Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-12-11
Comparative Value OF Hay. Corn
ana Roots.

ws 1rely 10 draw the attention Of our
..,rm,r- tttne value Of hay when impaired
a. tIer crops which are or may be raised
- t4.ia.
Aon Of ground retained expressly for
c-y c., IN an evera-e not more than a ton
al taIt If vegetable food an equal space
aianir' wish carrots or rutI blgas viii yield
t-a.. zen - twenty tons. say fifteen tons
uhi-.. T. ~ no means higd average, and
- o-t ! been attained without any extra
ordinary cultivation. 1t mas been ascertained
l.v .-rei,I experiment tAas three working
...s~,.- !. Teen aud 0ne-halt hands nigh, con
~-Il. : AZ the rate Of two hundred pounds
r--r ,.tca, or five tons AID one thousand and
iorty-eight ponds per annum. beside one and
me hall bushels OF oats per week, or seventy
eight per annum- Be- a repetition Of the
-ane experiment il was found that an un
worked horse consumed hay AZ the rate Of
four and one quarter tons per annum.
The produce, therefore Of nearly six acres
If land e necessary 10 support 4 working
horse for one year but half an acre Of car
rots a six hundred bushels per acre. with
the addition OF chopped straw. while the sen
son for feeling them lasts, viii do a. we'll +
net better. These things d not admit OF
loubt. for they have been the subject OF ex-
ret trials. as some Of your agricultural friends
can testify.
1t has also been proved that the value Of
Jne bushel Of corn, together with the fodder
upon which it grew, viii keep horse 10
good working order for . week. IN acre
planted with corn. and yielding sixty bushels.
will be ample u keep g5-d sized horse in
working order for one year.
Let the farmer then consider whether il is
better to maintain a horse On the produce O.
lalf an acre of ruta ba-a OF carrots. Or upon
-i r,r.I1,t e ..t.rs. ..f c..r,
other hand, upon the ray and grain from six
lcres of land for II viii require six acres of
good land to produce the necessary hay and
grain above. The sane reasoning NIGH
be made use OF in the feeding of cat1 4 and
sheep.
These facts deserve the particular attention
4 farmers who arc DESTROYS OF improving
shcir pccuniary condition. am aware thar
ahor of a proper kind Is IN many cases diff
.ult 10 procure. and with our habits is not
very easily managed know also that
large portion OF our farmers. from the nature
+ their habits and their style Of living. are
% prosperous and independent that they have
no occasion 10 extend their cultivation hey nd
what it now Is, in order to meet their wants
and 70 incur the trouble, vcxation and risk ol
employing more labor. expcndIng more capi
tai, and Increasing their cares
But it is not fair to l1oduce such instances
Is any examples of the profit or unprofitablc-
ness of farming when carried on white skill.
intelligence, industry, enterprise and all the
-Ipital and I'll the labor when can Be he
slowed upon them with advantage.
T. carry on farming in the most snc.essfu,
manner. tine farmer should have the control
II capital N amount 10 one years croIs and
sac years. manure or tie must W TX 10 a
,reatea OF less disadvantage IN proportion ~
the amount Of his capital falls below this
mark Germantown Telegraph.