Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-07-24

ID themisiyes large portions Of that vegetable
earth in which the ,va!ue of all dungs psinci,
pally conG&s. 1t; is true, thai thsfe (ub1ances
are valuable ALTO for fodder, as they afford when
chopt fine, iolhat they cansbe~ thoroughly Dis
gsaea, about half as lnueh nou.:ihment as COM,
mon hay. Both heries and horn cattie,.are fed
with them as IA, as Earci,y OF hay, at any time
render necedary and may be kept ~ .felh on
them alone through the winter, if not in the
mean time put to fetyice. No food is received
with more avidi,y by horfea, or better guards
them from coRiyenefs, and the bots. But the
proviaent author of nature has 70 ordered il, thar
in lafitudes where winters are ievere and expen,
FIVE, fnmmels are aburddnt ingrais; putting in
the power Of the cultivaeor ordinarily to fupply
his cattle with Efficiency Of ha,, that he may
refer,e his traw for a diffe,snt purpoie.
The Rubblc together. with the weeds that shoot
up after reaping. are frequently moved tor litter
Jult before The froR sets ia. Remaining upon the
ground they would indeed, +. of lomc ule TO sue
ceeding crops, and fhould never be diRurbed as
the practice OF fome is among us; but they will
20 vaitly farther as a manure, i! fcalohably cut
and prcierved for litter. Their rich particles are
then retained, which the sutun,nal and vernal
rains, together With frohs and winds, would o.
therwife in gseat meaiure diafpate.
The fxa4o of baek qvdeaf makes also an ex-
ccllent litter but the Europeans decra it too va
liable to be applied, and generally feed their car.
tie with it, finding it to be equal to the coahea
kinds of hay. They let it lie upon the ground
however, rot day after it is dry enough to.
thrafh, and the moment the feed is. ievered, ei-
sbcr houfe it, or cover it in i'acks, with rye
araw or thatch. While many farmers, on the
other hand dcenaieg this fraw good ter nothing,
Leave it in the field, to be 70 cntiiely waited 10y
the operation Of the elements upon 1t, that the
place Of the threhirg Aoor is icarcely difiuguilh
aue in the next crop. 1t we can be PeIiuade,
to do nothing better with it, we may at Leaf,
before the inow comes, cart it into the barn yard;
or if it muft be left in the field, throw llttie
earth over it, that thsre may be iomsthlng TO
ipread at the next ploughing.
The g-azv Of pea, and bears are all uied tor
litter but as the items hard and woody, they
DO not AFFORD 70 freely as other kinds OF ftfsw,
and require longer time to diaolYe. They may
anfwer better porpolefin tie hogs pea, which
afo is the proper place fer potatas ViHf, and corn
cobs.
The ba@s Of Indian corn, have all the quali
ties reouate for litter
In ,ae vicinity of foieGs, where leaves, like
drifting fnow, accumulate IN certain ranges, the
leavfs are procured in inmenle quantities. They
make cheap and excellent litter. 1t intended
FOR tive fable they are 10 be taken from the
g.. u. 4r1
being raked into heaps or ridges, have a ifts
earth tbFowo upon them competed OF leaves AL
ready d!Holved, ard lie till They become SomPaet
ard can be moved with leis trouble.
The ,10iaglugs Of .fas;and bemp ats too vaiua-
bic for litter to be given to bonfites. They arc
good abforbcnts, ard very 'ich IN theft OWE iuo'
fance nor is il to be inferred that they Will no'
rot ip twelve months intermXed with dung,
from the cittunftance that they remain entire
from 70 monlhs when left in heap by them
(elyes. There is another ute to which theie re-
fuic may bcapplcd. Laid asihe roots OF young
trees, and Especially peach trees, they are per
haps the MOT efeetual antldote TO 2ruos ana Q.
,he, worms, of any that has been experienceo.
The oils they contain are fatal to nearly every
fpscies of infees. If laid, however, abov
ground, they Ghould be drawn ba,k Tome dlltance
from the tees before winter, leatt, like leaves
and tufts of grafs, they form Judgment Tor 1ha'
pefifcSious bark eate:, the moule.
The STALK OF INDIAN CORN, cut cloic tc
the ground, arc valuable for litter, and probably
more valuable for that than any thing ellie. II
left in the field they turn to little account, and
unlefs powed in the next ring, can hafaly DC
faid to turn to any account, tor they gi'e theh
virtue to the winds. The tops OF talks are IT,
caally cut for fodder, and if cut early and care
fully faved are certainly fweet food; but the ex.
pedisncy Of this practice is very Questionable
There is reafon to apprehead that more Is lott oy
it insbe ear than is faved in the. Leaf. for the
purpoies Of fodder the tops mutt be cut walle the
leaves are full Of zap, which is before the late
ears are out OF the milk, and before the eafllet
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