The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-02-23

slider as such, that one half Of given guam
tity or number Of pounds Of ground or chop
ped grain. will be as effectual for fattening
and keeping in healthy state, any and all
kinds Of stock, as double the quantity or
number Of pounds of whole grain. When
we take into consideration the fact that
horse, an OK, or any other animal being fed
on whole grain, passes bat very little, If any
OF it, from him in a whole or undigested
state, it seems very difficult to account for
the superior nutritive properties of chopped
grain yet nv experience conyinces me that
Il certainly possesses all the advantages /
have claimed for it. | will even go so far in
chopped instead Of whole grain,
for horses particularly, whether they are to
be used on the farm or on the road, as to say
that l fully believe that horse will do bet,
ter on given number of pounds of grain,
prepared as suggested. with--say eight
pounds of hay, cut, moistened, and properly
mixed with the chopped grain, than he will
with double the number Of pounds of grain
fed whole with all the hay he will eat. : =
In confirmation Of my views upon this
subject, will state that have always kept
one or more horses, which have been used
exclusively for driving or riding. and ! am
sure the amount of food consumed by my
stock is small, compared with the amount
fed by neighbnrs, who never feed any other
than whole grain, and who disagree with me
in opinion on this subject; vet | am conf
dent that my horses are always in better
flesh, and quite as spirited as theirs; and |
believe that the same method of preparing
and feeding grain. will be equally beneficial
for mich cows, calves or sheep, G. IL. Nj.
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HOW TO INCREASE THE VALUE OF a COW.
Every one who owns COW can see at a
glance that it would be profitable to increase
the value Of her, but every one cannot tell
how to do il. We can, and we think that
we can make it equally palpable to our rea-
ders. II a COW is kept for butter. il certain
ly would add TO her value if the butter making
properties Of her milk should be improved.
In summer or winter this can be improved
Just as the yield Of a cultivated crop can be i'm.
proved, by what is fed to each, and it is simply
question of will il pay, in manuring the
one or feeding the other. Indian corn will
add TO the quantity and quality Of the butter
to very sensible degree, and il is simply a
question of easy solution, by experiment,
whether it will add to the profit OF the but
ter-maker to buy corn at one or two cents a
pound, and convert portion Of it into but
| ter at 25 cents a pound, or whatever the
market price OF corn and butter may be, and
teas..s. Ps-t;sa of 1t into fat. and another
norton of 1t into manure, 40. s..ss 20 s.s
.natural result of the chemical change produc-
ed in the laboratory of the cows stomach.
The same result will follow any other kind
OF feeding. Good pasture will produce an
abundance of milk, often as much as the COW
can carry but does it follow that even then
il will not be profitable to feed her with some
more oIeaginous food to increase the quantity
Of butter, Just as il sometimes proves pro.
fitable to feed bees to enable them to store
more honey:
Ii certainly does appear to US that the
value Of COW, feeding upon ordinary winter
food may be almost doubled by making that
food suitable for the purpose Of increasing
the quantity oi milk, If that is the purpose
for which the COW Is kept. Farmers gener-
ally understand that they can convert corr
into beef, pork and lard, and some Of then
know exactly at what price per bushel il
will pay To convert il into these substances
but does any one know at what rate il will
pay to convert corn or any other grain int
butter, or any other kind Of feed into thG
dairy productss Is the whole business ;
hap.haxard ones We fear so. Some per.
sons know that they can increase the saleabl'
: value Of butter by adding the colorin:
matter Of carrots to il. Does any person know
the value Of bushel Of carrots fed to Z
COW to increase her value as butter pro
curing laboratory: Experimental proof up
on this point would be far more worthy o
agricultural prizes than it Is to see who car
show the largest sized roots; for by few
carefully conducted experiments we should
be able 10 increase the value Of COW almos
at pleasure. N Y Tribune,