The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-09-11 00:00:00

Itaricuiturt.

THE HARA*PIST, Friday.—We learn this rning from
various sourer. that a great deal of wheat has been
caraied in the neighbourhood of Exeter during the
week in very fair condition —some of it excellent.
STRAW THATCH WEAVING MACHIN E. —A corres-
pondent tat the Fiefal, referring to this maehine;
patented by Mr. C. P. Moody. and constructed by
Mugs anal Bindley, llourton, Dorset, writes :—There
WWI 34 machine an like it exhibited at the last Pane
exhibition that I am indueed to ask if there be any
difference, and what, between them? The French
machine is patented by Guyot, 37, Rue du Lonaly, anal
has been used for atone years here. I send you his
prospectus, with drawings and prices of the matting.
My object in calling attention to the subject is to give
any countrymen the benefit of any observations of the
durability of the thatch. lit 1856 an equestrian shed
in the Ibis de Boulogne And two others in that neigh-
bourhood were permanently covered with it. I have
observed them closely in all weathers : the roofs are
very upright; the matting is laid on the roofs without
any wadding under it ; they are perfectly staunch
againat rain. and as sound anal fresh-looking as the year
they were put up. The mattiug is also much used for
shades to keep 3,fr the itaten, heat of the sun; in winter
it is folded up to alry, seems to keep as well aa any
other matting, if not better. I have no doubt it is a
useful invention. anal will be only a question of price to
determine the economy of it for the ga.neral purposes of
the farmer. -laratcr. _ .

iNDIAN MEAL Foil FARM Ilonsr.s.—The 'scarcity of
osta. and the bad quality of that which was to be
obtained, induced one of the largest stage proprietors in
New York to try how liis horses would work hy feeding
them on Indian meal, mixed with cut hay, water being
sprinkled on then, to make the meal adhere to the hay.
Ile found it to answer him Iligileal expketAtions. This
matter of feeding wan isninedustely adopted by almost
all the railroad anal stage companies throughout
the State. They lind that their horses keep in far
better condition, nod an extraordinary absence of disease
smong,t them. The average allowance to each, in 24
hours, is about 191 b. meal and 1:111.. cut hay. Of msurse
the superhlrity of our oats to that of America, and the
price of Indian 'neat in this country, justifies our using
oats in preference to meal; but were the ,net. bruised,
and the hay emit, adding one-half the quantity of cut
straw to that of h sy, to prevent the Action of the bruised
oats on the bowels, the desired effect would be pro-
duced, allowing each horse in the 24 hours 141 k of
bruised oats, 141 b. cut hay, and 81b. cut straw, making
3611,. of food, whiels I consider sufficient for any fano
hone doing fair work. When the oats are thrown
whole to the horse, and the hay put into the rack, he
will, after a hard day's work, when tired and hungry,
bolt his oats, thAregy doing him no good; a large por-
tion of the hay will he pulled down and wasted under
his feet. By feeling with the cut food, in the manner
I have above mentioned, it will be properly ground by
the horse ; health and condition will be improved,
about unmlialf the time will be occupied in feeding.
thereby giving the tired borne no much more time to
rest,