THE 



FARMER'S CALENDAR 



JANUARY- 



IN this month ewes of some breeds of sheep 

 will lamb. Great care ought to be taken of 

 them : till then they seldom want turnips ; most 

 farme, having grass either in whole fields, kept 

 walks, or in borders, &c. sufficient for lean-stock 

 till they are near lambing, when they should 

 have turnips regularly given them. If the land be 

 not dry, the best method is to draw the turnips, 

 and cart them to a dry pasture, and there bait the 

 sheep on them twice a day, observing well, that 

 they eat clean, and make no waste ; which is not 

 a bad rule for ascertaining the quantity necessary. 

 In this way, the turnip crop goes the farthest- 

 On dry soils, the best way, for the sake of manuring 

 for barley, is to eat the crop on the land, hurdling 

 off a certain quantity for the flock; and, as fast as 

 they eat pretty clean, to remove the hurdles farther. 

 This method saves much trouble, and is highly 

 improving to the land ; but it should be practised 



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