Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-10-09
AGRICULTURAL.
Relief }or a short crop of Corn.
From the E,ston Star.

corn now growing will be much shorter
than the late one. As relief to the moor
aud indeed to the richly am induced to
lay before the community certain reme-l
dy tor the saving of thousands and tens of
thousand. barrels Of corn, that every wear
are unnecessarily wasted in feeding of the
numerous work horses and work cattle
that are annually used by the farmers of
our country. The saving herein alluded
to is not speculative opinion, but is the
result OF my experience during the present
year and with me and my posterity to
the end of time, even if corn were at halfa
crown the bushel, the present mode of feed
ing should continue.
have more than twenty horses includ-
ing old aud young and eight work oxen, on
my dwelling plantation, and since Christ
pas, not one bushel Ofcorn have they ate,
unless by my three road horses. Many of
my neighbours will tell you that my horses
never looked SO we'll and l positively as.
sert, that never since have been farmer
did my stock of horses and cattle do their
labor with somuch ease to themselves, and
pleasure to nie--never were the 90 healthy
and so well to look at. A doubt last fall
whether should have corn enough for my
own consumption, drove me to the expert
ment herein related, and salutary and
prohtabie one | have found tit enabled
me to sell several hundred barrels of corn.
My top fodder l carefully saved, and
had it cured as green as the corn would al
low, this was the food that my horses were
fed with. l had it cut pretty fine in
sommon chopping box, filled large trough
with it, and over it sprinkled some water
and small quantity of bran or shorts -
this they devoured, with more voracious-
hess, than have ever witnessed in horses
at their toOd; refuse of the but ends
would sometimes be left when had it ia
Ken out every night and morniug, aud ui-
ven to the work cattle and mich cows
which would leave their other food nf hay.
husks or straw. to fight for this. VIII YOU
Believe the, when, assure you that at .hy
dwelling plantation we cultivated $50.
600 corn hills, (about 100 acres) the tons
OF which were entirely fed away in the a.
Dove nanner, not one arinful being used
an the common wastelul mode The
blades OF NY corn were principally used in |
the same way. had As good crop of |
clover and Timothy hay as ever went into
horse rack, yet so much did nv horses |
prefer the chop stuif, that the racks were
seldom empty, not ofteaer than once, and
at nost-twice week.
Some viii .sk, where are we alto get
bran or shorts viii tell you how [ Sotl
enough to last my horses from Christmas I
anil my flushing for fallo@ will be compIe-
ted. Last WINTER had about thousand |
bushels OF did Indifferent wheat of the pre.
eedIng years crop, which l. had manufac.
tured into -four and sold, the bran ana I
shorts OF which have supplied me ever
SINCE, ahd ale not yet used. This plan
snail sdoptas long as live, unless I can
make annual contracts for a supply, OF sui
table terms /; in doing which, there will
perhaps, be but little difficulty. But those
who do not like that trouble, or 70 whom
II may be announcement. have always re.
medy at hand, andby the bye better sub.
siitute. You can have meal: and onc
quart is sui1icicncy for one horse for the
day and night, which is certainly much l.
cheaper than twenty ears of corn for
y.onr horse per day when idle, and the dou-
BILE OF it when working. The great advan-
tase in the top fodder is the sweet juices it
and which when chopt up, wet
and sprinkied with the offai of wheat, or
with meal, keeps your horse in good health
and tull, gives his hair good COMPLEXION
and keeps his skin loose. 1t multiplies the
litter OF your stable several fold. Is
Now is the time 70 ave your fiddler III
and IL from waHt Of labor you are enable Il
las often happens to save both tons ana
blades without injury to the one or the o.
let the blades be lost, or Injured for there :
IS no comparison in value between them.
The tops being the most nutritious. So con. II
odent am Ut the Importance of the tor II
fodder that believe it, alone, and withoui II
mixture, except with u little waterl, will IT,
sustain a horse or fatten bullock. better /,
nan the usual mode 81 corn. 81. Thcr, Z
9 III practice. ard has 'icen ever since the &
he settlement 1f.thc country, a most vase. t
ui method 0t feedine work oxen with corn. i
u which they consume an immense ousn. IL
is bal economy, as well az in. Il
n 'ous to these US tful animals for when :
leya. eieh wlth corn, ii passes Trough IL
1em, (oh,@ half OF it at least) undigested 7
ne cause o. which is that they have not I,
,Dg food en- NJ, h in them to arrest the corn 5
n It's passage on, ii it performs its intended b
Nor ea,o you prevent it, while t
oa keep up the corn-i-a.ediDg system :Work
attic, or fattening cattle, ought to feed IN
'othing but hay or chbrt- fon,, ef or If you
wish them to have gam, il SHOULD be made
inc and mingled with 'heir drink. TI!..iis {
will add very much to their fatteDihg, an6 | &.
quart per day is enough. But If you feed
hem on corn, they viii eat your hay very .
lEnitedly indeed, be it ever 81 good cattle, a
I feeding Tor the butchers, or work steers,
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