The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-01-29
Fr,a The G,rnmioxn Telsgrsp.
I'd FArrEy ANIMALS.

III TAI lLN d4NiAhtsSs
II now remains I, say something of The
f,ileniug animal. Here The ohieci Of ie d.
ins j. changed; il is mIende.lio increase the
.ize and weight nf is homes anil frame.
tns these have attained their fall derelnp-
N nj: their daily waste is 10 be fully re-
plared. ahh in ai,linon there is 70 be the
greatest possible amount nf flesh ard fsl
areamaliie upon them in the shortest
possible time. and this wiihnnl The least
unnecessary rosi.
Here is clearly a new class of food
needed. containing nol ouly phospha'es.
saline snhslanres. starch. eir., IS belore.
but al<o an increased proportion nfbolIes.
and ahove all an abundance of oily or fat
iy miIlsrs. The vegetable f,,s or oils ,ln
no, greatly diir.r in their cnmposiiion
from The animal fats; some Of them. in
fact, heiag al.nnsi Identical; Of course,
then. the transformations necessary 10 con-
yeri them inIo lhs various parts ofihe body
are ,sily accomplished.
II has hren argued by some scientific
mon. that these vegetable ails are really ol
mol so murh Importance as is here asrrih-
ell Ia Them; they say that the chefpari of
The fai ia our domestic animals is derived
from The starch and sugar contained in
their fnnI. The Fact already mentioned.
that both of these substances may be CON
verleI inlo Cat; ani ,lnnhllpss are so convert
cd TO large extent, might seem 10 coanie-
nance such views. hal we not direct prac-
teal evidence iha, The vegetable foa,l
which is most oily in its nature. il found
10 be mnsi valuable in faitening. Ills only
necessary 10 instance Indian meal. .oi!
cake. .linseed Jelly. etc., as compared,
weigh fnr weight, in feeling with rye,
oats, barley, p,laloes or iurnips. All ex-
perienGe shows thai the named varieties
Of fuod are by lar The best.
Starch. sugar, and gum. anil especially
the two latter. unqnesiionably all maieri-
ally in ialisning. and will faiien where there
is little else given. hut at the same time
MI so speedily or economically as more
oily fond would have done. A sm,ll por-
tim oI this lalier inod, mixed with larger
quantities of the more walery or less con.
ceniraied nuuimpni. is found an extreme
ly good way 81 feeding. Thus. in Eng
land, fur an OK, as many iurnips as the
animal will eat. are given with lour OF
five pounds of eil cake per day. They
also use linsec,i jelly made by boiling ll,e
linseed in water, aud then mixing with cul
straw and hay; when il cools, a stiff firm
Jelly is Turned. which m1y be turned oul
il masses. The mixture might we'll be
tiled in This country.
II is now becoming the practice here 10
use Ia liaa meal Cor mixing with moislened
eul siulr. aud there Is great advantage III
so doing; an advantage in the readiness
and relish with which the animal takes us
food. and also uI course in the effect upon
lis growth.
A c ,iling machine saves much hay,
enables the farmer 10 consume a large
portion Of straw By mixing with nay. and
al the same time TO promote the fattenins
Of his stock, BY the greater ease with
which they cal and digest food already
partially prepared fnr their stomachs
Everything which saves Nbor to the fat
iening animal, promotes the increase q
lis bulk. Haylor such purposes shout,
be mown h'lore quite malured. as i con
talns so much more gum. sugar, etc.. t,al
when allowed TO stand ,iil fully ripe. Th,
same practice is good with straw. GRIN
y heavier and better ia quality for earl,
eating; aud experience shows that III,
straw is nal less superior for feeling pur
poses. Some kinds. Gu, early, and care
fully cured, are nearly equal To certain va
rlelies Of hay. and even superior TO mos
Of that whirh has heen suffered TO ripel
aud beach Till il Is liltle better than a mas
Of dry sticks.
Indian cornstalks. when cut as above
and well cured. make most admirable
fodder. They are then sweet and nnlri
,ous in an eminent degree. When Gu
fine. and mixed with Indian meal. are ca,
en- by cattle with much avidity, aud ea,el
clean, butts and all. Snme farmers thin
that really good stalks are worth about a
much as the best hay. When we consi
der the weighiof them TO be obtained Iron
an acre Of heavy corn. they are prohabl..
mare than equal. taking inlo account III
respective quan'iiies per acre.
lnmany parts Of this country cornstalk
are neglected. or, if carried atall, are onl
thrown inln the barn-yard whole. The'
butts and stalks csrne ON, un lecayed i
the spring. mixing manure d!iliruli
hanlle or spread, and worse sill to plo'