The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-12
agricultural.
Work for the Month.

CLOVER NELDs, &c Have these carefully
protected against The inroudS OF all sorts of
stock. The shoats will be very apt to find
come gap in the fence where they may punch
through and do more i.arn to "A fine clover
ir,d with Their snUutS than their carcases are
worth.
SHEEP. The Sheep should be looked after,
md any ewes not in good flesh should be
separated and have extra food. All The eve,
Should have some grain as the season for hay.
ing lambs approaches.
Corn SrALEs.-For the benefit Of those
WHO have their corn fields 10 clear of stalks
in preparation for oats OF other crops. We Will
give the method adopted by Friend Warner.
OF Hartford county, whose very tall corn we
recently made mention of. lie takes pc!
five or six inches through at the butt, and
some thirty feet long. and 'li;ching on two
horses to The large end, and one at the other
with boy TO each team. and when rainy
weather has been succeeded by hard freeze
the ground frozen, and the stalks very brit
tie, sweeps the field fore and aft in sna:hs Of
thirty feet. He can level a field Of twenty
acres in two o, .mre hours, ana lrave the
stalks lying so straight that they fall ready
into the fnrrows when the ground is plowed
FENCING TIMBER. -FcLcirg timber should
be hauled. as OPT crtuni,y occurs, TO the
ground where it may BE- wanted, whether for
new fences or repairing cid All hauling
that can be Gone now will save your oxen in
the spring when they have more work to do
and less stieAgth to do it.
CnoPs determine early, just what crops
You mean to cultivate. and the ground that
each will Occupy. How much for corn, snd
how much FOR tobacco and oats and what
manures you must have for each what Sec
ondaly crops, aud how much ground for co c
Potatoes. 10th Irish and sweet pumpkins
su@ar.bcc Iutn haga, sugar millct. common
ml!lct III Hungarian grass, field pea, are all
uab'e, and more or less of lhtm, but n, t
all VII enter into every ones plans. We 60
not recommend to great variety of ciopS,
which ever Of these you NAV determine on
make provision for, in advance, before the
ground is monopoz d BY more gro sing
cops.
TOBACCO. Prepare your tcbac o beds
whenever You may find the gro, n / ii, to be-
worked, as heretofore directed Lose no
tinI' IL stripping and preparing thc crop for
market. Have hosshcads ready early.
lcH If yoa have not succeeded. prv;ous
~. in getting good. supply Of ice do not
delay his inn o:tant duty. but seize She op.
porlnuity {" he first freezing weather Often
the bts, ice in his latitude. is obtained in
February. ii YOU have no icc.housc r,aly,
make . temporary structure, by placing rails
o coid wood i'll sq'arc form, upon slight
~ d'vatcd piece Of ground side by side, and
10 ii c depth of about twelve inch,s don't
place The wood or rails at right angles with
'a,h Other. Then cover this flooring with
pi' cor other leaves. and place upon it the
i'e, p''i"s it up y amdally. and covering it
win leaves, as The lille advances. Then
thaich all over with thick covering of straw,
b ginning at the surface of the ground : and
finish he whole structure by placing rails,
or wood. or bark. or corn stalks, upon the
straw; and the ice will keep much better
than IN many more costly csntrivances.
Amerlcua Farmer.