MARCH.| FARMER'S CALENDAR. QT

attained by a circumspect and judicious autumnal plan. It is generally most advantageous to com- plete, by the end of February, the sale of every thing in the pig way, fat or lean, intended for spring sale, large stores perhaps excepted. The spring quarter throughout, affords the best price

for fat beef and mutton.: Bartey.—The seed-season for this grain, ex- tends from the latter end of March to the frst week in June,dependenton various circumstances; but would those permit the attention tobedirected to the simple object of obtaining a large crop, there is no doubt, but on all soils, a March sow- ing would be most conducive to that end, provided early pains had been taken so ensure a sufficiently fine tilth. On a winter fallow, the necessary til- lage is easily attainable, and is best secured by at- tention during the autumnal quarter. In this case, Barley may be immediately ploughed in, upon a light or sandy soil, or harrowed in, with one ploughing, upon the more stiff. Barley more usually succeeding a crop cleared off the land late in the spring, and requiring a fine seed bed, its seed-time is necessarily protracted. It is common to give the land three ploughings, leaving a level surface for the seed; and in very favourable soils, which will bear late sowing, the practice Is good, but questionable upon the more tenacious, where, after all the labour, a necessary degree of fineness may not be obtained, and if really obtained, may not balance the disadvantage of late sowing. Quantity of seed, on light sands, two bushels to threes