Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-11-22
FARMERS WORK FOR NOVEMBER.


FARMERS WORE FOB NOVEMBER.
l. - nov quite time 70 be preparing FOR Toe vis''
,alioas Of .nter You wli!, ,hereorr, MS s.oan as
nas8ole, Aayrcado your buildings asansst tito suiI3-
Sous i.es,, and scruse ilea,., ard cumforlabc
Winter 9ul,.,s Tor yourself, f.y, domes,ics, cat
il9 ana al otner ANIMALS dcpcnaem on you for Sub
sist.llce aua cuuio.' The only kind Of 5aa@S
9Th winch farmers in sepcral sh9nid have apY
dealings are hose which serve 10 hee9 lost OFT OF
nis ce.,a. Your doors SHOULD b. listed, your WIN
( VS. " dyed, and every crack and crevl4e maIe
! alr ,jsb oy WHICH means you may not Only save
fuel bat avoi.s colds coughs, and consequent Goa
.unallons.
Yon viii, Likewise, please to iseci your atten-
iog IL yuu' stables, stalls and racks Tor cattle
&c We will make ecu,c remarks on the snbjee,
! ., stables A stable, said DR.. Deaue, SHOULD
have an open aud airy situation and be as tioe Us
/ possible from n.1d aud we.ncss. The floor should
be ha i, pine pl4nlss NOT on level but descend
ius 5aehn ards that the stale may no, remain I'M
der the horses, So iha, laeT may remain dry an!
! clean
! ! Il horsn is cteany aplnal, heu roos,s. hog
a.yes ,,ad uettN'aIy hp4seS slsn.a mol be 100 near
20 his Attainment, A sl.s,e aloa,dhaye windows
10 open ard stu,, tina, fresh all may be lei IN when
the weather Is aoi and i, SHOULD Us light and warm
and cold will co much hurt 10 the animals and
tho more as beng tied up, they cannot use much
nloon Snue OF the windows should be CLASS
Ibecaso horses are fond oIligD,. Ana 1t IS heocr
FOR their eyes tat they be not conhaed Il. al 10 to
IA darkness "a the day time.
! A lofty sable is recommended by White Tea
,tjaaA VI .1it0. p. ~ fifteen Q, wsnty, but never
les, tbau ,.gcye iect hlgu, an opening In The coll
IN. .pY ventilation. 1'hc hopg he prefers is Of
tofrak or limestone, inc!iniug NOT ,aote nom the
mauger TO the gutter Than an inch 10 yard some
litter, he saws, Should always DO allowed Tor
I horse % stale upon which should be swept away as
often as is necessary This with pail or lwo O!
| water. thrown upon tho floor, and swept away
of while The borses are \, exercise, will keep the
stable perfectly clean and free from offensive
smells.
! 1'hp dep,h of stable should never be less than
twenty feet, nor the heigh; less than twelve Ire
| width Of stall should not be less than SIX leel
clear. But when there Is sufhcient room, II IS
much nettar plan to allow the horse space OF Ten
or tw elvc feet, where he may be loose and exercise
| himself II Lille. This viii be an efiectual means
of ayoidin. swollen heels, and a great relief 70
horses that IRE worked hard. With respect to The
rack ard maagcr, White preiors the former on the
ground tiloor, resting three fee, high, eighteen IN
ches deep from IRON, to back and five feet in length
! The rack he prefers being closed ntro"t, though
some turner's prefer il open, alleging that horses
while lin. down viii thus be enabled to cat II
they choose A close tronted rack, however, IS
! better adaplrd for saving hay. The back part OF
the rack should be an inclined flame made OF good
should be gradually sloped towords the front and
| should terminate about two feet down. onch n
rack vii. hold more than ever ought 10 bepu before
q. one horse. The advantages Of this racf are hu-
,nerous in the first place tho hay is easily PVT unto
itand renders hay loft over the stable unneecssa
nv; which ought 10 be an indacenicnt TO the build
or 10 make the stable as lofty 1t ough,io be- and
render the ventilation unnecessary. All the
hay that is pa, into this manger viii be eaten ];
bui IN cou,u,oa racks il is well known that largo
portion ofthe hayis otter pulled down upon the after
and trojden upon, whereby aconsiderable quantity
! is often wasted l,preven,s the hay-seeds OF dus.
from falling upon the horse, OF ito his eyes ana
what is OF considerable importance though se'dom
,,e,isd 10, there will be an iodcce'ncn; to the
horse keeper t, give the horse hay in small qaant,
ias n, time and frequently from tho little trouo'e
! which attends ratting tiu,o tho rack The say
nc ofhay, which may be effected by the use Of TINS
track is 50 apparent that need not lie dwel' upon
4 rrtn saen,, n,aT,c o's5 maas ia oats ny 80