Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-11-06

! pRA NrAc.-So long as we do not have req
| winter W. her, the work of understanding
may he Pushed forward Ii is more imppr
! ttnt u keep we'll up with the tile laying, fol
we may he crnght by heavy freezing ia II,
snt sn'w-storns, and 80 al Work BIZ stuppet
suddenly.
I NcEs.-We cannot too strongly present
the evils of bad fences. The freezing anc
thaw,ns of winter Will aim ,st surely dcvel..l
tie wax spots in old ilues of fti,ces, a,,
! bTCachy cattle will I've sure TO find chem. i
(. they are allowcri either IN the highway or II
the telds- Grain fids asc a strong attrac
zion The fsnc, $, theref,rc. ,out / be look d
I e.. week p ,sts staked up or Renewed, souno
rails or ards put in place Of failing oI e.
and all secured ig inst cattle, wind ard lros j.
! IL RES, if well fed, enjoy cold weather
! ntzhugh, they show n tural preference for
| he sheltered side ~ the barn yard, they sci
! i'rn III ,nIiess any di>lIke To EXPOSURE
! eyre cold. uni - Il ey have been bankct,d
/ md lidbItuatcd to warm stables Wien
Orses are W arm. always blanket them. eith,I
| IN stables or IN the open airs ttSe Care thai
they are exp .sel t. no drdughts. When
| crol,d IF remove the blanket. Carrit.c
horses wu.cI It Is desirable should have a
my rrit. may wear linen covers buttoni' Q
z
-"chd Give gph daily gsoouiing, lcuty
- cat, wI=er reg larry pr1si lie good veutilt
ton, and let the Sunlight into tine stable.
BaEvEs.-Fced freely. but unifprmIy. al.
[ ey Will eat with IL relish, changing rharac
f..r OF the feed accord NJ t. Judgme 1t.
there he any taiInre of ape lie XII
alt alw y bI're them acces Idle. Pre-
are TN iecd in anoth apartment; from iii,
, - IN winch the c.itte SIT d, AID I've ,,unctd
Al u the minute in feeding. La in reasu.
{ - am amt ii grain Or oil al, do It grddu-
lily, Wit hing the eli ,c5. Use the card d
rush trqu -ntIy, and litter freely Beeye-
need pure air IN cean Stables as much
horses; warmth Is more Important than
hight t. til IN. as t. all IattenIng stock
COWS how yer, need hight, clean stables,
with goJi ventilation. arnth Is dcslr;Ibl,
also. well great quiet Give them ii,
lrur or two in sunny yard daily, # t.,
weather be pleasant
YnU>G Stock Keep in warm sheds or
stables With the range of yards exposed u
regularly.
SHEEP Keep in dry, roomy. sheds and
yards; give plenty OF litter, hut acco n,nodar v
.hrm with some hrd ground Feed IN k,
md tr,ughs protected by seeds. Increase
ne feed gradually Oh cake VIII b. found
IS &C ~ IN cal as any feed, III IRE 81 than am
'thcr Y 'u can purchase sheep feeders are
satisfied II t''y ct the menure cltar rh,
sheep selling for their cost with the value ui
Sic feed IL ibid
IL may be pushed forward rapidly a.
-,D>sin.e. ami marketed according To the
ieeier's best Judgment. Prces rtten rule
much higher early in the MA than Later,
rut the d florence Is piteu nilde up by the
s'retse in the manure pile. HE vi.ue ol
manure is IN almost direct rropJrd to tie
quality nt the to ID of ANIMALS. Th4t Uf lat
tcninS ito : j. very rtch
pouLrsT.-Kcep in warm. light. houses
mi feel little tnett or s-ra peak daily AMI
lens will soon begin to lay.
tEU in barrels should be kept as cool a.
p's>ibIe without f. cczins. DO not cIp-e al
9 ~ cellar pi the fruit room. except there /
iIng-r of frost. A detached cellar, or on,
tnder an out-huiiding. is much prc.erabl f..
li,e storage o. fruits or vegetables to that
Iuder the dwelling fruit, III rip nm,
,lv's off q IAN ity Of unwh0IesJn; g,s
BLAcKBEKRis- AM IA -pb;rries may b.
rOp < tCcd nom cuttings ii tue roots Iher.
mould he pr-p red before the ground freezes
at the roots IN PIE Is tw, three Incles
M. and place them IN IL b TX tn aItcrnat
tyeF- of al. The uOx siIJuIi nave holes -
I've b 'tt"m c" allow any suPerfaous moisture
> PISS OF, tni sh 'uti be purIei III a Dir,
'P,t below tn, reach of frost.
Roofs should be dug before the frost hae
nIurcd the tender onc-, and stored III pit
: n tied last nOnt D.. Or. where CIe qItu.tty
SIntt ia ne cellar ID n,J c,Vcr the y [,
nCIl there is DANGER of freezing Ii 49,,
-ti'sh. stisIfy and parsnips. beng per.ec y
'riv. may be lett until the last.
Cover aspar ,gus ami rhubarb beds with
tvrrIl N hes Ut colrs; ;nIre or other lit
r; the G p mkt spring VAL BE- enougu
'ricr and tier 10 pay.
RnCB,HB As Ing Is the e junl is open.
s-w pl iutIrI ms mt be ma ic cut the oil.
pts wtth Il sharp sp'de int III sny piece
the-c arr eyes, anI set three feet apart
,icI way ia rich soil