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DECEMBER. 



feeding sheep in their sheltered pastures, young 

 cattle and colts in their sheds, and all the col- 

 lected family of the farm-yard, horses, cows 

 pigs, poultry ; cutting hay, chopping straw ; 

 pulling, bringing home, and slicing turnips for 

 them, and seeing that they are well cleaned and 

 bedded ; fattening for market, and killing for 

 store, find abundant employment. And to all 

 this are to be added the many operations of 

 getting in stacks, thrashing, winnowing, sack- 

 ing, and carrying the corn to market. 



The business of the garden this month con- 

 sists, principally, in matting and defending 

 trees and plants against the cold, and preparing 

 the earth for spring. 



ANGLING. 



They who can angle at this season deserve 

 the name of sportsmen. The excellence of the 

 grayling at this time, is, however, a temptation. 



CALENDAR OF THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



