Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-04-22

, Carrots or other roots should be clean and
nicely cut up and mixed with cut hay, or
some other dry food. That which contain,
the mos, hitenlng qualities, will in this
way be bindcrcd from constipatins the ani.
nal by the laxative pro?crirs Of the roots.
Carrots nav not increase the low OF milk
in COWS, bot they do improve its quality,
directly by nutrimen,. and indirectly by
keeping the COWS m good health. llorse-
arr very fond OF carrots, and some OF our
beet farmers raise them chiefly for their
usc. They consider them better and cheap
CT than hay alone, or than hay and grass.
Various estimate have hCcn made by Prac-
teal men, OF the comparative value OF hay
and carrots 1t uslcok at two or three Of
them: suppose that Cor httenIns purpos-
-. IS h. OF carrots are equivalent to Is lbs.
good English hay. Then IL - tons Of car
rois arr grown on an acre that will yield .
- tons Of hay, (includiug m the . l.e tons
the whole grass crop,) an acre Of carrots Is
worth NOR, than twice as much a' au~crc
of hay. Thus, as - is: 5000 1900
lbs ot hay. 6 tons. Anacre should yield &
ton, or hay 90 equal in value the growth Of
carrots. Now aimi, the value Of the land
O. De- the same. and ascertain the comPara-
tive cost oC cultivation m the two cases, and
you have one element in settling the qucs-
tcn Of cypcdiency.
From experiments made very carefully, 1t
ha. bcsn estimated tha, three pound. Of car.
rots will afford a. much uouri.hmcn, as one
pound II hay. II this Is true, carrots are
morc valuable than represented above. Thus,
suppose a moderate growth of carrots on an
acre. say 200 bushels. these would BE- equal
20 .iy tons of hay. Again We may suppose
tha, ap animal will eat Of roots, onc.f',h II
IT, ovn weight In day. or one6f,ic,h OF
it. weight IN hay. suppose an acre Of land
% yield in weight twelve times as much Of
roots as or hay, or thirty tons or roots to
two and a half tons Of hay. Slrp1se the
animal weighs 500 pound. Then one.6th
equals 100 lbs. oi root. daily; and 80 equals
IG l1, of hay daily. The root, would be
consumed in 37j days, the hay In 3i2 day'.
rhi., however. shows but part Of the SUI
perior value of the roots. The mere fact
that they will support liie longer, says moth.
ing % thelr htienins, or medicinal, or pre-
ycutiyc qualities, whenever in combination
with dry food thsy reach their highest val
uc. These estimates will assist oar readers
TO form tolerAbly accurate idea Of the com.
paratiye worth OF root, and hay. We do
not pretend % literal accuracy. LIS enough
i0r our purpose 10 call the attention VI far
mer- 10 the suhect.
In England O, j. understood that root
crop, iucrea-, the quantity Of manure by
mean, OF the animals they support, and
thus r,crait the land exhausted by grass.
II many root, are grown, many animals
mu., bS kept {, consum, thcm; and many
animal. make much mAnurs. The more
liberal the supply or manure, the greater
the profit. W farmer can aG1rl 10 half
cultivate bi, land. Even Il obliged 70 pur-
chase manure, be may, by good man Sc
ment. De able 70 repay ihe outlay.
There i, another thing abou, which cH-
pr,s, n, opinion, having NJ means OF per-
.,ual knowledge. 1, j. said tha, roots mix.
"a with dry food and fed out TO animals,
contribute TO their symmetry and eycnness,
which j. considered an essential qualrdcAuon
fr a prize. More concentrated food, a
corn or oil cake. lay. ON the q, in Jumps
or large portions, instead OF thorough mix.
,urc and cycnuess. Experience can settle
this question. II il be-, as alleged, It Is an
important matter for those who raise beef
Tor market.
one hc, /, uuioubt,d, namely,-he who
succeed, in RAISING roots, will bring his land
into the very best condition. Good eulu-
walton, tTlaec. pulverization, careful SOW
in, are essential; and these leave the land
in the b,s, order for any crops that may fol.
low. \ few experiments thoroughly con-
ductei. will teach farmers wha; few are
auare of. that j., the amount Of produce a
given quantity Of land is capable Of yield
ins.
The above is from the Farmer and Visitor,
and may induce some OF our readers to in
erea,s their growth Of roots. The writer
has made no reference, however, to the cbieI
excellence Of carrots. viz: that in addition
to the nu,ri,iyc power they contain, they
cause an the nutrlmsnt Of other food to bC
appropriated by the animal, instead Of be
in- y,ided in the eNcrelia. Six quarts oI
Grain and three quarts OF carrots, will give
NOR, nutriment capable Of being asslmila-
ted. than nine quarts Of gaiu-not from
the nu,ri,ivs power Of the carrot alone. but
from the power that all the starch and glu'
ten Of tue si1 quarts Of grain fcd with car
rots will be appropriated, while when nln'
quart, Of grain be Eel without carrots, The
the starch and gluten Of four quarts or more
may be found in the dung
How To RAISE EAELY POTAToEs. NJ The
end Of March or drst Of April, on south side