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and there a hint may be dropped, to bring certain 

 points to his recollection ; but all will at last de- 

 pend on the practice and skill of the operator. 



FATTING BEASTS. 



Much attention should be paid to the stall or 

 yard-fed beasts, in food, water, and litter. The 

 young farmer will do well to weigh them, once a 

 fortnight at least, before feeding in the morning, 

 as this will tell much better than can be guessed by 

 any one, except a most experienced hand, the de- 

 gree in which they are thriving. If they do not 

 keep advancing equally to preceding weighings, 

 their food should be varied. 



THE TEAMS. 



A diligent farmer will now see that his horses 

 and oxen perform a good day's work. In sowing 

 time, he should not let them work less than nine 

 or ten hours ; but this he will not be able to effect, 

 if the ploughmen have to take care of their horses. 

 It is best to have horse-keepers for the mere at- 

 tendance of the teams, so that the men who hold 

 the ploughs may have nothing to do but the 

 ploughing. Let the horse-keeper have the horses 

 fed and harnessed ready for the ploughman, to be 

 i the field by six o'clock. At eleven they should 

 come home for an hour and a half to dine and bait, 

 during which time the horse-keeper is in attend- 

 ance again. At half an hour after twelve they 

 should go out again, and work till half an hour 



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