The Cecil Whig., 1852-01-10
1arilultural Department.
From The american Farmer.
WORK FOR THE MONTH.

pendents throughout the entire year,
delay no longer, but proceed at once to
cut and haul in as much as will complete
the necessary complement.
StiT Clays.-lf you have any stiff
clays that you intend for spring crops,
plough them up this winter, in order
that the operations offreezing and thaw-
ing may improve their texture. lfthese
should require lining, you could not
desire better time to apply either lime
or mari than during the winter. Here
let us repeat to you what we have often
before. .stated:--Tenacious cIays should
never be ploughed when wet.
ain,feld-surface drains.-These
should be carefully examined every
week or so, and wherever sticks or clods
of earth may be found in them, they
should be removed, as every obstruc-
ton of the water at this season of the
year operates disadvan,ageously to the
plants.
.uilch Cows.-These should be at
tended to with sedulous care care.
Thrice day they should be generously
fed and watered, and curried twice.
They should be provided with comfort
able beds, in a warm, we'll ventilated
stable, and twice week receive an
ounce Or two of "a mixture ofequal parts
of lime, ashes and salt. Besides hay or
fodder to be given them thricea day,
they should night and morning receive
m"sses of rich slops, made of corn and
cob meal, or cob meal and roots, in
which cut hay and straw should be mix
ed. 1t will be good policy to change
these slops, occasionally, alternating
them between those we have named
and Il bran slop.
Working .AnimoIs, ofall kinds, should
be well cared Tor throughout the month,
he well fed, we'll cleaned, their stalls
well Uttered, and regularly watered
morning, noon, and at night-faIl. Twice
a week they should receive 2 OF. of the
lime, salt and ashes mixtl r..
cots ind Young Cnr/e.-He that de-
sires his young animals TO reach their
full siZ.. or to have symmetry of form,
must make up his mind to feed, and care
for them well, during the entire period
of their growth, size, beauty of pro-
PORTIONS, and elasticity OF muscles, cam
lsnt be elaborated out of straw. Good
hay, or fodder, dealt out with liberal
hand, thrice day, and grain of some
kind, night and morning, in moderate
quantities, Is absolutely necessary to
build up their frames, give strength to
their sinews, muscles and thews, 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 to exercise in. Three times day
they should be watered, wisped down
night and morning, and get an ounce of
the lime, salt, and ashes mixture, thrice
awcek. The lime 10 be used in this
mixture, should be oyster she'll lime, if
possible. as it contains bone-earth, a
substance indispensable to growing ami.
mails.
Fcnctng.-1f you have not already
cut down and hauled into your barn
yard full supply of fence stuff to last
YOU throughout the year. proceed at once
to complete your supply.
GateS.-We once more repeat our ad-
vice to you, that if your fields are en-
tered by bars, have them substituted by
good gates.-The time to be saved in a
month is worth more than gate will
cost.
Mode of Feeding Grnin.-Have all
the grain you feed out to your stock ei-
thcr chopt or ground. 1t is more health
full tothe animals, while one-fourth the
grain may be thereby saved.
Corn-coJs Js.-lnstead of selling your
corn on the cob, sell it sheled, and
grind up the cobs to make slops for your
milch cows.
The Family Sleigh, if not in tip-top
order, should be made so for the accom-
nodation of the ladies of the mansion.
Uagons, carts md Implements.-
These should all be examined with care,
repaired, ifrepairs be needed, and those
no' in use, carefully put away under
cover.
Poultry.-Feed these literally, give
them occasional messps of fresh meat,
or fresh fish, provide them with lime,
ashes and sand, and they, in return,
will supply you with eggs.
Materials for Composts. Devote
your whole energies in collecting ma
trrials to form composts--let no season.
able time escape unimproved. Believe
us when we say, that mould is to soil,
mhnt blood Is to the human sysfem-iis
Hfr-spring and source Of uatality. Col
lrct then, all and every thing that can
hr converted into manure, for such pur-
poses. In your selections of materials,
you cannot we'll go amiss: any thing
that once had life, will produce it
again. Woods-mould, leaves, weeds,
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