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THE

NEW FARMER’s CALENDAR.

JANUARY.

Lhe general Course of Business upon a Farm, dur-

ing the present Month, ts as follows: Thrashing —Superintendance of Cattle—Cartageof Manure or Earth—Road Work—Making or repairing Fences—Draining—Repairs of any kind befit ting the Season—Sawing and preparing Timber Sor Use—Destruction of Vermin—or, in short, any useful Application of the Servants and Team, zn order to profit by the Opportunity of all Til- lage being at a stand.

THRASHING.

ie every county, this labour is performed after a twofold method, according either to stand- ing custom, or the particular ine ination of the farmer; that is to say, the labourer works by the day, or by measure. Whichever method may be adopted, the eye of the master, or some indivi- dual of his own family, or of a faithful bailiff, is required, to be a constant watch on the conduct of the thrashers; to ascertain, that if they work by measure, they make clean work; or if by the day; that they not only clear the straw perfectly, but that they do not lose their time. It scarcely

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