M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16
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time soon. Look into your pork and
beef tubs, and sec that all is right.
Sort out the bad potatoes and fruit
from the good. Separate the differ.
ent varieties, if they have been mixed
in any way. Remove from your eel
lar all decaying matter and as soon
as the weather becomes warm enough,
give the cellar a thorough airing,
and white.wash its walls neatly. Do
not, however, remove the winter en-
bankments, till all severe frosts have
passed.
3. Select, ifyou have not done so,
the best kinds Of seed for sowing and
planting; use your best judgment in
this matter, or take the advice OF
some competent and disinterested per-
son. Provide nOa0, for all you want
this spring. A little care and ex-
pense in this line will reward You
well.
8. Repair your fences, or make
new ones, when needed; the frost is
out, and the sooner this work is done,
the better. Make all your permanent
fences strong and durable this is the
only mode that will pay.
4. Keep your hogs ont Of all fields,
except those you design for their
range. Be especially careful that
they do not get into your clover, fields;
they will do harm enough there in a
day, to pay for putting up "a good many
fences.
s. If your land is sandy, or a heavy
turf, you may begin to plow with
safety; but if it is clayey, and has
been plowed recently, wait till it is
thoroughly dry; blowing it while wet
or damp, will make it hard the whole
season.
6. Attend carefully to your ewes;
lif your number is large, careful
hand should be among them all the
time. See that the lambs are not left
in damp, hollow places. Help the
ewes that need help. Feed them
well with a mixture of green and dry
food, if you have it. Keep cattle
away from them.
7. Your hens are laying now grand
ly; you have plenty OF eggs preserve
those you don't want for cooking or
g for setting your hens pack them in
salt, with the little ends down, or keep
them immersed in highly saturated
!, lime water. In either Of these ways,
! = eggs may be kept for months, ifnot
3 years.
! 8. BY the way, if you have warm
! place for nests, let two or three hens.
sit as soon as they please. A little
, care will preserve the brood when
: hatched, and early chickens are de.
licious for the table, in the fall or the
: pullets, if kept, will lay eggs next
summer, if well cared for.
6 8. You may do certain work IN
, your garden, as soon as the ground Is
! dry enough to work safely. Lettuce,
onions and early peas may be put in
, as soon as you please. In clay soils,
We repeat, never stir tile soil aohen
damp. Currant bushes may be trans
> planted, or new cuttings set. Ma
= nure may be prepared, aud that which
is well rotted, may be spaded in
Mulching may be done, when you do
not wish to stir the ground for some
;. months.
10. Do not allow hay or clean straw
to be wasted preserve all that is not
' needed, for use at some future time (;
9 it will perhaps be needed when least
Y expected.
I. IL. When the ground is dry enough,
y transplant whatever trees need to be
t transplanted. Do this with the hard
f est trees, as soon as you can. Take
q great care in transplanting, to tear the
roots as little as possible, and do the
r work well. When you finish setting
;. out tree, mulch the ground well,
. with some coarse manure this will
prevent the effects of drought. When
YOU buy trees for transplanting, be
sure to get the kinds you wish. Nur-
l., serymen sometimes make loose state
a ments. Deal only with responsible
:. and reliable men.-Oht0 Farmer.