50 FARMER’S CALENDAR.[APRILs

cleaning is by no means to be regretted, since it will produce a considerable saving in the end, by taking the enemy in time. I never venture with harrows among Carrot-plants.

Homestatt, Live-Srocx.— Upon a well planned and well conducted farm, there ought to be not only comfortable lodgings, or shelter in dry, warm, well littered yards, for the stock of ani- mals, even including sheep, but a sufficient provi- sion of winter-keep, that no trespass may be madé upon the lands, when in an improper state, o1 upon the immature and early spring-crops.‘The treading of cattle at this season, upon grounds which poach, do great mischief; and if the land will bear, the animals wander about to little purpose, but to scatter and waste their dung, and damage the growth of wood in all quarters, by browsing and nipping off the young buds. It they are turned too early into spring: feed, the bite is not only insufficient, even if the cattle have to labour over a great breadth of land, but both the grass and hay-crop is thereby anticipated, and sreatly reduced. These important considerations will induce the prudent farmer to proportion his winter resources to his stock, by a previous exact calculation, that he may be at no loss throughout the season; that his cattle, well filled with good nourishing keep, instead of losing in condition, during winter, according to a custom too com- mon, may be carried forward; at the same time, that his lands and growing-crops may remain in a state of thrift and security. It ought to be remarked, nothing can be more groundless, and indeed ridiculous, than the hesitation to stock a

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