AGRICULTURE. 
In the whole range of husbandry per- 
haps the most perplexing point of manage- 
ment is the providing for flocks ot sheep 
in the months of March and April. Tur- 
nips and hay are generally depended up- 
on ; but being frequently inadequate, rye 
is sometimes sown on purpose, and crops of 
wheat are also sometimes eaten down by 
them. All, however, is too frequently found 
insufficient, and they are permitted to lun 
over the clover and pastures of the farm, 
committing great waste and damage. To 
prevent these evils, burnet should be culti- 
vated by the farmer. It is a most hardy 
plant, and preserves its green leaves through 
the winter, and under deep snows vegetates 
with singular luxuriance. This will be an 
admirable feed for sheep in April, when 
turnips ought no longer to remain upon the 
ground. But kept grass on dry meadow 
and pasture, or what is called rouen, is pre- 
ferable to every other dependence, and 
though consisting as it were ot hay and 
grass in the same mouthful, being the au- 
tumnal growth at top sheltering the more 
recent vegetation beneath, the sheep eat 
both together without the slightest hesita- 
tion, and are found to thrive upon it ex- 
tremely. Ten ewes, with their lambs, may 
be supported throughout April on one acre of 
this rouen, and no cheaper mode of keeping 
a full stock in April can possibly be adopted. 
In June the washing of the sheep should 
generally take place, previously to the 
shearing. The washing may I>e best per- 
formed by a stream of water; and those 
who are engaged in it, instead of standing 
in the water, in which their uncomfortable 
situation leads them to hurry negligently 
over the business, should, by means of a 
cask or tub, be freed from such unpleasant 
and dangerous exposure. The shearing, 
which speedily follows this operation, should 
be as close as possible, and the circular is 
by far preferable to the longitudinal method 
with a view to this object. 
Sheep that are kept in inclosures, and 
particularly in a woodland country, should 
be examined twice every day, to guard 
against injury to them from the fly, which 
in twenty-four hours after having struck 
sometimes produces incurable disease. The 
most efficacious treatment on this subject 
is, after parting the wool wherever the 
maggots are found, and picking them out 
with a knife, to scrape a small quantity of 
white lead among the wool, so that it may 
be carried evenly down to the wound. Re- 
gular and minute inspection will prevent 
such a circumstance as a broken coat in 
any of these animals, from a cause so dan- 
gerous and fatal where they are neglected. 
When ewes are about to lamb, their keep 
should be of the most nourishing kind, con- 
sisting of plenty of turnips or cabbage. 
Till this period they may do without them. 
But all cattle that have young require as 
good keeping as, those which are fatting. 
The turnips or cabbages should be drawn 
for them, and given them on dry ground. 
A standing rack of hay should be left for 
them on the field, which will be of great 
advantage to them. 
SWINE. 
The quick multiplication and growth of 
swine render them a species of stock highly 
profitable, and if reared systematically, and 
upon a large scale, none will be found to an- 
swer the purpose of the farmer better. 
Though supposed to be filthier than any other 
animals, they enjoy a clean and comfortable 
place for lying down in, and their thriving 
and feeding are at least as much improved 
by cleanly management as those of any 
other stock. Their styes should therefore 
be constructed sloping, to carry oft all 
moisture. The different sorts of swine 
should be kept separate in them ; and many 
should never be put together, and particu- 
larly if they be of different size. Too much 
attention cannot easily be paid to the rear- 
ing of these animals. The large Chinese 
breed is generally and justly preferred. 
When swine are reared on a comprehensive 
plan, crops must be sown purposely for 
their support, and the dairy cannot be con- 
sidered as that resource which it is naturally 
regarded in small farms. From October till 
May potatoes, carrots, cabbages, and the 
Swedish turnip, which is a most useful ve- 
getable for this particular purpose, must be 
provided for the swine and stores from Oc- 
tober till the end of May, when they may 
be received into lucerne, chicory, or clover, 
on which they will be maintained till the 
clearing of the stubble ; and thus, with the 
offal of the barn and the corn fields, and the 
plants and roots just, mentioned, the whole 
year will be amply provided for. In sum- 
mer meal must be mixed with water for 
the sows as they pig, and in winter boiled 
roots, peas, and oats should be given to the 
young ones. Dairy wash is a capital addi- 
tion to this mixture. The sows should be 
permitted to pig but twice a year, in Apiil 
and August. When great with pig, they 
must be carefully secluded from the boars. 
