Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-04-03

's'sFs~s~sF ITs111lIiI3 s5siislD. ss'' :
We look upon the following extract,
from tie d. D6que Tines, - highly inn
pes,ant Hungarias Grass is fast prov
il itself an ,nmitig.ted nuisance. 1t
iss fact worthy Of notice. The Scott
Co. Agricultural Society has omitted Of
feripg any premium for producing Hun
parian. Let farmers look ont Head
the following:
HUNGARIAN GRAss.-We cheerfully
publish the annexed article, being OILY
too glad to have fair discussion Of the
subject. The only safe criterion any
man has to guide his judgment 10 either
his own experience or that Of Others.
A fair trial of Hungarian Grass has with
us proved almost exactly the reverse in
effects that it has with the Judge. The
great fault, We imagine, lies in the man
ner Of feeding. But read his commune
cation:
We have seen an item copied in the
newspapers from one end Of the country
to the other, wherein it is stated that the
Dubuque County Farmers Club have
passed resolutions declaring Hungarian
Grass injurious to stock. We have all
along suspected that the aforesaid Club
did not know what they were talking
about when they passed that resolution.
II they will appoint time for q free
discussion of the subject, they can find
scores of men who will for0vs that it is
not injurious to stock only in case Of
overlooking. There is mistake some
where.
The above article clipped fiom the
Times Of Tuesday last deserves passing
notice.
Will the local OF the Times be kind
enough to inform the Farmers Club and
others what is meant by the remarks
that "thcy can find scores Of men who
will orove that Hungarian Grass is not
injurious to stock, only in case of ouer-
feeding."
Should it be fed once a day, once q
week or once q month";
VIII the constant feeding of timothy
or clover hay produce like results
If not, wherein is the difference
l object to the use Of Hungarian grass
for the following reasons
The seed is powerful diuretic.
The hay is coarse, stif and dry.
1t is an annual consequently re-
quires more labor in its culture than per
ennisl grasses.
1t exhausts the fertility of the land to
an astonishing degree. And, if con-
stantly fed to horses,it creates an alarm
ing disease 10 the lumbar region.
Timothy is productive and valuable
hay. And
To live in clover, is to live luxuriously."
Which cannot be said of the almost
worthless Hungarian grass.
The Local referred to above call
along suspected that the Farmers Club
did not know what they we're talking
about, when they passed the resolutions
declaring Hungarian grass injurious to
stock" IT'S hoped "they will appoint
time tor free discussion of the SUBJ
ject. That at least one of the "scores
of men," will come forward as the cham
pion of Hungarian grass. The Local,
however, admits it will not do to over
fted-that "there is . mistake some
where"
One of my horses, heretofore healthy,
was so effected a few weeks since by the
constant use of this hay, that he lost
the use of his hind quarters and was un
able to drag himself out of the stable.
discontinued the use OF the article, and
he has entirely recovered.
l have in my haymow about four tons
of Hungarian hay-was cured and put
up in dry weather. l will exchange it
with any of my neighbors for two tons
Of good clean Timothy hay.
j. KING.
The following communication is cut
from the Country Gentleman, Albany,
N. Y, Of February 2lst, which speaks
for Itself.
"lt so happened last season that the
crop OF meadow hay was very light, and
even prairie grass was very scarce, while
the crop Of Hungarian was unusually
good. Consequently many have fed no
hay but this latter. This winter there
has appeared disease among horses
hitherto unknown here. They very sud-
denly lose entirely the use Of the hind
quarters, and cannot stand at all. Four
OF my immediate neighbors have each
had a horse attacked thus; two of
them are to-day dead or dying, and one,
after being raised by tackle and slupg
for while, is likely to recover. 1t is a
significant fact, that in each OF these
cases Hungarian has been fed exclusive
Iy, and it is confidently believed to be the
cause of the disease. I hear of many
other cases near here, besides these tour
but always where Hungarian has been
largely fed. My horses have bad moth
ing but straw and corn this winter, and
are looking and feeling finely. l would
prefer oats to corn, however.
N. n. N.
In OPERATIoN.-The outrageous Nor
rill Tariff went into operation on the LIST
Of ApriI-AIl Fools Day-a fitting time
for the Inauguration of the first great
act OF untrammelled RIack RannhI;cen