Farmers' gazette, and Cheraw advertiser. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1839-1843, March 09, 1842, Image 1
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~ VOLUME VII CHER AW. SOUTH-CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9,1842. NUMBER 17.
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SHORT HORNS.
The following remarks from the pen of
Mr. Bites, of fvirk leaving ton, the cole,
bra ted breeder of Short Horns "we find
in the London Journal of November 15: I
" With regard to stock: the Knglis'h i
n 7 o |
breeders know nothing about the value of
Short II >rns, and if foreigners persevere 1
they will take out tho best of them. I t- Id ;
ihe breeders i i Tynesi le, above thirty-five !
years ago, that in less than thirty years ;
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not one of them would have an animal fii !
to look at, and before twenty years this j
was actually the case. And now those;
animals, (being despised as being mine,
prove themselves, and they might then
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Jl'lVli H.'KI ilCCv'SS lO liliJ Sit.in: oun ?<iai ?nu
me so rmiiih good, Ketton First, airJ also i
Second H ibbaek; no one could or wool i
aee his value, while living. B it unless j
they now cr?-t his hiood, they can neither '
have coat or handling, and what ale cattle |
without these requisites/'
In commenting on .Mr. Bates' le't^r. ]
tho editor of the Journal adds: 44 We
could have wished, with Mr. Bates, that
that invaluable breed of cattle, the Short !
Horns, had received greater attention
from graziers and others than it appears '
to have had, fr*?n the.r well known merits, !
while we certainly conceive that our j
.transatlantic brethren have procured from j
us such blood as will in a few years hence, j
K-t.irr rh.^in nejiilv on n level with our- ;
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selves," The editor thon quotes from a
paper l?v a corrr?j>ondeiit in the Cuiliva- ;
u?r, a passage relating to tin? propriety, i
now we have the means, of rendering
ourselves iudepen lent of England so far '
as regards slock, by the improvement off
those now in the United Slates, and then ,
adds:?"Jonathan has here rond us a very )
useful lesson, as it proves to demons} ra- I
turn that however much he may admire ;
English go'd. he does not 'Valculale" tnat :
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foreigners have any just elm n to his."
Cultivator* }
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From the Temperance Advocate.
A MANURE STRKWKR.
Mr. K'liior:?Sir, I send you a des. [
^ cription of a Manure Strewer, whicj) I i
have used for two years?it does finely ;
i -it .L c ' !
for strewing manure in urni, euner tor
corn or cotton, there is more regularity. :
and the cntton much m ?re uniform in j
size than when manure is scattered by j
hanJ. A hand ail horse, or mtilc, will
go over as much land in a day with this j
fixture. as a hand and horse will open
with a drill plough for planting, with the
exception efthe tune consumed in tilling
up the hogshead. If the manure is not!
pulverized, 1 mean tolerably fine, the I
holes ought to be larger than I have sla
ted: if it is fine, the holes may he s nailer, i
Tnis could he regulated by a whoop of iron
about the breadth of those on large hogsheads,
made to go loosely round the ho,rs.
o
head near the holes, to he slipped over
when I he manure is fine.
Respectfully yours. .
DESCRIPTION.
A sugar hogshead, or any large hogs
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head, witti reiiows pmnea ?>n u, won hh i
n\e! tree t<> pass entirely through, and n
shaft attached at each end, to lie drown
hy one horse, after the manner of rolling
Tobacco to market formerly, with this
difference however, that instead of the
axle tree revolving it remains stationary;
and instead of a tongue, shafts. At the
middle or largest diameter of the hogshead,
there is U? he, sav another head,
which I call the rubber has a square hole
morticed in the centre, through which
the .axel tree passes, and must like the
axel tree, not revolve. The rubber must
not come nearer than nn inch of the
staves composing the hogshead on Its
lower semicircle, and on the upper semicircle
it is of no importance, if it should
not reach to within four or live inches of
the staves. Tne middle or largest circumference
of the hogshead is cut in holes
about four inches square and about two
inches apart. 1 hrough these holes the
maniiro drnns: and a door, sawed lnr.ee e.
1" ' r- - |
nough to admit to bo emptied a box or
basket, which will hold one aod n half|
bushels. This floor is hung with iron
hinges made expressly. They (thehinu.
c*) nn.?w eriog the place of battens, are to
be long enough to reach across every
slave composing the door with a nail or
screw in cach.stave. It will be sufficient
it the other eud of the hinge readies across
three or four staves. Th> door
when bHur, is fastened with one or two
buttons of wood, may suit best.
Each end of the hogshead should have
a true* batten nar*ttd across the heading
o
ibwh rnwam. ? uijmmimmmimn-rTTT 1?" ""?
I to strengthen the head and prevent the
i ax!e tree from wearing. The hole at
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| each end through which the axle passes,
should not be less than three inches in
diameter. A hole through the end of
| each shaft, with a string running through,
i tied to the hames, with a line from the
j bridle to the rear of the hogshead whore
j the driver stands all the harness is, neces'
sary. The driver carries a hoe with a
' short hannl , or a sh >vcl and a basket or
I .
I box, holding as before stated, to fill up
1 i i ?u. :m,.A
, me aogsneau wut'n ir^uiiru.
NOT TO KE SNEEZED AT.
We ran judge in some measure of a
man's nerve and sensibility bv the manner
in which he sneezes, lie who has
regard to the feelings of those present will
i when the titration Sof his nasal organs
comes on, cause the spasmodic action
I consequent thereon to he as soft as possij
hie. Uul one who thinks everv body's
! nerves are made of iron will, without reI
straint, explode like the I-.road side of a
! man of war, and make all ring again, to[
tally regardless of the scattering of wini
(lows or the destruction of a sensitive per|
son's nerves. Loud sneezing in the Or.
pliic is rendered, stenterophonic sternut u
I tory explosion ! We have often been
1 rufsed from our chair almost by the
! sternutatory peals which have been d:s.
j charged from the ol-factories of some
i
kind ft lend who being present paw us
I such a salute, but with which we had on
\ particular desire to he complimented. Wo
I could almost snv we should prefer to face
I the cannon's mouth. The thrill which
j runs over one's nerves on such an ccca<.
j ion is indeed terrific, and to - a sensitive
| person is hardly recovered from for a:i
i hour afterwards. The editor of the
Washington II inner talks like a sensible
man on the subject, and we opine he is a
gentleman " not to be sneezed at." IIo
J thinks an individual's character is revealed
in a sneeze. He has studied the
subject from the loud " hoorash-o!" of the
stentorlunged vcoman, to a scarcely audihie
44 rsch-i" of the faintest expression of
tiulation of the vcy proper Miss of eighteen,
including sneezes of every intermediate
grade, and therein is abundant matter
for speculation to the philosophic mind.
We once knew a man whose sneeze, ot a
cold frosty morning could he heard at (he
distance of a mile. It was a perfect explosion
and it woke the echoes of the
surrounding hnls, til! from every point of
ilie compass seemed to come the sharp,
fretful responso, " ash-o! ash-o! N?)w
what kind of a man do you suppose that
nofa desneezer was ? Imperious as Nero,
ainl as amiable as an untamed hyena.
His sneeze was a perfect revelation of his
character. His nasal organ was thus n
trumpet which gave no uncertain sound;
ill who would might heed its angry warning.
It left nothing for phrenology, nor
even after familiarity, to fathom. It
mado manifest the entire man, with his
impatience, his crabbidness, bis ^unsocial
character.
Ladies?never marry a man whose
sneeze can be heard a mile. You will
run it if you do. To your sorrow you
will discover that it is no joke. He will
grumble over his toast, and scold awfully
about his lea.?When the child cries he
will snarl fretfully in response, and not- j
withstanding ail your eloquence, he'll not ]
l.li .. ft.. tn rL- ihp pra.llo A nit f tl n
II I I II nil - V I IV/ ? WVU ???W V I UMIW. ??..%
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tha1 sneeze!?frightening the children
half out of their wits, and sending your
lingers wilh an invo'untarv impulse to
your oars in a frui!.'<ss effort to shut out
the diabolical sound. How would you
feel to he awkened at midnight by such
an explosion? What sudden recollections
of the gunpowder plot, the infernal ma
chine, the I'aixhan sliel! and a thousand
and one engines of destruction, in addition
to these would hurst upon your mind ! i
I
Think of the paroxyms of fear into which
you might be thrown ! (iirls?let loud
sneezing gentlemen alone. Let them
live and die in single blessedness.?Boston
Transcript.
LKICBSTKR SHKKP.
ILLLtTSTRATIOXS OF T'lK R1KRD? OF THU
DOMESTIC AXIAIALS OF TUK HiliTlSH Is
LAIS US.
By Professor Low. No. XIL London;
Longman and Co.
The opinion wo gave of the first num.
her of this work has applied, in an increasing
ratio, to each of its successors. The
twelfth is now before .us, and exhibits all
that taste, talent, and care could accomplish
for 'he matter to which it is devoted.
The subject relates to the sheep, of which
the following varieties aic very beautifully
illustrated, and ahlv described;?the
Romney Marsh Breed?the Cots wold
Breed?and the New Leicester Breed,
two species. With reference to the latter
breed, we cannot avoid making the sub
joined extract, though wo can ill afford
the space:?
4i Tim formation of trie new Leicester
I sheep mav ho said to form an era in the
| economical history of the domestic amj
m ils and rnav well confer distinction on
| the individual who had genius to conceive,
j and fortitude to perfect, the design. The
! result was not oniv the creation of a breed
| by art, bat the establishment of principles,
which are of universal application in the
production of animals for human food,
ft has shown, that there are other properj
ties than size,and the kind and abundance
I of the wool, which render a race of sheep
i profitable tc the breeder; that a disposi
> IPJTJ?M? I ,
tion to assimilate nourishment readily, j
, and arrive at early maturity, nro proper- j
ties to be essentially regarded; and t'mt j
these properties have a constant relation ;
to a given form, which can he communi- <
cated from the parents to I lie young, and !
j rendered permanent by a mixture of the j
blond of the animals to which this form
has been transmitted. JJakewcll, doubt
j less, carried his principles to me limns m
i which they could he carried, with safety
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: and profit to the owner of sheep. Looking
to symmetry and usefulness of foim
as the esential characters to be cultivated
he was too apt to regard the others, not
j merely as secondary, but as unimportant.
tie is reported to have said, that ho did
i not care whether his sheep produced wouJ
J at a!!; and he endeavored on all occasions 1
j to show the inutility of size, as
I compared with the fattening property,
j But a closeand abundant growth i
j of wool, it is known, is connected j
I with a healthy slate of the system, arid
j with the power of the animals to resist
cold and atmospheric changes; and a certain
size is found, by the experience of
ail breeders of sheep, to be an clement in
the profit to he derived from them. Every
owner of sheep is taught by the result, j
j that ar, animal of a size to fatten to 40 J
1!). the quarter, is mo e profitable* than one '
I that is capable of reaching only to 30 lb.
| in the same time. Weight of body,
I therefore, nnd the nature and productive.
i ness of the fleece, are not to be ovei looked
in the cultivation of sheep; and, although
they may he regarded as secondary prop,
erties, they cannot be held to be unimpnrlant
ones. But if Bakewcll carried his
! principles of breeding to an extreme, i
| there is no reason why his successors j
j should not now profit by the knowledge
j acquired by observation and experience, j
and cultivate a profitable size nnd suita- I
i hie fleece, as far as these consist with the '
other properties sought for. Bukewcil
was compelled, in a sense, to confine himself
to his own stock, and to the blood of
! one family, in order to preserve that standard
of form which he had produced.
'From the subject multiplication of the
| new L? tester breed, modern breeders
j are relieved from ull necessity of this
kind. They can obtain individuals of the I
J form required from different families of!
. the same breed, and need never, by n ;
I continued adherence to the blood of one !
family, produce animals too delicate in i
I form, deficient in weight of wo.d. and in
j that hardiness and soundness of constitui
iin? which afi even more necessary than
| the perfect n ess of individual form, for the J
i safety Mod profit of the breeder. The I
! sacrifice ot" the secondary properties which
Bnkewe!! did not hesitate to make, was
! the result of circumstances which do not
! now exist; and the present feeling of
! breeders is to maintain a larger and more
robust form of the animals, than seemed
good to the earlier improvers. Thus the
j Cotswold breed of sheep, though far inj
ferior in form to the pure now Leicester,
| is maintaining <t successful rivalship w ith
it over a large extent extent of country;
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1 the lowland (Gloucestershire, the Devon'
shire, and many of the Lincolnshire,
ngric llturists, are propagating a larger
race than is approved of by the Leicester
! breeders; and even in the north of Eng.
land, where the'L*iccster breed was early
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established, a heavier race is preferred to j
the purest of the Dish ley stock,
" But whatever diversities of opir.">n !
may exist, with respect to the degree of |
1 breeding, as it may he called, which it is !
advisable to communicate to the several j
1 varieties Ot snoop, now comprrut?iim;u
umler the common denomination of Lei- :
roster, no doubt can bo entertained of the '
vast benefits conferred on the breeders of:
the country bv the formation and diffusion |
i of tiie beautiful breed of Bakewcll. Its;
superiority over all the olde races of the
! long-wooled districts, is attested by the I
j degree in which it supplanted them, and
the eagerness with which it was every- i
whore received. In less than fifty years j
from the first establishment of the shows ;
t of Dishley, it had either superseded all ,
the older longwooled sheep of the country,
j or heen so mingled with them in blood,
I as to have effaced their former distinci
tions. Not only did it supplant, or l?eI
come mixed, with the older races of
heavy sheep, but, after a time, it effected
i an important change in a great part of the
j lighter sheep of the country. In many:
' cases it has become mixed in blood with
! them, and in many it has caused a sub. j
I siitntion of the heavy, wooled for the light, ,
! over large tracts of country; so that en- j
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1 tire districts which, little more than
twenty years ago, were stocked with the j
i short-woolled breeds, have not now one j
j fiock of them remaining. In every way, j
i then, the ddfisioa of this breed has added .
! .? (i'.a tS <! ?/"? I ll'o f a/i 1/ aI f lin n/\"in. I
i 1*1 1IIV, 1 ?? I l|<l/ lift. *' VIM/
try. It lias causco a superior race ofi
! animals to be reared in former districts j
J of tho down and forest breeds, and ex- j
j tended over tlie richer country one more
j suited for general cultivation than tbe wilder
and coarser races and lias been the
: means of communicating lo the former
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varieties of long.woolled sheep a uniformi- I
tv of character, eminently favorable to)
i fmther improvement, hv multiplying the !
animals of a given breed, which can be j
selected for breeding. It has even im-;
. _ . .1 i L ? >. r* 11 ( ? #/ x* V t AA /* r?* i m
prOYUU VTIVJ i?g? iV^U.. Ul U Ui l.I'J WUJiWjr III
an eminent degree, !?}' milling forth a
larger production of forage and herbage
p ails, lor supplying loou to a super, or race
of animals.
4* Objections have been, from time to
time, urged against the extension of this
breed, founded on its supposed inferiority
in size, in growth of woo!, in hardiness
and fecundity of the females, to some of
the breeds which it supplanted. The
inferiority in size has been exaggerated
with relation to this breed, and in nil
cases it produces a greater weight wth
the same hulk of body; and even where
it is deficient in weigh', there has been a
college nation in that tendency to arrive
at Jin earlier in iturity, in which it eminently
creels, all the races which have preceded it.
I f the wcol shall be iess in quantity, or inferior,
in certam properties, to that of some ot the
older varieties, it must not be forgotten, that
the most esteemed of those varieties, as the
old Lincoln and Tees water, were not suited
for that extensive diffusion, which has given
so great a public imp >rtan<*.e to the breed of j
Bakewell, ?nd that the extension ol the new
breed has add^d prodigiously to the total
quantity and value of the long wool produced
iri the coun'ry. With respect to the supposed
deficiency of his breed in hardiness, and fecundity
of the frinaies, it is to bo observed,
that this, wnero it really exists, is the result
of that refinement in breeding which would
equally alF ct any race fcol sheop subjected ?o
tlieaaine trealinen'. 'Flu m ire we remove a
race of animal from the natural state, by
stimulating the system to an early miturity,
th more we nuy expect them to lose that
hardiness which is proper to them in a ruder
condition. The new Leicester is a breed of
artificial formation; and its establishment and
maintenance infer a certain advancement an
agriculture, the due supply of cultivated food,
and that c*re of the animals, which their acquired
habits and temperament demand. It
is riot denied that the new Leicester breed is
mare delicate and less prolific than 8<>ine of
t?e coarser races whose place it has taken;
but tnese defects exist only in a degree to be
injurious, where refinement of breeding is carried
on to an excess, which every breeder has
now the power to avoid."
London Sporting Review, for January, 142.
From the N.|R. Farmer.
Fifth Agricultural meeting at the State
House.
Discrsaiox on Silk Culture.
Mr. Quincy, President of the Senate, j
in ttie Chair.
Rev. Mr. Barhour? of Oxford", stated |
that in relation to every new branch of
agriculture, there are .some imjiortaiit
questions at the bottom. Are the climate
soil, genius of the peopley ami the market j
favorable ? if they are, the business
promises well.
Is our climate favorable to the silk business?
For this business there is wanted
a climate warm and dryy but not hot.
A temperature of 70 to 60 degrees ih better
than a higher. Ti:e worms suffer in
very hot weather. Our climate is warm
enough to ahswer very well, and it js dry,
as are all climates where the prevailing
winds are land winds. Silk requires the
same climate as com. The good corn
climate is favorable to both the tree and
the worm. Our climate is better than
any other,excepting that of China, and
is as good as that, being very much like
it. Dr. Parker,a missionary, and a native
of the East who is travelling in this
country with the Doctor, say that our
climate is the same?that the trees now
are getting to he the same, and cultivation
the same, and cultivation f.hc same;!
acre, is ricn enougn. u is nau acres c?i
trees, mostly mullicaulis, standing nut in
winters past, and lias not lost any. Sometimes
the-twigs ar? killed, hut this is of
no consequence, as he cuts the trees down
in the spring.
Hibtis ?Arc tiic haiuts of our country
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8* :A .v.AiS* *. at
that is, we head down the trees as they
do. Some now cut up the hushes or
twigs and gather the leaves In that way.
The trees need not he taken up in fall,
but in spring they must headed down?
[cut nt ur the ground, if we understood tho
matter?E.I.]
We have ted in closed rooms, but it
may he better to feed in open sheds, as
they do in China. This practice has not
vet been adopted here. We have taken
all our ideas from Europe, rather than
from China ; though we probably ought
to learn from the latter country, whose
climate is like ours.
Efforts were made to grow silk in this
country more than a century ago. Mr.
Barbour read some interesting extracts
from the silk journal of President Styles,
showing that the subject here received attention
as long ago as 1727, and that
then the climate waK favorable- i#ut the
colonics had obstacles which do not now
obstruct our course. It was and is the j
policy of England to make her colonies j
produce raw material, while she would do :
the manufacturing at home. Attempts
were made to transport cocoons, hut they j
mildewed, and always will, on the pas. <
sane. There was in the colonies but iit. i
. 1
lie manufacturing enterprise?>ut now ,
our country i* full of it.
Soil.?Is our so.I suitable? TV're is
wanted a light, dry soil ; sandy, gravelly,
or a light loam. Such is better than
heavy so.I, and gives hotter silk. A prop.
er medium is desirable. The trees
should grow well, hut not rank. A soil
that will give 35 bushels of corn to the
:? t- i it i ? ~ r
favorable. This pursuit nny be more 1
intellectual than mo^t branches of farming,
hut it is not more difficult than others.
We have enterprise and industry
enough. Comparatively littio has been
d'?nc in the manufacture?hut wo are
improving in that. If there he difficulties,
the manufacturing spirit of the age
.if 1 I 1 Diipinnatnt t liont \T f\rn nrflolin 1 I
rr (II 9UI IIIWUiH 1IICIII* *va?'?w M
knowledge is necdud, but this can soon
be gained.
Markr.t.?We import silk annually to
the amount oi fit) millions. This is the
largest item of imports. Why heed it he
so? The demands of the home market
will he extended. There can ha no fear
of glutting the market in one generation.
But suppose you have supplied tlie home j
market The United States may take
(he leed of the world in supplying the
markets of the world. Our climate* is as
good as any?our skiII and industry are
greater than those of any other country.
In other manufactures England competes
with us: but in this she canuo : her el i
mate is too moist.
High price of labar.?Labor is worth j
not what it coats, but what it produces, j
VVe have Iriven India cotton out of the I
market. Ha was horn in the back part j
ol Vermont, and remeinhers whon he had
his first cotton shirt to wear' to meeting,
and it cost 42 cents per yard. And yet,
notwithstanding the low price of labor in
India, no one here now would make up
lud^a cottons if given to hirn. And whvit
has caused the change/ The ingenuity
and skill of our manufacturer* have heen
such as to. more than counterbalance the
loic tcages of India.
Another Staple.?We nerd another A ipJe?another
branch of industry. We
want something with which to meet our
foreign exchanges. Cotton has seen its
host days. Rice, tobacco, meat and
grain do not meet our wants in full. S;!k
can ansrer the purpose. For the last 20
years our importations amount to 247
millions above our exports. If I buy
247 dollars worth more than 1 sell from
my farm in a year, I run in debt or draw
upon reserved capital. So of the nation.
It may sometimes be wise to run into debt
Our debt to foreign nations is about 250
millions. The amount ofour silk iin;>orations
in 20 years has been about 250 i
millions. The inference then is this: we !
have gone into debt for our silk goods.?
No wonder that we have hard times. No
more doubt exists that we ran grow corn
potatoes, AiC. Tucre is no more diftieiil- I
ty in feeding the worms than in feeding
chickens.
Mr. Field, of Charlemonf, stated that
most persons who have attended to the
subi -ct, will agree with the statements of
Mr. Barbour. The business is in its infancy.
It is liable to some interruptions
?had seasons for ibis, as for oilier things
?t7il! 'I l\i< nrnmi?i'4;u w??ll >m ;inv
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<?ther business in which we have had no
more experience. Want of skill in the
care of inc worm is probably tlie? greatest
difficulty. We have not yet satisfactorily
learned the best modes of administer j ,
tng the food. He thinks a tight room, ,
so constructed ns to admit of good venti- |
lution, is better than open sheds. Does ;
not hold up the idea that farmers should i
neglect other crops, but that they should J
have tnis as a source of employment for I
females, ll w well suited to them, ex- '
cepting the collecting of the leaves,
and to this they may attend in some ca- 1
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SOS.
Gen. Holman, of Bolton, thinks that '
the agriculture *f Massachusetts, requires j
anewstiple. Rail roads will bring dowu |
the prices of our agricultural produce.-- (
We uist compete with New Y<*rk and
the West. Our agricultural interests ,
will suffer, unless we {/(it some new am- i
cle. What shalj we take hold of? S;ik i
may bo inserted to?and, said Gen. M.I <
expect toget^inv living from that branch I
of farming. lie has experience?and *
the greatest difficulty?that of getting
foliage enough?has been overcome ?>v (
the process of cropping the trees. Foilnge
can he produced at so low n rale as to
make this a first rate business. Me has |
reeled, the lasi season, 50 lbs. ; has 2(1 or (
30 more to reel. Ma intends to prose,
cute it for a livelihood in connection with ,
oilier farming operations;?thinks he has ,
made if profitable. m
Mr. Dodge, of Hamilton, thinks mat- ?
ters in relation to this subject look bright- 1
er than two years ago. and is glad of it. j <
lint he should toe sorry to think this the! {
only bright spot in the fanner's prospects. J?
If we need a new staple, will not farmers j
choose to take one about which we have ! 1
not so much to learn/ He doubts wheth- j
er they will touch it, until it can he prov.
ed to he profitable. The rail roads may i
cause our farmers to suffer in relation to
soino articles; but in hay, also in winter t
apples, which are soon to toe called for <
for foreign markets, we can do well.? I
There saems to toe no want of employment <
lor female-.?and should they engage in I
the silk business, the men almost \vd! 1
have to become dairywomen. Can lite '
worms be kept hack from hatching noli It*
the'lcavcs aro grovro to I cod the.rn /p./o? 1
I
Gen. Hnlirianj Mf. Field and Mr. Baf*
hour, nil stated that experience proved
that they can. '
There was much subsequent conversation,
which we have no space for report*
Snhj'-ct for discussion at the next oeeti
ing?Sheep Husbandry,
From the Farmer's Monthly Visitor. #>Vvl|
cut FEKD.
Mn. Editor:?The scarcity and cnn.
sequent high price of good hay render it
an objoct of importance witii the farmer to
make the b??*t possible disposition of
hi* interior hinds of fodder; in this indcaVoflife
urf1? ftvfjrWPRW tu t'l?e .
use of cut feetJ. Although this kind of
feed has been in use some time, there are
?Vt.v that fu'lv appreciate its value.
Some, having commenced its use with
?n incomplete apparatus for it* prepare
(ion, ha\ ing fed it out irregularly and id
too largo quantities, after* few trials
have laid it aside as unprofitable if not
impractible; other, having a kliowldcg*
of the royjU of these ill-conducted e*.
peri moots have coioe to like conclusions.
The main design ol this arncie is ?o
point those causes on winch sneer4*
in the use of this kind of food do*
ponds.
Three things ore essential to success
in the lue of cut feed; complete apparatus
good preparation and-regularity in the
time ofguing, and in the quantity giv*
Oil.
For a few animals, to have & complete
apparatus, is not necessary to have an ex*
pensive one:?common knife *i"*w
cutter, a tub, a watering pot. a light rrtan*
lire fork and a box to receive the fi?od
out of w hich the animal is to eat, are nil
the Articles requisite to constitute this apparatus.
Such has been the simple one!
have used the last seven years in feeding
one, and sometimes two horses < a*
grogate cost of which did not exceed dt
dollars.
For a large number of anim-il* a more
expensive cutter arfd a larger receiver Iv.
come necessary. Tubs may be ot>? lifted
from the common molasses hogshead by
sawing the same in two at the btinglrWe.
The apparatus in readiness, the *traw is
to be finely cut and evenly placed hi
the tub; it is then to l?e siiuhik
der to cause an adhesion of the nn-al ?
the straw, so as to prevent the former
from settling to the bottom of the tub.-?
The meal is next to be equally scattered
overthe surface; and the process completed
by mixing the ingredients with the fo?k,
adding at different times as mu< h ?avr
as is necessary to render the mixture
complete. In cold wratner nor WHirt
should bo used. A box three feet in iengib,
two in breadth, nine or ten inches in
height, and firmly held together bvtyjyp*.'
of hoop iron fastened around the corner*
and across the bottom, should be placed
before and slightlyHnclining towards e?? h.
aniinnljinto this the prepared food is turn,
ed. The inclination of the box towards
the animal is to enable him the more easily ^
to secure the liquid portion of the pre par*.
>i tion. * ^
A aim lis should be regularly fed; atten.
lion to this rule is essential to their health,
and thrift. Horses require feedng hut
I brae times each day on short feed, wiiiv
in additional foddering of good hay 'nt -jS ^
night three times during each week ?
\Teat stock require in addition long feed
twice each day, once 111 the mowing and
nee at night.
'I1'"* ?.'n.u jo nimnf nA#AMQrli i/.ft
A 11C7 pi (uiav vj I'iiiut t ?',vvva?%i ? i**s n
?ach animal ran be assertainr*} only by
feeding; it is better to err in not giving
3iiougii than in giving too much. It* au
iniinal id overfed he become.-* da nty, eais
azily and renders hid mess foul by long
irealhing over it; one so kept will wN
lainly become unhealthy and grow poor* I ^
Few animals at firsf will o?t cut feed
with relish.. An animal unaecustnrn'rl
ts u<e should he fed with a small
v ; tills should consist of good bay finely
-ut, and having a large pi "portion of meal,
le should not be again fed until he has.
:aten up cleanly his first allowance.
The experimentalist must not feel dis.
:ou raged if the animal, notwithstanding
particular pains he has taken to render
us food palatable; should allow it ta re* hJ
nain twenty-lour or thirty six hours beforelim
untastcd; hunger at lasi comets hsni
io eat.
When lie gets so ns to cat his mess
readily, stra* may be mixed with Ibo hay
md its proportion gradually increased.
Sail should be added to one of, the mtn?es
ns often n? every other day. A few
ye?rrs since I kept ono horse on loa^ toed;
exclusively during the whuio year; and
ilso an account of the hay and grainconiu
tued ami the bedding used by 'hii^ du.
ing this period. The expense of hi; keep
ng amounted toono hundred aod.fifteen '
Joliars. The average price ot'Iraytduring
hat year was this thirteen dollars; of ror?>
>nc d iilrtr, and of oats lift) cent** The
lorse worked every day. !
Since then f kept an account for fix
Months of the expenses of a horse kept on
;ut feed, and working every day as fke
former; the cost of thus keeping a hone
ine year, according to the estimate made
r ?m mv account, would be seventy-tiv.e
ln|!ar?. Hay, when this experiment wnis.
mMu, w:is? one dollar less >n me ion;
>rit*es ofcorn ;tado;i!s w?r? ths safp<2.
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