Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-04-24
larnIer 8 department,
F,om tk, ono Cultipafor

etl, 1855.
SuBJEor :-ResOlvsd, That the raising Of
stock for market, is more profitable in this To-
cAIity than the raising Of grain. /
,Ja,.-Fsu Eu.On thought the raising Of stock
decidedly preferable to raising grain iOi mar
ket. As the former, ahsn properly managed, il
no. profitable every year, the imProVementOf Of
the soil will amply repay all losses. He thought
il should be the 6rst principle in farming. 10
consume, as far as possible, all grains raised
on the farm, at home thereby be enabled 10
return 10 the soil that Of which it must neees-
sarily be deprived in the cultivation Of grain.
de had never made anything at wool grow
ing." owing to the fact that al least the in
crease OF each year has been made the prey Of
worthless dogs but thought sheeP-raislng !
would be profitable we're il not for this fact
He thought hogs, to be made profitable, should
De wsA fed, from pigs until slaughtered.
J.C. Galloway thought lhatfOr every load Of
grain, such as may be consumed at home,
which the farmer hauls OF his farm, his de-
gree Of wealth and prosperity Is proPOrtiOnally
reduced. He thought ii the amount Of stock
. raised on the farm was not sufficient to con-
\ sumo the grain, the farmer should buy stock
and feed it, 10 preference 10 removing il OF The
!. farm He thought the best return We can
:. make TO the soil, is that which w extract from
!. It.
F.S. Lauman had not had much experience
i. IN farming, but his views we're concurrent with
the gentlemen preceding him. He had to
!. some extent, tested the value ofgroWing grass,
- aud had found it profitable. His experience
" IN raising hogs had taught him that the only
:. time to cease feeding sOeA, is when ready fol
:. the knife. He thought the system of feeding
"a hogs over winter, complete loss, as the re.
-, suit in most cases is, either premature death OF
consumption, which reduces their value IN the
n spring much below what it was in the fall. he
!, srinds all his grain for his stock, and fnds a
:. saving OF near one half; much less hay being
=, required, and The stock kept in much better
IN condition.
= ]. b. Beall had raised q great many hogs
No and sheep, but very tew cSttle. He consumes
n all his gram at home, and thought this tue only
m proper and systematic mode OF farming. H'
rm had always been we'll paid in feeding his corr
rs. TO hogs, His sheep yield him about thirty
nd Ihrse per cent. 10 prevent disease in h
m. sheep, he feeds sulphur with salt, in the pre-
portion Of about one half the amount Of sui
!, phur that there is OF salt, lie thought the Gus
tom adopted by some, OF turning hogs inI
standing com, TO waste and use it at pleasure
= both slOVenly and improper the hogs have to
~ much range to lat well--waste the corn, an
"" leave the ground in bad condition for culIivi
llun the nest season. He had seen hogs fatte
~ IN this way, gain one half pound per day, al
~ r. on being removed to close pen gain Two al
-, u half pounds per day.
James Spencer thought raising grain al
-, selling it more profitable for few years, b.
=. continuing this method Of farming will impo'
erish soil TO such an extent as TO render it 10
.n possible 10 obtain a living of Of tit in any Wa
whatever. lie thought one year with anotht
stock. would pay better, as well in actual cash G
;. in the Improvement Of the soil.
- W. Ii. Wilson said the profits of either de
-. pend very much upon the character Of the so
=, Of which the farm Is composed, and this shOu.
49, be the first point taken into consideration b
.Io the farmer. Some soils are better adapted /
growing grass than wheat, and should be de
e.. voted 10 the rearing Of stock other farms Pre-
duCe wheat PrOftably, and should be so cult
Vated. In Ihis case il il better economy
sell the grain. Calculations we're made and ez
hlbited, showing the expenses Of cultivation
I'LL harvesting, and preparing for market, of th
70 amount Of wheat grown on five acres, (twent
WILL bushels per acre. including addition of te
ed per cent for exhaustion OF soil, 10 be $1,000
r. proceeds 800 profits $500. Calculalin
part the reduction on the second crop to be 70,
Is bushels per acre, and the third crop the san
llts' amount less than the second, would at the eI
Of the third year leave the farmer S5 out
pocket on bic last crop. Also in connect
3ris- with this, calculation showing that the sal
after amount Of ground, in the same length Of lin
pos will Craze and fat three cattle worth $50 |
the head at an expense Of Gas per head, which
him, ter adding 10 per cent, for Improvement
okcn soil, leaves q net gain Of Slls.5O The gr
nrCh, raissr's gain, in the same length Of time be-
,ould $40. I......
the The bss: method Of making, saving and
,urch plying manure, was chosen as the subject
ollara ,he next meeting. D. MCMILLAN, Sec'y
O' or A little fellow, not more than Eve u
old, hearing some gentlemen at his fathers