Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-08-15
AGRICUL TURAL,
PROF. JOHNSON on ANIMAL FOOD

PROF JOHNSON on ANIMAL FOOD
THIS euinen, author has ben giving several interesting
and vaua BILE lectures in ls"n the at hf sub
.ct of Agriculture. Tie tll wing extracts are taken
fom,he las Of The setes, ahd eoaio macy valuable I'm
and Suggestions which Il wrnld I've well fr all eade s
engaged ~ keepTrg and fssag slack, ia ponder upon
Man, more thaa olle animals, hye upon h. Sod of
plants for This contains starch, gluten and e han
ether parts but less mineral maii-f The ionef sxis
IN different Propositions IN saus kinds r plants fact
which should be kept ultd "a de erniuna The l. nd
al fosd to be- given / dihrteat m,ls Olete abb
of the inerrdrus IT efeni gains and v,g table pIo
dnciinns were exhihi ed
''Ilas aud araa e.nain fifteen parts II waief. and
vegetables gr.aet amount spfeh Is uuA principally
Ia he SEEDS OF plants Gluten Is uuotly ku d ~
hundred pats OF lie vegetable productions
Ia the fanwng pfopafunns; IL wheat rin ten nlnr-
tern. IN lndian curu twelve. n buck wheat ten
seven. IN beans AID peas twenty four, 10 pea
twelve
But 10 decide with sey deerce Of accuracy "hal
IN animal should fed, II nc ssaty anafz the
Il sh of hs animal RS thu segrtablc vducs N which it
is u feed. An animal consists Of fat lean aid bane.=
Wash The bl,od oul Of piece I meat aud whtte sub
ance like giulen. reans called lsbune. Oh IN rlants
make. Fat ~ animals aud obflcates the pat o Their
hdle mineral substances hosrhsrc e me luu the
hnes 50 that in the animal fund substances wnrh
il feeds
There Is b me apparen'. though no. real, exeep
TIN 10 this remark Siaeh Ia h exists the 1od II
animals is not fund ~ tfeil ht and hones NV #
we burn the siar'h winch esss ~ the fud of animals il
resolves ITSELF into ter and carbnic acid gas. When
their food is received ntl In stomach. hn starch PASS
iht the sIsem IT the lungs. where, By fesptaflnn.
fesolsed Into oarbnic cd gas and nate aud eoted by
the hIeah but ~ The prucrss oi It's leiucon 10 hsa
gtedirnis, heat, vital hsat Is evolved.
''lf We desire 10 increase the growth of mus L. In an
annual. We nu f-ed him with pea, beans. *, winch
contain large quantity oi gn en- that t'ins muscle; II
We desire 10 tatien the must feed In - with
cdrn oat barley, &c. Which cor ain large quantity NJ
ol that makes fat but II would prom The IT with
III both lat and lie. nasl feed him with ol CAKE
which, IN ono hundred paits, en- ans from twenty l.
thirty nf"il, and twenty ivea puten. Hence u slul
care II cattle r'qnesa knowlsdge notouy i her nafe
dens. but alsn IT then varaus uds u ftd Such
knowledge VIII enable the farmer 80 adapt care al
his cattle TO the particular VIII ch lac desig 10 mae
Of hem.
Other ci'cumslac rlsn M Il their food and ptnd,r
'iseness Young "a lie require mnto cd han th,sn
which are fl gown. because hey lave supply
only the na'ofa waste but ns lie substances which pm
mate theft grow h. Animals that elivrrinE wnh
eld require more food hat Ia which kept eonof-
isbls warm; hose that work than those st lrman
qui't and lhuSe that am bcpi strong glt, mate ihau
such as have bu, hide lighla
u we wonlj feed GINS IA nht in from them thu litg
quantities OF milk, give them food thai CONTAINS
much wafer; as pum kns p,alnea. aud escutn tops II
Mas IL obtain The least quantity Of milk. Rnatice nlm 81
equal to cream, must iced them with OILY substances
ns. oats barely, cora meal. &c II to make h,m
produce rlch ourd Tor cheese, must give them peas
b. ans, &c, which con- ain oh gluten, ~ sill b t,r
cabbage. WI ich contains IS pounds in hundred +
gluten. Hence the cabbage Is a valuable fodder in
cheese making doitrt..