The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-01-21

iessnl spos IN lhe field Two Parcels af
sheai jus beginning 10 rust. lhe straw
and blsdrs grrrn. abe larads tanning White.
and the grain in The dough State. ,erv
soft. some nf .lle heads heing in Ihe milk
stair. n ihe 18th nf The same month,
be rni fIom The same spais. lhe uheas
u hirh had hrsn lef 20 ripfn. A sirnrk
measure af he rnsIrd wheat. thoroughly
ripe. weighed s5 grain.-iis unmier nf
grsins 232. The same measure nf he
wlira', jasl hsginning 10 rusi. wei. .hrd 50
lgIains- nuabsr nf grams 247. Uf The
uhea. taken irnm an"ilirr spot. a sirnrk
measure oi The ripe rLs.ed WHEAT. wrigh-
ed. e5l rrains-nnmber .f grains 2 2i3.
Tie same measure II shest. just herin-
ming 10 nl<'. weighed 95 gram-mn,her
~ grains 2i6. Tlm greater difference IN
favor az The y heat just beginning 70 rnsi.
in he serand experiment. mnst be stni-
buied 70 is hrine ialher more maiured
wllsn ga cred, Than The FIRST. The straw
rf The nnripe WHEAT. is. 10 I'll appearance.
veiy superior to iha, of the ripe whr,'.
andiIle fonring properties 81 the gram are.
No doubt. superior.
Experinenf on ne ECsf on he Product Of
Corn, af Pulling Fodder and cuffsag Tops.
Conducted BY Mr.. Gorge cEre.
The average weight nf several parcels.
the iodter moi hring pulled nor tops e1t.
was ils ponnts; wllr,r fodder was pull
1 cd and cps moi cul. lll pounds; and
when The f,i,ler vas pulled and tops Gus.
II pounds. fihrse several prarels and
weights are multiplied By G. The frariion-
al par will be gol rid of. and the results
nf the experiment more readily compar-
ed. We will then have l20 EARS, weigh
ing 10 p. un,is. whom ,,e corn was left
untouched. l2O ears. weighing 60 pounds,
when the STALKS were stripped OF The ind-
der. but tops NM cut and leo ears. weigh
ing &C pnunds. when he lall Was pull
lei and Top. GU. Nov. assuming 10
pounds as tho weigh, that all ought To have
lreach d. there is lnss 81 one-s.sen ie h
hy pulling lnd,lcr: and loss Of four.
seyenliril.s sustained, by both operations
&c pulling fodder and cutting tops.
Experiment on FGiiening Hegs IN Close Pen
Conducted By DR.. Frank Car.
J. On the 20 n of April seven shoas
which had been Uttered ON he 20lli Of ih'
: preceding L, bruary, we're pai npin rlns'
D pen. They we're. when put rp. IN ole
!, IahIy good order. They were slaughsere'
n an The l4ih of December f"ilnwlng, AM
/. weighed lnri,. l.l50 pounds. giving Al
g average &c l64i pounds. They consumed
!, infringing lhrm lolhe knife, Of mcrchan,a
thle material. ~ barrels and bushel q
s corn aud 30 bnshrls of bran. Tie cor
a was given TO them Sometimes III meal an
|. 5, aeimnes in The grain; when ~ late
4. form. il was soaked 10 sollness ~ boile
Il in which other materials for food, bral
meal. apples, pumpkins cymlins. DC. wei
m mixed and lcrmenling. he pumpkin
Il were s m. times boiled--ihc cymllns
m ways Beside. The articles ol food alreatl
a enumerated. The chaps about the hou'
he were made 10 pull for the hogs Glove
r. giass and such weeds as hogs will ca
~ rwo large whiie-oaks in The yard. ahis
- bare well. also furnished good supply
;x acorns. These arlicless, together vi
he peaches. With which ,he trees were bu
~ ,lened and broken. slops from The ki'ehe
n, spare milk, &c. constituted The fo"d I
Il. uhrIl the hogs were fed. The labor :
Is qaired III attending them hardly iesers
he 10 be ,s,imaied- In order TO give prerl
ion 10 The experiment aud iu ensure q
curacy in The results. gave Them mtl
'e1 uI my personal attention. being rarely aw
lrum Them more than two days al tiii
!" and seldom that. I he children about ,
ne ward and an irfirm old man, who had be
m mqnv yea,s off the lax list, gathered
e rnc- fallen irun. grass. &c. The laiier. UNI
i'n my supervision. auendcd to he prrpa
's- ,ioa ol the luud am, feeding. About y
ghl gallon uf sah and three pounds oi CO
"i peras were consumed III the process,
vas The per was frequently supplied "
W charcoal.
en Price oI pork a, Time of KILN. was
=. ,Iolars-lhen We have
in :, -
IN. I,l50 lbs. polk IS, soa
d. Per Contra.
~, - hills. hushel corn at -, SO 4o
'ihe 81 bushels bran at 10 cents, W
pie Salt and coppcras, say oo
lui :.
ere. Total expenses,
rae 90
all Gross profit,
is'" Deduct value Of 7 shoats when
any put up, at SO cents,
top -
/ on, Nett profit, "
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