Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-02-21
Agrilnltu ural.
Work for February.

POULTRY HoUsEs.-Give these com
plete cleansing; clean out all the nests,
white wash the inside as we'll as the out
side of them, and when dry, put in fresh
hay-that done, white wash the planks
both inside and outside; break up some
old mortar for the hens to pick-if you
have not any old mortar, provide them
with lime where they can have free ae-
cess to it, besides this, supply them with
ashes and sand to dust themselves in, feed
them alternately with oats, corn, and
buckwheat, and you may reasonable cal
culate upon an early supply OF eggs and
spring chickens.
Sowing CLOVER SERD.-Sow over
every acre of your land in wheat II
pounds of clover seed. If the land which
you have in wheat has been long in cul-
ture without having been lined or marl-
ed, you may nationally conclude that 1t
needs dressing of one of these minerals,
so make your arrangements to give it
dressing this fall, as clover does not thrive
well in lands where lime is not present.
If you use lime, give to your field 90
bushels per acre, if mari, 100 bushels.
Sowing PLAsTER.-As soon as the
clover begins to form their leaves in
spring is the time to sow plaster over it;
SO, therefore, make your arr arrangements to
give your clover field bushel per acre
that quantity will increase the product
fifty per cent.
IMPLEMENTS AND Tools OF HUSBAND
RY-Examine these, yOurSe5f, and have
them put in first rate order. See, too,
that you have an ample supply to answer
all your farming purposes throughout the
season; don't until you want to use an ar
ticle, but buy at once, and be sure to get
the best, and most substantial, as it is
always cheapest in the long run.
WoNKING ANIMALs.-Let your hor-
Ses, mules, and oxen receive additional
care and food; be sured that they are
comfortably stabbed, well bedded, well
fed; that they are watered thrice day,
and curried and brushed down night and
morning, and that they receive gill of
salt, or an equel quantity of salt, lime,
and ashes, three times a week: they
should have their food alternated every
few days; corn is good, strong, fattening
food, but oats imparts the muscle or flesh
to endure labor; they should also occa-
tionally receive pint of aaxseed meal.
| BROOD MARES IN FoAL.-Don't per-
NIT those to be fed upon hay or fodder
alone-give them, daily, grain also, not
! forgetting that oats is best both for them
and the young within them, and be sure
to give them thrice week the same por-
tions of salt. ashes, and lime recommend
ed for'the working animals,-and, if pos
sible, let the lime be oyster shell lime.
SpRINaING Cows AND HEIFERs.-See
that these are well cared for; that they
are comfortably lodged at night, that
they receive full supplies of long proven
der, and as their time of calving approa
chee near, that they receive mashes in
which at least quart of meal, half
peck of bran, or peck of crushed cobs,
form a part Give them salt; or salt,
ashes, and lime three times a week, and
have them regularly watered three times
a day.
Mich Cows.-If you desire flowing
pans of milk, you must feed your milch
cows with succulent food, and it matters
not whether it be rich slops or roots; be-
sides which, give them full allowances of
good hay or fodder. Allowances too of
salt, ashes and lime, must also be made
them.
YOUNG STOCK, OR ALL KINDS.-These
must be we'll fed and Cared for during this
and the ensuing month. If stinted in
their youth they viii lack both size and
muscle. To assist in the elaboration of
their bones provide them thrice week
with gill of the lime, salt and ashes
mixture, but be certain, if you can obtain
it that the lime used is made from oyster
shells, as that contains nearly two per
cent. of bone earth, which will go to as
sist our young stock in the perfection of
their bones.
SHEEP.-See that these are well feed,
well cared for, regularly watered and al
ways have bite of salt to nibble at =
that their shed is kept cleanly bedded.-
If they are confined to their yard, treat
them once week to pine bows to browse
upon. Let the breeding ewes have gill
of meal, or the equivalent in roots, daily,
in addition to their long fodder.
BREEDING Sows AND STORE Pres
Attend to the feeding of these, and be
sure to allow them ample materials to
work up into manure. A hog is said to
be dirty beast and loves to wallow in
the mire; but he delights in clean, dry,
warm bed, and thrives best when these
nornfnrtS ara nrnuidnd him Is q ,ni.A..-o