Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-17
Agricultural.
Hints about Farm Work,

may possibly be lost, the farmer is
ready to take hold in earnest of his
years work He should have, as es-
ential to success,
He1tnite Plans, not only for l month
or i months ahead, but for every day,
and as the evening and the morning
made the first and each succeeding
day of the creation, SO every evening
properly begins the next day, as it is
the best time to lay plans for work to
be done This makes the man fore
handed" The work of every weeh
should be planned by the Saturday
night before. Winter is evening to
the morning which dawns in April
and eliminates in July.
Buildings.-Desirable alterations
and new erections may be discussed
and planned, timber and stones haul
ed when s'edding is good, and prepa-
rations completed before the frost be-
gins 10 come out, Immediately after
which is the best time to dig cellars,
etc, and do grading.
Stock Of all kinds should now, in
the beginning of severe weather, be
we'll fed and groomed. It is really
the most cliti al time, for they now
feel the change of feed most, and if
not kept up and well cared for, will
begin TO run down
Co,rS.- Good hay is not good enough
Tor any body's cows If a few roots
daily, and little meal or oil-cake will
make the hay go much farther, make
the cattle do much better, and make
cir whole keeping cheaper, ,notwith-
standing the extra work Do not dry
off cows too early, especially young
cows. II possible, keep up the flow
Of milk by extra feeding, etc, until
within weeks of calving. Be care
fnl to have no slippery places where
a COW may fall on the ice the injury
may induce sinking (abortion), and
this is infections. If a cow with calf
shows symptoms of sickness of any
kind, remove her at once to another
barn, entirely away from her compan.
ions, and keep especial watch upon
cows that have skunk their calves in
previous years. This is a great dam.
age to farmers in many sections, and
every precaution should be taken tC
avoid it,
OCen.-Becf cattle will be greatly
benefited by regular carding they
need it as much as horses, and VIC
doubt not it would be more to the pc
cuniary profit of the feeder.
Young Soch.-Keep them growing,
and give daily exercise and summing
in roomy yards.
,Sheep.-If trouble with ticks, lice,
or scab, though at this season it will
not do, ordinarily, to dip them, the
spots most affected may be wet with
the dipping solution, (strong tobacco
water, made by boiling tobacco stems,
mixed with strong country soit-soap)
This is best applied by bottle hav-
ing a groove cut in the side of the
cork with which it is stopped. Give
sheep access to water daily. 1t is a
great mistake to force them to eat
snow or go without Feed roots free
ly to all, and especially to iattening
sheep. Very little grain will be a
great benefit, if equally distributed
Handle your sheep and ka01e theil
condition.
VentaatiOn.- Stables and cellars
need good ventilation. tits better tc
Yet in the cold air in blasts than tC
confne the air in the stables SO thai
the animals breathe it over and Ovel
again, loaded with the cxhalation o
their skins and lungs, and the vaport
which rise from their manure bod
solid and liquid. The health Of tht
stock requires fresh air ; economy 0
feeding is a secondary consideration
requiring warm stables both may
and should be had In house cellars
especially if damp, the gases from tin
decay Of vegetables, though slight, /
not removed by frequent venti' alton
may produce m;asmatic diseases, ty
phoid fevers, etc.
Fouls usually rCost as high as pos
sible to avoid uncomfortable draught
of air If indulged in this, they Otter
become asphixiated and drop dea'
from their perches, from breathing
foul air arising from the Fermentation
Of their droppings, or being suffoca
ted by the carbonic acid gas from tn
the breaths of many fowls, all Close
to the top of the house, or from bot
causes. In warm quarters and wei
fed, they will begin to lay before tn
close Of the month.
Ice.-In packing, take care TO hav
the drain clear and covered to proven
the air drawing through and sc
that the floor is covered thick wit
straw, the ice is closely packed, an
the chinks filled with snow or ic
chi ps also that straw or saw-dust j
packed between the ice and the sides
and that, if possible, the ice is put /
when very cold.
Seeds-Keep seeds in a dry COO
place away from rats, and not in tigh
boxes Of either wood or tin. Secur
all that you will need, in good time
before the stocks of seedsmen are el
hausted, or they have so many order
to fill, that yours will be delayed. -
For the same reasons look out ahea
for
Tools and HachineS for spring an
summer work. Send for catalogue;
study what you you want, ,correspon
about strength, durability, adaptio
to your particular requirements, an
order in time.
MaHwe-keep it piled up con
pactly, so that fermentation win G
on slowly in the mass. If possible
have a tank for liquid manure unde
the heap, and pump it np over th