The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-11-19
From the American farmer.
Work for November.

work for November.
CaHle of all kinds should be sheltered,
if possible, Of a night, and receive gener-
Gus allowance Of fodder of some kind, as
neither the pastures nor woods, afford, at
this period. sufficient quantity of food to
prevent the cattle from falling ollin flesh.
thing which should he oh"ia,ed, as il is
highly important TO Commence the winter
with them in good condition, and vigor-
Gus health Cattle thrive best in cold
weather in good dry warm lodgings, here
they may bid defiance at least to the rain
and snow, We don't say that close
stable is indispensable to their health and
comfort, but we do affirm that good
shed, facing the south, with tight root,
defended from the north and west, tends
greatly 10 promote not only their COM
fort and health, but enable them TO live
upon less iooL.-SGe too 10 their beng
sailed twice a week.
Gathering CoIn.--As soon as your
corn is thoroughly dry, gather it, have it
huSked out and put under lock and key
Cors HrshS.-As YOU may have your
corn husked, have your husks carefully
packed away i'll some safe place,
taking care to sprinkle a little salt over
them.-Thus slowed away they will
prove excellent food Tor y our milch cows.
Corn CObs.-Wc have frequently told
you not to let these 90 to waste, and we
repeat it here that there is as much nuri-
lon i'll btshc Of cobs as there is in two
| iiIlhS OF bushcl OK shclled corn. This
is not guess work but the result of actu-
al common sense trials, so conducted as
| to reduce the thing to a certainty. Why
then, we ask, should they not be husban-
dcd. as among the available feeding re-
sources OF Il farmer! Why should they
be wasted Why should not every far
MGR rather provide himself with crush
cr, and thus enable himself to use them i'll
. the most profitable way. Those, howev-
cr, who have no crusher, may have them
broken in the hominy mortar. Thus
managed, if soaked i'll boiling water.
steamed, or boiled, they will be brought
to condition easy of digestion by cattle,
and flied in this way to milch cows, will
be far more valuable, measure for mea
sure, than the best hay, no matter what
the kind may be.
earn .SiaiES.-This is another valua-
bic provcndcr, which is per@nted 10 be
wasted. \ ton and lI~ii Of corn stalks,
cut up and soaked is as good if not better
than a ton of the best hay for mich cows.
And it is not claiming too much TO say,
that COWS thus fed upon them will look
as well and give as much milk as when
fed upon any other long fodder. Pre-
serve your corn stalks, and feed them out
To your cows, and you may sell more
hay.
Barn anil cutie Ynds.-Cover these
a foot deep with mould, leaves. and vege-
table rubbish of any kind, and by spring
your stock Will have converted every
spadclu Of 1t into as good maiiurc as that
made by your horses, for it will have alb
sorbed and preserved their liquid salts,
every gill Of which is prolific Of all the
elements Of vegetable nulrimcnt.
Hog Sfic$.-Give your store and fat
tcning hogs plenty OF mould, leaves, straw,
IcImcnl and make manure.
HorScS and neat C0Hie.-Thc time has
arrived wLcu those should be cared for.
In all the attentions they may receive re-
collect that regularity i'll the hours Of
feeding is material element of success OF
any plan. Both horses and cattle should
be sailed twice a wcch--a IiIlle good well
slllcd hickory ashes, if mixed with the
salt, once month, would be a udiclous
addition.
Shcrp.-Thesc animals should be pro-
vlded with an open shed with Il southern
exposure, in which they can lay dry and
comfortable, receive salt twice a week.
ant good hay or fodder and roots, three
times day.
Colts and Young CaHle.-RccolIcct
that if you stint young animals you stop
their growth-iced well and provide
clcanIy apartments.
The Marquis OF Wellesley, whose
death has lust been chronlclcd, derived
his name from the family Of the Wcslcys,
so fam Gus as the founders of the Mclho-
dist Church. The Earl Of Mornington.
who was grandfather Of the late Marquis
and of the Duke of Wellington, Inherited
some estates in Ireland from Mr.. Wesley;
and, on that account. adopted the name.
The hcirship of these estates was offered
to Charles Wesley, while he was at school
a. Westminster, on condition of his going