The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-04
AGRICULTURAL

SAVE ALL THE FARM YAaD MASrRT-In N.
midst Of haying We have dull DAYS, and som. :.
these may be devoted to serapng up and s.rio-
in heaps what would be otherwise sca,ts,ss s
the winds II boy drives the cows .xav ;.
pasture, let him have shovel and cover n, 49,
morning what the cows drop in the ward whs,h
er liquid or solid. And TO aid him in this bus,-
ness, cart a few loads of loan and drop them !,
different parts Of the yard.
In this way, manure may be 80 ,ncrea.sS
through the summer, as to be of twice as nucs
value as il otherwise would. The cow HOY go.
always to drive the cows two or three ,,o..
about the yard, before he lets them out. far /,
they are driven on before moving around ,b.~
drop manure IN the highway where il is los,
Farmers are much in the practice Of throx,a,
loan into their pig pens, and this is well but !,
Is quite as important to attend to the cow-v,,s
at this season as to the pig-pen.
This summer manure will all be wanna, a.,
summer, or September seeding, and the time "a
prepare il and make il fine enough for u.. :
in the dull weather which We s-ldom fail To han.
in July.-PiongIma
How FARMER OFT WEs1 PkEsFzvKs ~.
EGGs-A two gallon pot is filled with eggs; and
one pint OF lime. Of the consistency Of connon
whitewash, Is poured in, and the pot il fllsd
with water. A board is then placed on IN. ,o,'
and the water, which IL never changed. a. usu
as the eggs, remains pure and sweet TIN. ,r,r-
tce is the one most common in France. tbs !,
habitants Of which. TO their love of frors a.
soup, add also il appears, very eomm~bdsbl,
taste for eggs.
salt nsA Ashe- fer sss~k.
Some years since saw il recon hanSes Il, A..
Agricultural Journal TO mix saltsyith ssh.. n,
stock Having tested the utilife of the pr,c
uce, am now prepared 10 speak fiyorsbly of;,
and form firm Conviction that stock Of all de
scriptons, are essentially benefited thereby
My cows, work horses, and Young cattle as well
as sheep, have been regularly supplied with !, a.
often as once a week, for two wears. and moi.
wifhstanding the feed in the pastures. during
part Of the grazing period of both seasons wss
quite short IN consequence Of the prevalen-. Of
severe bought. the stock generally has remain
ed in excellent condition; much better. indee6.
than i have seen them for wears
Sheep. especially, are extremely FOND Of i.
Preferring it to fine salt. and partaking Of il
with almost the same avidifv with which when
hungry, they devour their meal or grain. As ITO
the general efficacy Of the practice. and IN, ten
dency as respects the health of the stock Twill
merely say in conclusion, that am ACQUAINTED
with several discriminating farmers who have
made the same trial. and that in no instance
with which i am familiar, or which has flIen
under our direct personal observation. has il
been attended with other than the best results
Inc salt should be fine and the ashes drv and
free from Goals. II thought necessary, the sal,
may be increased in quantity, TO two or even
three parts, instead of one. Try il. fLrmers,
and see if it doth not '.do good like medi-
cine"
In the season Of Pasturing. ! usually have
several boxes or long iroughs placed in she, or
out building to which the animals can at all
times have free access, and whi-h keep con
stantly supplied with quantumsaffcien, ofthe
mixture. This plan Is necessary as all open
exposure of the receptaces would subject the
salt 10 injury in rainy weather.