Nebraska palladium. [volume] (Bellevieu City, Neb.) 1854-1855, 1854-12-27

Ola that by the pillow would thrive.
Himself, must either hold ur drivc.'
COWS.

allowing them a Tree range Is
strongly contended for by many at
this day, The practice, SC far as
it prevails in this country, has
been introduced from Europe,
where it has obtained for a long.
time, and where certain peculi-
~arities of soil, climate and popu-
lation, render it far more neces-
sary than it now is or very soon
can be, with US. Yet if it really
pos sesses the high merits claimed
for it by its advocates-many Of
whom are amongst the most IN
telligent and discriminating boast
of, it is certainly by no means to
be neglected. We have now be-
fore US as we write, the statements
Of many men OF this class, and
among the number a gentleman OF
Waltham MiddleSsx county, Mass,
who had ''four cows, and not i
rod Of ground which could be APP
propriated to pasturage. These
animals, therefore, never out OF
the barn-yard, and were fed with
grass moved for them, with green
corn fodder which had been sown
broadcast for them, and without
three pInts Of meal each per day.
The amount Of their produce
was kept for thirteen weeks
Two tfthese animals were heifers
of two years old, which had calves
in the sFing. The whole milk Of
one Of ITEM was taken by her
calf during six weeks out Of the
thir!een weeks. Some ofthe milk
ofthe other was tsken for family
use, but the Quantity was not de-
termined. Under these circum-
stances three heifers could not b.
rated as more than one cow at fall
age and milk. From this stock
however, thus circumstanced and
fed, three hundred and eighty nine
pounds of butter were made in
thirteen weeks An additional
pound would have given an aver
age of thirty pounds a week fer
the whole time, to a stock which
must, in fairness be set down as
three cows"
Three hundred and eighty nine
pounds Of butter from four good
COWS, in thirteen weeks, is a
handsome return for the trouSle
OF counting green corn or grass
for their daily feed. Shaded from
the sun by an open shed, all their
droPpingS can be easily collected
into a covered reservoir, and the
reby furnish the maximum of val
liable manure.
The writer has travelled much
in several States in the last TWO
months, and spentmost of his time
with gentlemen known to him as
reading farmers. Wherever soil
ing is wholly overlooked, the
want Of good feed for neat stock
and often work-horses is severely
felt. One can never have first
rate mixers until he provide:
plenty of green meat for his
COWS. Where a farmer understands
the art of producing milk, il is the
cheapest and healthiest food for the
consumption Of servants, or labor
ing people, and for rearing chill
dren. Fer rearing pigs, and pro-
yiding all the meat that may be-
needed on the plantation milk is
hardly less useful. 4 plenty Of.
sweet fresh butter for the table,
and some to spair in exchange,
viii improve the living of many
a family and save much oil the
cash received for the main crops
OF the farm. A few acres made
rich and planted or sown thickly
for forage, viii yield a handsome
return, while the land and labor
so employed viii never be missed
in the years operations.
Nearly akin to the raising Of
corn, peas and grass for soillng in
summer and autum, is the sowing
Of winter barley, RYE and wheat
for pasturage at the South from
December till March, One needs
good fresh lands or that
which has been literally MANFRED
or this purpose. Sow early, put
"a plenty Of seed and harrow the {
round nost ellectually at the
;me OF seeding ard roll Il if YOU