Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-05-30
THE SOILING SYSTEM.

MI Pe makes strong this subject still he is
responsible and is sustained by other expermoner parc
: .ulorly in England
From an account of the farming of Nj. Pell Of
Ulster county, N. Y. in the American Agricutur-
list, we extract the following:
Treatment Of Mulch Co,cs.-During the summer,
Mr.. Pell's Cows are kept in the barn yard, soe1.
They are fed three times per day, at stated hours,
and in addition to their ordinary food, receive at
~ o'clock each day, about eight quarts of wheat
bran, wet with water The general feeding is
dry hay green grass, green corn stocks, OCCASION
ally few potatoes, and salt whenever the cows
feel a disposition for it. An experiment was tried
of giving the COWS water only three times day,
Immediately after ICceving their food, and they
seemed satisfied They were then constantly sup
piled, and drank freely nine times in one day, talk
ing apparently as much at each draft as when al
lowed water only three times; so that when per-
mitted TO drink only three times day, they must
have suffered from thirst in the interms.
When the weather is very hot or rainy, the COWS
have sheds made partially under ground, into
which they can retire and rumnatc undisturbed.
With this treatment they constantly take on fat,
and sccrete twice the quantity Of milk they would
if allowed to run at large During the last sum.
mer, the COWS gave an average Of l6 quarts of
milk daily, and in the fall were fit for the butcher
In the winter they are kept in stalls in warm
barn. Uttered freely, occasion eqnires and daily
curred 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
on cut oat and wheat straw, with small quantity
of bran sprinked over it, for the sake of which
they eat their allowance entirely up, and once a
day cut hay; they are sailed four times a week,
and have roots such as beets carrots, potatoes or
turnlps, once a week. By cutting the hay and
straw, cattle are enabled to eat their meal in 90
minutes; whereas, if uncut they are engaged in
masticatng their food half the night the labor and
fatigue OF which deprves them OF the necessary
time required for their rest.
advantages OF thus SoiLing stock Mr.. Pcll cart
ed from his barn-yard 230 loads of manure, on the
lOth OF May, which was made in the preceding six
months. On the 10th ofNovember, from the same
yard, he carted 236 loads more, averaging 30 bush
els per load, made within the six months follow
ing the 10th of May. Five COWS only were kept,
which thus made 466 loads of good manure in one
year. During the summer, leaves, straw, &c. &c.
were constantly thrown into the yard, and occa-
sionany covered with charcoal dust. Each COW
voided in six months, 6000 lbs urine, which was
absorbed by the refuse, and its strength retained
by the charcoal dust, gypsum, &c; the manure
therefore was intrinslcally worth the New York
city price, VIZ, the wagon load, or S466.
In addition TO making this quantity of manure
the other advantages of soiling are-1. No cross
lences are required on the farm. 9. The COWS
give twice rs much milk as when running at large
3. They are fit for the shambles in the fall, being
fat. a. They are always ready to be MIXED. S
They are never worried by being driven to and
from the pasture. g. They eat all the refuse grass
which would otherwise be lost. 7. Eight acres
will keep them longer and better than 40 woulc
depastured 8. The fields are always in order
not being poached by their feet in wet weather
The person is not much longer in cutting thei
food and giving it to them, than he would be il
driving them to pasture. 10. Manure enough A
saved to pay the interest on large farm. Numer
GUS other good reasons might be given, if the abov
are not considered sufficient