Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-03-27
EXPERIMENTS ON MIR. PELL's FARM.
S0ILING.

Treatment of Mich Co,cs..-During the
summer. Mr.. PeIl's cows are kept in the BARN
yard ard soied. They are FED three times
per day, at stated hours, and i'm addition Ia
their ordinary food, receive at IL O'Clock each
day eight quarts Of wheat bran, wet with wa
Ter. The general feeding is dry hay, green
grass, green corn stalks, occasionally few
potatoes, and salt whenever the cows feel
disposition for it. Water they have free ac-
cess to at all times of tho day and night, aud
should never he without il. An experiment
was tried Of giving the cows water only three
times each day, Immediately after eating their
food, and they seemed satisfied. They were
then constantly supplied, and drank freely
nine times in one day, taking apparently as
much at each draft as when allowed water
only three times; so that in reality, when
permitted 10 drink only three times a day,
they must hove suffered mucl, from thirst in
tho in ton rims.
When the weather is very hot or rainy, the
cows have sheds made partially under ground,
into which they can retire undisturhed-
With this treatment they constantly take OH
lat, and secrele twice the quantity Of milk
that they would if allowed 10 run at large
During the past summer the cows gave an u
verage OF Ito quarts of milk daily, and in The
| fall were fit foi the butcher. In winter they
are kept IN stalls in a warm barn, Uttered
freely as occasion requires, and daily curried
and rubbed. When the weather is fine, they
are turned into The barn-yard for exercise IN
the middle of the day. Twice day they
are fed OH cut oet and wheat straw, with d
small quantity of bran sprinkled over it, for
the sake of which they eat their allowance
entirely up, and once day cut hay; they are
sailed four times week, and have roots, such
as beets, carrots, potatoes or turnips, once
week. BY cutting the straw and hay, cattle
are enabled TO eat their meal in 25 minutes;
whereas if uncut, they are engaged in masti-
eating their food half the night, the labor and
| fatigue of which deprves them Of the neces-
sary time required for their rest
.aduantoges Of thus Soiling .Stock.-NIr.
Pell carried from his barn-yard 23O loads OF
manure OH the 10Th of May, which was made
| IN the preceding six months. On the 10Th OF
November, from the same yard, lie carted 336
loads more, averaging 80 bushels per load,
made within the six months following the
10Th of May. Five cows only were kepn
which thus made 4e6 loads Of good manure
in one year. During the summer. leaves,
straw, &C. were constantly thrown into the
yard, aid occasionally covered with charcoal
dust. Each COW voded in six months 5000
/ re-
fuse, AMI It's strength retained by The charcoal
dust, gypsum, SC; the manure, therefore, was
ntrinsically worth the New York city price,
VIZ: 81 The wagon load or 1866
In addition TO making this great quantity ol
manure, the other advantages Of soiling are !:
/. No cross fences are required on the farm.
z. The cows give twice as much milk as
when running at large. 3. They are fit for
the shambles i'll Ire fall, beng fat. A. They
are always ready to be MIXED. S. They are
never worried by being driven to and from
the pasture. 6. They eat all the refuse grass;
which would otherwise be lost z. Eight
acres will keep them longer and better than
forty would if pastured. g. The fields are
always III order, no, being tramped by their
feet iii wet weather. 8 The person is not
much longer in cutting their food and giving
1t TO them, than he would be in driving them
To and from their pasture. 10. Manure e.
nough is saved to pay The interest on a large
farm. Numerous other good reasons nigh
be given, if the above are not considered SUI
Decentralization 3gricultWiSt.