Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-17
AGRICULTURAL.

tfrom the Massachusetts foughman

Repairing buildings-Ths is work
that should he attended to before the end
of the month. 1t is very unpleasant
task to set glass when the mercury indi-
Gates n degree of cold below the freezing
point. but some will delay such work
until winter sets in, and they find the
snow drifting i'll on their cattle. 1t pays
well to keep buildings in good repair it
not only prevents the timbers from de-
'caying but it makes them warmer, and
eecps the inmates in II more comfortable
condition.
Care of Farm mplements--Every care
ful farmer makes it point to require all
'ools 10 be housed every night, as soon
Is the work of the day is over; but there
ire some farmers that get careless and
cave some of the implements III the field,
When there is prospect chat they may
Jc wanted again in II few days. This is a
poor practice, for it frequently is the
case that the work is left unfinished, and
the implement permitted to lay exposed
f. the weather until it is forgotten. 1t is
I'll before winter sets i'll TO look over the
tool house to see if all of the farm i'm
plements are in their proper places; ii
not they SHOULD be looked up and housed
Some OF the improved implements of the
present day require more care to keep
them i'll good order than did the farm i'm
plements OF fifty years ago. Implements
made of steel or iron that are polished
should not be permitted to rust, but
should be covered with tallow Some
have an idea that if tools are kept cover
ed with good coat of oil they will not
rust, but there are few kinds of oil that
will keep polished surface OF iron from
rusting. When tallow is applied, care
should be taken to have it free from both
salt and water. The best material is tai
low and white lead two thirds of the
former and one of the latter. The OBJ
lection to this is it will not clean OF quite
as easily as tallow alone, but notwith-
standing this, it is best to use it ON all
tools that it is important to keep from
rusting, and are unused for ten mont lis
in the year.
Farm Stock-As winter approaches the
animals on the farm need more constant
care. Before the end of the month most,
il not all of them, will depend entirely
on the food given them at the barn. 1t
is good economy to feed cattle before
coming to the barn, so they will keep up
in good condition by so doidg it will be
easy to carry them through the winter,
and have them come out well in the
spring.
Fattening Hogs, Poulty, etc.-The far
mer who manages to the best advantage
will use every effort to get his hogs fat
enough to kill as soon as the cold wealth
er sets in, for he well knows that to fat n
hog when the mercury settles below zero
requires much larger quantity of grain
than it does before freezing weather sets
in. What is true of hogs is true of sheen
and poultry that is being fatted for the
market
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10 peu .ie caltie win wheh inc STOCK OF
leaves becomes exhausted.
Breeding for Eggs.
D.Z. Evans. Jr.. writes under this
heading in the .insrican A1ricuii,yist
which tbe fowls snepd much nf tba;r