Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-01-16
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From tho American Agricultural, Jan. LIST.
Farm, Household. &c.


some shelter from wind, rain, and snow
If not a STALL then a good she'd If on a
new farm on the prairie, where timber is
yet too scarce and costly for your means,a
rail pen covered around and above with
straw or stalks, will we'll pay for its cost,
in the better condition and growth of the
animals. If water is scarce, better melt
snow over a fire than compel them to eat
snow. Extra fuel (tood)mast be supplied
10 keep up the FIRE in their bodies, if snow
is melted there. The extra digestion re-
9uired for this, detracts from health vigor
and growth. Remember the salt rations
at least twice week. That work animal
will still continue 'runt", if kept from
full supply Of food and shelter, by anoth-
sr oyerbearing animal Give it some pro-
tecting division line.
CELLARS Foul air breeds decay. All
rubbish. or rotting vegetables should be
removed Families living in new or
swampy country suffer from malaria de-
caying vegetables in the cellar send up
similar gasses through the house or barn
cellar. If damp, few boards or straw
on the bottom to walk on may save wife
cold, perhaps fit OF sickness, if she goes
there often from warm room, with thin
shoes on. Ventilate as often as the wealth
er will permit, but stop out the thief Jack
Frost, with an extra bank of earth or tan
bark, if the walls be not amply thick and
mpervious. An hours frost may destroy
the products Of weeks OF toll. \ coat Of
whitewash put ON tia walls and ceiling
even now, will promote neatness and sweet
ness, and save the necessity of an extra
light, if the windows be deficient or in part
covered. The best windows are those
with double glass, half an inch or an inch
apart. and the sash on hinges. Room
may be saved by having the sash hung at
the top to swing Up to hook.
CoLTs-Care in breeding, and in feed
ing also, has produced our improved hors-
es. Stinted colts make stuntcJ horses
BY means Of good nourishing food over
granting, you may develop large muscles,
strong bones, capacious healthy lunss,and
turn out far more valuable horse for any
kind of work.
CLUB MEETINGs.-Farmers need the
benefit Of these more than any other class.
Mechanics merchants, and business men
generally, come more in contact their
ideas are rubbed up bright by practice
they learn from each others methods
they talk more about their work and the
best of doing it, than farmers who are sep
aratrd from constant intercourse by their
broad acres The meetings for social chat
about farm matters he'd at the schooihouse
or from house to house, are of great utll-
ity. No one ever attended such meet
ing without carrying home some new hint
or having a new train of thought started.
Too much formaity, too long constitu-
tuition and by Law are to be avoided. The
more familiar, conversational they are, the
better Every neighborhood IN which
they are held will be benefited, and their
effects will be seen not only in greater
crops, better roads, tidier farms, and bet
ter stock, but in healthier, and happier in
habtants. Especially should the young
men be induced to take part i'll these
meetings; they should be taught that ag-
riculture is ever progressive, and that he
who does not keep pace with it, must be-
like Tim Bunkcr's neighbor, Jake Frink
always "runnin astarn.'
Hods.-Those to be slaughtered will
lay on fat all the faster for being kept
warm. Those having large numbers fat
tening on the western prairies may hasten
their plans and save corn, by providing
good warm nests, if not in pens, then
among the stalks, or in straw heaps. 1t
will pay to dig pits for them in the ground
covering with straw or ~hcltering to shut
out cold and storms. Feed the lighter
grains and soft corn first, finishing off al
ways with good sound corn. Experience
proves that it pays well to grind and steam
hog food.-Store hogs, those kept over,
will at the East, almost pay for THEN
board making manure,lf rightly managed.
Supply them plentifully with coarse litter
forest leaves, straw, etc, and they will
manufacture valuable fertilizer without
the help of machinery, without the heE
of an overseer, even without instructions
Give fattening hogs plenty ofcooked foot
and provide good shelter tor all.
HoRsEs.-Avoid sprains and hoof dis
eases from frozen ground, or snow ant
mud slush, by prompt and careful shoeng
prevent coughs and colds by comfortable
blanketing when standing in cold winds
and promote good health by just enougl
of good food, and by comfortable, clean
light, and ventilated stables, and frequen
cleaning and rubbing.
HUMBUas.--Look out for them. The.
always come upon US unawares in neg
and attractive garb-golden tinged,-
When anything is offered astonishingl
eheap, look out for cat in the meal, es
pecially if it is an article with which 20
are not familiar.
IcE-Get in good supply as soon a
sufficiently thick and solid. In the bette
preservation of food in hot weather, AN
in case of sickness alone. it may be wort
its full cost, to say nothing Of the luxur
of having at hand supply of "piekle
GOODNESS" in midsummer weather. Ice
not difficult to keep. A rough shed abou
II feet square and 10 or Il feet high we
rooted and out of the sun, with enoug
clean saw-dust to Gil in FIVE or six iDchc
thick between the ice and the boards an
also to cover it well, will preserve enoug