Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-10


be cleanly and comfortably kept; have full
supplies of food, and receive, at least twice
a week, an ounce or two of salt, or the same
quantity of mixture comprised of equal
parts.o of mild oyster she'll lime, salt, and sif-
ted ashes. In addition, they should have
pure fresh water thrice day. .' .'.5'
FEEDING OF ROOTS. -. -..-..
Roots when fed to mich COWS and other
cattle, should be cut fine, and miired aoith
cut hay or stzaao. For milch cows and 9TH
er cattle, peck of roots and a peck of cut
straw r-hay, mixed together, sprinkled with
salt, makes an enriching meal for EACH
Most roots are the better of being cooked :;
but potatoes should never be fed raw, as
cooking them makes them much more nutri-
tious and healthful. II .sf..g...-
WORKING ANIMALS. ..
See to it that these noble creatures do not
suffer for anything that is necessary to their
condition and comfort AS the weather in
creases in intensity of cold, they stand in
the more need of warm, though well venti-
lated stables. Their stalls should be well
bedded, and kept clean. They should be
we'll fed thrice day. watered as often, and
curried and brushed, or rubbed with wisp
Of straw, morning and evening, and receive
salt, ashes and lime mixture, twice or thrice
week, say 2 ounces each at time. -
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by chopping the grain fed to working ami
mails, and mixing it with cut hay or straw,
one-third the quantity of grain may be say
ed, while the animals will be able to thrive
better, as then the whole of the nutritive
portions of the grain will be appropriated to
their systems. Hence, then, if you attend
to this suggestion, you will be able to sell
more grain, while the beasts will actually
thrive better by the reduction of the grain
Corn and cob, chopped and ground together,
is an excellent food, as we'll as being the
most economical way of feeding your corn.
In feeding corn and cob meal, it is best TO-
mix it with the hay cut. e. .sr .s
.szs -.. SHEEP. III .zs.:..z =.
Your sheep should be provided with sheds
facing the south or southeast, opening into
yards The sheds should be covered with
cut straw few inches in depth this cover
ing should be resupplied three or four times
during the season. If you can't spare straw
for the purpose, substitute it by leaves from
the woods, as it is important that your sheep
should be kept clean and warm. e-.- 7
In a trough in a corner or other part of
the shed, under cover, salt should at all
times be kept for them; they should be re-
gularly watered thrice day, and have pine
boughs thrown into their yards every few
days for them to brouse upon. If some pull
verized charcoal were occasionally mixed
with the salt it would be of advantage in
correcting acidity of the stomach of the
sheep. .....-.. ......
The sheep should be fed thrice day
From to 4 lbs. of hay per day, according
to the size Of the sheep, will be sufficient.
When they receive roots or grain, less hay
of course will serve them. -,
GATHERING APPLES.
Gather your apples by having them hand
picked, and have them carefully stored a.
way before they become injured by the frost.
CIDER MAKING. 80 ..
Attend to this early in the season; see to
it that the cider is we'll made, the barrels
well cleaned, and that the cider is properly
stored away. If there were more good cider
made, there would be less occasion for whis-
key, and consequently there would be more
sober and healthy men.
. -.... APPLE BUTTER -.5 i
Make goodly store of this-make it ear
ly, and make it WE'LL .s -. e# ~ !
GRANARIES AND CORN HOUSES.
These should be we'll cleaned before the
grain is stored in them. For modes see our
number. -
DRAINING WET LANDS. e.
We repeat our advice. If you have fields
containing wet lands, have them drained.
FIRE-WOOD.
When the leaves have ceased to fall, COM
mence providing your fre-wood, and halt
not until you have enough cut, hauled into
your yard and piled up to last a year.
CARTS AND WAGONS. .-
Carefully look over these, and, if they
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