, 1861-01-04
Agricultural.


! good sense, and every farmer should
hnk of it:
"Thoughtless men will whip, whip, whip
They do it from habit-a very bGdlhabit /;
and we find it difieuit to correct that habit
We are trying to teach our hired men bet
ter manners than to put on the whip be-
fore giving an invitation to the brute ami
mails to co. We have oxen that will go ;
As soon as they are Invited, without the in.
loEsement of the whip. Yet VIC find it
difficult matter to control the whip. 1t is
surely savage practice to apply the lash
before inviting the animals to move by the
proper words Yet we see that this is a
yery common practice Of those who are not
owners of the cattle. When the common
vhp-Iash is not thought to be hard enough
for the backs and noses Of the cattle, the
handle, one inch in diameter, is used on the
noses of oxen, to make them back load
% hill, before the cattle have ever beer
taught to back an empty cart down hill.
"Cattle must be made to obey, and the,
common lash, or a switch stick, will be suf,
6cent for breaking in. But We ask for
mercy on all cattle that are willing 10 do
right as soon as the right is pointed out
Many drivers Of oxen put the lash on first,
before asking their teams to move This
is species of barbarism which all owners
Of cattle ought to prohibit. 1t is so natu
raj for people whom we hire, to use force
10 the first instance and gentleness after
wards, if at all, that particular care should
be exerted in regard to the treatment Of
their cattle Proper driving is an import
ant item in husbandry."
SHELTER FOR FARM SrocK Farmers, We
appeal to you in behalf of your domestic
animals of all kinds, Now your most press
ing autumn work is over, you can take time
10 attend to it, and therefore we urge you
to provide shelter for all your cattle while
yet you may In one months time it will
b too hte. Now, to-day, is the time to
commence. Go right about it, and don't
allow your poor animals to stand, as they
did last winter, in the fence-corners, vast
ing their flesh, and all your profits 1t is
the very worst sort of economy that a
farmer was ever guilty Of, trying to save
by cheating his dumb brutes out of, proper
food and shelter Tribune.
PorAToEs-Potatoes never should be
heated in the sun before storing them, and
II they are, should be allowed to cool. The
best practice is to pick them up as fast as
thew are unearthed, and as soOu as possible
Ret them into the cellar or pit, or in piles,
where they are to be kept through the
winter, and at once covered from the light,
and in some measure from the effect of air,
particularly drying winds 1t is not i'm
portant that potatoes should be stored dry.
We have seen them stored directly from
the field 10 rainy day, with the adhering
dirt in muddy condition, aud yet they
kept first rate. We have an account now
before MS of o man who took pains to dry
bis potatoes in the sun, and he put them
in the bin in tho cellar while still warm.
In few days he found his pile Of potatoes
steaming, and in overhauling, the center
was in a state Of decay His remedy was
TO spread them out upon cellar bottom and
cool them, and sprinkle with gypsum, say
two bushels to hundred bushels Of pota-
toes, and then return them to the bin.
This brought them back to the condition
they would have had if stored on damp
day with the dirt adhering, just as the
pidSLeE w uO Cul uOuOJ Nuub JO7
tatoes would keep better if buried in the
earth, filling all the interstices between the
tHbers. 1t is because they keep well
enough" without the earth that is not
used. Potatoes require to be kept cool
and dark That is the greatest secret in
storing potatoes.
A New BREED OF SHEEP.-A report has
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nation of Animals in London, Of new
breed Of sheep, or at least animals resent
bling sheep, except in size, found in coun-
tries adjacent to the Punjaub. These AMI
mails are called Purik Sheep, and are the
most diminutive of the OUiS family, the full
grown ones being not larger than lambs of
few weeks old. The Purik Sheep has
small bones, Aeshy carcass, and the nut.
ton is excellent, and yields three pounds a,
year Of very fine wool. The ews generally
give two lambs year. The great advan-
tage of this over other breeds isils domes-
tic habits-living around the cottages as
quiet as house dog, and feeding upon all
sorts Of waste garbage, scraps OF fruit, veg
etables, crumbs of bread, shreds that are
frequently wasted eating them from the
hands of any one who offers. 1t is thought
that the Purik sheep would be suited to the
climate of England, and exactly adapted to
the wants Of many cottagers. II so, it
would also suit many in this country. 1t
would be great object to get an animal to
consume the kitchen garbage, less obec,
tionable than the hog, and the flesh Of
which would afford more wholesome food
TO the poor, too many of whom live, so far
as meat is concerned, almost exclusively
upon pork.