* THE FARMER'S MANUAL* 



Some persons construct shelves in a cellar secure 

 against frost, and place their apples separately upon 

 the shelves, and find an advantage in saving their fruit 

 over to the spring, which fully repays the expense. 

 This does well, and may be considered in the end 

 cheaper than barrels, as the shelves (if properly con- 

 structed) will last many years ; but the barrels, by 

 neglect, are soon gone. Try both. 



I need not say that great care should be taken with 

 your orchards to cultivate the best fruit ; this every 

 farmer knows, who deserves the name of farmer, and 

 the manner of effecting this by grafting has become 

 common to our country. I shall treat upon this sub- 

 ject more particularly in my remarks upon gardening, 

 article fruit. Finish gathering your late fruit for 

 cider, make it up as fast as possible ; make some trial 

 of Mr. Anderson's plan, or method, to begin with ; if it 

 pays the expense this year, you may reap advantage, 

 from it the next, besides the enjoyment of drinking 

 good cider. In Newark, in New- Jersey, they have be- 

 come famous for good cider, by such kinds of ma- 

 nagement, and their cider always commands the first 

 sales, the highest price, and best pay, in- market; 

 often a double price, when scarce in market. This 

 is a consideration which no careful farmer will neg- 

 lect. 



Look to your flax, and turn it when necessary, as 

 the upper surface will rot faster than the under side. 

 Look to your hemp, or flax, in the water, and see that 

 It is well covered with the water, and that it lies safe, 

 (not being washed away with the great rains.) 



Dig and house your carrots and other roots, you 

 design for feeding ; excepting your turnips and cab- 

 bages, these may stand to close your field crops. 



Draw your flax from the water as soon as it will 

 answer, (upon trial as above,) spread it to dry ; and 

 bind and house it the first moment it will answer : 

 one extra rain may ruin your crop, or destroy yom 

 profits. Observe' the same with your hemp 



