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Sheep — Millet — The Season, S,'C. 



Vol. nr. 



roots named. What is done must be done 

 quickly. Tiiere is no time to lose; and if 

 properly attended to " there is no mistake." 

 Let every farmer put in an acre of each. 



To pi-«vent SHecp cntcliing cold after be- 

 ing SUorn« 



Sheep are sometimes exposed to cold winds 

 and rains immediately after sliearing, which 

 exposure often hurls them. Those farmers 

 who have an access to the sea, should plunge 

 them into the salt water; tho^e who do not 

 have that opportunity, and whose flocks are 

 not very large, may mix salt with water and 

 rub them all over, which will in a great mea- 

 sure prevent any mishap befalling the animal, 

 after having been stript of its coat. 



It is very common in the months of June 

 and July, for some kinds of sheep, especially 

 the fme Leicester breed, which are commonly 

 thin skinned about the head, to be struck with 

 a kisid of fly, and by scratching the place with 

 their feet they make it sore and raw. To pre- 

 vent this, take tar, train oil and salt, bnil them 

 together, and when cold, put a little of it on the 

 part affected. This application keeps off the 

 files, and likewise heals the sore. The salt 

 should be in very smnll quantity, or powdered 

 sulphur may be used instead of it. 



From tlio Genesee F.,rinor. 



A good Crop of MiSlet. 



Mr. Tucker, — A few days since, Mr. A. 

 Tinckelpaugh, of Wayne county, called at the 

 seed store with a quantity of very fine millet, 

 and on making some inquiries of him respect- 

 ing this crop, he gave me the following ac- 

 count, wliich, as the result of an experiment, 

 is worth recording, and may be interesting to 

 some of your readers. 



Mr. T. .said he had seen in the agricultural 

 papers some flattering accounts of the millet 

 crop, and therefore determined to give it a 

 trial. He selected for this purpose two acres 

 of new land, such as is termed good corn 

 ground, being a rich sandy loam. It was only 

 ploughed once, and well harrowed. The 

 seed was sown the 3d day of June, at the rate 

 of seven or eight quarts to the acre, and har- 

 rowed in. The crop grew finely, and was cut 

 on the 15th day of August. It was threshed 

 by a machine and yielded 160 bushels of clean 

 grain, or 60 bushels to the acre. The straw 

 made excellent fodder for cattle, and was 

 worth more than two acres of good grass hay. 

 Mr. T. fed out most of the grain to hogs, and 

 considers it worth as much for feeding as the 

 same wiM^ht of corn or |)eas. It weighs about 

 50 lbs. to tli(! bushel. VViien ground into meal 

 and inixi'd with cooked vegetables, &c. it is 

 a very su])t'rior food for tiittcninghogs. And 



on the whole, Mr. T. considers it a most val- 

 uable and certain crop. 



Yours, ]\L Bateman. 



Rochester Seed Store, Feb. 20, 1839. 



For the Fanners' Cabinet. 



TUe Season"— Importance of Accounts^"" 

 Corn-«-Gar€lcu-"-Mlllet. 



Mr. Editor, — So far the season has been 

 remarkably fine, and every thing around U3 

 looks smiling, and gives ample promise to re- 

 compense most abundantly the well directed 

 labors of the persevering and industrious hus- 

 bandman. But it invites not to repose. The 

 farmer must bestir himself, for at this season, 

 when .so much depends upon the proper econ- 

 omy of time, and the judicious application of 

 labor, he has no leisure hours. A multitude 

 of matters require prompt attention, and the 

 most minute cannot be overlooked with safety. 

 System is as necessary in the management of 

 the afFiirs of a farm as in those of the state^^ — 

 and neither can be properly and honestly man- 

 aged without it. One of the great aids in the 

 good work of system, and the farmer will as- 

 suredly find it so, is the keeping of a memoran- 

 dum BOOK, in which every thing done or to be 

 done should be punctually and carefully noted. 

 Follow this plan rigidly and it will not only 

 prove satisfactory, but absolutely and highly 

 profitable. But I would not have my brother 

 farmers stop at a memorandum book — they 

 need a regular set of books, in which all theii 

 daily transactions shall be entered. I began 

 this .system late in life — I see my error now; 

 but am determined to tax my punctuality 

 now and hereafler for my past neglect. — 

 t keep a regular daily journal and ledger; 

 into which all my transactions are carefully 

 noted, all my expense.^ sales, &,c. I have an 

 account opened with each field — stock, swine, 

 sheep, &c., if 1 purchase or sell, plough, plant, 

 reap — all is regularly entered, and that on 

 the very day. I may hereafter send you a 

 transcript of a page or two of my books. At 

 all events, I hope the subject will not be per- 

 mitted to .slumber, but that keep accounts! — 

 keep accounts!! keup accounts!!! will be 

 rung in the ears of our farmers until they all 

 commence the good work in real earnest. 



CORN. 



This great staple article will require great 

 attentiem. The thrilly farmer will see to it 

 in season. All that is planted will not come 

 up, and in many instances where it does sh(X)t 

 uj), it is cut olf by acci«ient or other causes. 

 To guard against this, and fill up the gaps, 1 

 find tr<nis])l(iitti>iff preferable to re-planting; 

 and there is no difliculty in this, as there is 

 generally a surplus of plants. Great care 

 should be observed in taking up the stalks for 



