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tion, the extra number of stock the same farm would 

 keep by the culture of the potatoe, as a fallow crop ? 

 and thus increase the quantity of manure, by consum- 

 ing the straw, &c. for litter, and thus again, by the 

 help of the manure to increase the quantity of hay, 

 grain and straw, as well as potatoes, &c. it will at 

 once be seen, that under this management, all our 

 farms may become Diskley farms, and all our farmers 

 gain the wealth and reputation of Mr. Bakewell ; be- 

 sides, the pleasure of managing such a farm, will, of 

 itself, doubly compensate all extra care and attention* 



JANUARY. 



Yfour pork hogs are all now killed, and doubtless 

 marketted to the best advantage, excepting a good 

 supply of the best, which you have carefully reserv- 

 ed for your own use. Your hams and chops, are all 

 put into a strong pickle, to prepare them for smoking ; 

 if you have saltpetre, put it'into the pickle with your 

 hams, and if the barrel or tub is crowded, turn them 

 often ; and at the end of 4 or 5 weeks, hang them up 

 for smoking. If by any means your saltpetre should 

 not be dissolved in your pickle with your hams, you 

 may pulverize it at the time of taking the hams out 

 of pickle, arid with a wet cloth rub over the hams 

 with the saltpetre, particularly at each end, around 

 the bones, say loz. to each ham ; it will strike through 

 immediately, and your hams, when smoked, will be as 

 high coloured, and as tender, as when preserved in 

 the saltpetre pickle. Entire accident discovered this 

 method, and frequent practices has confirmed it. 

 Your beef is also all marketted, or put up for your 

 own use, excepting such as you design for your win- 

 ter's feeding. If you feed with carrots, your cattle 

 will require some water, but if upon potatoes, they 

 will do best, after the first week, to be fed withou 1 



