A bare pasture enriches not the soil, nor fattens the animals, nor increases the wealth of the owner. One animal well fed is of more value than two poorly kept. The better animals can be fed, and the more comfortable they can be kept, the more profitable they are--and all farmers work for profit. Ground once well plowed is better than thrice poorly. Bountiful crops are more profitable than poor ones. Make the soil rich, pulverize it well, and keep it clean, and it generally will be productive. Weeds that grow unmolested around the fences, stumps, and stones, scatter their seeds over the farm, and are very likely to increase. Cows well fed in winter give more milk in summer. An ox that is in good condition in the spring, will perform more labor, and stand the heat of summer much better than one that is poor. When you see the fence down, put it up: if it remains until to-morrow, the cattle may get over. What ought to be done to-day, do it; for to-morrow it may rain. A strong horse will work all day without food, but keep him at it, and he will not last long. A rich soil will produce good crops without manure, but keep it at it, and it will tire. Farmers' sons had better learn to hold the plow, and feed the pigs, than measure tape and count buttons. Young ladies who have the good fortune to become farmers' wives will find it more profitable to know how to make Johnny-cake, butter, and cheese, than to play on the piano. All who wish to be rich, must spend less than they earn. MANAGEMENT OF A HORSE. 782. When a horse is brought in hot, loosen the girth, and allow the saddle to remain on for five minutes. Let him be walked about in summer, and, in the winter, be put directly in the stable. A horse should not be permitted to drink cold water, whilst warm; neither should the legs or feet of a horse be washed, until he gets cold. Horses prefer soft water, and it is best for them. If the water be very hard and brackish, put a small piece of chalk into a pail of water, some time before it is given to the horse. Fourteen pounds of hay in one day, or one hundred pounds a week, with three feeds of corn a day, are sufficient for a horse that is not over-worked. In travelling, after the principal feed, let a horse have not less than two hours' rest, that his food may have time to digest. After a hard day's work, give a horse about two gallons of gruel, made with a quart of oatmeal, half a gallon of ale, half a quartern of brandy, and the proper quantity of water. Wetted bran may be given advantageously to lean horses. 783. _To dress a Horse._--On entering the stable, first give him about a gallon of clean water in a clean pail; then shake up the best litter under the manger, sweep out the stall, and clean out the stable.