Maryland free press., 1862-11-07

twenty head"
"To produce sufficient quantity and succession
Of succulent food about one aud half or two
square rods of groend TO each COW TO bo soilsd-
SOW as follow:
As early in April as tie state OF the land will
permit, which isasually between the 6sh and 10th,
on properlyprepsred land, oats At the rate Of four
bushels to tue acre.
About the goth OF the same month, SOW either
oats or barley, at the same rate per acre, in like
quantity aud proportions.
Early in Nay, SOW, in like manner, either of the
above grains.
Between the 10th and 20th Of may, sow Indian
corn, (Southsrn Dent being best,) in drills, three
bushels to ths acre, in like quantity and proper
tions.
About tn. sth of June, repeat the sowing of the
corn, as above.
After the last mentioned sowing, barley should
be sown in the above toned quantity and pro-
portions in the following successions-on the 18th
and rs h of June, and in the first week in July,
barley being the best qualified to resist the early
frosts."
These various provisions for a variety OF crops
will supply food something in the follow ing order,
viz;
"Ths oats sown early in April will be ready to
cut, for soing, between the 1st and 18th OF July,
and will usually remsin succulent until about the
middle Of the month.
Tho:s S3wn about the goth of April will bs ready
to cat the 18th and Goth of July, and will last
nearly or quite till the let OF August.
Those sown early in May will be resdy to sue.
esed the proceeding, and will last till near the
middle of August.
The corn sown Oh the 18th and 25th OF Nay aud
early in June will supply in succession, excellent
food till early in September. ..
The barley sown in July will continue q sufi-
cient supply of good feed until the Arst of Novem
bsr, when, as sometimes before, the tops Of ropts
--as carrots, bsets and turnips, with eabbages =
are never falling resource.
Reduced to Q single statement, my experience
and system 10, for the support Of my soiled stock
during the months of July, August and sebtem-
Der, to SOW in the months of April, May, June,
and July, equal to three-quarters Of an acre for
each head OF cattle to be soiled, in such order as
will give regular succession CT succulsnt food
during the three Aforementioned months.
For their support from the Goth of May, and
during the month of June, / reserve early clover
and other grass at the rate Of one quarter of an
acre for each head OF cattle soiled.
For their support daring the first half of oeto-
bsr, depended upon the second growth Of the
half acre cut ever in May and June, and the sec
ond growth Of oats and corn cut over in Jaly.
1t now remains to be shown that the cost Of
rai,ipg, cutting and distributing the food to the
stock, is compensated by these savings above
mentioned. Upon this point, my own experience
has satild.d me that the manure alone is an ample
compensation for oil this expense, leaving the
savings Of land, OF food, and Of fencing stuff, a.
clear gain from the system.
A popular objection to this mode Of keeping
milch COWS is, that want Of exercise must affect
ipjuriously the health of the animal. To this,
European writer's some of whom have kept, in this
way, large herds, reply that they never had one
sick, or one die, or one miscarry, in consequence
OF this mode of Resping.' After more than ten
years. pursuing Of this practice, my experience
justifies me in uniting my testimony to theirs on
this point" =.
In the Agricultural volame Of the Patent office
Report for 1859, just received, find an interes-
ting article by d. 8. Curtis, OF Madison, Wiscon-
sin, on the same subject, in which Mr.. G. endeav-
ors to show the peculiar adaptation Of this system
to the West, where fencing materials are scarce
and dear. Es claims 'trine distinct benefits" ari-
sing from the ~ stem, as follows:
eve can now sum up, clearly, nine principle
advantages tnst msy hs -s-siy derived from that
fsithful practice OF this beautiful system of gresn
soiling the stock Of the farm besides the incidsn
tel benefits which grow out OF 1t indirectly,
namely;
Saving OF iandj saving Of fencss; saving OF food;
improved condition and comfort Of all the animsls
larger prodsot of milk and flesh; greater dociliy
Of tho animals; frssdors from brsechy depreda'
tions larger aecumplations Of manure; and in
creased order In sll the business Of the farm.
Incidental to these. will be greater cleanliness
throughout the premises, there being few foul
fence-cornsrs, and no feed. or manure scattered
about thtsr foot; greater variety ofrJod can be
assd, and every thing saved; allowing the conve.
niencs of doing more Of the work by ones self,
and requiring the paying out Of less money; and
permitting the sale Of larger portisn OF all grain
and fruit, or other matursd products that may be
raised on the place, and be desired in the usual
markets; and the comfort of doing much larger
share of the ordinary business uuder shelter; and
having much larger amount of value concentra.
ted in q comparatively smaller space, throughout
most of the farm property and products; as, for
instance, one hundred dollars worth of stock or
grain occupies much less space than the same value
in land or fences, aid hundred dollars worth Of
wool or butter less space than same value ofgrain"
Rural Nsv Yorker.