The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-02-17
AGRICULTURAL.

FArTKNISG CATTLE WITH MIxED FooD.-A
Scotchman who fattens one hundred and ffty
head Of Galloway cattle, annually, hnds Il most
economical to feed with bruised fax seed boiled
with meal or barley, oats, or Indian corn, at the
rate Of one part fiax seed TO three parts meal,
by weight-the cooked compound TO be AFTER
wards mixed with Oat straw or hay. From four
to twelve parts of the compound are given to
each beast per day. Would 1t not be well for
some Of our farmers who stall-feed cattle 20 try
this or a similar mode. We are by no means
certain that ordinary food will pay the expense
of cooking; bat fax seed Is known 10 be highly
nutritious, and cooking would not only facilitate
il. digestion, but IL would serve, BY mixing, TO
render the other food Palatable, and by promo
ting the appetite and health Of the animal, would
| be likely TO hasten its thrift
/ FRrIr TsKEs-Not longer than seven years
has the practice prevailed Of placing straw, or
litter, or other light vegetable substances on the
| surface Of the ground around the new tree, 10
give il support, while il keeps the earth light
and moist, and prevents the growth OF weeds
and grass. Stone too, are placed upon this Ut
ter when the tree 10 large, 10 keep II In place;
and in case the tree has been taken up carefully
and the roots placed out at full length a. before,
the tree will begin to grow at once, and extend
its limbs one or two feet during the hrst sum
The practice Of grating or budding while
sIav ssvo % m ss.,s .sIs5ry. generally pre-
vails and instead Of setting seedlings and wait
ing ten years for them to grow large enough to
graft, we expect young grated tree 10 bear
within four years from the time Of setting IL out
as a standard
1 practice to take trees from rich nursery and
a place them In a soil not so rich. II surely 10
not polite to set trees or TO plant corn In DOR
E ground. But we believe the opinion now gen
; erally prevails that land need not be very rich
J to produce good apples II need not be richer
= than our good corn 6elds are; the main thing
e being the breaking Of the sward and keeping 10
broken.
2 Young trees may be made TO grow f.s, hat
{ thew will not bear fruit They com tines grow
40 fast that they are too green and tender for
y winter: and are killed for want Of maturing their
n sac. In the winter Of 1912, many Baldwin
trees were killed by long turn Of soid weather
II commencing In November before the trees bad
. stopped growing. 60
to fast Pear trees bear more msnuring than sP-
ole trees. and peach trees bear less There - q
= difference in this respect among the varieties q
apple trees. The Russell requires much nen''
Ie soil than the Baldwin or the Porter We are be-
ginning to learn what the best varieties require
20 and we are raising fairsr Fruit than used "a
raiss--Msss. PiosgAmsa- aca
CElxnr-It d the most common practice %
earth celery about two or three inches ats firs
al this, however, IL bad system. forsssry earth
ng-up increases the risk Of the coil gstsins ints
the heart, Of the plants. and thereby eansinl
IN. their decay; but, besides this danger, cslsr]
~ plants frequently earthsd-uP grow much NOR.
sor slowly than n allowed 10 attain height OF u
, or "a inches before they are sarthsd- sp q an
- and sfter that are sgaia allowed to grov 90 nis'
On A. not 10 REQUIRE more than another e~rtninl
on before they are used q table ceisry became
md vhite. or hanchsd, In fsar or 6vs wssks fron
Is, the time Of its being sarthsd-uPs-Tss css~e
lGordnsr.