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HINTS FOR NOVEMBER. 



'VuE close of the jeai- is near at hand — seed has 

 I'een sown— the harvest srathered— and now comes the 

 Jabor of preparing for winter's cohl and frost. In 



day to provide a bountiful supply of muck, dry turf, 

 leaves, and refuse of all descriptions, to mingle with 

 the droppings of his yard. He will not suffer his cat- 

 tle and sheep to run over his meadows and clover 

 lots; and for the sake of saving a little hav, suffer 



our last we suggested several ways in which coarse 

 fodder could be rendered of more service as food ; 

 and al.-;o strongly urged the necessity of providing 

 good and warm shelters for a!! your animals, for 

 warmth to a certain extent is an e^Juivalent for food. 

 The prudent farmer will avail himself of every fair 



ten-fold damage by the close grazing of young and 

 tender shoots. He will see that the change" from 

 grass to huy be made as gradually as possible, that 

 water in abundance is accessible to all his stock, and 

 also salt and ashes — and for his flitting hogs, charcoal; 

 cracks and crevices will be stopped — good fastenings 



