The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-10-31

WORK FOR THE SEASON.

before Won are aware. 4AGSl) StCI! COftlot
food under cover, (if you have room,) or
we'll stacked out, till you need, and You
will find it better than money at interest
II. PyoriGe staHer for all your stock
From one-ffth to one-quarter OF your fod-
der may be saved in this way. Or, what
is the same thing, from one-ffth to one
fourth more stock may be wintered on the
same food. Besides this, the stock viii
lc more comfortable and in better condi-
ton. Now is the time to attend to this
class Of matters. The cold autumn storms
are al hand, and the cattle and sheep
shoaI,l not be chilled b them Such
drcnch;ngs arc q poor preparation for the
cold OF the coming winter,
III. Sell Of, or ttttten a'ad Kill the 'reaA
and The old IN yoas1 .52ocks o2d heyo5s.--It
lis far better to make moderately good beef
or mutton OF q portion of your stock,
than to lose them and the food they have
consumed, and the labor Of caring for
them, after the winter has nearly gone.
Had the farmers Of the West pursued
this course in the fab of 1854, they would
have avoided immense losses. Had they
thinned out their stock in this way, the
proceeds of slaughtered animals would
have purchased food for the rest. And
ithcv would have had last spring more
stock, and that stock would have been IN
better condition. For as twas, the poor
er stock died worthless, and the rest came
out emacated and wasted, because the food
they should have fed to them had been
thrown away on those that had died.
". Let the amount Of your stock be
considerably less than yon think yo'tr sap
| ply Of food acjN keep Il, good condition. -
The tendency is generally in the opposite
direction Men do not get the price they
desire, for their surplus animals. They
let time run on, hoping to secure more
favorable market. Winter finds them
with more stock than they want. They
fdislile to sell OF slaughter at sacrifice.
They will try to winter the whole. 1t
may be mild winter. They will buy
hay or corn if they should need it. The
last of February comes, and their fodder
is consumed. Several cattle, and half
hundred sheep haze died. Corn and
hay are high; and noN Nthey feel too poor
to buy; SO large portion of their stock
has been swept away! They begin the
new year with detection which weighs
them to the earth. They might have
escaped all this, by keeping their stock
quite within the limits of their supply of
/ food.
| V. Pro,ade eroellent teachers fer yoasr
c7ifG.lres. and haoe q good school for .tfue
months before time for plOeoi'agaectsp spring.
If you should hire man to break your
colts, you would get the best man you
could find, if his services cost twice OF
/ thrice as much as those of man who
knew nothing about horses. You would
ask. "What are five dollars or ten, COM
pared with the use and value of horse
for his whole lifetime? This would be
l wise. Exactly so, only with a thousand
fold more emphasis, with respect to your
children. Secure the best possible III
struction for them at home: make your dis
trict-school one Of the best select schools
:, You will thus save money, for your chill
dren will not be tempted to run away tt
some Academy" wasting their time ant
your dollars to little purpose. A highe
style of thought and manners and morals
will quietly spring up in your own midst
And your children will be far more likel.
to escape those pernicious influences which
so commonly follow an exile from th'
+ purifying and ennobling atmosphere o
the parental hearth.
A good school, viewed in its powe
over the young soul, shaping its charac
ter and destiny, is of such moment, tha
q few dollars month in the price O
teaching is as the dust Of the balance il
! the comparison AS among the most i'm
portant, therefore, of the tasks of the sea
son, do we mention that of securing
good teacher for winter-schools. HON
education must be aimed at as far as pos
:, sib,e. None other will meet the wants 0
, the means of the great mass of our pop
ulation.
i VI. Prorfde shelter for the tools an
carriages for the aofRter, and give q coo
| Of ctean OIL or grease to tie aron steel, 0
> aH tools likely to rust.--A few hours spen
, In this work, viii save many hours mex
,spring, and the durability of all your i'm
pcments may be doubled. 21 ess'i iS
- VII Ii you have a large family {
: Fchildren, or a number of hired person
: whom you intend to keep during the win
e ter cast about to .ti'ad profitable employ
naezst for then, till spring. Provide wor
1 under cover for the stormy and sever
: weather. Have plenty of wood cut G
c split, in a good wood house. In ope
weather, wood may be cut or rails split
It the woods, or timber may be got out fo
building, or the market. Saw logs ma
be cut and placed where they can be cor
I yenicntly shipped to the saw mill whe
y SHOW comes. If clearing is to be dom
d it may be economy to do the chopping
a the winter. But be sure to save the woot
if you live within few miles cf avillag,
We have suggested q few things whie
d we think seasonable 1t requires no oref