Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-02-02

full directions for carrying it through all the pro-
cesses preparatory TO its manufacture.
During the session of Congress, it is known that
we have little space for miscellaneous matters other
wise few things would be more attractive to our
selves than such hefoowing which will we doubt
not, have peculiar interest for our country readers:
FLAX CULTURE AND FLAXSEED.
W4sHIseToN, FEBRUARr 10, 1850.
DEAR SIR Some years SINCE equestrian excursion
in your State, remember to have what seemed
TO be an unusually wide breadth Of fax growing, and
surprised at being told by the that it done with
view exclusively to the seed that intended
made Of the fibre. This with other circumstances led me
suppose that the seed be extensively employed
food for domestic animals in NewYork Than
whose husbandy personal observation has made h
ma Your known fondness for agriculture prompts to
suppose that you may possess information that point and
all English agricultural annals indicate that axseed either
in the form Of cake after the expression Of the OIL in sub
stance in the form of jelly in great and esteem there,
particularly with view the value mparts to the animals
excreons, trust you will for nquiring for such
practical facts the subject may be within your know
LEDGE and particularly how faxseed in any form is valued in
comparison with Indian and other grains The national
spread and character Of The Plough the Loom, and the
Anvil which you literally patronise, makes desirable
obtain for its patrons in each State whatever there may be
peculiar PRACTICAL and worthy of being known and followed
in others.
In haste, but very respectfully your obedent servant
j. 8. SKINNER.
To the Hon. G. E. CLARKE.
House. OF REpREsESTATIvEs, FEB. IL, 1850.
DEAR SIR When wheat rs cents, 37l cents,
barley 81 cents and Is per bushe thought
to be good economy fax for the seed alone but the
seed extensively used for feed it and general
to the oil mill where always worth 81, and een
ST. 25 per bushe Ten bushels per is common yield
When cultivated for seed alone it is sowed very thin,
and the Graded, pulled Flax is often sowed with
barley and of harvested and theshed with it. and,
when the grain wnnowed the faxseed is found in the box
of the tanning Thus, wi bout much extra labor and
without much dminuton Of the crop Of barley, eight bushels
per acre Of iaxseed added to the crop.
There larger kind Of fax than that in ordinary
The stem longer and and the seed larger The
olmakes with the view Of increasing the quantity and inn
proving the quality Of the seed introduced this kind Of
into Jefferson and Lewis counties from Long Island the Long
Islanders imported it. Mr. Robbins Lewis county, used
the axseed for feed and insisted that there nuti-
in the CROP for than in the crop corn stalks
and ALL His mode Of using was to put small quantity in
and boil it. and thick and very nutritious muclage
obtained most useful for horses horned CATTLE and sheep
1 Swine will thrive on it. but it does make good pork.
think that American oil-cake is worth by the pound
quarter for horned cattle and sheep than meal
We do not press out much oil as the English. The
English often grind up and press over again American oil
cake arrives good order that is musy mouldy
and hence it that thin ocakes command higher price
than thick, because they usually in better order.
The best to use ocake is to sprinkle cha cut
straw ground cobs Independent Of its nutritious quail
ties it is very healthy aperient, and has direct influence
on the skin and hair Of the animal that feeds on it,
write without ceremony, and hope my of time may
form an excuse for mperecton in matter and manner
i c. E. CLARKE.
To j. SKINNER, Editor of "The Plough, the LOOM and
the Anvil" Washington.
II will be by the reader that, his very prompt and
oblging reply Mr. CLARKE does advert the additional
value impaired by the faxseed oil the animal
But all English authorities abound in references to its mpor
in that respect The English farmer paying high
price for oilcake-there generally called cakeis satisfied
he get back half bis outlay in what it contributes 10
the ANIMAL looking for the residue to the additional value of
the manure. We must here content ourselves with
tract from work which shall be indebted for many
facts illustrative Of the value and permanency of various
nures ocake, guano me bones, &C., founded the
assured experience Of who may believe, pay close
attention to these matters seeing that they pay rent per
more than the eesmpe value Of lands in
States Of the Union.
The work which refer is the evidence of many the
experienced and ntelgen, farmers in England before
the agricultural Customs Committee The reader will
hardly require to DO told that in the language Of English ag
culture, SEEDS refers grass crops Of various kinds dis
inguished from grain, and roots, and hay.
i Mr.. Hazeltine being under examination
els generally considered that the expenditure for cake
the stock goes which that cake Nos If we get
half the benefit of the cake in the stock very we'll
satisfied.
You consider that if the beast is improved
of half the value Of the cake which he have done
edo yoa reckon the sta far any thing that you haze guer
keep beasts in the srawyard during winter, eating
and cake Yes to the to make manure
unless the beasts had cake they would be reduced in value
by living entirely upon the straw
"And the manure would be worth less Of course the
4 E "a.
els it the practice that gentlemen having marsh land, 50
that they find enough give certain portion of
cake another mans premises ne finding the straw gratnt
ousy Yes the generally gfu and the attendance
| to the cattle.
The giving how rauch cake per head5
Giving them perhaps lbs bs, lbs, according to the
OF the cattle. have known much lbs Many of
the Void farms have land they have to buy cattle
to eat the straw, take in cattle being with them
"Have you grazing land to keep beasts generally
| sell my fresh beasts in the spring. 5
Have you heard OF agreement being made that
should send his cattle Lincolnshire yard
and that the tenant should not only find the srav, ba pay
PORTION Of the cake eaten BY The other mars beasts Yes
have heard Of that
$40 increase the value OF the manure } Yes
You have been asked with regard the value of the oil
cake when given alone cattle and sheep did you
know cattle and sheep feed alone that without straw
| No.
..Do you think they could No, think not.
As TO the mode of feeding beasts cake you stated that
cattle fed the yard with straw and cake during the
winter Yes
And that with that ol.cake there that other mixture
which makes the mixed manure more valuable 7 Yes
How do you feed your sheep during the winter and the
spring the sheep cake when they upon tumPs
in the winter and give them cake when they are upon
seeds in the summer
Commemorative notice Esprint that occurred in the
remarks made by Mr. Clay Thursday consisting of
transposition of the words 'in his camp These words
inserted the wrong place by The correcor Of the proof
and ought have formed part Of the following sentence
Sir in nav own humble paro at Ashland, have this
moment broken goblet which used by General Wash
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