The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-11-04
Hinfa Ahouf Work.

PLOwING.-P Plow lands that Will not
be subject to wash. The more plowing
is done in the fall, the more will the
hurry of spring work be relieved, and,
as a general rule, the better will the
land be prepared for the crops. Fall
plewing kills weeds; it kills grubs; 1t
exposes the soil to the action of the frost,
and if manure be plowed in, which Is
best if the land is prepared for root crops
or corn, it becomes better Incorporated
with the soil. Clay lands and heavy
loans are especially benefited by fall
plowing; the action of the frost, or rath-
er thawing and freezing, benefits such
land as much as many loads of manure.
Plow such land in ridges, turning two
furrows together. Good loamy soils
may be plowed with fiat or lap burrows
We prefer the former, and sandy or
light land, or rich and dark mould,
should be plowed fat.
MANURE.-Bring in all muck sods,
surface parings, forest soil, and leaves,
that you can, to be used in eomposts,
and lay up good even heaps OF these ma
terials, alternated with stable manure,
in layers, using at least twice as much
vegetable mould in whatever form you
have it, as of the stable manure. The
compost heaps should be of assorted ma
terials, all, Of course, vegetable matter,
like potato tops and swamp grass, or
other long litter, put together with a
sufficiency of manure to make the whole
ferment, or leaving the heterogeneous
stable manure oHt, and adding instead
freshly dry Stacked lime, or wood ashes,
at the rate of about one bushel to the
CARLOAD. Composts Of coarse, porous,
materials, not made with lime or ashes,
should stand over sunken hogshead
or other vat for containing liquid. This
should be pumped every few days over
the heap, and allowed to run back
again to the vat, which SHOULD be sup
piled with water if there is any lack.
In all composts, hog manure goes fur
ther than that of the horse, which is
much more powerful in starting and
maintaining fermentation than that of
milch COWS and young cattle, but hard
ly equal to that of fattening cattle or
we'll fed oxen.
FENCEs.-We cannot too strongly
present the evils of bad fences. The
freezing and thawing of winter will al
most surely develop the weak spots in
old lines of fences, and breachy cattle
will be sure to find them, if they are al
lowed in the highway or in the fields.
Grain fields arc strong attraction.
The fences, therefore, should be looked
to, weak posts staked up or renewed,
sound rails OF boards put in place of
failing ones, and all secured against
cattle, wind, and frost.
HORSES, if well fed, enjoy cold wealth
er. Although they show a natural pre-
ference for the sheltered side of the
barn-yard, they seldom manifest any
dislike to exposure to severe cold, unless
they have been blanketed, and habitu-
ated to warm stables. When horses are
warm, always blanket them, either in
stables or in the open air; take care
that they are exposed to no draughts.
When cooled off, remove the blanket.
Carriage horses, which it is desirable
should have a shiny coat, may wear lin
en- covers buttoning round the breast,
and having crouper attached. Give
good daily grooming, plenty to eat,
water regularly, provide good ventila.
tion, and let the sunlight into the sta
BILE.
BEEvEs.--Feed freely, but uniformly,
all they will eat with relish, changing
character of the feed according to your
Judgment, if there be any failure Of ap-
petite. Keep salt always before them
or accessible. Prepare the feed In an
other apartment from the one in which
the cattle stand, and be punctual to the
minute in feeding. In increasing the
amount of grain or oil-meal, do it grad
ually, watching the effect. Use thelcard
aud brush frequently, and litter freely.
Beeves need pure air and clean stables
as much as horses; warmth is moro i'm
portant than light to them, as to all fat
tening stock.
SHEEP.-Keep in dry, roomy sheds
and yards; give plenty of litter, but &C
commodate them with some hard ground.
Feed in racks and troughs protected by
sheds. Increase the food gradually.
Oil-cake will probably be found as eco
nomical as any feed, more so than any
other you can purchase. Sheep feeders
are satisfied if they get the manure clear,
the sheep selling for their cost with
the value of the feed added.
Hoes may be pushed forward as rap
idly as possible, and marketed accord
ing to the feeders best judgment. Prices
often rule much higher early in the
month than later.