The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-01-23
agricultural.
From the Germantown Telegraph
Hints for Brother Farmers,

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~, this evil, it is necessary only to cleanse
them thoroughly when they are to be laid
aside for the season, and apply TO them a
coat of ro&sin, one part: beefs tallow or oil
one part, with little lampblacl; the whole
being solved and fused over slow fire and
put on with common paint brush, while
warm. All iron implements, such as plows
harrows. cultiyators. as well as wheels and
all other tools composed either wholly or in
part of iron, should be frayed with This or
some similar uugnent, and carefully housed.
Treated in this manner a very considerable
SAVING will be effected, and at slight ex-
pense' Some prefer the use Of paints, formed
by the admxture Of linstcd oil and white
lead, lampblack, vcnitAin red. or Spanish
brown; but although this has somewhat
neater and more tasty appearance, on the
whole it is no more durable and ,nnch more
expensive than the first named article.
HE BARN. Let the utmost neatness be OBJ
serVed in the management of the barn. No
more hay or other fodder should be thrown
into the floor at once than Is requisite to sup
ply one feed BY throwing large onsnttv
from the mows or scalloldines, thcr is al
unavoidable loss from the drying Of the fibre.
which renders it less palatable to the ami,
mails, As we'll as less nutritious Sweeping
the floors, daily, promotes cleanliness, and
! condnccs to the health and consequently the
comfort Of animals. The &" tie upsn and
and " stalks, as well as the mnneers, cribs,
&c, should he daily cleaned out and FREQUENTLY
washed. An occasional whitcwashing should
he given to the ceilings and partitions; its
sanatory effects are well known, and of ma
ture too indisputahly obvious to admit of
doubt. Neimin rarely infcst barns or ami
mails treated in this way. The floors Of all
til-ups should always be Of stoncs-larse
flags which can be thoroughly clcanscd BY
The diffusion oCwatcr, and which do not be-
come lmprcgnatcd with the ammon,acal mat
ter contaAled in the urine, and the fetid ami
mai matters Of the cXcrcmcnt.
BEDDING FOR ANIMALS. best bed
ding for domestic animals, with the exec ption
o. IoIcst leaves, is common saw-dust. This.
II spread under animals will not only absorb
the u'ne, but make an excellent manure -
one that will dcconpose readily, and con-
tribute powerfully to the productive powers
Of any soil A little gy pgum and pulve,iscd
charcoal sprinklcd over the bedding, will be
oIimportant service; it will enable one to
economic eiicctually, the volatile por tions Of
the Weddings. both liquid and solid, and pre-.
vent any unpleasant smell pervading The barn.
Sulphuric acid is also possessed of much val
ne for this purpose. All these are cheap
so cheap that the pecuniary cost will scarcely
be comprehcndcd in the estimate
Doom YARDs.-Never allow refuse lumber,
old carts, wheels and other ruined and worth
less articles cucumber the yards and courts
around your dwelling. Nothing indicates,
more certainly, the prevalence Of vulgar
ideas, degrading associations and slovenly
habits, than this for no person acoustic med
to the practice of neatness, and Of that com
mendable precision which requires "a place
for crythng, and everything in this place"
will, for moment tolerate such p thing.
The utmost ncatness Should peryadc such
places.
WOOD SHEDs.-In immediate contact with
the dwelling house, and. if practicable in
close connection with that portion of it set
apart for the performance Of household work;
there should be wood house--large and
airy-amd so constructed AS 10 subserve the
purposes of perftat magazinefo fuel, both
green and dry. Here should at all times be
found an ample supply ofthat article which
is said to make chcerless the heart of the
housewife, and to be more cfftctual in diifu
sing the sunshine Of happiness through a
household, than mortgages, bonds, or even
gold itself.
CHARRING FENCE PosTs AND STAKES
Never set fence post or stake without first
decorticating or chopping carefully the bark
from the tops, and charring them This is
theoretical dcctline, no purely visionary
whm Of The Imagination, but part Of that
invaluable wisdom which results only from
experience. Reiterated TRIALS have demon
s<ratcd the shrcwed and undcniabic PHILOSOPHY
of both these usages, although blind preiu.
dice has contcndel against them with the in
vctracy usually charac;erizing its efforts IF
those who are sceptical in regard to it's utili-
tv, will but reduce it TO the test Of ia If
impartial experiment, they will be speedily
be convinced of the practice.
Hoe YARDS Keep your hog yards con-
stantly and literally replcnished with materi-
ais for manure = muck, chip, manure, saw
dust, spent tan, refuse hay, straw, rubbish
from the fields, and spurious vegetation from
the garden and the wood lot, ruShes beat,
earth, clay rags, cobs, rotten wood, and in
deed, every substance that when rotted or ie
duced to its primary elements or principles,
is capable of supplying babulum or pasture
to plants. When the mass is sufficiently
broken down in its physical texture, cleanse
out the yards, and commence accommodating
more. In this way large quantity Of most
excellent compost may be made, and many
articles ordinarily overlooked in our imperfect
economy, and contemplated as worthless,
converted to an important and valuable use.
FENCES should at all times be kept in per-
feet repair. Whenever the stone walls fall
down or rail gets displaced, see that the
affair ii not neglected, whatever may be tho
Il al,