reptile's belly, it was evident that it had already 

 swallowed two or throe other young birds. Al- 

 ter the snake was killed the old bird flew away. 

 Mr. R. says that the cry and actions of this 

 bird had been precisely similar to those of a 

 bird which is safd to be under the influence of a 

 .serpent The maize-thief builds its nest in low 

 bushes, the bottoms of which are the usual 



haunts of the black snake. The reptile found 

 no difficulty in gliding up to the nest, from which, 

 most probably in the absence of the mother, it 

 had taken the young ones ; or it had seized the 

 young ones after thej' had been forced from the 

 nest by the mother. In either case the mother 

 had come to prevent Ihem from being de- 

 voured." 



^p° From time to time we will publish in the Far.mers" Library such Table.'; as may be of 

 practical use on Farms. The following can hardly fail to prove a con\>enience to almost every 

 Fanner : 



PLANTING. 



A Table showing the Number of Plants required far One Acre of Land, from one foot to twenty- 

 one feet distance from Plant to Plant. 



A TABLE FOR MANURING LAND. 



Explanation. — The following Table is in- 

 tended as a guide in ascertaining the distance 

 and size of the heaps proper for expending a 

 given number of loads per acre, or vice versa. 

 In die left-hand columns is placed the distance 

 of the rows and of the heaps in each row, and 

 at the top of the columns will be noticed the 

 number of heaps intended to be made of each 

 load ; the point where the two meet gives the 

 number of loads per acre which will be required 

 for that purpose. 



Example 1. — Required the number of loads 

 necessary to manure an acre of ground, dividing 



each load into 6 heaps, and placing them at adis- 

 tance of 4^ yards from each other ? The answer 

 by the Table is 39|. 



E.ra7nple 2. — A farmer has a field containing 

 5J acres, over vrhich he wishes to Sf)read a 

 mixen containing 82 loads of dung. No-w 82 

 divided by 5| gives 15 loads per acre ; and by 

 refen-ing to the Table it will be seen that the 

 desired object may be accomplished by making 

 4 heaps of a load, and placing tliem 9 yards 

 apart ; or by 9 heaps at 6 yards, as may be 

 thought most advisable. 



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