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THE CULTIVATOR. 
Nor. 
March. —Rams for coupling. Only the hour of wa¬ 
tering is changed from 3 to 4 o’clock, P. M. 
Rams for sale. Those of the first class have the 
watering in the afternoon at-3 o’clock, and those of the 
second have it in morning at 8, and in the afternoon at 
4 o’clock. In every other respect the order of Februa¬ 
ry is retained. 
Sucking ewes of the first class, get in the morning 
one pound of esparsette, while in every other respect 
the old order is retained. 
Sucking ewes of the second class, get in the morning 
three-quarters of a pound of hay, second quality,- wa¬ 
tering at 8; at 9, one metzen of potatoes to 100 head; 
thereafter straw in the yard; at 10 o’clock, half pound 
of chaff mixed with three-eighths of a measure of oats, 
and five ounces of salt to 100 head; at 3 P. M., wa¬ 
tering; at 4 o’clock, to 100 head, one measure of pota¬ 
toes, and in the evening five sheaves of oats. 
Barren ewes and such as are two years old, are 
treated on the same footing as before, except that the 
watering is to be at 8 o’clock in the morning, and the 
potato feed at 9. 
Old wethers receive in the morning five quarters of a 
pound of after-math, (rowen;) at 9 o’clock, watering; 
at 10 o’clock, potatoes, one and a half metzen to 100 
head, and thereafter, straw in the yard; at 1 P. M. 
three-quarters of a pound of esparsette; at 4 o’clock, 
watering; in the evening four sheaves of oats to 300 
head, and those that are weak get a pound of carrots 
instead of oat-straw. 
Wethers two years old are fed precisely as in Feb¬ 
ruary. 
Ewes two years old receive the esparsette at 1 o’elk, 
and their hour of watering is 4 o’clock; otherwise the 
old order remains. 
Lambs receive in the morning half a pound of hay, 
first quality; at 9 o’clock, watering in the stall; at half 
past 10 o’clock, to 100 head, five metzen of oats; at 
20 o’clock, lucerne half pound; at 2 o’clock, P. M. the 
same; at 3 P. M., watering; at half past 4, again three 
metzen of oats to 100 head, and in the evening half a 
pound of oats and vetches mingled. 
April.-—R ams for coupling receive in the morning 
one pound of esparsette, have drink at 8 o’clock, then 
straw; again, at 11 o’elodk, half a pound of hay, first 
quality; at 3 o’clock the same; at 4, drink; at 6 o’clock 
five sheaves of oats half threshed and twenty pounds 
summer-straw to pick to 100 head. 
Rams for sale, on the whole are treated alike, yet in 
the evening at half past 5 o’clock six sheaves of oats 
are given to 100 head. 
Old ewes, every morning receive half pound of chaff, 
with three-eighths metzen of oats and five ounces of 
salt to 100 head; at 8, drink; at 9 to 100 head, one 
metzen of potatoes, and after, straw in the yard, at 12 
o’clock, three quarters of a pound of hay, second quali¬ 
ty; at 3, drink, then again straw in the yard, and last, 
at half past 6 o’clock three sheaves of oats. 
Old wethers receive in the morning three-quarters of 
a metzen of steamed chaff at 8 o’clock; at 9 o’clock, 
half a metzen of potatoes to 100 head, and then straw 
in the yard; at 10 o’clock, three-quarters of a pound of 
esparsette: at half past 4, drink, and after, again straw 
in the yard: at six in the evening, half a pound of 
steamed chaff. 
Lambs get in the morning half a pound of hay of 
first quality, at 8, drink in the stall; at 9 o’clock, to 
100 head, six half metzen of oats; at 11 o’clock, each, 
half a pound of lucerne; at 12 o’clock, one pound of 
the same; at 4, drink at the well,; at half past 4, again 
six half metzen of oats to 100 head; and at half past 
5 o’clock, half a pound of oats and vetches mixed. 
In the month of May, feeding in the stall is given 
up, and pasture commenced. At first, and until the 
sheep have become perfectly used to the rich green food’ ; 
they receive, before being driven to pasture, dry winter 
fodder and drink. The sheep are not driven out until 
the thaw has dried up, and the shepherd’s servant has 
to drive them to that part of the pasture which is espe¬ 
cially assigned, so that the artificial meadows may be? 
spared for a longer time, and, on the other hand, tnc 
sheep may continually find sufficient pasture to feed on. 
Moreover, the nearest pastures belong to the ewes, and 
the remotest are for the wethers; the lambs remain in 
the vicinity of the farm, and during the hot hours of 
noon the sheep are to be in the stall, in ease the dis¬ 
tance does not exceed one mile. On those pastures 
which are far distant, there are shelters for the protec¬ 
tion and convenience of the animals. The Socks are 
most carefully protected against rain. In rainy or rough 
weather the sheep must be fed in the stall, where they 
remain; in addition to the dry-fodder cut to chaff, some 
green lueerne is given which, as we take occasion to 
add, is stored up in airy and cool’ fodder rooms, and is 
well spread on boards, in order not to get heated. 
And vice versa , according as the autumn, and there¬ 
with the winter feeding approaches, the portion of dry 
fodder which the sheep receive before being driven out, 
is increased from day to day, in order that the animal 
organism may again become disused to rich food. 
In November, feedingin the stall' is resumed, and, 
Rams for coupling receive in the morning on© pound 
of oats and vetches mingled; at 9 o’clock, watering, 
s then straw in the yard; at 21 esparsette, half a pound; 
at 1 o’clock, half a pound of hay, second quality; at 3 
drink; at 4 P. M. six sheaves of oats and twenty-five 
pounds of winter straw to 100 head, for picking and 
strewing. 
Rams for sale receive in the morning one pound of 
esparsette; at 9 o’clock, drink; at 10 o’clock half a 
pound of oats and vetches mixed; at 1 P. M. half a 
pound of hay, second quality; at 4' P. M. to 100 head, 
six sheaves of oats. 
Buck lambs receive in the morning three-quarters of 
a pound of oats and vetches mixed: at 9 o’clock, drink; 
at 11 o’clock esparsette, half a pound; at 1 P. M. the 
same, at 4 P. M. to 100 head, four sheaves of oats. 
Ewes of the first class get in the morning one pound 
of esparsette; at 9 drink; at 10 A. M. to 100 head, 
one metzen of potatoes, then straw; at 1 o’clock, three 
quarters of a pound of hay, third quality; at 3, drink; 
in the evening five sheaves of oats. 
Ewes of the second class receive in the morning oim 
pound of hay, third quality; at 9 watering; at 10, to 
200 head, one metzen of potatoes, then straw in the 
yard; at 1 o’clock half a pound of ehaff, with three- 
eighths of a metzen of oats, and four ounces of salt to 
100 head; at 3 o’clock watering; in the evening, five 
sheaves of oats. 
Ewes for sale receive in the morning one pound of 
hay, third quality; at 9 watering; at 10 straw in the 
yard; at 12, chaff, three-fourths of a pound, and with, 
this three-eighths of a metzen of oats and four ounces 
of sah to 300 head; at 3 o’clock, watering; and in the 
evening five sheaves of oats. 
The two years old ewes and wethers receive in the? 
morning half a pound of ehaff, with three-eighths of a 
metzen of oats and four ounces of salt to 109 head; at 
9 drink; at 30 o’clock, half a metzen of potatoes to 10© 
head, and then straw in the yard; at 1 in the afternoon 
three-fourths of a pound of esparsette; at 3, watering; 
and in the evening four sheaves of oats. 
Ewe lambs receive in the morning three-fourths of a 
pound of esparsette; at 9o’clock; drink; at 10, to 10© 
head, half a metzen of potatoes, and. thereafter oats 
and vetches mixed; at 30 o’clock, half a pound of hay 
of the second quality; at 3, drink; at 4 o’clock* 
sheaves of oats. 
