M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-12-22
From the Genesee Farmer. i
Storing and Feeding Turnips.

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There is no small amOuDE Of diff
Guilty in storing turnips safely. A
little too much heat and they are lost.
-Four years ago, | had one hundred
and thirty bushels in long pit, sunk
eighteen inches deep; the man who
covered them, was told to put on ten
inches thick ofearth, instead of which
he put Oh eighteen inches; a Venttlat.
! ing hole was left at the top; the saow
! fell deep, and added to the warmth,
and the whole decayed. 1+ fns
My root-houso is built in a side hill.
1t is walled up with pine-logs; poles
are laid across from plate to piate, and
it is filled tightly between them; and
the boarded roof with straw The
earth is banked up the roof abopttwo
feet above the caves. The front, whero
the entrance is, is of course out oflthe
ground, and is double; that is, there is
space Of five feet between the wall
and tight board partition within.
The dollhouse was filled to the roof
and it held eight hundred bushels,-
Fearing they would heat, the inner
door was left open, when a sudden
and unexpected fall OF the temperature
took place on the 25th OF November,
going as low as 1 degrees below zero.
The turnips a: the exposed end OF the
building froze partially, but were quite
good for use; the main bulk kept we'll,
and were sweetand fresh in the spring,
and lasted till June. The root.house
is SO constructed that at the end, level
with the top OF the bank, there is a
trap door, into which the turnips are
thrown from o tilt cart, go that thereis
no handling ia the unloading.
The turnips should be trimmed Of
roots, as well us the tops, as they are
more liable to heat, ii stored with the
roots on, on account OF the earth which
then adheres to them. lost some
bushels, and had | not discovered the
mischief in time, | should have lost
more one season from this reason.
My root,House was constructed in
haste, of materials which were on the
spot; otherwise, | should prefer one of
stone, with a roof Of stout poles, and
earth well turled.
FEEDING.--O this head, might
content myself with saying that all The
animals | have live in part upoG them,
but it may perhaps be useful to 60
more into detail.
1st. My horses, for three winters
past, have bad very little grain until
toward spring. Each has two large
whole, but clean, night and
unless doing heavy work,
when they have a feed of oats in the
morning instead ofthe turnips. 80,
They Me very fat, and full OF life.
2nd. My calves and lambs get tut-
nips sliced with a machine twicea
day, about malt gallon to each, aud
some hay. My sheep getthem in the
same way, (once day, last winter,)
with pea or oat straw only, until
March, when l begin to give them
nay. ."''
3rd. The young stock, one and
wo years old, get tnruips once a day,
sliced as above, and straw, until near
ipring, when they get hay, and, they
IRE in good growing condition-many
armers would say fat through tho
easOn. ''. '''A
| have raised margel wurtzel for my
Mich cows, as the turnips give tho
,utter strong flavor; especially du.
ing the first half OF the winter, after
which have found them less obiec.
ionable on this account. A bushela
lay between three cows has been my
allowance. Ii you want good beef,
hut up Lean OK, give him three
bushels day of turnips and a little
lay or oat cut straw for ten wceks,anl
hen, for the last fortnight Of his life,
gallon Of barley or corn meal a day,
prinkled over his turnips, and iftltefo
5 any disposition about hin to idttcp,
'ou will get as tender and juicy meat
5 any one can desire. s.o
j. MACKELCAN, NJ. d.
Ancaster, G. w., 1859.
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