The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-05-23
@D9Aa m90gf9Mg .
From the Granite Farmer.
What Vegetables are best for Stock?

What Vegetables are best for Stock?
Mr.. Dewey is a careful farmer. lie
watches carefully the effect Of his own
methods of cultivation, and the value
Of his crops, and tries to improve every
year by his own experience. He cam
not fail to be emulous OF improvement,
for lie is a constant and interested read
err of the Granite Farmer, and some
other agricultural papers. A few OBJ
seryations of Mr.. d., on the business
of the farm. showed so much exact and
valuable knowledge, that we have not
been satisfied without longer and more
minute inquiries on various matters Of
which the following j. one:
Speaking Of raising vegetables for
stock, Mr.. Dewey took US into his eel
lar, where was heaped up nearly 900
bushels of beets, the large kind for
stock. called the Mangcl Wurzel, and
not far off an ample store Of turnlps,
carrots, potatoes, &c. The beet yields
bountifully. and after five years expe-
rience, MIR. ID. is satisfied that the
Mangel Wurzel is by far the best ye-
getable to raise for stock. To satisfy
our curiosity, he allowed US TO measure
the ground where the beets were grown
this year, and ascertain the quantity
produced. The piece Of ground is
about eight rods long BY five in width,
containing almost one quarter OF an
acre. The rows run across and were
about two and half feet apart. Eve,
ry other row was carrots nearly all the
way, there being 80 rows of beets and
"a rows Of carrots in all. Every four
rows of beets filled twenty five bush
el cart, giving in all seven loads. good
175 bushels to the quarter acre, Tor
ZOO bushels per acre. Besides. the
25 rows Of carrots gave l,160 lbs., or
about 80 bushels 10 the same quarter
acre, tor 1913 bushels or three and
half tons Of carrots TO the same acre.
Mr.. Dewey has planted the same
piece Of land with beets and alternate
rows Of turnips or carrots for six years,
and with constantly increasing sue
cess. The land is clayey loan. Sand
is added where it is tuo heavy. 1t is
plowed as deep as can be conveniently
done, say from eight to ten inches, and
barn yard manure put on and plowed
for yearly, equal in quantity TO the crop
taken OF. Mr.. ID. raises his own seed
aud sows with a machine. lie pro-
cures different varieties OF seed each
year, so as to select choice roots for
the raising Of seed for the following
year TO improve it.
i As TO feeding with ronts, Mr.. Dewey
says they are exceedingly valuable to
keep all kinds of stock thriving. heal
thy aud productive. lie feeds them To
ali his stock in winter, aud till they 20
out TO grass, once or twice a week, as
! the store will hold out, giving about a
peek al time to COW or an OK. lie
never cut. them except for sheep, and
\ then It is easily done with sharp sho'
vel in box for the purpose. Mr.. d.
has tried and still uses turnips and car
rots, aud says lie would as soon have
for his stock five bushels Of beets as
|. four bushels OF carrots. The beets dc
much better for sheep than turnips,
The lambs are stronger and more har-
dy. But the beets are especially va
luable for cows giving milk. They IN
crease the quantity aud the excellence
of the flavor more than any other ,ege
table. 'Iurnips always give bad ia,
sOr.
81 much for The Mangcl Wurzcl. i
may suggest 10 thuse who have moi
turncd their attention particularly e
the subject. what is one Of the secrets
of raising choice stock, and also the
great profit Of eulti,ating well and ma
nuring hiuhly A small niece Oi land.