The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-01-15
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HINTS ABOUT WORK,

into or upon that field, should be charged |
at fair prices, just as if it We're sold to |
nelghbor. When the crop is sold or
used, the proceeds should be credited to
the field just as if it had been received |
in payment from neighbor. If some
Of it is feed stock, the stock should he |
charged with the value, as if it had
been bought for them, and the field |
credited with the amount. To com
mence the accounts, an inventory should |
be made, and the value Of everything |
fairly estimated and put down. If any
work has already been done upon a
field, that should be charged to it. 1t
may not be very easy at first, but very
soon will be, and when once it has been
begun it will be kept up. Do not mind
some mistakes at first.
FEEDING SToCK.-Stock should be
we'll fed at this season. Do not spare
feed but do not waste any. 1t is easier
to keep flesh on an animal now than to
put it on in March.
THE BUILDINGs-Perfect cleanliness
should be the rule in all stables, pens,
and sheds. Filth is the most frequent
cause of disease. Too much warmth
is not healthful. Pure air. dry beds,
and clean skins, will keep well fed ami
mails in sleek condition.
HoRsEs-W ork horses should either
be sharp-shod or protected in some
secure manner against slipping upon
icy roads. Sharp calks are dangerous,
and many horses are badly blemished
by them We have used the Good
enough shoe with a piece of rubber be-
meath it for this purpose. The rubber
over-shoe is an excellent device. Either
OF these are effective preventives against
balling or slipping. We do not advise
the use Of sharp calks when these can
be procured.
COws.-In-coming cows should be
we'll cared for Some linseed cake meal
or bran in their feed will do no harm,
but more exciting food should be avoid
cd \ roomv stall or loose box should
he provided in which the COW may re-
main at night without being tied. Milk
ing cows will be benefited by q pailful
of mlk-warm water with two quarts of
bran or middlings stirred in it twice
day. Cold water for drink will greatly
reduce the quantity of milk.
YOUNG CATTLE will need close atten-
ton to keep them thriving and free from
vermin y mixture of lard and kero-
sene oil rubbed along the backbone from
head to tail will free them from lice
Young animals need better protection
from cold than full grown ones, which
have thicker hides, and are better furn-
ishcd with fat as protection from the
cold.
WARBLEs.-The great majority of
cattle are infested with grubs of the
ox-bot ilv They are known as war
bes," and may be found hidden beneath
the skin in Jumps or swellings along the
back on each side of the backbone. If
these Jumps are examined, hole will
he seen, and if the lump is squeezed
from the bottom, fat white grub NAV
be forced out. These are the Larvae of
the bot-Hy which trouble cattle so much
in the Summer time If the grubs
We're squeezed out Of their nests at this
season and destroyed, the pest would
soon become extinct.
SHEEP should have plenty of exercise
and fresh air. Above all things they
should not be allowed to lie upon warm
manure piles, which they will do if per-
mitted. \ pailful of boiling water
should he put into the trough to take
the chill off from the water This is
especially useful for in-lamb ewes to
which chill from drinking ice cold
water may be hurtful In the Southern
States, where sheep are running in the
fields or woods, shelter from the rains
should be provided Where they are
varded, they should be kept dry. Dry
feet are never troubled with the foot-rot.
SWINE Pork is high and hogs are
scarce. This has been the case for two
years. For want of care thousands of
hogs have been lost in the Western
States by various fatal diseases Where
they are well cared for, there is no
cholera or other diseases In general,
disease is simply the result of the most
inexcusable neglect or bad treatment
When well cared for, no stock pays bet
ter or increases faster than swine and
no other pays better for care in breed
ing, and well selecting breeding animals
At present prices pork pays
FowLs.-A few early laying hens that
have been well feed will become broodv
about this time. 1t would not pay to
allow them to . sit" The chicks cannot
be raised with profit. Such hens should
be given few pills made Of CASTLE soap
and sulphur, have no warm food for a
few days, and he put into a shed where
there is no place for them to make a
nest. They will soon get over their
incubative fever.
SEEDs.-Thc stock of seeds for the
coming season should be procured as
soon as possible. If left until seed time
is at hand, much delay may occur, as
seedmen are then crowded with orders.
a good plan is to send to some respect
able seedman for a catalogue, and select
some well known standard kinds for the
main crops, both for the garden and the
fields. If any new varieties are tried,
a small quantity only should be used at
first, until it is known that the soil and
locality are favorable Make list of
all seeds needed at once
Tools AND IMpLEMENTs.-This is the |
best season to repair and paint wagons,
carts, and implements. Everything OF
the kind should be put in the best order
for future use More tools rust out for
want Of care, than wear out. What is
saved by care, is the same as earned
twice over, the thing is not only saved
for use, but the price Of another is saved
too.
DRAINs.-Much may be done in clean
ing out drains, and in some sections in
making drains. When the Spring rains
arrive, or the ground is full of water,
draining cannot be done with advan-
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