The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-04-25
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shoull Be The walchword OF every far
mel. There is No TINE 10 dispense with
il. fIam The 6rsl day Of January. 70 the
lasl day OF December. And YET. some
vould judge from appearances about The
premises Of some farmers. filxt thry hard
IL knew that ihose lWo words belong 10
ahe English language. To take care Of
anything, whether Il be buildings. fences,
crops OF aniunals, seems never 10 have
entered their minds IS thing &C any i'm
pariance. And even a.nong those whe
would prlhlbiy like 10 be r.s!ei pretty
gnnl farmers. there Il lao oitrn . mani
lei dlsiasiiaa.i0a a. TAX, care. fsul, AZ
Gsouga hsy re rNn ANAL wards, and
quicSIy lol Il, tle gsas o. in srcress u
every Farmer, 6spea!ssn great measure
upon the obs rvanoe ar neglect Of them.
No great nnnber Of acres, nor any amount
af hard labor. will enable any man 10 dis
pense with them. n you waad eaea
raise a 1ock Of chickens you mast fake
care Of them. But little Time b required
90 raise a hundred, provided Yen have ne
necessary eonvenienees for taking care
Of ihem.
lf you rish 10 raise q Inter Of fne,
shrifty pigs, take rare Of them. While
shey run with their mother, she must have
enough 10 eat, Of something; when you
take them OF. they must be FED sol once
or twice a day only. bal FIVE times alleaa
Ill Il twice as mneh as ikey can eat al q
sine, but just as much as they ess eal
and no more.
lf il 10 your intention 70 raise Ire sr
three or half dozen calves, you may ss
well have good ones as bad ones, only
fake care OF them. In the FIRST place,
breed from the best stock you have. or
can produce, and then feed regularly
with q sufficient sSan,ily Of something,
no, 50 much matter what. hey will rea.
Oily learn 10 eal almost any ihing--soar
milk, OF whey, with irife OF meal, an
swers q good PsrFose, owly let i be Sc
gular as TO time and quantity. This
Iainpering and stufling and over feeding"
as Mr.. Bemeni SAYS, is not the Thing, il
is nat necessary. Good stock can he
raised without il, even from our native
breed. But lille care, especially the
first summer aud 6rst winter they mast
have.
if you wish 10 have your fodder hold
out we'll, tax. core of them. Have eve.
~ animal in the stable if possible, not
only nights, but cold stormy and windy
days-ferd little at time and often, not
only night and morning, but through the
day.
ifyou wish TO increase your quantity Of
manure iaks care oft. Keep your cattle
close in The lard, and put up cave troughs
to carry or the water, so that there may
be as lille wash as possible. If there is
a drain at one side Of your yard where
all the moisture runs of, try and prevent
j.. A speaker in late agricultural adj
dress says, "your may as well have a
hole in your porkei, as drain from youI
Darn yard" " you would raise good
crops, take care ofthem. They must be
fed as well as your cattle; or they will
not gov. Plough thoroughly; TO cu1
and cover woa't DO, neither will you have
a great crop Of grain, aud uery grea
crop Of weeds al the same time. Have
an eye to your fcnces--if board gets
loose, or a rail is ready tn tumble of, Try
10 fud il out before your cattle do. i
you have family Of children growing up
10 take your place in this busy scene O
things. when your race is run-you would
probably be glad 20 have them become wi
ser and better mea and women, than then
father and mother we're before them
then take care Of than. Feed and clotht
theis bodies deceatlr, bat don't forget Il
feed their mmls. Give them al the op
p1rlmiiics Of good and substantial edu
cation within your power. And whe
ther they be male or iema'e. and whe,a'
er you expect to leave them rich or poor
learn them TO take care.
n. T. Central Farmer.