Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-04-30

Go, end forward, sad noehed. If necessary TO make
.hem lie steadily.
5. lie, the top raj be heavy and well ro,ehed
the largest end placed forward, ond your fence is
done.
The object Of having the largest end of the bot
tom rail placed forward, is 10 have less spsce be-
tween the rails for pigs and geese and having the
top rail the largest end forward leaves the fence lev
Ell and of equal heigh, throughout.
There is no sight more pleasing TO a Genesee
farmer than well made rail fence.
Geae.ce Farmer.
Keeping Shcep.---Sowed three bushels of onia 10
cure before they arc quite ripe, for my sheep
this ] have found 10 be the chcspes, and best meth
cd to ~inier sheep, of The mnny ways that have
tried Tie sheep will eat 1t oil clean, straw and
oil, and with II get grim enough (and that being
green, believe it far better than ri,,e) keep them
IN good condition. ] never had dstcmpered sheep
that was kept in this way. Two good shcayes
per day, will las, twenty sheep through the winter;
some days three sheaycs and some but one, viz
when they get 10 tho ground have tried it and
do know. Now, say five months, $50 days 800
shcnves, that would make twelve bushels TO the
hundred would be thirysix bushels oats, and the
straw. II any Of your correspondents can DO bet
ter, and with less expense, should be glad to know
II Gcneee Earmc,.
HoRsEs There are many hundreds Of these
valuable animals killed every summer IN the Unit
ed States, by giving them water when they arc
heated J. is most absurd and destructive prnc
tce o: stage divers and others, giving their horses
wale every five SIX miles when travelling. Far.
mcrs who work horses ot plough, harrow, or cart
never give them voter from the time they 90 to
hraak fuSt II. fr L
20 TO dinner period not lcss than four hours. and
The same in the afternoon until they quit work al
shutdown. and 1t seldom happens that horses are xii
led hat ore worked upon farms. The same ba ]
practice exists in England. We were once riding
IN stage coach from Brighton 10 London on a very
warm day, when the driver stopped, watered his
horses, and set out again upon fast lrol in few
minutes all four Of them died upon Me 81 Of They
manage these things better in France. They never
water their horses Only when they fell We |
recoIlcct on very warm and dusty day, travelling |
IN singe over the bills Of Normandy the horses
toamng with sweat and covered with dust The
driver stopped at an inn, and when VIC expected to
see him with his bucket, giving water 10 each, he
brought from the house u Bofte, and pouring out
into his hand some Of its contents, he washeI ZACH
horses nsse, md throw htle upon them. On in.
curing, we found TINT it was Vinegar and al.
though they had travelled long stage, they wen.
off az fresh 10 at the first starting.
- Cincinnati -. ado.
Cut St,nw for Horse,--At this season Of the
year horses that are used much, or that pcrspire
freely, are apt to take cold aud become hide bound
They require twice n couple of table spoon.
ins of sulphur mixed with their food, which should
DC OF cut straw, and corn and cob, and cats ground
together. If well curricd their skin will soon be
loose, and they will begin TO thrive Immediately.
C2orej ruth O9tS. Many of the farmers in West
Chester and Putnam counties sow clover seed with
heir oats-thinking it takes better than with rye or
wheat The ordinary rooton in most parts of ibis
section OF the Union Is corn, ontsryo wheat with
clover In order 10 secure the enriching properties
II clover, should suppose, in this rotation,
would be profitable 10 SOW clover with a view of
turning II under for rye or wheat in the fall. The
expense of seed and sowing is but trhc. The pas
ure, from the time The oats are cut to that for fall
rloughing, will pay FOR all expenses.
GtCcn Vegetable Manare.-Tho value of green
vegetable manure WINS strikingly proved by me in
Inc spring OF 1888 | had trench opened of SUI
iclen length TO receive six sets of potatoes under
hrec of these sets placed green cabbage leaves,
Dul the other three had nothing but the soil When
he crop was dug up tho plants over the cabbage
caves yielded about double the produce of the other
H. D. Parks, hartford Nursery, January, 1885.
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