Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-10-21
From the Easton Star.

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yelling lately through the country. !
have discovered, and from the iriorma-
lsion of Others, am satisfied, that the crops
Iof corn npw growing viii be ,nnch short
Ter than the late one, As relief to the
lpoor, ard indeed to the rich, am lndu-
Iced to lay befote the community a GER
tain remedy for the saving OF thousands
land tens OF thousands barsels OF con,
that every year are unnecessafilySwasted
lin feeding OF the numerous horses and
work cattle that are annually used by the
Farmers of our country. The saving al
|Iuded to is not speculative opinion, but
lis the result OF my experience during the
Ipfesent year; and with ne and my pcs
lterity to the end Of time, even ifcorn
wele at halt crown the bushel. the pre-
sent mode Of feeding should continue
Ihaye more than 90 horses, Including
cid and young, and work oxen; oniay
,iwe.Iin@ plantation, Aafal since Christ
Imas not QUE hushel Of CORR have they ATE.
Ieaess bYfmy road horses Many OF
Iay aAigbbois will tell ypu that my nor
ses nege. locked sdeaeil; sad [ positive
liz assert. that never ssbcy | haze been a
farmer did aly stock Of barsesiand eatue
Ilo their labor with so much ease To them
i,ehes. and pleasure to me- : neYef we're
itbey so healthy and spsWeEl TO icok, at
I A ,iuaat last fall ghethersi should nave
Icoro euouali Tor my own consumption,
lvi,,ose nssstp the expcrinlen: herein feiat
lea, and salutary aud pfeiifahle one i
have fountSl. II ehable,l ne to sell Sc
,lverai hnudSessl barrels OF corn.
NV WgSFGdder carsfsilys saved, ard
bad II cured as grsSn as tie cern wcuid
isallow /, This was the frod tst my horses
st,sefe fed With. lhad it cut getty hnV
a communseIisrph tSw, lh'e'ra lare9
.lthsasgh villa it, add over IL spfisklrtl
I>ome water. and smstl quantity of
bran or shorts, this they dersMted with
3nore sosaciausucss than baye es er.,syit-
messed in horses at their faod n refuge at
Ithe but ends would sometimes be Jeff,
tahen had it taken out eSe,v hight and
iuoraine, ard gi&,n to the work cattle
.h,n,l mich COWS. which ,wdnld leave
their other food Of hay. h,l,ks ar straw,
lto iiaht for this. Willym, believe me,
iaheni assure you. that at my dwelling
.loIantatien we cultivate $4,000 corn
Ihills, (about 1870 acresl The tops OF
(which were entirely fed awaS in tue a.
l5oye manner, not one mfal being used
lin the common wasteful mude.-~The
blades of my corn were principally us,
led IN the sane way. Ihail as good a
lcrop. Of clover and Timothy hay as ever
went into a horserack, YET 50 much did
my horses prefer the chop stuff, that the
racks were seldom empty, not ottener
THAN once and at most twice wsek.
/ Some will ask, where are we all to get
bran or shorts 2 / will tell you how |
Igot enough to last my horses from Christ;
lmas until my flushing for fallow viii be
Icorapleted. Last winter | had about .
Thousand bushels of old Indifferent wheat
Iof the last years crop, which ] had manu-
liactured into -four and sold, the bran anu
shorts of which have lasted he ever since,
land arc not used. This plan shall a.
Ildopt SO long as ] I've, unless can make
annual contracts for supply, ON salta,
.lbIe terms: in doing which there vii
.lperhaps be but little difficulty. Bu'
1those who do not like that trouble, or t
Whom it may be inconyeaient, have al
l|ways remedy at hand, and by the by
-lbetter substitute. You can have meal
land one quart is suf6ciency for one hors'
i for the day and night, which is certainl..
!. lmuch cheaper than tweaty ears OF corr
flor your horse per day when Idle, and tn
Iaouble Of it when working. The grea
advantage in the top fodder IS the swee