Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-18

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forest and have many cords cut and hauled In as
will keep you in firewood until next winter Good
fires are not only comfortable things about house,
but as necessary to health eating is to keep the
human system up to its integrity of power and &C
ton while humanity says that Gods creatures should
not be permitted to suffer while man can prevent it,
| Cor and Cattle Ydrds-These should at all times,
through winter and spring, be kept well supplied
with coarse materials of some kind-the more OF
them the betterto absorb the urine of the stock and
preserve it from waste. Beneath these coarse mate
rails there should be at least twelve eighteen or
twenty four inches of mould, earth OF some kind
to and absorb such of the urine as might not
be taken up by the coarse material above Indeed,
we know no better use that could be made of marl
peat or anarsh-mud, by those who may have either or
all of those substances their farms, as the whole
would be prepared to shovel over in mass by spring.
and be as rich manure as can be applied to any
crop needing nutrient and mineral manure Neglect
in this particular is the why many farmers
are without the of fertilizng their lands III
cattle Yards were formed with an inclination to the
centre from the Sides each head of cattle enclosed in
such wards that might be well fed, would drop and
void enough from fall to spring to convert twenty
double horse or OK loads into excellent manure
however rich the dung of cows may be- their urine
is still richer in all the elements of ferttyn those
salts which go to sustain the life of the living plant
-nfuse vitality into it, and carry it through all the
stages of its growth to the maturation of its seeds
Then why should it be lost through the negligence
of the husbandman T? Why should he, for the want
| OF
90 to waste which, if saved would keep up the fer
tility of his arabic land
Breeding Mares.-These animals, during the in
clemency of the winter and early spring should be
the object of the farmers care; They should be
moderately fed with grain, oats is best and plentiful
ly fed with good hay fodder and in their stablng
treatment receive every attention paid to the work
ing horses. 1t is best that in good sreaher they
should have access to lot for the purpose of
cise that being equally essential to their health
as to the full development and growth of their foals
Nor should it be forgotten that, like the other ami
mails, they should be watered thrice day, and re-
ceive semi-weekly allowances of SALT or of the mix
ture of salt, ashes, and Emepbefore recommended.
Young Cois.--It is mistaken idea that colts
should be kept upon low det that notion is equally
absurd, as it would be to keep them upon the high
pressure systemic stuff them into state of diseas
ed obesity. They should, however have comforta-
BILE dry sheds accessible to yards their stalls be sup
piled with bedding receive, at least twice day, half
a gallon of OATS with good hay, morning, noon and
night be brushed down twice day with wsp Of
straw, and be sailed twice week. often receive
an ounce of the mixture of SALT ashes, and lime be-
fore spoken of, and thrice day be watered. With
this treatment there would be prospect that their
growth of bone and muscle would be regularly
ried on.
Mich and In Calf CowS.-Care should be taken
that these generous creatures should be kept well
protected from the weather. good dry Sheds facing
the SOUTH we'll bedded. The mich cows, in addition
to their long food should receive night and morn
ing meSSeS OF Succulent matter OF some KIND the
in-calf COWS should be we'll foddered up to week
ten days of their time of caving and receive SIM
liar messes the mich cows. The curry-comb,
card brush and wisp of straw applied to their hides
daily, is equal to quart OF corn daily any time A.:
they should also be waered thrice day. and be salt
ed, as advised for the other stock,
Young Cattle should be kept in a separate yard be
protected by shed, facing the SOUTH which should
be bedded, and open upon yard wherein they could
take exercise. They should receive sufciency of
hay fed out to them three times day. to keep them
. in constantly growing state If you desire them
to be of porty dimensions, you should give them, in
the shape of food, wherewth to form bones, muscles
and flesh out Of besides allowances of hay and fod-
der, or corn-husks and tops. Chopped oats, oat-
meal mixed with cut hay, cut cornstalks, dried
with care, would effect this object. quart of the
chopped OATS the same quantity of the meal mixed
with peck of the cut hay fodder &c., if given
day, would be enough. They, like the other stock
must be watered, salted &C.
Corn Cob Crusher-Have you one of these useful
implements If not, get without delay and have
all your corn cobs saved and crushed as wanted in
to cob-meal. gallon of it mixed with half bushel
of cut straw moistened with two gallons of boiling
water if covered till cool enough to be fed will
J form an admirable mess for mich COW. Then why
throw your cobs away! Would it not be better to
buy a crusher and work them up into milk cream,
and butter We think it would. Five bushels of
cobs is nutritve any day. as half that quantity of
meal, if fed advise, and will make more mus
Gle bone, and flesh.
E Meep-These gentle creatures who both feed and
clothe us require protection under shelter, during
. the winter The better they kept, the greater
and more beautiful will be their feeces- the more
money will they bring into your pockets Their shed,
which should be tight, and face the SOUTH and open
= upon yard, must be bedded every few days with
straw so as to keep them clean. They should each
receive about three pounds of hay daily-f given
gill of OATS bean pea meal, daily, two and half
pounds of hay will answer, or the like quantity OF
we'll cured fodder or straw. Two pounds of roots,
to be cut up and two pounds Of long proyender will
! answer for days ration head. trough, with
salt strewn over tar should, at all times, be accessi
BILE to them. If however, you supply them with pine
bows to browse on, you may dispense with the tar.
. The ward, which the sheep have access to- should
first receive foot of earth in Depth fashioned into
- a dish shape which should be kept covered with
straw from time to time, for the double purpose of
= adding to the comfort of the sheep and absorbing
their urine and admxture with their solid droppngs
Sheen dung and sheep urine thus protected from de-
terioration among the richest of manures, and
- venture the assertion that flock of one hundred
e. sheen furnished with the right kind of material
: would make manure enough, from November till
= Nav to fertze fifteen acres of land.
Corn Steller-Have you one of these If not, get
, one and thereby labor and save your corncobs
: for your nci cows. We give this advice because
: we Enoav it to be worth something.
V Breeding Sors and Store Pigs.-Feed them with
moderate berality, and keep them busy at work all
: the winter in the manufacture of for your
;. spring crops. Let their pen be supplied with dry
+ lodgings and bedding, give them access to yard
covered with fifty or hundred loads of woods mould
~ marsh mud or any other crude substance, and by
- next spring they will have manipulated the whole
- mass into most excellent manure They are indus
trious creatures and possess very happy propensi-
tv of providing the food of plants. The solid and IL
Guid excretions of the hog have most sovereign vr