St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-18
4 MIS- CELL LANEousl
2 Fyosaa The PlanferS .4drOcafe.l :
WORK FOR THE MONTH.
iUN,5 WE zeal 20. SO EA.r.1IIe. .

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- !, - ApRIL rs, 1854. q
l. Mr. Turner Since my friend, Mr..
Early Riser, has united with. the post
Office 70 play an April Fool upon vou and
yOdf rsaders, By Withholding my. letter
to him, dated the 1st Of April; and since
he was guilty ola breach of private con-
fidence, by handing to you for publica-
tion my first letter, I have determined to
address this one to. yourself, and shall
continue to do So. unless Early Riser
makes the proper explanation for thus at
tempting TO practice the foolish custom
of"April fooling." 81
AS to the work most proper to bedone
II would advise thatthe fencing be all re-
paired and put up strongly during this
month, remembering that "good fences
make good neighbors." ...-
I Ploaciag.-Press on with the plowing,
and if the weather be favorable, plant
corn. 0- s-'17aHr .
Corn Cultve-I have but little more
to add this month, on this subject than
what ! wrote the last month, and pre-
sumo, if had, that next month would be
time enough; for the season is Sc back
! ward that but little corn will be planted
before the 10th of May, which our fore
fathers deemed quite early. But one
word. None need expect to have good
corn if his land is not well prepared be-
fore planting; therefore, plow deep, or
subsoh deep-harrow and cross-plow. if
necessary. until it is fine tilth. If broken
up last autumn, or has become hard since
it was fallowed, be sure to cross plow it.
In word, to use the language Of great
corn maker, edo nearly all the working
ofyour corn before You plant it, and
then not work il tvU asrs5 Ta Comfnen
faulty and you are likely to reap good
crop, even If weather or circumstances
| prevent you from getting your land in
good order before The 20tb of May or LIST
of June. fT .erst -f...,-a
Tobacco should now be packed and
sent to market bef1re the great press Of
work comes. The beds must be care
fully watched and kept clean-every pre-
caution used against the fly, and means
taken to counteract their ravages the
only reliable one is'sprinkling your bed.
from time to time with seed.
CdffLe.-See that they be well provid-
ed for this mouth, as it is one during
which they seem feebler than in any
other of the year, owing to the sudden
changes from cold to hot weather, and
the exchange they make of their old fol
new suits of hair. To all animals ex.
posed to the inclemency of the weather
this change in their condition. seems tc
affect them as the barn-fowls are affect.
ed by moulting their feathers. All birds
and animals seem more or less depress.
ed in spirits and reduced in strength
when moulting either feathers, hair OF
horns; which change, when complete
adds new life, vigor and beauty to them
all. Oxen should now be particularly
well fed with hay-clover@hay, if it is tc
be had, and grain in the form of chopI
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corn, or oats in the sheaf, cut fine and
moistened with water-salted twice o,
three times a week. The best food i.
rye-chcp. BE generous to incoming
cows. and particularly 50 to the heifers.
r .Shsep.-Lsek well tethese, and glvs
the ewes with lambs q good pasture. -
Should any look badly and seem to be
7loesing their wool-seem disposed to rub
or scratch themselvss--they should be
dipt in = strong decoction Of tobacco,
on clear mild day. In doing this, care
should be taken not to let the liquid gel
in their eyes or ears. This win destroy
ali insects or r.vermin. Let breeders new
er be tempted TO part with their best
-eweiambs to butchers. say this as a
timely warning, for too many are often
tempted to sell their best lambs for high
prices to the butchers, and breed from
the late and Indifferent lambs. So long