The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-11-08
Agricultural.
WORK FOR THE MONTH.
FALL AND WINTER PLoUGHING.


Winter, in order that their texture may be
moderated by the frost. They should not be
ploughed when either in a condition Of wet
ness or dryness If ploughed while uret, they
will remain in condition akin to mortar
throughout the scason-if ploughed when
dry, the soil will turn up in hard, unreduci-
bic clods, so that in either case. your object
will be defeated. The proper time to plough
such land, is when it is moist. If poughcG
when in that state, the effect of the Winter
frost will be to so improve its condition rs
almost to change its very nature and texture,
Plough deeply, and lap the burrows at about
all angle Of is degrees. Next Spring when
the frost is over, and the soil sufficiently dry
to admit the horses without injury, pass a
heavy roller over to close the crevices and
finish By giving the land thorough harrow
ing lenglhwise the burrows with heavy har-
row continue the narrowing in the same di-
reclion until you have reduced the soil into
state of perfect pulverization. You may take
our word for it, that, in proportion 10 the
niceness Of the filth Of such land, no will be
its products.
Conn Co.'s.
Economist these and have them ground
into meal for your stock.
Conn STALKS.
These, if properly saved, cut into half inch
pieces and cooked, when mixed with cob-lncal
bran, or roots, make most excellent food
for cattle.
RooTs OF ALL KINDS
Dig and house these before they arc injured
by the frost.
M,Icu Cows AND You've CATTLE.
These should be provided through the Win
ter with comfortable stables and sheds; be
comfortably and clearly kept. The milch
cows should have succulent food at least
twice a day, besides plenty of long provcnder
three times day, to keep the feeling Of hun
ger at distance The young stock should
and receive one grair. feed day. They
should be so fed as that the materials for
making flesh bones, &c, should abound in
their feed. Unless young ANIMALS are kept
il thriving. healthy condition, they can not
be expected to make superior ones. While
We would not advise that they should be kept
ovelfat we certainly protest against that
dcmi-starving system. which keeps them so
that when the Spring comes, they are upon
the lift.
Roots when fed to mich cows and other
cattle should be cut fine, and should be al
ways mixed with cut hay or straw. For a
mich COW, a peck of roots mixed with seven
pounds Of cut hay or straw is sufficient al a
meal. Most roots are the better of being
cooked. Potatoes should never be fed raw.
WORKING ANIMALS.
Lett be your pleasure, as it certainly is
YOUR duty, to see that these noble and gener-
GUS creatures do not suffer for anything that
is essential to their comfort and health. Good
warm well ventilated stables. good bedding.
and plentiful supplies of food are all necessary
to their health and to their capacity for
labor their stalls should be daily cleaned,
they should be currird or carded and brushed
twice day, watcrrd thrice day, and re-
cciye salt, or the salt, ashes and lime mix
ture three times a Week.
In feeding, by chopping or grinding the
grain given them, at least one third tile
quantity may be saved, while the condition
Of the animals will be better
OLD AND YOU'VE STOCK.
These should he kept i'll separate yards.
APPLES.
Gather your apples by hand, keep them
from being bruised and store them away in
o cool place.
GRANARIEs AND Corn HOUSES.
Let these be well ceansed before the grain
is stored in them.
DRAINING OF WEr LANDS.
BY draining your wet lands, you will rem
der them easier TO work. change the character
of the soil as to its frability, improve its
productive capacity, render it earlier, and
make your place more healthy.
FIRE WOOD.
Look upon it as an imperative duty. as
soon as the trees Of the forest have been de-
nuded Of their leaves. to commence providing
your tire-wood, and halt not in cutting and
hauling until lou have enough piled up in
the yards of your homestead and quarters,
to last at least twelve months.
CARTS. WAGONS, IMPLEMENTS AND Tools.
Make careful inspection Of these, and all
that may need it have Immediately, repaired,
and be sure to keep those that may not b.
i'll use under cover.
GEARING OF ALL KINDS
Examine, repair, and grease all that may
need it.
FENCES.
Examine these personally. and have all
needed repairs Immediately made. Defective
fences make breachy stock.
OUT-HoUSEs-
l!these have not been recently cleanscd
have them all cleaned out, and white washed.
ASHES, &c.
Take especial care of all the ashes made on
your place: don't permit them to be exposed
TO the weather. but keep them under cover
Have a hundred loads Of longh materials
hauled convenient to yonr house, and have
your soap suds. urine and dish water &c,
as made, poured on them, and by Spring you
will have 50 many loads of good manure pre-
pared for your corn field or oat crop.
POULTRY DUNG.
Cover the floor of your hen-house with
mould, and every TWO weeks clean it out; put
it under cover in dry place-rcpeat this
process through the Fall and Winter, and by
complaining time you will have manure
enough from this source to manure five acres
Of land.
Boxes AND WOODEN RAGS.
Save and economist all these, as there is
no better manure: of bones, every one who
have properly used them, bear witness to
their great value as fertilizer: of wooden
rags, we will observe, that, SO far as nj tro-
gen is concerned, they are nearly thirty-four
times richer than COW. dung: they rot slower
than many other manures but thew are more
permanent in their ftrtilizing properties, give
out their virtues sufficiently however to dis.
pensc food to the growing crops and tend
materially to maintain moisture in the soil.
In word, save all refused ofial matters bout
your placc-it is all as conducive to the
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