New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-03
RFTWEEN HAY AND GRASS.

and Of the people generally at the close oil WINTER anu
| fhe opening OF Spring
| ABOUT CATTLE, &C
IN Southern Illinois the woods usually begin to look
green and the cattle TO find grass enough in the bot
toms to live on by the lst of April Now so backward
IS the season that only few trees are leaing out
and the cattle find most scanty picking 1t said that
many Of the forest trees were killed by the cold Winter
Through Central and Northern Illinois meadows just
begin TO look green but blue grass pastures whether IN
amen woods or in prairie have fresh look, and cattle
,trjve well on it, Few common farmers so fortu
rate and so wise rs 20 have blue grass noticed that
many have turned ont their cattle into hcds perfectly
black where they through the motions OF eatAe ana
some have additional WORN ON manu- when II I" nlace
Themselves that they may not fail down. There Is no
douh that there never before SO many poor cattle
r illinois and the West. often DO they abound in lice
0nd their owuers try a remedies anxious % learn one
which efectual The bet thing is to card thoroughly
every day for in CardIg thousands viii drop OIL This
nav Dee said 90 bc sure preventive.
Ofen going ont IN Tie morning creature IS ionnd
| lyng down 60" 80 ,r-plo - get up. Mten 1000 Is
IND M 10 Il i viii eat we'll If II is not nGo'! on'
"a, he farmer and his .0ys anu gi.is-soAe'il the
ygfe-coines oUt and by lifting ana twisting they get
ne moor thing on ils Kegs. Bnt It shows signs OF un
over and the boys VIII spread out its feet SO that At may
have a broad base o. when they wou'd hANe II N'h
fhev lift up its feet Sometimes II is 80 weak that 1t
yi give a nunse forward or win se..le down upon its
ers when il will hc,pl y stretch cut aud sadly roll
hack It's ewes If Is iyOrite and valuable beast, II
.ypti
Ta1iBg on each side, where il supported by straps
snd ropes hung from aloft and plenty Of hay ana corn
and frCpuCnt mcsgcs OF bran are gwen H. H. however
tlore grass lot continuing few places where luo
Grass j. good il is got thiiher. 1t does the comP"
d 10 see IT eat But il is not unlikely that IN an loui
or so il VIII be found lying on its side unabe 10 SUI
and seems in diving stage. Again II Is fa'stu W
handsphes being freely used when 1t goes 10 ea'las,
! and seems smart Fully one-hali 0i sIeh eases az
hopeless. Some viii pick up wondeFiuiy. h a M q.
nothing so much like deatl.bed repentance d 'Iis
cure for hafstsY ed animal. But sucA scoAos NcIo
we're unavoidable this Spring, even on eouiHoH '''H
well managed. ., ,,.5
stated as high as m 20 % 30 head on farms here and
there Ono main cause Tor This was want oi correct
estimate OF the nuifmcAt cUh,alneu III Hoseu VoiL.
Horses here have rot suffered quite as mucn though
many have died while hogs have Gicd 10y the undreu
Perhaps sheep doing better than any Other stock
fr where there were only few, they managed 10 hye
tourh they drOp much wool and whore there are large
fueks their owners know enough 10 take care OF them
But large ocks cat much the fed them has had 50
little heart, that more required than was expected
aid who lost sheep 10y the hundred IN ht osI ana
have almost thought they would have made money
hey lost more for the dead sheep were sold 10 Chlca
o. byers from 81 30 TO g head. y hrst-rale sheep
nau has blue grass and thin ioeks are now thriving on
II al least they will live. At this season OF the year the
first thing sheep does in the morning is 10 look
over the fields and If the grass has grown during the
night for he can tel even II o field is half mile on
This is not thing with lin. He always can tell
TO day when his sheep viii get their lin on grass
Walking over the fields in March he viii grass start
ing. while others see nothing.
The regular stock growers who for the most part IN
derstand their business well are bringing out their
cattle in good conditon-some say never better They
knew they had to do their best They expect 10 aiien
on grass and TO ship east by June. They WHO have
al fed dutng the Winter have good specimens. and
Psy cxpcet and deserve good prices but believe the
number Of fat cattle is far less than some suppose One
stock grower in Champaign County assured me there
was not more than one this Spring where there were
fny last Spring, He said this may seem Wlld STATE
nnt but it could not be otherwise, since their surplus
corn which makes beef swept away by the frost
II roll tod "a sra
tween men who understand their business and those
who do not.
be called buekwheat farmers" who is tolerably vel
off has a large farm, and much stock. Last Fan he
sold 20 uns Of hay at &C. in January 20 uns more at
go, and thought be was making his fortune 1hls
Spring he has been buying hay far aud near at 80
and giving his note that be may save part OF his stock
THE CROPS.
A large breadth Of Spring wheat and oats has been
sown and corn Will be planted by every farmer 70 AZ
extent equal 10 his power TO work It, Potatoes onions
cabbage and garden vegetables viii be largely raised
Ineyer the farmers determined aud an1ious TO
plant and cultivate well they are this Spring Three
things stimulate them: tie present and prospective nigh
prices the necessity for supplying Their own families
ind the patriotic desire 10 help tie National cause by
fasng abundance for armies in the field There
se thousands and tens Of thousands OF farmers who are
wiling TO give to the Government the fruit Of from
one acre 20 after year. for their Whole
lives rather than that the Rebels should conquer.
4 An immense number of farmers, since the war com
renCed have paid of old debts and having attained an
SoT In condition to work their land much better to
make improvements. and TO enjoy themselves. As an
Indication Of this Nj Phoenix the great nursery man
Of Bloomington informs that his sales Of fruittrees
lave more than doubled the two past years. Hence,
notwithstanding the great acknowledgements OF the past
glowing season, there probably no more really pros
peros and happy farmers in the world than exist In the
f West
know Of nothing which has helped the farmers more
than agricultural reading found in the papers. The
subscription lists Of Western agricultural papers have
steadily increased. The Prqirie Farmer weekly sends
OF supple nentary advertising sheet
The new crop Of sorgo has been Of immense benefit
the West. 1t stands every farmer 10 be on the look
ont for crops, for they viii make us rich IN TACT
hey are doing It. OF those feel permitted 10 mention
one, which every safely plant, and that Is
canary seed. Las: year, NJ. L. Dunlap Of Champaign
sOwed five OF canary seed obtained from New
York costing four five dollars bushe and his sue
great that this Spring he las put H. during
March thirty acres. i the crop last Summer after
twas cut and from appearances should Judge it would
Yield twenty or thirty bushels TO the acre
Canary seed has been exported from the South Of Eu
rope and have annually paid for what we required
millions of dollars as we have for Other things which
can raise as well if not better in our own country
80 far as know Mr.. Dunlap Is the nrst one VINO mas
made the experiment and think debt Of gratitude s
due him.
This seed has qualities similar to faxseed and the
yield is much greater. the Hamburg far, last year
Count Pinto OF MettklD in Prussan Silica, showed
COW named BLACK Iett" for which he was offered
e4OO and refused il. II appeared Oh tral al the iair
na rs days after celyine she daily gave 53i quarts Of
nix from which pounds and l3l Of butter were
uade-eqral 10 n pounds a week. gather these facts
tom The Country Gentleman, and. without gong lhlO
Particulars. add, this usually was kept stabbed
grOomed and fed on plenty Of hay and hHseed Dur
ing the trial at the fair she fed seven pounds Of In
seed day; and two pounds and hall Of butter was the
profit Of this ponds Dairy men generally are ac-
Wptng the statement that such fattening feed is re-
CURED TO produce much butteTand il 10 me that
canary seed If raised Of the demand at 81 or
Sa bushe can be raised most probably for feed for
milk cows.
Winter wheat on some soils was Injured by the hard