New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-27
Nrw11ork Daily Gribwne
AGRICCLTDRAL ITEMS.

rRrF,RE roR wHrrR What, now igsI ~
Spug op"rns its bright pr<rect Of aband,n, sur-
u.rcrovs l,-, nav. IN. re : no other TIME in tbs
Whole ,esr when hos, three ~or,is of adve, Ar
IN rort.ut nov thu very DAY; every day cs ,nis
>trur nvuth Now j. ,he time 10 plant the secithss
vii ,ioducr forage crp 20 sultan the cattle ss,d
q Idjii tur.l, their long mprs nnent Va toe .'ab.o
s,d tam, wards r.Nt Winter But .~ farmers grow
Mss ,rou,b 20 make sufficient bay 20 feed Their ~oek
5u,ir.aul I'D Winter snd Il proves bard ooe, mo
sn,o. ale ofsn put upon such short allowance, tnae
hfe : barely sustained without one "'a OF pron'
.a,r,d mon the Growth or irngn the mlk or sok OF
these de,ot,d IL rha; purpose.
Nomsnisa good taimer who ne-ects 70 pn''hie an
s,r, .,re Of ca;,e Iced ard that, too, OF sotaoia
vaii.,y L is important TOO tha the powder shco'd
Kew how much, asw,n what be wants. Upon
this point ie vii ind vasabe facts w TINS si's-
ele which BE vii 90 we'll 20 preserve.
In allihe Northern Ststes good Enghsh grass lay
: IL, staple article of food or all kmds Of cattle, eS-
c,Vt SWINE, usually kept upon farm. The dAiy
quantity require ~ keep ~bst ale termed ssofs cat
lie IL god COZ ditiou by the English rule s"o per
cent OF thru hive weight That thiFt, pounds o' nay
Per dsy for a bullock that weighs i1c"t ana an saa
nal quantity ,qu+l to two and a halt per cent o.
the weight OF an OK that ~ required a. wo'k.
II bpllvck that ..i.hs A. csL I" be .~tefe"
eLtirch upon hay. where tlc Winter, - IL u ae'e-
sb u;s, j. five months long, ne will require by TINS
me O:C0 BE. ct lay, which Is sb ut twice a. msch
"a, tho>, VINO G. tn get III, stock through alive,
ever nk Of providing.
lie following a'ilss may be- substituted in tho
quantities gv,p ia whole or part, ss AN equivalent
Tor ore huudicd hounds OF hay That IL, the figures
annexed 20 the articles named 10 this list show mo
nurater Of pounds of each requisite TO be gwen Al
ANNA to afford him the same nntnment thai Is con-
tan, in one furdied pounds Of good sound hay saeh
as that. for instance, made from well cured hn''hy
grass.
F1rern,rts ard close and careful comparison Of
the results OF many trias have given the following ~
N. con parstv, difference between the articles men,
toned al good hay:
- oula. sresn In ar corr. y roont. o,i., A,.
"a a, ~ q. oat ..r.W o. pounds eueh~ls.t
~ ioui a. >. straw = pounds fndan corn,
~ iourt' Of ,aw potatoes, 6s pound. .sSa. ,.,
rs ioui g q boiled IotaiSs' 70 Pandi. ~n's, S''
81 p.lnc, I'M ir. i67 pound. wheat, pea aud sss
A. pounds Wheat. l7a pounds rye and barley
Whea, bran and hay are the nearest an eq'rvaens
of any Of the substances and yet bran often gwen
in email quantities ~ though il was OF very ssperor
! value And so il IT, when fed a. . mixed 6od, with
otter substances; but If the animal was TO b. wisfr-
I'd ,itnely upon bran, il would be necessary 10 'eed
amo,t many pouud- as Of hay
IL appears from the table that csmmon white tur-
ns the lov.st in the scae Of value OF any OIL N"
,tlcl,s mentioned and yet that is not practically thu
fact fer several reasons.
In the first place we never would think OF WINTER
il an amin al solely upon urpips, because Il wond bo
in ,ossh for the creature to take into IT. stomach.
dsy after day. such mass Of inpuu coas matter -
wud h. ouired 10 get an equiv slent to the ration
| ot hay. But b, mixing two or kinda OF food
! together the value OF each ~ improved. me pr"pof-
from in hich each should be- fed is easily calculated.
! That H. in place Of 70 lbs Of hay suppose w give,
hay, Is lbs; turblps 80 lbs hall . bnshel corn
meal, lb. cut straw, % lbs il vii be Var better
than full allowance Ut tay, any OF ia eqa'vaaenss-
The abov. table might be greatly extended, with vA'
liable results To all the farms Of America.
Iu this connection Z constrained to say thai "
he N.w.Yuk State Agricultural Society wonId Offer
a tbouraBd dollars premium for well digcsted set "
experiments upon the comparative value Of various
farm products to sustain the cattle through the Winter,
II would be worth more The State than s9o coo int
cred away in such two penny premiums as many u
hose upon ~ lit.
But Ia return 10 the text: reterate, now ~ the
tim. 10 prepare for Winter Just such terrible Winter
as h. last when hundreds OF millions OF dollars were
wasted and ost through inadequate provision 10 sus-
tam the iaI m stock in thriving and improving cond
ton without which they cannot b. profitable 10 ther
! owners.
The frst and best preparation that can be new
made to increase the quantity Of fodder, ~ 10 SOW
Irdisn c,rD, which may be done IN all May and
! June. In the mesntioe, day, nor no rood "
! nd should be neglected. by which the crop Of tur-
I'ps ruisbagas carrots, bsei- or buekwheat can bs
morastd f. vii all be nseded-all can BIZ probably
us.d-sll should be sown as preparation ior Winter
But sfe1 all the best preparation Is never TO keep
sny more stock than can be- well kept, and now tho
! tin. TO make that calculation. We have gwen yoa
| the data
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