Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-06-27

through the winter; but much as they
plume themselves on their skill in this
matter, we have never been able to bring
ourselves 10 admire either their good
Judgment, or their humanity; to say no.
thing of the instice or rather the injustice,
the absolute immortality, Of half-starving
SO useful and .benefcent an animal as
COW. who contributes so literally to our
support and comfort Besides, it is in
truth the worst of all economy. A good
COW will, in any situation, where milk is
worth but two cents quart, and skim
milk is almost always worth as much as
that to be given to swine of proper and
good kind, more than twice pay for the
best keeping that can be given TO her. A
good farmer ought to be ashamed to keep
poor and worthless COW; and COW
which is well kept through the winter is
nearly half kept through the ensuing sum.
mer. A COW that comes out in the spring
half wintered, poor, and consumplive Tor
want of sufficient food, will evidence the
bad effects of such miserable and Disgrace
ful husbandry all the ensuing season. 1t
is commonly said that dry COWS may be
kept on almost any thing, which will
barely enable them to stand upon four legs
and hold body and soul together, if the
poor things have any souls; but how does
the cows constitution differ from the con-
s,ituton of any other animal? and is 1t
not obvious that any animal in bearing
condition particularly requires at such
times sufficient and the most nutritious
food ?
No man then making any professions
to the character of a farmer ought TO suf-
| fer himselfto 60 into the winter without
most ample supply of green succulent
vegetables for his stock. Beets, parsnips,
carrots, potatoes, all are good J; but tuTnips
are raised with more ease than almost a.
nv other vegetables; and it is not too late,
and will not be too late even through the
month of July to plant some kinds of tur-
nip for the winter consumption of live
stock. Every farmer who keers horse,
a yoke of oxen, and six COWS, ought to
raise at least four or six acres of ruta ba-
Ga or common turnip. We know that this
will brighten many farmers and make them
open their eyes almost to an extent as large
as the turnips which they commonly grow,
who have always thought it enough to
plough up a piece of land by the road
side, or some corner Of field, as big as
their wfe's apron, where they have yard
ed their COWS; and who feel great self
complacency in their extraordinary hus-
bandry, if they, perchance, should have
the mighty quantity of fifty bushels Of
white fiat turnips to put into their cellar
in the autumn. Instead of this, many ii
; farmer ought to have his one, two, three,
and four hundred bushels to put in his
stores; and such a capital heap for his
winter consumption, as to make his COWS
and his oxen think as we'll of him as his
neighbors will be compelled to think when
! they shall see how his stock comes out in
the spring. We hope the time is not dis
r tant, and that our eyes will be blessed with
the sight of it, when such practices will be
! general, if not universal.
What would be the consequences Of
4 such management, it is easy to predict
Our horses, instead of being those misera-
bic, jaded, CALLED, Rosnante-Iooking forms,
which they now exhibit, suitable only, as
one observes, TO make lanterns of, if you
could contrive to get lighted candle into
their mouths, would beround, sleek, strong
t and spirited animals, fit for pleasure or for
: labor, and not require to BE- driven wo-
e man fashion" by the bit with both hands
: hold of the reins. Our oxen would be in
t high condition, able to labor and always
t ready for the butcher when we see fit TO
$ consign them to his DISPOSAL. Our young
! stock instead of being that lean, puny, con-
= stantIy degenerating stock now but too
e commonl y seen In our barnvards, hall
n starved upon ors and refuse hay, would
: double their value, and our cows would in
t most cases actually treble their produce
= and make it not difficult to make butter lit
r tie inferior 10 June buuer in the midst OF
winter to what profit and advantage eve
5 ry farmer might east y ascertain by bring
e ing such butter made and put up in the
\ best manner, to Boston market in the
e months of February and March.
t But the great objection will be, we have
. not manure enough. Begin then with
: what you have-otherwise you never will
a have enough. The very way to get ma
= nure Is to increase the succulent food for
= your stock. No article Of feed, which can
| be given to stock, will produce such large
t secretlons of urine, and where straw and
e mud are bountifuhy supplied, entble the
b farmer 70 make so much manure, as tur-
n nips. Be content then, at first, with small
: yield; but take the first step-go on in the
o cultivation-get what you can-use all YOU
It can get-the more turnips you raise, the
d more manure you will have 1.-The more
e manure you have, the more turnips YOU
r can raise the more turnips you raise,