Mobile register and journal., 1845-08-21
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 During the last few years scientific men as well as nracti0ul cullivaors of the soil, both in Europe and the United States, have turned their attention wi,h much earnrstness tn the subject of providing food for the animal world. and preparing for Il constant supply in the manner best calcnaled to pre- sei ye it's nutrye qualities in .he dried slate. In this investigation the most nutritious grasses ihe proper time 10 cut he greeH plant, and lhe most jI dicious mode of curing, as to preserve in the greatest degree its nuiritiye properties have been subjects warmly agilated; and of such great Impor- tance u Ae farmer oi the northern part [ lhe Uni ted States ae ilrse subjects deemed that they are vel zealGusly investigated. and on particular occa- sions form the subjects ol discussion wlih the mnst enlightened and practical cuIvatnrs olthe soil. The people of Enrnpe as well as of ihe northern par of the United States. have long heen full, impressed with decided hehef in ihe great value of dried grasses, or what is usually known aS HAY, as a winter provision for animals, and it is only in the southern pnrion ofihe United States, that com paraiive apathy has been found to prevail on this subject, and where such great part oi Ihe popnla- ton nf the country are perfectly niniormed oi the value of this winter provision, and indeed every thing regarding it The care and anxiety with which a northern farmer goes throug h the sum mer building his stack and filling his nov, would appear strange the of the southern planters, especially to those who never dreamed of any other porvisi0n for the horse mule than corn and fod. der" or for the aboring OK. than ''basket ol shucks." There certainly thousands who do not know whether hay or fodder cnntans the most nutrition, that any other preparation s necessa- " for the preservation of the health and life oi the animal than ''corn and fodder" The drawback on the production of planters annually seen in the south, arising from the unprecedented death of working animals, ought to produce disposition 10 enquire into the and especially when they see visibiy before them, that the in which rutiage is scarce, is singularIy marked by fatality among the aboring stock.
 Among those scientific Europeans who appear to have profoundly investigated the subject of the com paraiive degree of nutrition contained in different kinds of food, given To the animal world, the disn- gulshed Bouissingaut appears to have devoted much time and talent to the enquiry; and for the purpose of arrestiug the attention of planters who do not feel willing or able to deny the position that good well cured HAY is as essential to the health and life ofhs animals, as good well made bread is to his own, shall lay part of the result before them, and it s sincerely 10 be hoped that they will begin to reflect seriously on the subject, when l shall have shown beyond the possibility of contradiction, that no part of our country possesses greater facilities for having in the highest perfection the best kinds of this necessary for animal health and life than Ala bama.
 In a table submitted by this (agriculturar chem ist, he takes one hundred pounds of common hay as a standard, and then gives as containing an equal quantity of nutrition, "A pounds of hay made Of vetches. 75 pounds of Lucerne hay, 2OS pounds of green clover, PSI pounds of Irish potatoes, 3i7 pounds of carrots, GAP pounds of iurnps, 46 pounds of wheat grain, 5l pounds of rye 54 pounds of oats, and 59 pounds of barley. This fable exhibits the value of good common hay, and that two pounds of it equal regards furnishing nutrition to the animal 10 one pound of rye grain To this impor tant consideration with every refeciing man, must be added the effect produced by tle acion of hay on the stomach of the animal in securing healthy digestion, for as soon might man expect to keep up a healthy action of his digestive organs, by con sumng meat alone, as the animal on corn ai0ne.- In beth cases disease inevitably commences by d destruction of the healthy acton of the digestive rowers-nor would it be difficult to show from uni versal exDerience that a well selected variety oi bread is productive of the greatest healthy action of mans digestion. Nature points ont by signs not to be misunderstood, that the same theory applies to the brute. Every days experience tell us that m fattening animals certain comporilion of sub stances readily effects that object, and which is only proving that ndicious mixIure of nuirtive substances preserves the best actipn of the animal functions, and the greatest degree of animal health This fact papabc evidence may be referred to. Lay the earth before your horse, mule. or OK, | a heap of corn and pile of the best fodder, and you will find, and all know that he will eat certai in portion of each and leave them for the grasses, her hage and leaves. Why does he leave the grain and fodder, for he will certainly go back to them aller getting portion of other foodl Nor does this tes- timony stop here-he will break out of clover field io get to the woods and find other food The unerring hand of nature tells hem, and they feel it. that il is necessary for the stomach and consequent i ly for their health
 The inferenc. hope will be plain from a reco lection of these facts, that not only well preserved is essential to the lhrt and health, and cnnse quenty longevity of the animal as also for pro'!uc ing and keeping up capacity for performing labor but that a variety of rufage. as well as grain, IF most eifectual and absoluIe, necessary to secur, theseimportan II objects. udicious feeder n stock will then provide for, and give his anm sls variety of forage as well as corn, if he keeps in view his own interest. wish tu impress these remarks an all, the more especially, as l Obgaie myself 10 show that have that variety, equally al our hands produced by our happy climate and soils, sponia neously. readily by labor. circumstance l. presented us almost every hour going fully io estab- fish. only the importance oi wh h'lesome forage, but of variety in preserving the health of the labor
 ing animal. During ihe pinughng corn and cottor tending season. the horse gives plain evidence ot iht unhappy state of his dist stlon almost every honi where and fodder is rhc only food allowed him and winch is the case with nne-lenths of fhe labor | ing horses of the country. travelling through the Sauti, ihe same evidence is exhibited by lhe travel ling horse, and which frequently becomes offensive | 10 the rder-and t Is well known that the same feeding is tho universal prov'ri"n allowed 10 ile aI' nai irt the nlgh, and too generally the !odder Is of an inferior quality and badly saVed. Now it is pa lp by known, ,ha, where the horse is fed crushed, or oats, and plentiful supply of good hay or oats, cut in the sheaf, peas fed in The hull this is not the case-he discharges "i the animal n dicaes healthy action in the digestive organs, and in place of that leversh cosiveness, indicated plain y ever, hour, happy state of the bowels and diges tion is plainly to be seen.
 This evidence so plain, and which must be ire qurn,lv noticed by he least observing, exhibits al | once the effects of food on the health of lhe an'ma and hls capacity Tor labor IL may here with pro prieiy be added that he forage which presents ihe | praa a tu ui of K, easy of digestion, IS the best principal food oi iie laborng horse, mule OK; and this is most certain ly we'll cured hay. SOUTH ALABAMA. CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION IN ALABAMA-'45 First District. Dunn. Dargan. Mobile .ll97. l40O Washington. .......... 322. 3O4 Baldwin. ............. lS3. lgZ Clarke ........ ...... 2lo. 6SS Monroe. 0I I...... All