The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-03-03

and Is lost thercDy'
The land of FRANKLIN, Tennessee,
to be peculiarly adapted to corn
and oats, and where the land is good,
it yields abundantly.
have made several experiments in
trying to improve old land by feeding
straw to the cattle in the field: first,
set forks on the side of a hill and put
poles, one end on the ground, the 9th
or end extended beyond the forks;
across these poles, | put fence rails,
some IL inches apart, on which ! put
the straw, making a high rick, which
answered the purpose Of COW shelter,
and at the same time the cattle could
feed from the under side, tho larger
ones, near the out side while the small
or were further under the rick.
found this method wasteful, for the
rick, on which the cattle fed below,
would settle down and become flat,
and then the water would penetrate
and deterioate it so that the stock
would not eat it at all. ! abandoned
this mode, and tried pens on poor hills,
permitting cattle to eat from the pens
found this method no better than the
former; and in both experiments, l
| observed that the treading of the wet
land about the rick and pens, was in
| itrious to it, and a great drawback on
the contemplated benefit from the
straw as an improver. accordingly
abandoned this plan also, and now
stack my straw rear the barn, or in
some suitable place, in the angles OF
Fhc fence. and the straw that IS not
consumed makes them comfortable
beds for lying down.
NV last and best experiment is a
Fence through the farm pen, with a
cute angle, so that each COW can have
nm angle to eat in; on this fence long
poles extend from ono angle to The
other. SO as to make a foundation for a
6rick, under which the cattle are pro-
Elected from the rain, having an oppor-
tunity to pass round at each end Of
q the fence, which is not as long as the
obIong farm pen. Between the latter
pen and the barn yard, are drawbar>
which s"perats the milch cows from
iii G other cattle. IN the barn yard
posts are set in the ground, three ieeI
apart, and 20 inches high above the
rail to which the plan!s are nailed
these posts are also p'anked on the in
q side so rs to make n complete triangle
3 feet wide and 20 inches deep, and o
n suHicint length for all the milch cow
to eat in daring the winter. At th'
end of my barn, stands my cXcelslo
cora and COB crushcr to which have
y recourse in such weather as is no
II suitable for working out. The crush
ed corr is placed in the barn where i
al
can be had every night and mornin!
& to be mixed with wheat chaff, whicl
at wheat thrcshing time, is pcnned Il.
Il and well covered with straw maxim,
an extensive projection, which afford
+ a shelter for the calves during winter
d From this barn yard and pens n grea
4 amount ofmanurc can be carried, cv
cry year, to such parts Of the farm Il
thc occasion may require.
o As to Plaster of Paris, Guiana an
g such substances they tend to stlmu
It late and quicken the land to produc
!. a heavy scrop which is taken Oft tn
q land, leaving no vegetable or mincra
~ substance in the earth as a solid in
f. proycr ofthe soil. 1t is q doubtful gal
If to be derived, from its application,
all events, for n few successive eXpl
ID rimcnts Oh the same land will exhau:
/ il. These and such articles as al
,C similar, can be used advantageous
d only by mixing them with vegetab
" matter; for instance, when Plaster
=. Paris is used on clover land, the Glow
no grows luxuriantly; which, when plov
III ed undcr, becomes solid manure, bl
:, should the clover be cut off, and take
ot away, it then remains a matter OF S
rious question whether or not IL
h heavy crops OF clover roots is mo
d than equal to the drain on tho land,
IS The mahogany colored, red clc
If land of Tennessee, is adapted TO Il
,r growth of corn. oats, wheat, rye, III
O tobacco; as to the latter, ! speak fro
e.. analogy and limited experience. II
q Green mountain land Of Alderman
r. and Nelson counties, Va, excellc
tobacco land, is red clay land. T
land OF Kentucky lying south OF Gre
Riyer,known as excellent tobacco lar
v. is also red clay land. / repeat aga
n. once for all, the only reason why Q
us land does not produce better crops
II the land is not put in the proper sta