FARMER'S ASSISTANT. 107 



ihe morning, when the frost is on the ground. Neat cattle 

 should not yet be housed; but Horses should. In cold rams 

 they should, however, be sheltered, as these are more hurt- 

 ful than cold dry weather. 



The meanest fodder should not be dealt out first, but 

 leave this for severer weather If the stock of fodder is too 

 scanty tor the stock of cattle, don't pinch them in the fore- 

 part of the Winter: They can better endure scanty living, 

 when they have become hardened to the rigors of the 

 season. , 



Some Farmers feed their straw entirely to some of the 

 hardiest of the young cattle; and for this purpose keep 

 them by themselves, without suffering them to taste any 

 other food, by which means they will keep tolerably well s 

 But, perhaps, the better way is to lay aside the straw, when 

 threshed, with some brine sprinkled over each layer, so as 

 to give a degree of saltness to the whole mass; and, after 

 it has lain a while, to occasionally feed it out to ail the 

 neat-cattle. This will answer in place of salting them s 

 and at times they will eat this food with a good relish. 



It should be remembered, that cattle ought not to be 

 kept constantly on salted fodder ; for in that case they grow 

 tired of it : A change of food, sometimes salt., and some- 

 times fresh, is best. 



Too much fodder should never be laid before cattle at 

 once: Rather let them have a little at a time, and be fed 

 the oftener. By constantly breathing on their food, it be- 

 comes less palatable ; and for this reason they will eat that 

 which has been exposed to the open air and winds, after 

 they have rejected it in the stable. 



Cattle which run out during Winter should have a 

 shelter, and a rack under it to hold their fodder. By this 

 mean, most of their dung, being droped under the shelter, 

 will be preserved from the rains, and vvil), on that account., 

 i>e much better than that which has been more exposed. 



Cows, when near calving, should not be confined to their 

 stalls ; but each should have a separate apartment, and be 

 kept without tying. 



Horses keep well on clover-hay, mixed with herdsgrass. 

 If they are to be fed with Indian corn, or other hard grain, 

 it should be well soaked, boiled, or ground, before it is 

 given them. They may be kept in good order by feeding 

 them with raw potatoes or carrots, washed clean ; though 

 they would be more nourishing when boiled. Pumpkins 

 are excelent for fating them. 

 See PUMPKIN. 



FOLDING OF LAND. Folding Sheep on fields, which 

 are ploughed up for fallow-land, is a very good practice .;, 



