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went of weak and feeble Iambs ; the best nursing for 

 such lambs is, by keeping the ewes well, either upon 

 your best English hay,^ particularly rowen, with 

 potatoes, carrots, or white beans ; these will ensure 

 you strong lambs, with a plenty of milk, and save 

 all the trouble of nursing. Should any one be so 

 unfortunate as to want the proper means of ensuring 

 strong lambs, as above, or neglect a proper use of 

 such as he may have, (for even barley, oats and corn, 

 will answer as substitutes for the potatoes, carrots, 

 or white beans, if given in small quantities, so as 

 not to excite fever, and thereby cause ticks, and the 

 shedding of the wool,) let him remember that such 

 weak lambs should be treated, in all respects, as if 

 they had been drowned, and'you would restore them 

 to life. Apply gentle and regular warmth ; give warm 

 milk, frequently, in small quantities, (the milk of the 

 sheep is best,) and -if the ewe has milk sufficient for 

 its support, you may generally raise them ; but if 

 not, they generally die. It is more work to nurse 

 one such lamb for 24 hours, than to feed regularly 

 100 sheep for the same time ; take your choice. 



Your breeding sows are now about to bring your 

 pigs for the next season ; keep them well, and in 

 good flesh, but not fat, and salt them often to prevent 

 their eating their own pigs, which often happens if 

 they are too fat, and you neglect to give them salt. 

 Now is the time to lay a proper foundation for your 

 pork harvest, and in order to show you the value of 

 this part of good farming, I will at this time lay be- 

 fore you sundry extracts upon this important subject. 



Extract from the Boston Centinel, March, 1819. 



" All Europe boasts of Leaden-Hall* ; 

 But Yankee products beats them all." 



c Dai/ of fat things. Of the numerous improve- 

 ments of which our country can boast, that made in 



* Noted fiosh-market in London. 



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