n,itted
to stand out all winter, but in this country,
they should be defended from the frost by
sheaf of straw we'll secured at the top.--
The N. E. Farmer states that "sixty
plants are said to afford sufficient proven
der for COW year and as the side
shoots only are used, it lasts four years with
out fresh planting. A square nf S;~sy feet
will contain ESQ plants, four feet apart, or
sixteen more than four cows will require
for years provender, without the aid of
any other food. "--Saiem Gazette.
The American Farmer says, a good
mule will do twice az much work on farm,
as a horse and that the former are also
less expensive as to their food, and less
subject to disease, and will last twice as
long.
Bees.-Dr. Smith doubts the existence
of the queen bee. Now we have never
heard a bee promulgating laws or appoint
ing subordinate officers, &c. but we have
seen what may perhaps be worth telling Of.
There was an empty hive at the north
end of the bee house, intended for the
| next swarm. From the hive next south,
swarm had issued, and after flying about
for while returned. The reason assigned
| by the owner was, that the queen was una
bic to fly. A day or two after, the swarm
came out again and soon began to return
rs before. 1t occurred to as, that posi-
bly, her majesty, in attempting 10 fly,
might have fallen to to the ground. Step
ing in front of the hive, we saw six or eight
feet from its mouth, some twenty bees, fly
ing about near tutt ofgrass, and on draw
ing nearer we saw perched upon blade o!
grass bee, about as long as drone, but
much more slender, the back Of a brighter
black, and the legs reddish, evidently nei-
Their drone nor a working bee. A stick
being presented to this singular insect, she
crept upon land was carried upon it to the
mouth Of the empty hive before mcntion-
ed. A few bees had alighted at its mouth.
These Immediately followed her into the
hive. Some Of them soon returned, and
ran evidently as fast as they were able, to
the old hive, the stool and front OF which
we're covered with the returning swarm.
Having arrived among these, tho messen-
gers, for such they appeared to be, would
occasionally stop, and shake themselves VIZ
olently, swinging or rather rocking them
selves from right to left and the contrary.
as they are sometimes seen to do at and a.
| about the time of swarming. This motion
was invariably followed by general scam
pering Of the surrounding bees to the hive.
Some of these messengers entered the old
hive, where their operations were out OF
sight but their entrance was soon follow
ed by the pouring out Of multitudes, who
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