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THE FARMERS CABIXET. 



VOL. I 



pare them for an inheritance in that undis-' 

 covered country beyond the land of death. — 

 Troy Whig. j 



Anti-Cattle Choker. -Our worthy friend 

 Pain Wingatc, has left in our office an instru- 

 ment with the- above title. It is what is vul- 

 garly called a tarred rope, and we should 

 call it a very useful and efficient instrument. 

 There should be one in every neighborhood, 

 for it is a fact that cattle are liable to gret 

 choaked, the world over, and beln^ choaked i 

 ou^ht to be relieved by the aid of man. But 

 why is a tarred rope better for this purpose 

 than a cor divood stick? For various reasons. 

 Tt is sufficiently stiff to effect the business, 

 nine times in ten, and at the same time has! 

 that kind of elasticity which will accommo- 

 date itself to a position or passage not en- 

 tirely straight. 



In order to make one, take a piece of 

 tarred rope, say an inch in diameter, and six 

 feet lono-. Untwist it three or four infehes at 

 the end and leave a tuft of it loose in order 

 to make a kind of ball or swablike end — 

 then wind around it a piece of canvass or 

 cloth in order to make the surface smooth, 

 and over this roll or wind some spun yarn 

 tightly and smoothly.— In cold weather this 

 rope should be warmed a little before using, 

 and in warm weather it is well to wet it 

 When about to use it the tuft at the end 

 should be turned back, and this will make a 

 soft but sufficiently solid bulb to fill the gul- 

 let when it is pushed down. — Me. Far. 



Premium Butter and Cheese.— At a pub- 

 lic sale in Boston, on accmint of the Mass. 

 Society for promoting Agriculture, 37 tubs 

 of butter were sold at prices ranging from 

 56 to 30 cents a pound. It was made by 

 Mr. Wm. Bachop, of Barnet, Vt. and ob- 

 tained the first premium of $100. 11 tubs 

 offered by Mr. Chamberlain, of Westboro', 

 and which had obtained the second premium 

 of $50, brought from 53 to 27 cents. 



minish labor, or to increase its power; for 

 instance, by proper arrangement five hands 

 may do as much labor as six persons, ac- 

 cording to the usual mode of employing 

 them. 5. A farmer ouo-ht not to engrave in 

 a work, whether of ordinary practice, or in- 

 ternal improvement, except after the mosi 

 careful inquiries; but when begun, he ought 

 to proceed in it with much attention and 

 perseverance, until he has given it a fair trial, 

 6. It is a main object in management not tc 

 attempt too much, and never to begin a work 

 without a probability of being able to finis! 

 it in due season. 7. Every farmer should 

 have a book for inserting all these usefu 

 hints which are so frequently occurring it 

 conversation, in books, and gathered in the 

 course of his reading, or in a practical man- 

 agement of his farm. 



Poultry. — The celebrated agriculturist 

 Arthur Young, says, ' the poultry housi 

 should contain an apartment for the genera 

 stock to roost in, another for setting, a thirc 

 for fattening, and a fourth for food. If thi 

 scale is larger, there should be a fifth fo 

 plucking and keeping feathers. If a womar 

 is kept purposely to attend them, she shouh 

 have her cottage contiguous, that the smoki 

 of her chimney may play upon the roostinj 

 and setting rooms; poultry never thriving S( 

 well as in warmth and smoke; an observa 

 tion as old as Columella, and strongly con 

 firmed by the quantity bred in the smok] 

 cabins of Ireland." 



Experiments. — There is no way of mak 

 ing improvements in farming, but by ex 

 periments. If the farmer is informed of, o 

 has conceived a different and better metho( 

 of culture, or management in any branch o 

 his farming, he is to test the goodness of tha 

 method by experiments ; and, if these provi 

 successful, he may congratulate himself, oi 

 having performed an act which is serviceabl 

 to his country and honorable to himself.- 

 Farmer^s .3ssis. 



Maxims for Farmers. — 1. The farmer 

 ought to rise early, to see that others do so, I 

 and that both his example is followed and 

 his orders obeyed. 2. The whole farm 

 should be regularly inspected, and not only 

 every field examined, but every boast seen,: 

 at least once a day. 3. In a considerable 

 farm, it is of the utmost consequence to have 

 hands especially appropriated for each of the 

 most important dejiartmeiits of labor, for 

 there is often a great loss of time where per- 

 sons are frequently changing their employ- j 

 ment, and the work is not executed so well. 

 4. Every means should be thought of to di-l 



New Herb for Cattle. — VVe find in ; 

 French paper an account of a new plant, thi 

 name of which is not given, lately introduces 

 in England, as a forage for cattle. It wai 

 discovered growing on the shores of Hud 

 son's Bay. This northern plant possesse 

 the peculiarity of sending out new sprout 

 as soon as it is cut, thus keeping up a sup 

 ply for the whole season. It bears the mos 

 rigorous winters, it affords a most nutriciou 

 food for cattle, and fiourishos best in coh 

 and damp grounds. The English firmer 

 look upon it as an important acquisition. 



