they will not be so well contented with their dry 

 meat afterwards. Besides, they poach the grass, 

 and lose manure. For these reasons, it is very ad- 

 visable to have all the yards (I suppose water to be 

 in them) locked up, and then it will not depend on 

 the memory of servants. Every place must be well 

 littered with stubble, straw, or fern ; and it is to be 

 remembered, that omitting this attention will be 

 just so much mischief to every crop on the farm, in 

 the article of manure. 



At this season, a farmer who has weaned any of 

 his calves, should observe that they be well and 

 regularly attended. They should have a small yard 

 with sheds to themselves, and have their bellies 

 full of the refuse leaves of the cabbages given to 

 the milch-cows, with whole ones, if these are not 

 sufficient. Carrots are also of admirable use. Young 

 cattle should be kept well, otherwise they will 

 come to a very poor size. Their dry meat should 

 be good cut chaff. 



THE DAIRY. 



This branch of the farmer's business must ne- 

 cessarily depend so much on his wife, if he ha& 

 one who understands it, or on his dairy-maid, if his 

 wife is ignorant, that his own share can be rarely 

 more than a general superintendance, to see that 

 every thing is clean, and that products and prices 

 do not manifest neglect. The minutiae of the 

 dairy concerns would fill a volume, and, after all, 

 would not probably be useful to any extent. Here 



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