Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-29

the otherwise waste food from the farm
} and with the addition of oats and pea
meal, q bran, they can easily be made
= fat.
CARRoTs are as profitable a root croT
r as a farmer can raise; and when given tC
mich cows, they increase their milk in
quantity, and greatly improve the quail
~; and the bntter made in the winter
from the milk of cows fed on carrots, is
as yellow and sweet as that made in June
when managed as it should be.
To have the butter sweet and clean,
much depends on the management of the
COWS. They must not be stinted in their
tood; should have plenty of salt; and
great care should be taken with regard
10 cleanliness in milking; that no filth or
dirt of any kind gets into the pail: which
will be the case sometimes when the
work is done by some boys, unless strict
ly attended to.
To have large yield of carrots, the
ground must be made rich, by applying
hne manure, or compost, plough deep,
and pulverize the soil finely, SOW the seed
in drills, about two feet asunder, 10 give
sufficient room fer hOeing; but they will
do we'll at half that distance, where far
mer cultivates them on small scale, OF
has but little ground TO devote to their
culture. When first up, carrots are very
small, and at first hoeing, great care must
be taken, else the small plants will be Ia
ken up with the weeds. In hoeing car
rots, | manage thus; hoe between the
rows, as near the plants as may be with.
out injury; at the same time | pull up
the weeds and surplus plants, leaving
them as near as they can conveniently
grow, without crying clay further"
The ENGLISH TURINP, of which there
are number of varieties, should engage
the attention of all who cultivate roots
for stock, as they can be raised at less
expense than either of the kinds | have
mentioned; and as all other kinds are har-
dy, they may be kept till the latter part of
the season while the English, not being
so hardy, should be fed out the former
part. have had them perfectly sound
till March By managing in this way
farmer can have roots the whole time
his stock is confined to the barn, or until
grass grows.
There hav been crops Of over one
hundred bushels 10 the acre of English
turnips raised among corn, and vacant
places in fields. BY being particular,
farmers can in this way raise great ma
ny turnips on land that would be entirely
useless. In fields of corn, on old land,
there are vacant places caused by worms
or other wise and at the second hoeing,
which is about the first of July, farmer
can have some turnip seed with him, to
supply all vacant places, at trihing ex-
pense, which he will find will be of great
value in the production of valuable food
for his stock, while they are confined to
dry fodder.
There can be 600 TO 1000 BUSHES of
ruta-bagas raised on an acre of good till
age land; take the least quantity named
end we find them equal to IL tons ofhay
per acre. Two tons of hay to the acre is
called good crop; more acres fall sholt
Of this than exceed it. Where farmer
goes over 80 to 40 acres ofmowing land,
he is apt to neglect it,-it is beyond his
power TO keep so much in good order;
his grass binds out and the land gets into
daisies, yellow weeds, and all manner of
foul ,stuf--better 60 over less land by
one halE-keep it in order to produce
two TO three tons OF the best of hay to
the acre--raise large quantity of roots,
and ego ahead" ~
The expense of providing food for cat
tie is not the only disadvantage, resulting
fiom our tedious winters. Six months
is too long period to keep cattle confn-
ed entirely on dry fodder. Without
some change it is difficult to prevent
their losing flesh, and indeed for a few
weeks before turning to pasture, this will
be the case more or less. This is quite
a serious evil with cows that calve early /
in the season. They become dainty just
when they require an additional quantity
of food. Mich cows are thus injured
for the whole season, TO great loss TO
their owners. For although their milk
will increase when they are turned to pas
ture, il will never be SO abundant as it
would have been, had the cows been sup
piled with suitable food before they we're
turned out. Now an abundant supply Of
roots will enable the farmer TO consume
all his ordinary fodder, without injuring
his stock, in growth or flesh, to keep
them in good health, and to prevent his
milch cows from being partially dried be-
fore they are turned out to pasture.