Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-01-31
AGRICULTURAL.
From The CultiyaLor.

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Something for The Farmers. -The winter months,
to the farmer, are months of comparative leisure,
but he will find no tine for deness. Negligence
is no more TO be tolerated in January than in July.
| Animals require salt and water as much in win
ter as in summer and the good farmer will see
that they have both. Animals fed on dry nay
will do much better If they have n meal of roots
once or twice week. For the horse, we prefer
carrots and even if fed on grain, these roots will
| be found most heathful.
| Do not feed your stock in the streer, or about
the fields, but in your yards. The man who feeds
in fields or roads, loses his manure, peaches his
grounds, and by the habit wastes at least third
of his fodder
II any of your animals exhibit symptoms Of fall
ing of, such as growing poor, neglecting their
food, sc. they should receive extra attention.
Cows should have mashes of bran, or more nutri
tive food and all kinds of stock so conditioned,
should be carefully protected from the seventies
| OF the season.
Do not starve your fowls, if you expect large
well filled eggs, or plump fatp ulets Your prof
its from your fowls will in general be in direct
proportion to the care and feeding you give them.
| Remember they must have box of sand, gravel,
plaster ashes, &c. to roll in and pick pebbles from,
10 aid in the digestion Of their food aud preserve
their health and plumage unimpaired.
Give your horses salt frequently with their
grain, and if you add good handful of ashes,
once n week. you will rarely find them troubled
with cholic or bots. If you keep your horses oil
corn, you will find it better for them to have the
grim and cob together.
Keep your lambs and old sheep separate, and,
| II posslble never allow more than fifty of any
kind TO lie together. Where TOO many are herd
ed together the strong are always ia advance,
picking out the sweetest and best of the hay, and
trampling on the remainder. This is one OF the
ways in which the weak are sure to grow weak er,
as well as the strong stronger,
BE sure to keep your diseased animals, no mat
ter OF what kind, fyou have any, away from the
rest OF your stock.
Keep your stables and pens well lit,eued with
straw, and if you have plenty Of it, keep your
yards in the same condition. Littering adds 10
the comfort of your animals, and increases the
quantity of your manure.
Examine your nipple bins and separate the
sound from The partially decayed fruit.
Feed oil your animals regularly. You find
such mode of feeding best in your own case
and you will find II so with them. W here ami
mails are fed rregularly, they remain constantly
in restless, dissatisfied state whereas, when fed
punctually, they eat, and expect no more ill the
stated hour arrives.
Look out for your fire wood for the ensuing year.
Frost seasons wood rapidly, and if you cut and
split nnw, the trouble of drawing tons OF water to
your wood house may be prevented Nothing
can justify Seeding IN woman, but a smoking
house and fire of green wood. If you love soft
words, fair faces and sweet smiles, make sure OF
dry wood and bright fire.
Settle up all your accounts punctualy; do not
let your mechanics complain for want ofiheir pay,
or the cry OF those who have TILED your fields rise
TO heaven in complaint of your negligence or hon
esty.
Winter, too, is the season in which works of
charity and kindness are frequently required, and
which the farmer ought never to neglect There
VIII always be those who are unfortunate and
poor, and for such good may always be done.
The widow and the orphan, the sick and the des.
tilute, have all their claims that may not be dis
regarded. The able poor must have employment,
but IN this land of abundance, none must be left
to suffer.