The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-20

Tie value Of the carrot as an article Of fooc
for horses and milch cows in winter and spring
is very far from being universally appreciated
else It's cultivation for that purpose would b'
more general There is nothing grown BY
the farmer that yields more abundantly in pro
portion to the labor; nor is there a production
Of the soil that will furnish greater amour
of nutriment to the acre than this root. for tn,
use above named. They are most exccllen
.ood for horses in winter and spring. as they
possess the peculiar qualities necessary TO pro
mote health and vigor in the animal during the
9eriod of the year when there is no grazing
they are indeed the best known substitute fol
grass as regards horses. and if given in suffi
lent quantities. with rs much straw and sail
Is the horse chooses to consume. will keep him
N a fine condition in every respect
a medium sized horse requires from two to
.hreo pecks day. when standing in the sta
Die. and an additional peck when put to labor;
though. if the labor be very severe and con
ant. corn and meal may be probably added,
One hundred and eighty days. or from Nov.
LIST to May lst, is the average time during
which there is no grazing. A horse in that
time. if put 10 hard labor. and fed on straw
aud oats, consumes at least ninety bushels of
the latter or half bushel a day; and thirty
bushels an acre being an average yield. it re-
quires three acres Of ground to produce the
amount Now for the carrots. One thousand
bushels per acre is less than an average crop,
when properly cultivated. Though l have
crown at the rate Of two thousand on highly
MANFRED ground) and two bushels Of them
contain rather more nutriment than one Of
oais: therefore. less than fifth Of An acre
Of carrots is equal TO three acres of oats! The
Expense of tillage for this fifth of an acre is
about the same. all told. as for the three acres
n oats. Ii also requires about double the Ia
Dor TO feed them. that it ordinarily does grain.
IS they should be chopped or cut with knife
N small pieces for feeding. Blu; this addition
al labor. together with an extra cost Of enrich
.ng the soil beyond the usual condition Of ost
ground. is but little in comparison with the
more than fifteen hundred per cent. increase Of
nutritious matter the same quantity of
land. Carrots are almost universally favor
i with horses, but should one refuse them at
hrst, an appetite is soon cultivated, and he de-
YOURS them greedily. The effect of carrots on
horses is a bright eye, glossy coat. and an
energetic. healthy appearance.
As a regular food for mich cows, through
the winter and spring. carrots are very valua-
be They increase the flow of the milk, give
il a delicious flavor, and alway insure yellow
butter in legitimate way. They are. with
out doubt. preferable to any other root. eli
things considered. for cows giving milk thro'
the winter. or for new mich cows before grass.
They are said TO fatten on them when boiled.
much faster than on potatoes, and sheep are
exceedingly fond Of them.
Carrot tops. fed to horses and cattle in No
vember and December, Are worth their weight
in good meadow hay. and an acre of them is
more than equal to half an acre of ordinary
meadow.
When the enormous yield Of This root. and
its value IS healthy diet for stock in winter
are duly considered. it is somewha, surprising
that its culture is SO generally neglected. e>ps-
chilly by those having but few acres. Every
farmer and kitchen gardener knows how 70
raise bed Of carrots for family use, and they
have only to enlarge their space and apply the
additional labor. 70 extend the benefit to the
yard and stable. aud through them to theiI
own pockets. b.
NortAsr~ Former.