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where they irritate almost every thing from cats up to 

 old hosses.&quot; 



&quot; He is gwine to turn a brook on here and git six tun 

 of hay to the acre,&quot; answered Tucker. 



&quot; If he can,&quot; added Jones. 



&quot; And blame him, he ll du it neow, ye see, for he s a 

 master hand to carry his pint,&quot; said Seth Twiggs. 



&quot; Neow du tell,&quot; responded Kier, hitting his horse a 

 smart lick, &quot; Tim Bunker waterin a swamp ! git up old 

 hoss, this aint a safe place for yew.&quot; 



And the old coal cart vanished up the hill as if the 

 driver had seen a ghost. But I am not quite crazy yet, 

 though some of my neighbors think I am leaning that 

 way. I shall keep you posted on &quot; the irritation of the 

 soil.&quot; 



Yours to command, 



TIMOTHY BUNKEE, ESQ. 



Hookertown^ Aug., 1860. 



NO. 44. TIM BUNKER ON FEEDING WITH 

 OIL MEAL. 



&quot; It s no use to try it,&quot; said Jotham Sparrowgrass, as he 

 poked his cane into the tub where I was preparing a mess 

 for my fattening cattle. 



&quot; No use to try what ? &quot; said I. 



&quot; Why, to fat cattle with iled meal. You see the thing 

 has been tried, time and agin, over on the Island, and 

 failed. Never could make the cattle eat the stinking 

 stuff. Job Woodhull and Zophar Mills both tried it one 

 summer. You see they had heern a great deal about feed 

 ing animals with ile meal, and they took it into their 

 heads to make a lot out of fish ile and Indian meal. Thoy 

 had a plenty of ile from their fish works, and they put in 



