Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-25

breed that had lost little OF the grazing properties q
Tue new breed, and retained, almost undimini shed
.he excelleneies OF the breed for the pail Thence
II has happened that many of the cows in I.ondor
oarics are as fine specimens of the improved short
morn as con possibly be produced They do NOT
perhaps, yield qaac so much milk as tho old ones
nut what they do yield is of better quality and
""o'ner inc lyman Keeps them u twevemonih
or little longer,-and this is getting more and
more the habit of these people, or whether he
'','hs thcm Tor three or -four years as soon as he
DRIES thom they fatten as rapidly as the most cele
o'ated OF the improved breed Mr. Parkinson gives
an account OF one put 10 grass with others and sold
on the 9th OF July, after 81 days grazing having
made IN that t'mo nearly Is day.
CoRNsTALK FoDDER..-The snbee, of cornstalk
fodder must this year be one of great interest 10 the
farmer. In our last paper we gave the account of
an experiment instituted for the purpose Of testing
ne ELECTS OF cutting off the top of the stalk before
Inc gram had arrived at u state of maturity md
the result proved hat entire loss of twenty per
cent was sustained in consequence of the practice.
we accompanied this calculation with some obser.
vations tending to show from reasoning on the
physiological and known laws oe vegetation that
ms calculation WINS correct Had the stalks at tho
same time been taken oil al the ground instead OF
being cut above the chr, we have no doubt but the
loss IN the crop would have been less We know
tina, buckwheat, when cut, has many grains hieh
are but barely formed yel the sap contained in the
stalk proceeds on lis course and nour,shes the
gram; and we find that tho young grains are
brought TO perfection, after being cut. The same
thing would Take plarc IN if cut at the root in
stead OF being taken off above the car.
Any one may satisfy himself, merely b, his own
TASTE that the portion Of stalk below the car contains
ma In tls
which IS saved by topping and this fact ia co,rob
GRATED by the experience Of the writer o. this art
cle lie kept three horses and twelve cows in this
way. The II mich cows were kept IN s,alls-lS
bushels oil the stalks, cut in horse power cutting
box, were every morning put into n trunk having n
false bottom, inches from the true bottom-half a
bushel of indian meal was mixed as equally as pos
slblc through Tho stalks The 6 inch space between
the true bottom Of the trunk, which was perforated
with holes TO admit the steam through, was divided
INTO Two apartments, by hansverse prrtltion !;
and contained a small portion of water. Into the
upper apartment for one end was lilto elevated
was put qls. of haxseed, every morning and in
to this water was admitted steam from u stcpm en-
gne. The stalks, meal and haxseed were all
Cooked IA this way, IN about one hour and a half
after the st ,am had commenced pc ssing over. The
water IN which the naxsecd was stepped was form
cd into Jelly, was drawn off and poured over the
stalks before feeding awuy 10 the cattle The Sc
cond morning the portion of seed that had been
stepped the day before was drawn down to the low
or apartment, and replaced with OTIS more of seed
ami the first portion Of seed after the second steep.
ing was tnken with the jclley and poured over the
| stalks 10 be given to tho cows. We have before
shown the tendency of steamng food to convert the
mucllage, starch, and gummy matter into sugar.
Thus eachoow had daily of meal at. ! gill
OF hexseod Il gill Of stalks one bushel end halt.
With this feed tie cows kept in full flow of
milk and when dry, they were IN good condition
for the butcher.
The cream from their milk made as good and as
yellow butter Us was made IN the summer from
white clover and orchard grass posture.
Amer. TURNER.