The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-02-17
agricultural.
From he German own Telegraph.
HINTS FOR THE FARMER.


ciously applied will pay more than twelve
per cent, whereas money, secured by mort
gage, will cost only six. \ field that will
produce, without manure; no more than ten
or fifteen bushels Of wheat, or twenty of In.
dian corn, may be made to yield thirty of
wheat and eighty of corn, with it, and not
only will the expense Of fencing and cultiva-
ton and taxes be the same, or nearly So in
both cases, but there will be an increase of
vegetable staple in the soil which will be held
in reserve, and lessen the expense of manur-
ing the subsequent year. The increase of
produce will also bc an increase of means
for the home production Of manure; for the
more a farmer raises, the more manure he
can manufacture, the less will he be dcpen-
d,nt upon others.
CoMrosT.-ic. no opportunity escape You
for accommodating materials for compost
Sir Walter Scott once remarked to some one
whom he was conducting over his princey
estate at Abbotslicld, that ofall his colnpo-
sitions, he felt the most pride in those for the
support and nouriShmcnt of fruit trees. Your
resources, in this branch of domestic indus
try, may well be regarded as incxl,ausble
You have the richest of the three kingdoms
at your diSpoSal-thosc of the vegetable, ami.
NAL and mineral and you have alsv the
leisure to accumulate the materials and to
prepare them for the benefit Of your fields
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performed at any all seasons, not excepting
even winter. Much may be got out by slcdd-
ing: plaster and lime may then be transport
cd, and clay, when nee essary as an inglc-
dent, provided.
PAlNTNG.-IIavc all your buildings that
arc not of stone or brick, thoroughly painted.
Even the roofs should not lie neglected.
Fences that are well made. ought to be sccur-
ed by one or two good coats Of some cheap
and durable paint, or composition wash: it
will render them more ornamental as well as
durable. Gates and barn doors need an an
nual coating.
Tool lIousEs.-Provide yourself with
good tool house. Locate it in some conven.
lent place, and whenever you have done u.s.
ing an implement for the season, cleanse and
house it. Structures of this kind cost but
little, and may be made the means Of saving
a great deal. The exposure of costly farm
implements during the winter, is greater
injury to them, as general thing, than the
use Of them during the period they are want
cd for active service in the field. The corro-
sion Of iron BY rusting. and the rcnding and
warping Of wood by moisture, frost and heat
are evils the extent of which few appreciate.
FowLs.-lf you keep domestic fowls of
any kind, provide them with suitable and
comfortable dornitorics. Hens require
"Ilcncry," warm and convenient and dur
ing the inccment seasons of fall, winter, and
carly spring, an ample supply Of healthy, in
MIGRATING and stimulating food. You can
not expect that your efforts in this depart
mcnt will be crowned with success unless
you arc prompt in the performance Of your
every duty. Meat must be constantly sup
piled them, if you wish them to "diScount"
freely. Lime, ashes, buckwhcat, oats and
bone dust, arc also Indispensable In the
spring, give the inside of the house thor
oush withdrawing, after having cleaned it,
and see that it is kept clean and well vcnti-
lated.
CELLARS, where roots and other vegeta-
blcs are stored, should be thrown open on
mild days to permit the escape of noxious
gases which are cngendcred by the heating
of the contents. These miasma often prove
prcjudicial to health, as from their extremely
subtle character they penetrate and pcrmcate
every part of the house, and not unfrequently
in addition to their unpleasant consequences,
cngcndcr fatal discases.-Sprinkling quick
lime over the bottom Of the cellar, and giving
the walls and ceiling Several coats of white
wash, tend greatly TO ohviatc such results.
IMPROVED MpLEMENTs.-provide yourself
with the best of implements. This is all age
of improvement, and oftcntimcs an improve
cd farming mplcmcnt-though it may cost
much more than an old fashioned one, will be
found inlinitel, the cheaper fthe two, in the
end. The improved plows, cultitators, hoes.
scythos, forks of all kinds, together with the
chatting, rasping, rcapng, moving, stone
picking, seed sowing, and other newly in
vented implements, arc eftectng all entire
revolution in agriculture. Not only is the
farmer enabled through this assistance to
perform greater amount of labor with the
same help, but to perform it much better.
Toll seems robbed of its onerousness, and the
most irksome details of husbandry are per-
formed. if not with pleasure, at least with the
greatest case. You should avail yourself of
all these resources. CnELTENBAX.
AGRICULTURAL LABOR appears to be much
in demand, and the wages good. Mr.. +. L
Olmstc ad of Staten Island, desiring to facili-
ate the transfer to the country ofthe unemplo
yed of the cities, for the purpose of ameliora-
ting their condition, addressed circular to
the farmers of the Northern States, calling
for information in regard to the wages Of Ia