Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-08-17


These Improvements ere made by the pre-
sent proprIetor's ancestors, in the beginning
OF the present century, but are still in state I
of the most perlec. preservation-nor could /
they be otherwise, constructed as they were,
Of the best materials, by the most skllu |
workmen, and in the mos, substantial man
her. Judging Of the future by the past, we
should presume. that they are destined TO
remain as monuments Of the style and spirit
Of their age, for centuries yet to come.
The Co1U House, is plan, transformations
building. constructed for use by the present
owner, of sufficient dimensions to accom-
MEDIATE hundred hcad of cattle. It's ven
lalion is such that, the cows have plenty
of fresh air, at all times. while III winter.
they can repose in their bedded STALLS, and
BID defiance to the pitIess storms without.
1t being the policy of Mr.. c. to keep them
warm, in order that the food with which he
so abundanly provides them, may not be
demanded to keep up the heal of their bodies,
bu, appropriated directly to the purposes of
celebrating flesh, bone, and mnscle, and the
secretion of milk When in their stables,
the milch cows are daily supplied with straw
for beds, and are regularly currled and
brushed down. The passages between the
ranges of stalls are every morning, covered
with saw-dust, by which means their LIQUID
excrelions are absorbed; and thus does Mr..
G. preserve from waste the most valuable
part OF their manure; for, without wishing
to detract from the intrinsic value Of their
/ more solid eXcremental discharges, we may
be permitted to observe, that the former are
so rich in these salts which enter into the
nutriment of plants, that every farmer should
avail himself of all the appliances within the
: compass of his ability to save them. Ha:-
ing ven,ured upon this suggestion, we may
be INDUCED with the additional one, that a
daily sprinkling Of plaster over the saw-dusl
would contribute largely in preventing loss
by the evaporation of The most fertlizing
portion of the liquid this we deem the
more necessary, as from the moment The IL
quor is. voided, an insipen,slage Of decom-
position takes place. and, as a necessary
consequence, the volatile gas, as formed, is
eXhaled, unless arrested by some fring
dgtns!0 Besides being the means of econo-
missing this important fertilizer, the action
Of the plaster would tend TO sweelen the
stable and thereby promote the health of the
stock.
THE Herd of Cau1e-There are in all of
every description of cattle. old and young,
on the farm, about $50 HEAD, a large ma
jority OF which are thorough bred Durhams.
Of the most approved families, peculiarly a
dapted to dairy purposes, being deep milk
ers. Ia their selection Mr. c. exerted
jndlcious alignment. without regard to cost
where superior animal was to be had. and
it Is but paying him a well deserved COM
pllnent when we say. that those purchased
by him, as well as those which he has rails
ed, attest alike correct judgment and skiiul
r breeding. We noticed among the herd.
thorough bred Holsiein, and one, cross be-
tween the Ho7stcin and Durham, each of
which bore evident marks of being large
contributors to The pail. He has also an ex-
cellent Hiderney cow, which does infinite
credit to her race, in the production of cream
bearing milk.
At present Mr.. G.. has but between 80
and 40 cows in milk,-a large number of
his herd being calves, yearlings, and heifers,
now in-calf for the first time.
We were shewn beautiful COW, full
bred Durham of fine size, and excellent
milFing qualities, which had given birth to
her first when only IA months old, she being
but five months old when she received the
embraces Of her first love, and he a youth
Of about months old. We saw, also their
offspring, and for the life of US we could no,
discover that the jcjuneness of her parent
age had III The least despoiled her of her fair
proportions.
! Mr.. Calvert works several of his Iry
cows III the yoke, and he is decidedly of the
opinion, that 4 Of them are competent to
perform as much labor as 6 oxen. We saw
one Of them in a team working with three
oxen we took especial notice of her bear
ing. and thought she took more elastic
stride than either of her fellow laborers,-
and by the way, it did not surprise us, for
r we have ever entertained the belief, that
there was more integrity of purpose
more trnthlulness-in the female than in
the male sex, whether biped or quadruped.
Mr.. Calvert is extensive grower Of
roots those which he raised last year, TO-
gether with corn stalks cut and mashed in
machine which he has for the purpose, com
prlsed the chief food given TO his cattle las,
winter; and he assured US that they were
not only sustained in good health but when
turned out in spring, were fat enough for
beeves.
| 1t is worthy Of note, that the cattle Of Mr.
Calvert have no other pasture than such as
I they find in his forests, which goes very far
to controvert the opinion which generally
iobtains-ihat Durhams can only be kept in
! flesh when fed on luxuriant paslures--for
the herd Of Mr.. G.. are in as good condi-
ton as we would desire them to be, were
they ours.