Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-01-07


policy to change these slops occasionally,
named and bran sIop.
Working .Animals, Of all kinds, should be
well cared for throughout the month, be
we'll fed, we'll cleaned, their stalls well lit
tered, and regularly watered morning, noon,
and a, nigh,-fall. Twice a week they should
receive or. Of The lime, salt and ashes
mixture.
In-ca1f heifers and Co,cs.-See 10 it, that
these receive liberal allowances of good fod
der, hay, or straw, thrice day-,hst their
lodging places be dry, warm, and well litter
ed, and .ha. they have free access to well
Uttered yard, in which they can comfortably
take exercise; and be sure to give them
twice week 9 OF. of the lime, salt, and
ashes mixture. A few days before calvng,
i. will be we'll to add slops to their daily al
ilowsnces.
Brood Mares, in foal, should have yard
for exercise, have shed, or stable, we'll lit
tered to retire to, al pleasure, be cleaned
daily, fed thrice q day with good hay or
fodder, receive grain feeds nigh, and morn
ing, be wstered thrice day, curried and
wisped down morning aud evening, and re-
ceive 2 OF. OF the lime, salt, and ashes mix
lure twice week.
Colts and Young Catle.-He that desires
his young animals TO reach their full size,
or TO have symmetry Of form, must make
up his mind 10 feed, and care for them well,
during the entire period Of their growth
size, beauty of proportions, and elasticity OF
muscles, canno, be elaborated out Of straw.
Good hay, or fodder, deal. out with liber-
al hand, thrice day, and grain ofsome kind,
night and morning, in moderate quantities,
is absolutely necessary TO build up their
frames, give strength TO their sInews, mus
cles. and .bews, elegance and size to their
forms, as we'll as to build up and harden
their system of bones. During winter, they
should be provided with comfortable sheds,
we'll bedded stalls, and dry comfortable
yard 10 exercise in. Three times day
they should be wa,cred; wisped down nigh.
and morning, thrice week. The lime 10
be used in this mixture, should be oyster
shell lime, if possible, as it contains bone
earth, substance indispensable to growing
animals.
Fencing.-lf you have not already GU,
down and hauled in into your barn yard a
full supply Of fence-s,uff to las. you ,hro'-
ou. the year, proceed at once to complete
your supply.
Gates-We once more repeat aur advice
to you, that if your fields are entered by
bars, have them substituted by good gates.
The time to be saved in month is worth
more than gate will cost.
Mode of Feeding Grain.-Have all the
grain you feed ont to your stock either chopt
or ground. II is more heal,hful 10 the ami
mails, while one-fourlh the grain may be
thereby saved.
Corn-cobs.-Ins,ead Of selling your corn
on the cobs, sell it shelled, and grind up The
cobs to make slops for your milch cows.
Corn Shelters and Corn and Cob Crush
ers.--Every farmer should provide himself
with these time and money saving imple-
men,s. They will earn their cos, in a sin.
gIe season; whereas, if we'll treated, they will
last, with bu, little repairs, for dozen years.
Slrav Cu;ter.-This excellen. prouender
saver should be an appendsge to every far
mer's barn.
Breeding Sous and Store Hogs.-Feed
these carefully, and give them, in their yard. i.
plenty of raw material 10 work up into
manure. They are the bes, manufacturers
of food for plants that we have any know
ledge Of, and make no rifing quantity them
selves,-and lhs, of the very richest kind.
The Family Sleigh, if no! in ,ip-,op order,
should be made SO for the accommodation
Of the ladies Of the mansion.
Wagons, Carts and Implements.-These
sh ould all be examined with care, repaired,
if repairs be needed, and those not in use,
carefully put away under cover.
Marl.-If you have any, haul it out upon
your fields requiring it to be broken down
by frost, ready for use on your corn and oats
grounds in spring.
Poultry-Feed these literally, give them
occasional messes of fresh meat, or fresh
fish, provide them with lime, ashes and
sand, aud they, in return, will supply you
with eggs.
Poultry Dung Save all this in the way
we have before laid down. Every pound
Of it, we'll preserved, we look upon as Of as
much value as guano.
Materials for Composts.-Devote your
whole energies in collecting materisls 10
form composts-let no seasonable time es-
cane unimproved Believe us when we say,
,ha. mould is to soil, ,chat blood is to The hu-
man system-its lfe-spring and uitality.-
Collec, then, all and every thing that can be
converted into manure, for such purposes
In vour selection Of materials, you cannot
we'll o amiss any thing that once had life,
will produce j, again. Woods-mould, leaves,
weeds, marsh mud, river mud, peat, muck,
ditch scrapings, creek mud, road scrapings,
the mould OF head lands and fence sides and
corners, though apparently dead, to The eye,
all possess the power Of recupera,ion. Give
these substances to your hogs and cattle, to