Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-10-09
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Travelling lately through the country, have dis.
covered, aud om the information OF others, am sa-
tsfed, that the crop fcorn growing will he
much shorter than the late AS a reisf to the
poor. (and indeed to the rich,) am Induced to lay
before the community certain remedy Tor the sa-
wing OF thousands and tens OF thousands barrels of
corn, that every year are unne ceasariy wasted in
feeding the numerous bon AMI work cattle, that
are annually used BY the farmers of our country
he saving herein alluded tn is s1ecHlItire
f7ifon but is the result of erberTence during the
present year; and with me, and my pnsterty, 10
the and ct time, even If co'u were ut half crown
the bushe the present mode oil feeding should con-
tinue.
have more than twenty horses, Including old &
young, aud eight work oxen, on nv dwellng-pian-
tattoo, and since Christmas not one hnshe OF corn
have they ate, unless by my three road horses Ma
ny OF my neigbors will tell you that nv horses ne
yer have looked So well ; and positively assert
that never since have been Farmer did my stock
OF horses and cattle do their labor with so much ease
to themselves and pleasure to me--npyer were they
so healthy and so well 10 look at. 4 doubt last fall
whether shout have corn enough for my own con-
sumption, drove me tc the experiment herein Ella
ted, and saiuiary and profitable one haze found
tit enabled me TO sell several hundred barrels of
of corn.
My top-foiaer carefully saved, and had II cured
as green as the corn would allow. This was tie
TODD that my horses were fed with j had il cut
pretty fine IN q common ehcpiuo box, filed a large
trough with il, and over il sprinked water, y
small quality ofbran shorts This they tevour-
ed with more voraciousness than have ever wit
ne sell IN horses at their FONDA refuse of the butt
ends would sometimes he left when had it taken
out every night and morning, and given 20 the work
cattle and milchcows which would leave their oh
er tool of hay, husks straw, to fight FIR this.
VIII you believe me, when assure You thst at my
dwelling plantation cultivate $50 900 corn hills
(about $50 acres) the tops of Which were entr "
led away III the above manner, not arIn-full
being used ia the common wastelu mode The
blades OF my corn principally used in the
same way. had rs good a crop of clover and tim
othy hay as ever went into borsc-rack, yet much
did my horses prefer the chop-stur tnat the racks
were seldom empty, hot oltencr than once, and at
most twice week.
Some viii ask where we all to get bran or
shorts will tell you how got enough to last my
horses christmas until nv flushing ir fallow
will be completed. List winter had about thous-
and bushels of old indifferent whest of the pgece-
ding years crop, which had manufactured uto
flour and sold, the bran and shorts of which have
suppiied me ever since, and not vet used This
plan shall adopt so long i've unless can make
annual Contracts for supply, on suitable terms
~ dong which there will perhaps he but little diff
Guilty. Bat those who do not like tl,at trouble or
tn which it may I've incenvenent, have always
remedy at hand, aud by the bve better substi-
tute. You can have meal, aud one qnart ia sufi-
cheney for horse for the tIay end night, which is
much cheaper than % ears Of corr for your horse
per das when idle, and the double of il when work.
ing. The great advantage in the top-foller is the
sweet juices it confirms and which, when clopped
N, wet, and sprinkled with The offd of wheat, or
with meal, keeps your horse in good health and full
gives his hair good complexion, and keeps his skin
loose. 1t multpes the litter of your stable several
fold
Now is the time to save yonr fodder; and if
from wsnt OF labour you unable fas often hap
pens to save both tops and blades without injury
To the II the other, let the blades be lost
injured; for there is no comparison in value be-
tween them the tops being the must nutritious.
So confident sm OF the importance OF the topfod-
der that, believe it alone, sGd without mixture,
Except with little water) will sustain a horse, On
iatten bullock, better than the usual mode of
corn, &c. There is in practice, ID has ever been
since the settlement OF the country, most waste
full inetiod OF feeding work. Ken with corn, of
Which they consume immense quantity. This
bad economy, well as injurious to these useful
animals, for when they fed with corn, it passes
through them, Zone half oft 1T ieist) undigested
the cause Of which is that they have not long food
enough IN them to arrest the in its passage
until it pertormsit its intended purposes Nor can YOU
prevent II, while you keep up the corn feeding sys-
10. Work cattle, or f,ttcming cattle ought 10
feed ON nothing but hay or choptfodder; il you
wish them 10 have grain, il should he made fine
anil mingled with their drink. This will add very
much TO their fattcoing, ami quart pertiay is e.
HOugh But If yOu feed u,em on corn, they will
eat Your hay very iimitedly indeed he il ever 50
god. Cattlr, If feeding for tire butchers, or work
will not fill them though they eat until they leave
at every meal. Horses are very mach Of the same
nature.
IL the above advice is pursued, thousands OF Far
mers who anticipate purchasing Of corn will have
an abundance hundreds, who thk that perhaps
with cl"se feeling, &e. they will have enougI, a.
supply them, may sell more than hail or twO-thirs
ct their crops aud those who think that they shall
have few barrels 10 sell, may double treble per-
baps qia'lruplc their quantity, by which the t,r
kc's viii be keptfully supplied and the purchasers
viii have asir price, that will no longer oppross
thea.
JACOB GIBSON.
NIsrengo, Sept. 90, 1916.
N. u. On my dwelling plantation, ! have but Il
work horses thsy have cultivated for me 55OOOO
eOrn-lils, (about 1870 acres -tbey have trod ont
1000 bushels Of wheat, aud have flushed me nearly
5000 acres OF isow, OF which they will do all the
seeding. AID all this work without corn. In clean
i'g up ny cOrn.hnuscs, shall clean the shattered
corn, sud make meal Oft, to complete my feeding
Tor the year. am, and have been Tor some time
clioppng ny green tops aud feeding with them. j
beg you VII TO try the experiment immediately and
test its trut,. shall make 2 or tiOO barrels of
corn, 2OO oFwhich will supply my wants Tor the
Whole c'usern, IS 50 shall feed With nothing
but the families ami hogs.
ALBANY, Sept. %.