Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-02-05
Waste Of Food,

Nowhere in the civilized world, we think, is
so much food wasted as In our own happy land.
The art Of feeding man and beast in the most
economical manner, is here but little understood.
IL is o lesson we have not been compelled to
learn; while in Europe theiasual high price, the
occasional scarcity of food, and the superabun-
dance of population, have taught the farmer, the
landlord, and the housekecper, how to use ev-
erything to the best possible advantages; and
in this work an astonishing amount of ekill is
displayed. The traveller In Europe is aston
ished at the number of strange and savory
dishes Get before him, of the compost
ton of which he cannot even give a guess -
And if fortunate enough to be on familiar
terms with steward or landlord, and is
thus enabled to show little Yankee curiosity
without appearing impertinent, he is still more
astonished to learn that he has partaken of q
sumptuous meal prepared from materials that
In his own home would have been thrown to the
dog. If Of an observing mind, and he pursues
his enquiries, desirous to know somewhat of the
condition Of all classes, he learns, to his sur
prise, that good farm laborers receive but about
So per week, and that with this pittance they
have TO hire dwelling and clothe and feed o
numerous family. His astonishment is not les
sened when he learns the cost oe PROVISIONS,
etc. and observes the tidy and respectable con.
dtion in which these families appear. Dressed
neatly, because appropriately, they claim respect
and admiration. Every penny is a treasure,
and ia used to the best possible advantage, not
for show, butfor service; not for parade, but
comfort. Perhaps COW furnishes the main
sustenance for the children. If so, how
carefully everything is saved that can fur
nish her choice mouthful-a few straws from
,he farmers wagon scarcely touch the ground
before child is ready to pick them up and
carry them to the cow-shed-a little grass by
the roadside is gathered with the same care
The wealth of the family may not have permit.
ted the purchase of COW, but the little garden
which surrounds the cottage, yields abundance
of vegetables for tina soil is exceedingly rich,
highly manured and well cultivated. Aud how
is this douei Not hole by the roadside, not
ditch in the neighborhood, but is carefully
scraped Of its mud, which is carried to the ma.
nure pile in the back of the garden; not par
ticle Of manure dropped In the road by passing
horses, but is removed to the same depository
by the children, who perform much of the labor
In the garden, which yields to the contented fam.
ily, under the superintendence Of the good wife,
abundance of healthful food. BY this care and
economy family is kept well fed and comfort
able on means which, in this country, would bs
thought insufficient to keep starvation from the
door. .... ,.. ~
The same care and economy may be observed
in all farm operations. Everything that can bt
used for food is husbanded with the greatest
care, SO that nothing may be lost; and aftel
storing it is used in the way to accomplish th'
best results. Cutting and cooking, and adapt
alton to the condition of animals, are natter
of constant attention. To observe the anxiety
with which the farmer watches the increase o
This manure pile, and the pains taken for its iu
. crease, one would suppose that he imagined II +
. be heap Of gold, instead Of manure. q.
II Every season, in this country, We waste
large amount of food which would, If properl
v cared for, make valuable meat, and no less val
4 \ liable manure. To day we heard farmer Q
n Niagara county remark, that he had eleve
9 acres Of pumpkins and several hundred bushel
of turnips, not one half Of which would b
:. gathered, besides good many carrots, hardl
worth the digging. II carried TO market the
would not bring enough 10 pay for cost Of gatt
Ysl ering and carrying. II was this remark tn
i caused the above reflections upon the State
e things In Europe, SO far different. Y; \,
The present season has been unusually pr
O. ductiye, and many farmers find themselves wi
r larger amount Of food than usual, but 1t seer
TO us that some means can be devised for tur
Q ing the surplus to good account. As q genei
W. rule no man can bs called good farmer "