Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-04-25
MANGE1. WURrZEL FOR CATTLE.

MANGiEL WURIZEL FOR CATTLE.
Last year VIZ made an experiment with 'nthSc'
wu.tztl for cattle, AMI the result was hiGhy Shlis
t.,c,orv--sa much that we shall hereafter ADOPT
It IN preference ali Other root crops Tor tue ln'
pose Having about the sixth OF AN acre oil ground
nr,nnrcd for early corn for which We had not seed
enough, we determined TO plant II IN mansie "uri-
III a, an experiment, havnsv vi tie c. ntlrnfc III
lts equality with ru;a bl@a. We accordingly seaR-
I'd the seed twenty -four hours ii warm water, lnd
of firrows about two feet apart, and dropped the
seed SIX or eight inches apart covering II as We DO
corn When the plants were up, We passed over
the field with wedding hoe, ana subsequently
run a small plough ,hrou IA 1t twl'e, clearing out
the weeds " ,th a hoe This is all the cultivation
rhal and we fc,l certain that ali the WORK be-
s,oved upon IT, Including the original preparation
ot the c,ound for corn, did not amount I" MOI
than Two full DAYS work for one man. We Ehi no
m,nure oei the ground, though II H'd been inaHAr
"a tie year before for potatoes, a"d Tor planting III
l.rrlv \ nrk cab5lLes, winch We h1l@a ny '' So
ycrltv Of the winter The sol. vas Ian IN mum
n,i a mixture OF sand clay auj vs. 'tahie natter
AIyi, srourl, 5ut level. Wien the n'n-e "nrt'
zI .sas ,athcrei 1t was estimated b, every one at
.cven,y five hushe!s some more, ba' none ieSS'
II WIS also ptr.ecty evident that we mug" nave
4. kri II le4,. on~-tourth MORE 1t not dooclc ut
1!ltitiiy i NJ tn same Slounui ""i ~ f'"''
more carefully ali! LAID the rows fifteen or eiSh-
=. IA, le4 a ,art Instead of two feet here were
,,p.,.., IA tn rows VII re there was not u pi 'hi
ar ei,nt fact: and III "a az uh macy PAGES
ylfel.,.y ,e 4 % crowd taat The roo c0IId mol
l,r,iy d,vrlnpe themselves
A, food for nj lie, cspccialIy for mich cows, our
.xn,rim,at vas as follows In October our oeS'
mich COW began to fail ia her milk, and we cut an
,rn, null o., the tops OF the manglc wurzel Tor her
,h,s seemed to have good effect a"d 1t was rcpca-
,.d MONT and morning for week, when she fully
recovered her usual supply. The leaves were then
withheld. and she Immediately failed again IN her
milk A;that time her ful quantity was about
twelve quarts a day. and when the manSel wurt-
zel leaves we've withheld, the quantity she gave
WAS onl, about six quarts She had 9ood pas
tura With an excellent stream OF water IN II, ana
plenty of sat during The time but al that SeaSo"
the grass does not ailotd sufficient nutrve matter
Alter another week We began giving het 'he
roots of the mancel wurtze cut small and occasion
alv' snr,nked with shorts or corn mea' anu ~
,s,i, & nc peck OF the roots given thus h'u Inc
- a,.ct ON h,t milk that the tops mad anu We
snen,ndc ,hese week to try their ef'''','' '''o'
rrrt,nlv. The resn.t was as "o''' s'I'' '',s,
s,nyic,ion chat mansd wur,rN IS W ocs' anu '''
,,of,ahl, roo, ", c?n raise for No. IA COWS
A ,te, cutting of The leaves, they very So"
an, no,;n :, nat .hey may be cut every iof'"lso"
Dr., link !, better 20 select 'he lea Scsi roo;S'r''
,,,,d,d lat.,, and gave them ;oi.s nd all as we
think tho new GOV IA o 'eas 5 Is -" inc cst'e"'1
the roots. l''"s