Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-03

usage for many yeors, and have never lost
on animal, though ! have had many sick
when they came to the barn.
The ADVANTAGE OF LIsBT TO ANIMALS
A correspondent Of the Homestead in an
article on fstteuing hogs, gives the following
sadyice: Gone more important item of adj
vice, and thatis, locate yonr pen where your
hogs can have the benefit of light don't
uean merely daylight, but the full, bright
light of the sun il will add to their cheerful
contentment, as it does to the human species,
and Psychologists declare that, other things
being equal, families who occupy apartments
in the sunny side of dwellings are the most
healthy and happy Although the compar-
son may to sensitive nerves, appear odious,
still 1t is beyond our power or province to
change the established laws of nature. |
never knew Of hog, or any other animal,
kept under the north side of barn or other
building, where the dampness and darkness
is never penetrated by the suns rays, aud
where the animal was employed as the
scavenger for other animals, to be sleek
looking, fat, clean or quiet. | have seen
many q pen where the mud and offal was
two or three feet deep, and no place of retreat
LETT Tor the poor occupants upon higher
spot, excepting the bed floor, and that un-
furnished by straw
DRY Corn FOR FATTENINe HoGs.--A writer
in the Country Gentleman remarks that,
"one OF my neghbors-a farmer all his life,
aud over seventy years of age-fattens his
hogs in dry pen without water or slop,
giving them nothing but dry corn; and
have noted the fact for five years that have
lived here, that be has made, | think, the
best-I know the fattest-pork in this
county, The hogs while fattening, particu-
larly in dry, warm weather, eat and lie
down, walking about but little. Had known
the above twenty years ago, it would have
saved me great DEAL"
CONVENIENT APPARATUS FOR Sailing
SHEEP.-A correspondent of the Boston CI-
tiUdtor writes:
Last year I carried large hogshead, for
which | paid thirty-eight cents into the
field and laid it upon the ground, making it
fas--one head having been previously taken
out | was careful to smooth off all pro-
truding nails or rough substances liable to
pull the wool. Then upon the inside of the
other head nailed a seven by-nine box, to
contain the salt, and the work was COM
p!eted-the whole costing, in money and
labor, about fifty cents, and so far as ne
cessty is concerned, it answered very good
purpose.
CARRoTs AS FooD FOR HoRsEs-Tn feeding
carrots TO horses, it is usual 10 chop them
and feed with grain, or n mash The com
parative value Of carrots and oats, for feed
ing purposes, is estimated at about two of
the former to one of the latter. An English
agricultural exchange SAYS that four and
twO-tbrds pounds of oats are estimated by
analysis to contain a little over one pound of
flesh muscle, and fat-forming principles. To
equal that, it will take of carrots nearly
nine pounds; of Aberdeen turnips, nearly
twenty pounds; and of Swedes near seven
teen pounds, emitting minute fractions the
quantity of oats being too small to go closer.
PREVENTION OF HEAT IN MANURE HEAPS
writer in the Rural Ne1o- Yorker says: 'All
that Il necessary is the frequent application
of water. Make the heap rather fiat, exca-
vate small place on the lowest side, and
make it water-tight, wet the heap freely let
ii drain into the hole, have an old scoop.
shovel, aud as often as the heap begins to
smoke toss the water on the top of the heap
to drain through and cool it, and be ready
for the same operation again when needed
He can thus keep his manure cool and have
oil Of its valuable qualities left.--J. G. B.,
Sheridan, N. T., 1867
EXPERIMENTS WITH LIME on WHEAT.-A
young farmer of Union Springs. N. Y, writes
to tie Country Gentleman that he has tried
an experiment the present season with salt,
ashes and lime, on wheat. An acre each was
selected for the three experiments. About
two barrels of salt were applied to one, two
two-hUIse loads of ashes TO a second, aad a
hundred bushels of lime to third acre.
The result has not been measured as yet, but
the effects Of each are very visible. The
salt proved least useful; the ashes more so;
ard the lime most Of all. The line of su-
TcrioTity marking the boundaries of the
lined portion was as distinct ms lined fence
The increase of the crop by lining, over
the portions not dressed with any thing, is
at least ten hnshels ner acre