BIL. 



HOGS* [APBIL. 



HORSES. 



The horses ought to be kept in the stable 

 throughout this month, and to have plenty of lit- 

 ter, that they may continue to raise much dung. 

 This is so busy a time, that a close eye should be 

 had to the work that the teams perform, as one day 

 now is worth two by-and-by. The directions laid 

 down for last month, on that head, are to be fol- 

 lowed still. 



FEED TEAMS ON CARROTS. 



Throughout this month the teams should depend 

 on carrots, which are now in that dry withered 

 state, in which their use is incomparably valuable. 

 They are more hearty and nourishing to horses 

 than any other food. Each horse may have two 

 bushels a day, which will be about the quantity 

 they would eat were there no limitation of allow- 

 ance. 



OXEN. 



The ox teams being kept to pretty sharp work 

 at this season, should be well fed with good hay, 

 straw, cut chaff, and a daily allowance of roots. If 

 they are large beasts, they should have fifty pounds 

 of cabbages each, every day. This is a use, among 

 many others, that will be found to shew the great 

 consequence of having plenty of roots. 

 HOGS. 



The fattening swine, sows, pigs, and lean hogs, 

 require good attendance. There being nothing yet 

 for them in the fields, they must be kept close to 

 the farm-yards, where the threshers (who should 



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