The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-06-01
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From he Vermont Mercury.

oiycu paper, to call IN attention ION Of my no
a mbe subject oil root culture. for winiering
' ,''1 nnu especially neat cattle and sheep. What
WV" sbeo among us that has been short Of hay
m .,,ns season, but wishes he had raised more
n ~, Sr his stock as a saving Of hay. The bene-
y" ,ijDq from iudicious feeding of roots, none
M,v aDOreca,e till they have tried It, and they
N-,f ,onal beue6, 10 cows and oxen any part
Al, winter more particularly in the spring, as
4 a.n,,ing qualities Of potatoes (uniess cooked)
s,n prove injurious to working oxen and frequent
i, ,,ove injurious TO cows AFTER caiving
Having had eight or ten years experience in rails
n, md feeding the ruta baga and sugar beet TO Cat
\ do and Sheep am more and more sat
,fed every year OF the profit of root culture, as
,vior hay in wintering stock. 1t is a well
known fact that in those sections of our country
where farmers have tried the cultivation most
ofpo,s for Stock they are much in favor Of them
as substitute, in part for hay. My opinion is
h the sugar beet is better for cows With milk for
making butter, than the ruta baga; but it is not SO
easily raised Therefore the rutabaga is best 10 de
pend on for The main crop, it is raised and harvest
s dwilh less expense; they keep through the VIM
n m we'll if properly cleaned from dirt whom har
sulsl Any good corn land that will produce 40
u5ObusheIs to the acre with the same manure
q vlAaie from to 700 bushels of ruta bagas, and
N hupsnse Of cultvating is no more than for pota
"a bs hkiug into the account the seed and plant
Il hs pound of Ruta Baga seed worth now Scots,
sm6deul for an acre. and with proper drill for
sowing imam will SOW il in three hours. In 1889
SPREAD about Is common carloads of green barn
yard manure GA enc acre of grass land, that did not
p~dose mOve than 1900 pounds of hay the previ-
us hayiNg turned it under with a good plough
&mth laid hsmOO,h passed roller over it immedi
Pssly-gave hseveral light harrowings, sowod il
he htst june, that took me only two and a half
oars, gave il three hoeings; and Introduced seven
nndred bushels as fine smooth turnips rs ever was
%any where's days labor pulled, cleaned tho
fndhe roots cut the tops, and secured them in
ealar In 1910, took the same course, but
""s 10 The land being more sandy, and a very
y@''On my crop was but 500 bushels TO the a.
Now call this a fair trial if you please. and
'e'' estimate you can put upon it, is equal to
0ilay to average the years. If 80 farmers
or any other town, had raised, ! acre each,
a0f Ruta Baga last year, the effect would have
aAno serious scarcity of fodder in such town, &
lame time that has been spent in any town ith !
acknowledgment browsing and ex ira attendance
sck, would have raised more than 100 acres
roots OF any kind. Take the same land as above
'fOed, Tor producing ruta baga, and add 10 or g
"@On OK cart loads, Of rotten yard, or compost
'Au's spread on and narrowed in with a'Iight
" Tooth harrow, that will not disturb the seed,
u"w'll increase the crop 2 or 800 bushels TO a
Inc sugar bset requires rich deep soil well
'S''zed by previous cultivation. Ny practice
Osen 10 SOW The lows of each kind about 2 II.
vac"eS wide, and let the plants stand from
""'cnes apart in the rows. To raise good
SN'Ny Kind, much depends upon the quality
@a' II should be raised from select roots, !
y. considerable distance from other kinds Of
n uss'"nee's, as they will mix and degenerate,
49,, stand near each other, when growing
su0,t some may object to the raising Of roots
N ~. '" account oflts being more work to feed
bn n,.. 10 such would cay; do not let this sea
f. our ham n. r"'''S boou SVhof u"ue' 4
bur bo,., "ea' llwel secured from frost, (ifl
hho- ~ .''af Is not conveniently which renders
d, e, 1,F'"g out much easier, make suitable
,on. u'"s cattle or feed in stalls as best
Mia 'epence. For feeding sheep, the
,s ,nx r1 =, o. Is to take 4 pieces Of 3 inch
sssa " . inches long, hold them eight
,rn,. I II Tue end designed for the top, at an an.
swm. .'ss 'nan as degrees when put togather
ka H.. s'p''ole the.sides oi the common saw
bier wing wood, take too boards of smooth
sp hn 1" 10 feet long, 3 inches, wide, place
lhpn,h. O'. ends of these X sides about two |
dde,, 10y, '"a OF the boards, nail ,hem wei. to
n Nsfhs h.. "sn nail with, eight nails the lower
dps tom, .S'sds' and you have strong high,
ANY u s"'0' sheep, and may be moved with
ng ruo,. 10 suit your convenience For
Common :. potatoes, a thin knife of the width
'sl haudls wei with shank, to put on
urauv ,h Aaae straight answers the best pur-
n IA DO, Sng' that has come in nv way. nre.
sn ca, . - or Is inches wide. and
hssp IN ssD 's"e' Tor cattle in 2 minutes and
aalam,s -. minutes, which is no great tax IN.
kid Of "me' Any roots are much be,,sr Cor
y Iced G or,, 10 be cut.6ne. My prae,,cc has
erday, to e,sp IL l;2 bushels Turnips or
Us swell viii aS lp0 grown sheep. wiil,keep
nay without ,ba nay, or coarse todde, as the