NORTHED CALENDAR FOR JANUARY. 
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number employed. All raise sheep enough to 
supply the family with wool and mutton. No at¬ 
tention is given "to the sheep, they shift about the 
farm, without any feeding. All raise pork enough 
for their own use, and occasionally some to sell. 
We are as great pork-consumers as any on the 
globe, for our number. From 200 to 250 lbs. per 
head, for all the souls on a farm, is allowed. 
More attention is paid to hogs, than any other 
branch of stock, they are raised principally on 
corn, aided by peas, oats, and clover. We have 
of all the improved breeds of swine* I have a pair 
of Berkshires, from John Mahard, Jr., of Cincinna¬ 
ti, Ohio. I have bred from them two years, and 
consider them the cheapest and best stock I have 
seen. For the last two seasons I have fattened 
my hogs with one third, less grain, and have lar¬ 
ger animals than before I obtained Berkshires. 
Domestic. Fabrics. —Most all of our farmers 
manufacture the apparel of their domestics and 
laborers. We use Pearse’s spinning machine, 
made at Cincinnati, Ohio, with six spindles, and 
the common loom. We have two infant cotton 
factories in the valley. They run from 8,000 to 
10,000 spindles, and about 75 looms. Their prof¬ 
its are considered greater than any other branch 
of business in the valley. 
Prices of Products.— I add the home prices 
of agricultural products. Cotton, 6 to 6| cents per 
ib.; Bagging, 15 to 16 cents per yard; Rope, 6 to 
7 cents per lb.; Corn, 20 to 25 cents per bushel; 
Oars, 37-g- cents; Wheat, 62 to 75 cents; Pork, 
$2,75 to $3,00 per 100 lbs., in demand; Mules 
$50 to $75; grown Cattle, $4, to $10 per head; 
Sheep, $1, to $1,25. Frequently there is no de¬ 
mand for any of the above articles—all sellers and 
no buyers. 
G. L. Cockeill. 
Tuscumbia , Ala., Nov. 30th, 1843. 
We are much obliged by Mr. C.’s account of 
North Alabama, for it is a land little known to us. 
It shows quite a happy state of things, and we 
hope he will continue to favor us with other no¬ 
tices of its agriculture. We should like to learn 
more particularly about grasses—how they flour¬ 
ish during the heat of summer? whether they 
have any improved animals there other than 
swine? what kinds of fruit are cultivated? and 
how our northern fruits, such as apples, pears, 
plums, cherries, &c., produce ? 
The ear of corn about which Mr. C. inquires in 
his P. S., had 21 rows, exactly —neither more nor 
less; for we counted them twice, thinking we 
were mistaken the first time. It was also a sub¬ 
ject of remark among several of our friends. But 
why “anomalous”? If we recollect right, we 
have seen ears of com in the valley of the Miami, 
showing from 18 to 24 rows each; though we 
can not positively vouch as to the fact. Will some 
of our Ohio correspondents say whether we are 
correct in our recollections or not ? 
The Polotokian, or Artificial Chicken-Hatch* 
er.— We Understand this curious establishment 
for hatching and rearing chickens by artificial heat, 
is at length in successful operation. It is situated 
in the suburbs of Brooklyn; but as the proprietors 
have not yet perfected their operations, they de¬ 
cline admitting any one to see it. We are inform¬ 
ed that they claim some new discoveries or im¬ 
provements over those used in England, and as 
soon as these are complete, we hope to be allowed 
the privilege of inspecting the premises, and giving 
the public some account of it. 
NORTHERN CALENDAR FOR JANUARY. 
The following brief hints to the farmer, planter, and 
gardener, will be found to apply not only to the months 
under which they are arranged, but owing to diversity 
of seasons, climate, and soils, they may frequently an¬ 
swer for other months. This precaution the consider¬ 
ate agriculturist will not fail to notice and apply in all 
cases Where his judgment alid experience may dictate. 
This is the season, when, throughout all the northern 
states, the out-door work connected With the soil is to* 
tally suspended. But luckily for the pleasure of the 
farmer, as Well as his profit, there are many things re¬ 
quiring his attention equally with the duties of every 
season, and some of which may be much better done 
than at any other time. The first and most important 
thing that demands his attention, is the care of the 
stock. All his cattle* horses, and swine, should be 
housed at night and during storms, and the sheep, 
though usually considered a more hardy animal, and 
better adapted to exposure and inclemency, will yield 
more Wool, and consume less hay, and be less subject 
to disease, if furnished with snug shelter at night, 
and during the coldest Weather. They require a free 
ventilation of their sheds, which all stables should also 
have. But this does not imply that they should be so 
open to the rude winds, that a good-sized Calf can jump 
through the sides of the buildings anywhere. They 
may be close and warm, but not filthy, damp, and un 
wholesome ; on the contrary, they should be kept clean 
and at all times well aired. If fodder is short with 
you, be the more economical with it, not by starving 
your cattle, but by taking more care that none of it be 
wasted. There is great saving in cutting fodder, which 
should always be done when the price of labor is not 
too high in proportion to its value. Where this is 
practised, cattle eat all the hay clean; and straw and 
corn-stalks, When cut up fine, with the addition of 
Some light grain or roots, Will keep stock Well through 
the winter, if properly housed. Sheep should never 
be suffered to run under the hay-mow or stack, as the 
seeds and parts of the hay sift into the wool, and 
diminish its value materially. Water should, if possi¬ 
ble, he supplied in the farm-yard, and wherever prac¬ 
ticable, from a living spring, or running stream. This 
gives fresh, sweet water, and by having a supply al¬ 
ways at hand, animals never drink to excess or over¬ 
load their stomachs with cold water, which often pro¬ 
duces cramp or colic. If the sledding is good, or the 
ground well frozen, all the transportation for the year 
that can possibly be done, should be attended to. All 
the wood required for the year may now be drawn. 
This ought to have been cut in the preceding autumn 
or summer, as it is more solid and durable cut at that 
time, and it has moreover ail opportunity to get well 
dried. The logs should be drawn to the saw-mill, by 
which a supply of boards and timber can be in readi- 
