Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-16
THE EVENING STAR.
Selling when Pastures is shsrt

However much farmers may cling to their
old habits and look with suspicious distrust
upon all new and untried systems Of feeding,
which would turn all pastures into corn, or
grain fields, or meadows; still they have
found, by experience, that a thrifty patch of
green corn fodder IS great help in August,
are short and cows shrink their milk. Since
dairyiDg has become so important apart OF
our agriculture, greater attention is paid to
giving the COW more uniform feed thorough
the season, than the pastures alone furnish.
Few localities are blessed with pastures that
yield q uniformly abundant feed through the
whole season, and unless cows get other food,
their general product will net enrich the
feeder.
When cows shrink their milk from defc-
again to recover the full flow Of milk Il
sftsn happens that a deficiency Of food for
only few weeks, reduces the yield OF milk
the result of the year a failure instead of
success. The cardinal principal Of the dairy.
men shorld be TO supply his cows, at all sea-
sons, with an abundant, nutricious and milk.
producing diet. There should be no departure
from this rule. Any want Of liberality here
will be punished; ssven.told in the balance.
sheet at The end of the year.
II Is now time for all dairyman to make
provision fer his contingency The best crop
for early soiling Is clover; and every farmer
should have small piece OF ground near the
barn, in clover, to be used for this purpose, IL
needed; il not 1t will make excellent winter
food One acre of good clover fed green is equal
TO four and sometimes even SIX acres OF pas
fure. But corn. sown tor fodder, will meet
the most usual necessity Of the dairymau-
food for a dry August and September. This
may be sown. say the Goth of May and the
10th OF June. Sow early, so as to be used in
in August and il should not be looked upon
rs an additional expense in keeping the dairy,
for 1t is the greatest economy in feeding.
One acre of good corn fodder Is ual from
six 10 ten acres Of pasture, and worth much
more fed green than dry. If any thinks the
last figure extravagant, let him measure OF
forty square rods OF ground in heavy corn
fodder. and feed ii to his cows, noting the
length of time it Will keep them, and compare
this with two and half acres OF pasture.
Some large crops OF corn fodder have been
weighed green, and found to yield at the rate
of sixty tons to the acre, equal to about seven
tons Of dry fodder. This is, no doubt, large
crop. but it demonstrates that corn is of
the cheapest FOODS for the cow. 1t would he
the best economy for farmers TO reduce their
pastures and increase their green clover and
corn 10 be fed instead. They would soon find
their farms too large for their stock, and their
profit In increasing their stock and not their
hand.
About one acre to eight or ten cows will be
sufii eient to help out the pasture in dry
time. 1t will also we'll repay the dairyman 10
feed small quantities ofpea meal, Oil meal and
bran during the summer to his cows. 1t will
more than pay back the outlay in milk, besides
the better condition of the cow. The great
study should be TO keep the greatest number
of animals on the smallest quantity Of land.
Every additional animal. well kept will, by
increasing the manure enlarge the capacity to
keep more.-E. A. S, in Rural Ne,c Yorker.