Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-02-05
Cabbage, Turnips and other Root

The quantity per acre of cubbages, tur-
nips, and roots that under favorable circum-
stances can be grown upon an acre of land
is truly astonishing. The amount and val
ue Of green food for farm stock, that can be
raised on an acre of ground, we think is not
well understood by large majority of our
farmers IL is generally thought that our
climate, from its liability to drought lin sum-
mer and sutumn.) is not so favorable to the
production o. turnips, root crops, &c. as
the more humid climate of England, Scot
land ireland. This, TO some extent NAV be
true; but still we have hundreds of we'll au-
,henlica,e9 statements. showing most clear
ly that the several kinds of vegetal les usu-
ally grown for autumn and winter feeding of
COWS and other farm sock. can generally.
by good culture, oe prohtably grown in most
sections Of our country. But in order to do
this, the due preparation of the ground. the
proper season OF sowing the seed. and the
after-culture, should all be well unders ood
and attended to in due season.
Farmers, it is said, have stronr preiudi-
ces, and are slow to adupt new syrtems of
culture, and perhaps this may partly account
far the little attention that is usually pa ID
by them TO the growing of cabbage, turnips,
and other root crops for their stock. But all
readily admit that :he health, thrift and
well-being of our horses, sheep and cattle,
would be greatly promoted by a regular
daily allowance of green succuient food, in
connection with the dry iorage they are
usually kept ufon through our long cold win
tiers. And no less true is it, that The guam
tity and quality of milk. cream and butter OF
AL herd of cows, would be greatly augment
ed BY good supply of succulent food, such
as cabbage, rape. green corn fuider. (or
perhaps lette Chinese sugar cane) during
the usual dry autumnal months.
In England. Scotland and ireland, the
cultivation of green crops-that is Cabbage.
rape, turnips, roots, &c, Pntsrs very largely
into their systems Of farming. and the guam
tiry raised is enormous At the annual win
ter show Of the Royal Dublin Society, hold
ders in Dublin I'd week of Dec, premi
ums were awsdred fr The best crops of
turnips. wurzels, beets, carrots, 'pa~sn ips,
kohl rabi, cabbages, and vsr ons 9th r crops.
But here we only give the Eight per ucre
of the above named. 1t IS proper here tr
say that the English or statute acre con
tsins 4,s4U squsre yards-the Irish acre
contains 1870 square yards. 1913
Su edish turnipe, first prize to Dr.. Rad
chf-40 IONS farm-yurd manure per acre
produce, IS tons-seed sown last week in
May. The second prize awarded for ~ ton,
per scre-s7 tons'farm-yard manure per acre
seed sown Sd of June. Premiums for wur
zles-ihree several crops, two 80 tons each
per Irish acre, and for one of fity-fve tons
-farm-yard manure only used. Prize fo:
81 tons sugar beet-4S tons farm-ysrd man.
ure per acre. Three nzes for ca ro,s, viz:
for 36, ,I5 and 26 tons per acre. White csr-
rots IS tons 7 cst-45 and 33 tons per acre
Parsnips 80 tons. Koel-rabi--drills 2s in.
cher apart-iO tons manure-sown in May
last, 40 tons and 81 tons per acre. Cabbage
two prizes fer so and 60 tons per acre. 1,
is worthy of note that in all these trials,
none Other than farm-ysrd manure was
used.
Il might not be good policy for American
farmers 10 60 so largely into the the cutu e
OF green crops as is done in the couu,-, S
above named. One reason is, our winters
they should. like pota,of 5, be slo I'd
beyond the reach OF frost. This would
make it inconvenien. strong very large
quantities, but almost every farmer could |
60 arrange as 10 secure few hundred bush.
els for winter feeding to his stock. Cab
bsges and rape may be raised so as to be
fed 10 mlch COWS from early in July till
November and large quantities can readily !
be saved for spring Use by opening trenches
with plow, and burying them in the trench
"hesd downward" We could cite from the |
Reports and Transactions OF Agricultural
Societies, hundreds of statements proving |
beyond all cavil, the advantage and profit
Of growing cabbages. tur1ips, beets, car.
rots, pa .snips .ad wurzels. for stock feed.
ing.
We have alluded this subject at this time,
Ior the purpose of calling the attention Of
turner's to it at this comparative leisure sea-
,on of tie year. 1t is good time to lay
heir plans, procure seeds, &c, for the Cum
ny sprng.-Country Gent.