New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-01

IA much better and a. he thinks upos about two
tbrds the quantity that would be consumed or wasted
II fed uncut W6en he made the change it was at
once discovered that there was a great gain in tho
milk of cows.
Mr.. VAS HouIES Of Paterson sad: I keep - cows
and stable them 81 out vi ~ hours. feed my cows
Fla or ssveB times day, and BY feeding roots and
neal find il il cheaper than all hay and II increases
the milk. do not cut the hay. except the part that
they do not readily eat. | put my COWS IN stalls.
with their heads the barn foor that they cannot
waste hay which i, is object to save a. is worth
gu tun. find great benefit from FEEDING roots.
Mr LAwToS said be found cut hay more nutritious
than whole hay, and he thought cattle would keep
perfectly well upon hay alone yet he knew very vel
the value o. roots
DR.. Wr1Lisoros thought if Mr.. Lawton would try
the experiment he would end that there is great econ
omv in feeding carrots every day 10 his cows.
Af0nurts.--Upon the subject Of manure Dr. WELL
ISGToN said. he hsd observed some eXPeriTl ants
with LIQUID manures. A trench was dug upon
one side OF q barnyard, and the drainage carried
upon meadow. The result was that the
grass grew too rank and the owner absorbed
portion OF this liquid by salt marsh boys and by
butts which also gave good dressing to land, aud
still left fertilzng property enough in the water TO
make better manure than ordinary dressing from
the ward. He also related anecdote TO illustrate
the value Of blood as manure; and another OF the
fertilizng property Of city sw for field that took
the wash Of lot where il fed 10 swine,
highly fertilized that it showed the effects several
years aferward The salt ley remains o! the soap
boiler diluted make very valuable liquid manure,
in one instance, however overdose killed all vsg
citation and spoiled the crops for two three years.
Lime it ID said will kill the sorre of field, yet lime
in great has effect of the kind; for have
seen sorrel grow out of the debris Of lime-kiln.
Dr. WATFRBURY-In feeding roots and hay TO stock
il not 80 necessary to chat the hay when hay
fed alone Cattle will be just as healthy confined and
sOiled o. running at large.
Mr.. BrRGrs said he had no doubt OF the economy Of
soing; but it difficult to overcome the preu-
hab sf0 in
or perhaps in the highway.
Sir. VAS Houros said he would tell the Club how
he raised roots for his cattle took piece OF poor
buckwbest ground and applied guano on part and
superpkosphate another at about the samb rate OF
expense or probably little the most for the super
phosphate. | plowed this ground 1--WE times, and
sowed tuinip seed. The guano produced double that
of the superphOsphate. This land would produce
nothing without manure cultivated in the ordinary
way. plowed it as deep a. possible and would
like to plow all land six times and eighteen inches
deep if could. | shall pursue the same course of
deep and frequent blowing and manuring with guano
for all root crops. I sowed my guano and narrowed
it in 20 a. to thoroughly mix with the soil.
Several members testified Ia the value Of
carrots fed TO horses. good mixture is two quarts of
carrots and two quarts Of ship stuff and three pnts Of
oats fed twice day.
DR.. WATERBURY related his experience with leached
ashes in bringing up poor land He used them freely,
load but he found that above ID bushels TO the
they we're not beneficial. He also contended that
above two quarts day of carrots for hard workng
horse would not be found beneficial. lie Will require
more oats to sustain his strength.
Rospberrjcs-Mr. LAwTOs offered for distribution
some raspberry plants such he had grown for four
years without any protection, and got fair crop
every year, while he was unable to get crop from
the varieties that require protection every winter.
The question for the next meeting will be: What IL
the most profitable crop TO the farmer, taking locality
into account.
The meeting to-day well attended, several per.
hatp ~ re-
themselves much interested. Our report OF course,
only gives brief outline.