The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-02-15
AGRICULTURAL ITEMS.
Clipped and condensed from the American Agrieulturis


How TO FEED OUT Roors.-As root Gull
ture is greatly upon the increase in this
fcountry, and many are trying their first
experiments with them this winter, we will
drop few hints upon their economical use.
Nothing is more common than for begin
ners in the business to confne an animal
entirely to the use of roots. They go upon
the principle that you cannot have too much
of good thing. and give one to three
bushels day. The change in diet prob
ably sets the animal to securing, and tur-
nips are voted humbug, when the hum
bug lies altogether in the ignorance of the
feeder. All animals like variety of food
in their diet, and hay or straw should al
WAYS form part of the daily fodder, no
matter whst else may be added. This
course should be followed, whether We are
seeking to make milk or beef, or merely to
keep the animal in thriving condition. In
fattening a bullock, bushel or so a day
may be given, ACCORDING &c size, MAXI All
out the rest of the feed in hay, with some
kind OF grain or meal. In feeding mich
cows the same quantity may be given,
mixing the siiced roots with the cut hay at
/ three meals daily. The meal will add more
to the quality than to the quantity of milk.
Stock cattle with plenty of hay and roots
will not need meal to keep them thriving.
A good root cutter is indispensable in feed
ing out roots. Then, as TO the order in
which the various roots should be used: we
always begin with the white, or soft tur-
nips. These grow quickly, and remain in
their best condition but few weeks. By
the first of January they begin to sprout,
and lose something of their value. The
ruta bagas and white French turnips keep
well through the winter, and may be used
at any time; carrots and sugar beets may be
used as soon as they are dug. The mangel
wurzel needs to undergo = curing, and
should not be used before February. They
are excellent keepers, and will hold on until
June. If fed out the first par! of the sea-
son, they make the bowels loose, and lead
to false estimate of the value. Analysis
shows that the mangel has nearly twice the
nutritive matter contained in the Swedish
turnip, and experiments in feeding confirm
the results of the laboratory. They will
yield from fifty 10 hundred per cent. more
in quality, under ordinary circumstances,
and are much the more profitable root to
raise. We find our root crops enlarging
from year to year, and that. perhaps, is the
best testimony we can give to their value.
Our list this year embraces several varie-
ties of the white turnip-rock turnips and
ruta bagas-yellow and white carrots, su-
gar beets and nangel wurzel.
CHrRN1NG IN THE WINTER. LADY
correspondent communicates her method of
making butter in winter, which she thinks
far surpasses any other plan she is ac-
quainted with She writes that ''by this
method the full quantity of butter is OBJ
tanned, the quality is equal to that of grass
butter, the buttermilkis rich and remains
sweet for drinking-or for culinary pur-
poses, such as making rice puddings-and
the process is certain and simple, and at
tended with little trouble. It is as follows:
The cream is skinned each day, and
placed at once in kettle, and the kettle put
into hot water Ito prevent scorching), and
put over the fire. The cream is allowed to
scald, without boiling. 1t is then put into
vessel and set aside; each days cream
being in like manner scalded, and added to
the mass. until enough for churning is
obtained. The churning is commenced
Immediately after adding the last days
cream, which brings the whole to proper
temperature, without thinning by the ad-
ditlon of cold water"
KIND TREATMENT OF ANIMALS PROFIT
ABLE.-The horse serves with superior
ability and better sCiN, if treated kindly.
On the same condition, the sheep gives US
a better fleece; the OK, more efficient labor;
and the swine, better carcase. The cow,
that is dealt gently with, and made con-
tented with her lot, gives US, not only more
milk, but of a richer quality, than if ILL
treated, fretted and made miserable. All
animals make a better return, if cared for
considerably. "The merciful man is mer-
ciful to his BEAST He would be so il
there were no reward. We owe it to the
animals, which are put into our power; we
owe it to ourselves; and we owe it to God,
who has given US power over them, to make
the brief space we intend for them free from
al unnece ssary suffering.
SECURITY FROM BEE MorHs. M, "
Upton county. ind; says: 1.-The beehiyes
of all my neighbors. and mi2e also, suffer
ed considerably from worms. GO rid OF
them by the following advice of a frieno,
viz: Don't put hives of young swarms on
boards, but on bricks. closely laid together;
fill the space between the bricks with wood
ashes. brushing off all that may lie on top.
The moth does not lay her eggs on stones,
as the sun does not hatch them out on
stone, but always on wood. My hives have
been free from these worms ever since"
REMEDY FOR KICKING Cows.-D. Parker,
of Green county, Pa, writes that tying a
cows head little higher than she ordira-
rily holds it, prevents kicking-becauss q
COW lowers her head and rounds up heT
back, when she kicks 1t has been tried,
and found perfectly successful.