The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-07-16

tried it for store stock, and to some extent for
fattening cattle. In February, 1912, he kill
ed heiier, fatted wholly on beets and hay,
two years and nine months OLD, which weigh
ed, dressed, e35 pounds, and had l:35 pounds
loose tallOw. Mr.. C.. contends that beef fat
ted on this root is much more sweet, tender
and JUICY than when latted with meal.
We understood that it is a very uniform
practice IN this district to manure the ground
intended for corn and potatoes very heavily.
Where from the nature of the soil or the
dearness OF labor, las is the case here,) it is I
expedient to cultivate much land, we believe
this TO be the true course. 1t takes but
little more labor to cultivate an acre which
is made so rich that it will yield sixty or sew
enty bushels of corn, or four hundred bushels
OF potatoes, than 10 cultivate one " hich will
produce only half as much
We noticed that the manure from stables
Il sheep-pens was spread very thick over the
ground aud plowed in with deep furrow. If
1t were not for the fact that the quantity Of
manure used is so gieat that it is difficult to
bury II OF mix it properly with the soil, we
should say it was plowed in too deep. We
are IN favor of deep lillage for general purpos
es; but there are two ways Of performing il
deep blowing with the common pillow. aud
using The sub-soil pillow in the furrow after
the common one. Where the sub soil rs cold |
and wet. we decidedly prefer using the sub |
soil plow. Where the sub-soil is SO cOmpos- |
ed that pulveriZaton and aralion are only re- |
CURED lorender it fertile, it NAV be an advan- |
taSe to break and bring it to the surface by |
the common plow. We feel coufidsnt, how
ever, That in the region ofwhich we are speak
ing, the sub soil pillow might be used in many
cases with exceIlcn, effect.
BuILDINGs, BAEN-YARDs, FExcEs, &C.
| The buildings through this district are gener-
ally in good repair. Many Of the houses are
of superior styis-are convenient and well
finished, and are sometimes tastefully Orna-
mented with trees and shrubbery. Less care
and Judgment is generally shown about the
barns and out-buildings. In planning and To-
eating these, convenience, taste, and economy
seem TO have been too often disresarded.-
The imprOyident waste Of manurcS from this
cause, is in some instances a glarinS defect
in farm management. Though the land is
generally good, naturally,it is not all uniform
ly so, neither has it been equally well man
aged; and we saw some fields where the scan
tness Of vegetation showed plainly that the
soil much needed the manure, " hich, on those
very farms, was wasting away, by various
means, from the barn-yard. We are happy
TO say that there are farms on which Judi
cious management, strikingly in contrast with
the above, is observable. Such an instance
was met " it'll in the farm or Seth Lan.dou,
New-Haven. The admirable neatncss Of this
farm attracts the eve of the traveller the mo-
merit he comes within its limits. The barns
and sheds are SO placed as TO form a hollow
square. Managers are fixed under the sheds
Tor feeding cattle, (the sheep are kept in an
other place. water is brought to the yard,and
nope of the cattle, except the working oxen
are allowed to 90 out Of the yard in winter
They arc fed, (ali but some Young cattle,) in
the barn AT night; and during the day are fed
in the sheds, with the poorer sort Of fodder
place for deposIting which, is provided in
one corner of the yard. The manure is all
received into the yard, which is 50 formed
that none of it eau be lost, but it is carefully
cleaned up in the spring and carried to various
parts of the farm. The stalls. particularly
those for COWS, were well contriyed and neat
ly kept.
The fences generally preferred are cedar
rails and stakes. 1t is laid in the form of " hat
is called "worm fence in some sections
+ The stakes are set at the corners, upright,
which occasions much less Inconvenience in
cultivation than when they stand bracing.-
They are fastened by "yohes' made by bor-
ing three inch holes throus b suitable pieces Of
wood which are slipped over The top of the
stakes; two rails being generally laid above
them, which complete the fence. Stone walls
are sometimes made, and arc, when well built,
an excellent fence for all stock but sheep
But as sheep are the chief stock, they are apt
TO run over stone was,rail fence is most COM
mon. We saw in one or two instances a
wall built Of rather small stones, with l-yers
OF grass turf in,crlaid, and the top finished
with turf. 1t was put up by a Scorchman a.
an experiment, and time enough has not vet
elapsed TO ascertain how it will answer. IL
is supposed that the grass will live ad assist i'll
holding the wall
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