The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-11-29
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How many mdiions baso been wasied by
leaving grass 10 bccome waritilcsC for food
byvepaaining paeltt I'LL dug daysf THIS
suljetl'of wastc slpull bd il,Sestgateil !;
ais5the blowing undrr Of good clover as q
manure. The advocates OF tliis pi6h FOR
disposing OF food for cattle have more
seuse, thopgh, thaa farmers who cut for
hay, for they say IA docs the land m,ibl,
less good when turned under after il is IN
full bloom, for tho stems becumo woody
and DO not deoompose so as to furnish food
for tho plants. Aquaniily of sticks may nj.
most as well be plowod in, says one writer
But a great bulk of tho slock.raisefs have
not tho same regard for feeding their cot.
tie, aud for their having digcstblo food
which will nourisl the system, promoting
mxuriaut growth aud health they viii let
their clover and other grass become al
sticks and weather beaten rubbish, which
their poor unfortunate animals are Obliged
90 have torture their slomachs or die OF
starvation II would be blessing il these
men, having no bowels OF compassion,
were compelled TO eat stale food of all
k,n egetables that were going to see d
aud meat irum animals just passing 10 the
very last stage OF dried, withcrcd old aye,
leing like the hay all dead before the cut
tllg Ol the last thread OF lie.
Waste is a term often misapplio !, aud
too much h1gality proves very often a
waste in tho result. A hordsman VAS roed-
ing mich cattle at milking times during
the summer Of 1862 and 10 induce them 10
cat as much as possible. put moro before
iliem, lhan they cleared up, leaving por.
laps about an eighth, which was given to
other stock. This was millet, Hungarian
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antIy grown, there being plenty coming on
all The while, The COWS gave double the
IN Tx they had dono the previous summer.
and were often fed in The shade in hot
weather, in addition TO the feeding al
morning aud eyehiug, the superintendent
as well as tho hordsman feeling Interested
in producing as much butteT as possible
Que day tho proprietor visited the GOV
sheds, whilo the man was removing the
Toiuso, and used the oppression nj the top
OF this article, that cows should only have
as much as they would eat up,i. which Of
courscNsas coinplied With, as 'tc was gon.
tlcnan not disposed 10 be argued with.
Tho,eensequonce was sinking Of two aud
a quarter pounds of butter to each cow
per week and q slight depreciation in the
quality OF tho buttcr, as all the oNarse aud
rank berbago had TO be eaten aud they did
not ill themselves SO full as when they can
PIER out all the sweet and tender portions
Now here was a mistake, and there are
many such for even If there arc no rough
store cattle TO clear up altor, uot only
milkmg cows, but beef cattle aud calves,
&c.. il would be better to use unpalatable
food FOR bedding, and make manure Of IT,
Yet the same m9p who had been plowing
IN Ter Fifty tuns OF clover, would cry shamo
Rnd preach text, 'NWaste not, want not
il BIO saw any under tho Cattle There is u
medium in all things, and tits well for peo
Pile TO reckon UP aud consider on every ap.
pc oirauco Of waste, before they begin
preaching too mnch Look at tho barn
yards, and see tho juice of dung running
away, and every shower taking off the
ei enoe Of all lying IN The i'll constructed
reocptacies- look at the food a lot of farm
hands viii eat when inferior goods IRE
hol. lit A good, wholesome article OIL
IL is the cheapest for them with good
infringement there need be no waste c..
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