Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-03-28
From tie CHltiu0tof.
SPRING WORK


There 10 no season in the year in which energy
| activity, and good calculation 10 more requisite
than the present. Animals Of all kinds old and
young, and particularly those intended for labor,
one Of the most trying months for animals, Il ey
are, as the saying is, between hay and grass and
too often the supply Of either they can obtain, is
barely sufficient to support life. If farmers would
consider the much greater quantity Of milk, . COW
will yield in season that is in good condition IN
the spring, than one that has 'been on lift
through March or April, we are confident there
would not be SO many skeleton cows on our farms
as there now are. If they would for one moment
reflect that large part of an animals power Of
draftlies in his weight, and that where this 10
wanting, and the whole is thrown on Muscular ex~
ertion, the animal must soon give way, they would
feel the necessity Of having their working stock,
horses or cattle, at this season in good heart their
flesh sound and durable; and we should be spared
the modification of seeing 50 many POOR and mis.-
cradle teams in the field, at time when all should
be life and activity. To work well, an animal
must be kept well and the work, in nine cases
out Of ten, will be found best done, where the
teams are in the best condition. You might az
well expect that an Asiatc team, of iaclxass and
a woman yoked together, would break up the
ground to the proper depth as that pair ofscafe-
crow horses or oxen can do it. Never undertake
to see ON how little food your teams can subsst.-
No better criteran 10 needed of the nature Of mans
cultivation of his grounds, than is afforded by his.
animals; and he who starves them will soon find
his land will starve him. At this season Of the
year sheep require much attention, and will welr
repay it. Sheep are among Our most profitable an
finals, and on the whole, require less care than
most others, if the little they demand is given at
the proper time. Look out for the lambs and the
weak ones Of the flock, and do not suffer drove Of
hardy weathers to pick over and trample upon the
fodder before the ewes and lambs can get taste.
1t is an important point in commencing work in
m an
be at hand, and in first rate condition when want
ed. The good farmer has his house for his farm
implements, as we'll as for himself or his stock,
and is careful that all shall be put in their place. 40
fast as the season throws them out Of use. In the
winter, all are carefully examined, and the neces-
sary repairs are made. The farmer who permits
this work to pass until the implements are wanted
in the field, will find that he must lose many valu-
able hours, if not days, at the time when one, if
lost; is with difficulty overtaken.
Mr.. Horace Williams of East Hartford gathered
from five Belabon apple trees last fall, 100 bushels
which were most of them sold in market at prices,
varying from 40 cents to 81 so per bushel. Mr..
w. thinks that he realized from the above FIVE
trees at least $1OO,equa in value to two hundred
QUEEN VIcToRIA-REPoRTEDIN sANrY.-Let.
tiers from highly respectable sources in England,
received in this city by the last arrival at New
York, intimate distinctly, what has before been
darkly limited at, that the insanity which so long
afflicted George III. is likely to prove hereditary in
his grand daughter, Queen Victoria The symp--
toms, it is sad are already apparent, producing as
yet but little than what the French term tete
noNtee. but giving rise to painful approximations Of
the result The journeys Of the Queen to Scot
land, France, and Belgium. and her frequent short
tours in various counties Of England, have been
made it is farther said, in the hope that a change
of scene, and filling the mind with new thoughts,
might break the distempered chain, and. if posse
BILE, avert the threatened danger.-COm. lido.
Go to Work There are hundreds Of young men
among US whose only resource against destitute
manhood and disgraced old age, is the workshop
or the farm. The learned professions are filled to
overfowing-mercantile business 10 dull-and gov
ernment Offices can be procured by but few, even
in this age of politics Therefore it 10 folly for
every young man to aspire to the lot Of living by
=" head work." and still greater folly for him to.
idle away the precious hours Of youth, when he
might be learning some usefhl trade. in the hope
that something may turn up which will obviate
the necessity of his soling his delicate hands with
in the professions; and some Of those who do had
better embrace productive occupation than run
the risk of failure by bringing their wares to
glutted market. How many young men who are
expecting to "do great things" by-and-by. yet sre
doing nothing now, would make excellent far
false pride, which esteems carrying green bag or
retailing Goldfish, tape and single nails. more hoa-
Ora6ie than holding plough, or welding ham.
mer.-.dsyisan Jo,1n0l
The ,cosd H,nr6ug."-This word 10 strictly
of American origin. The Schuylkill Journal gives
history Of Homberg, the medical inpcstOr, who
figured in Philadelphia about the year 1907, and
from whose name at first came the verb hOash1ged.
meaning taken in. Perhaps this is rather coin.
cident resemblance that derivation-but it will
answer till better is found. The word itself il
invaluable.
Extract from letter Of the London correspond
ent of the N. Y. Journal Of Commerce:
"We have Yankee here who has opened
shop in the Strand for the sale Of American manu-
featured articles, such 40 cut tacks, ,auguTs,
combs pins, milk pals Of CEDAR wine coolers corn
broomy, wooden clocks, Sc sc. John Bull will
find out at last, that we can make our own mouse
traps"
Euteresfing to Ladies The Sunday Times says
that i" Matrimonial Intelligence Office 10 about
to be started in New York, for the purpose Of pro-
curing wives and husbands for the unmarried Of both
sexes. Think of that, ladies! Only think Of get
ting married to nice husband. warranted in his
morals and reputation, for about fifty cents
Women are women. all the world over" says
the proverb, and we were never more struck with
the truth of the remark than yesterday, on looking
over the Compendium of the last United States
Census. iust from the press. The very same pecu.
iarity is there shown to exist in relation to the two
sexes in every State Of the Union, viz the ankle
ety of the women to be thought young. and their
disposition never to acknowledge themselves under
IS. or over 20 years of age, until they cannot help
it. The Census shows throughout the Union more
males than females in every State, between the ago