Litchfield enquirer., 1844-06-27
ROOTS VS.. HAY.

We take the following from report made TO the
Massachusetts, Agricultural Society, by the Messrs.
Colts, of Pittsfeld Berkshire county, and we do it
to show the immense advantage made in substitute
ting roots for hay in feeding cattle as well as in
the quantity of ground necessary to produce gwen
quantity OF food.
The writer says" My stock now consists of
1000 sheep, young oxen, cows, pair of horses,
and single horse. have raised this season for
the of my stock 5544 bushels of vegetables, and
all to be grated and fed out with cut straw the cat
tie constantly, the sheep one feed day, which
seems to be necessary food in our long, cold wnters
it keeps them in health and also in flesh AS to
the respective value Of the vegetable food the follow
ing statement will perhaps best exhibit. have
commenced feeding and shall continue TO feed
ii head of horned cattle with 30 lbs. of cut straw
each per day, cts. for each 20 lbs So cents. AL
50 70 ea. lbs. of roots grated, mixed with straw,
cts AZ cts :, had now allow $50 days for the
feeding at Us Cts, IS $is1, The same stock would
require % lbs. OF hay each per e>y for $50 DAYS,
they would consume $4,000 lbs. equal u tons
at the moderate price of $l0per ton, 30. Balance
in favor of root feed $p3 and am sure the stock
will appear far better at the opening ct the spring.
You will perceive that the respective value Of
vegetables for food is six cents bushel, while hay
is at ten aud straw at four 1t may be SAID there Is
some cost preparing food, but this is more than
compensated if properly done by the extra quanti-
lies OF manure made"
Thus il appears that 90 lbs. OF straw and lbs,
of roots mixed, atlordm nuriment, and Of course
are more valuable than % lbs. of good hay, while
! the actual cost is much less.
IA tons of roots is moderate crop per acre,whlle
the average of hay will fall considerably below two
| tons to the acre. The advantage in favor OF the
turnip is Thus perfectly apparent, and the farmer
who persists in moving his twenty or forty acres,
which would furnish roots sufficient If mixed with
the straw which might be grown on the remainder,
to keep his animals far better than the hay, and
leave the grain crop nearly clear profit, IS clearly
acting against his true interests Again we say to
our farmers you did we'll last year by 50 extensive
| Nv entering upon the culture OF roots; you will do
Better this year by greatly extending their cultva-
| lion.
Carrots ps. Oats.-An extensive livery stable
keeper IN Cincinnati who has tried the experiment,
saws that from several years experience, ne IS sat
sied that carrots better feed for horses than
oats and that peck Of each ID of more service TO
horse than bushel of oats alone. His horses will
prefer carrots to oats when both are before him.
LowELL--By census just completed, it APP
pears that Lowell now contains %, l49 inhabitants,
being an increase OF 1888 since the year 1870
There are several large mills now in progress Of
| building.
| RICH ENouGH.--Thomp son's Bank Note Repor-
! ter states that John Jacob Astor owns twelfth
part OF the real estate in the city OF New forK'
/ Sephen Whitney also owns real estate IN the city
| to the amount of two millions OF dollars.
Patent Life Preserpiag ITuah.--N NO" sni vi
is now got IN in New-York' called aiite7nftssFNl
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