Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-05-23
aqritultnral,
what vegetables are pes. tor stook

Or. Dewey is careful farmer. He watches
carefully the effect of his own methods of cul-
tivatIon, and the value of his crops, and tries
to improve every year by his own experience.
He cannot fail to be emulous of improvements
fer ne is a constant and interested reader of
the Graaie Farmer, and some other agricul-
turai papers. 4 few observations of Mr.. D.,
on the business of the farm, showed so much
exact and valuable knowledge, that he have
Lot been satisfied without longer and more
minute inquiries on various matters, of which
the following is one:
Speaking Of raising vegetables for stock,
Ar. Dewey took us into his cellar where was
heaped up nearly 200 bushels of bects, the
large kind for stock, called the MangeI TPttrt
=sl. and not far of an ample store of turnips,
carrots, potatoes, sc. The beet yields boun-
tifUliy, and after Ave years experience, Mr..
D., is satisfied that the laGageL Hart-sl is by
far the best vegetable to raise for stock. To
satisfy cur curiosity, he allowed us to measure
the ground where the beets were grown this
year, and ascertain the quantity produced.-
Tha piece OF ground is about eight rods long
by FIVE in width, containing almost one quar-
ter of an acre. The rows run across and were
about two anu 4 half feet apart. Every other
carrots nearly aE The way, there being
so rows OF beets and q rows &C carrots in ail
Every four rows Of bcets filed a . hushel
cart. giving in all seven loads, good 175 bush
els to the quarter acre, (or 700 bushels per
acre.) Besides, the 81 rows of carrots gave
1880 lbs. or about 32 bushels to the SAME
IL
half tons Of carrots to the same acre.)
Mr.. D., has planted the same piece of land
with beets and alternate rows OF turnips or
carrots for SIX years. and with constantly in
cgeas;ng success. Tie Land is clayey loam
Sand Is added where it is too heavy. 1t is
piowed as deep as can be conveniently done,
say from eight 10 ten inches, aud barn-yartl
manure put on and Plowed in yearly, equal in
quantity 70 the crop taken OF: Mr.. D, raises
his own seed aud SONS with 4 machine. He
procures different varieties of seed each year,
SO as to select choice roots for the raising of
seed fer the following year 10 improve it.
As TO feeding with roots, Mr.. D., says they
are exceedingly valuable TO keep all kinds of
stock thriving, healthy and productive. He
feeds them 10 all his stock in winter, and till
they go out 10 grass. once or twice a week, as
the store viii hold ont, giving about peck at
time to a COW or an OK. lie never cuts
them except fer sheep, and then it is easily
done with a sharp shovel in box for the pur-
pose. Mr.. D., has triad and still uses turnips
AID carrots, and says ne would rs soon have in
his stock FIVE bushels Of beets as four bushels
of carrots. The beets DO much better for
sheep than turnips. The lambs are stronger
and more hardy. But the bects are especially
valuable for COWS giving milk. They increase
the quantity and excellence of the flavor more
than any other vegetable. Turnips always
give = bad favor.
So much for the iIangs! Wart=ei. It may
suggest to those who have not turned their at.
tention particularly TO the subject, what is one
of the secrets of raising choice stock, and al
so the great profit of cuItiyating well and man
uring highly small piece of land.-Grdnife
Former.