Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-12-18

Practical Farmer concerning the impolicy OF
exposing manures 10 the action of the wealth
er while accommodating in the barnyard. He
keeps his manure in pit cellar, where ii
receives the wash from the stables and the
suds from the kitchen. This keeps the mass
moist and for the purpose of perfect decom-
position, quantity OF plaster is added. The
re.ult is manure so well rotted and infinitely
divided that when mixed with the soil every
young rootet, putting out in search of food
finds supply which can be readily approx ri-
atcd and absorb ed.
LONDON HoRsEs The value of straw as a
feeding substance, was never better proved
than by the following fact A firm having a
large number Of heavy wagon horses, had
frequent occasion for the veterinary surgeon,
until they were recommended to mix a certain
portion of fine cut straw with the clover hay.
This has been practiced now for some years,
and their bill for horse doctoring is a a mini
mum. The partner Of the firm who told me
this. said how advantageous it was, not to be
deprived, a. they formerly were, Of the use
81 several horses-tO say nothing of the saw
ing in expense and loss. The fact is, the food
was too rich, or too lnucilaginous for | have
often been told that fine cut hay, unmixed
with straw chaff, balls in the stomach, and
thus is, suppose, deprived of the action of
the gastric Juices. We know that too sue
culent or rich grasses are injurious, and no
doubt straw chaff mixed with it. acts me
chanically, if not chemically, with advantage
1t would be well for our agricultural friends
70 know that for several thousand horses be-
longing to the General Omnibus Company
the food l. all passed through the chat cut
ter. with believe. a certain portion of straw
While spring grazing our bullocks on tares
we mix straw with it in their early growth,
but as they advance to towering and podding,
this is not required. because there is much
wheat and oats grown with this. which gets
intermiXed on passing through the chaH
rnachine-J Necti. Juiy 1867.
Do not break the horses wind by hauling
tie manure over too great breadth Of land,
nor kill yourself and boys in undertaking to
get over the same. Apply the dressing TO
less quantity Of land and get more crops as
the result, and with less labor for man and
beast When the writer was n boy his
father used to plant from eighteen TO twenty
five acres Of corn, broom corn and potatoes
annually. Inanuring at the rate of from five
to seven loads to the acre. and getting from
fifteen to twenty-five bushels of corn TO the
acre, averaging perhaps twenty bushels
And it was worth then, from fifty to sixty
seven cents per bushel. | have since on
some Of the same farm produced a crop of
corn, upon which premium was awarded
me of over one hundred bushels to the
acre. and it is worth one dollar per bushel.
But in order u do it needed the iniunc-
tons given above and was careful of nv
horses wind And after that crop was
and the land seeded down, which
was d ne with winter wheat, producing
nearly twenty seven bushels TO the acre, the
one hay. Now which is the most profitable
course to pursue, viz; TO cultivate three
acres we'll and get more crops, or run over
twenty acres or more, for inferior crop
To work Ike the d yourself all summer,
to get the nOeing done, and keep the boys
on che i.np all the time, or take things IL
little more coolly? You may make your
own answer. viii it spoil that piece of land
to lie without cropping for the year? VIII
it not really recuperate by resting little?
Think of it. before you venture to take up
too much land, and contrive to much work
for the boys. If the grass is running out
turn it over, after haying, manure and resaed.
-Ne.r England Homestead.
PREcoCTY OF GAME PULLEr. -During
the twenty wears that have been breeder
Of poultry. | have not had an instance of
such precocitv a the one | am about to men
ton On the 10th Of March this wear the
fowl referred 70 was Matched. In July she
showed signs that she would soon begin to
Law eggs. | had her and cOckercl put into
a room. out Of which they have not been
since then. On August II she began to lay,
and in twenty-eight days laid twenty-three
eggs. On the llth of September. l set her
with ten eggs, seven OF which We're fruitful
She has now six fine chickens, and although
II he old uha l.nb.
roniy as her grand other Cor London
Field
IN ALLEGED CURE FOR TUE CATTLE PLAGUE.
M Moll. great agricultural authority in
France, write; u the Journal d agriculture
Pratioue that ne has received letter from
NJ. Philiibcrt, a large landowner in Southern
Russia which says - | am anxious to make
known 70 YOU that of MI the means employed
in the numerous experiments | have made IT,
preserve my horned beasts against the cattle
plague sea water given in place of soft water
has had. during all the epidemic, complete
success. All the animals supplied with
water were spared by the malady, and yet
those were intentionally placed constantly in
contact with sick beasts. To show the
value of NJ. PhiIlibert's testimony, N. Mol
states that he has obtained one Of the two
gold medals given to Russia in the exhibition
for wool, that he possesses $4,000 merinO
sheep, 1000 to 5000 horned cattle, 500 to 600
horses, and that his lands situated in the
Government of Taurida (the Crimea THAT
is to say, in the province in which the cattle
plague originated
Cur THE BUshEs.-Now is the time, the
shortest days of winter. to cut the bushes in
the pastures and along the meadows and
fences, wherever you wish to cut and get rid .
Of them. Alders, birches, etc g, cut during
the shortest days, are, as nearly every prac
teal farmer knows, killed out. that is they
sprout up in spring great deal less than
when cut at other seasons.
4 few da vs. spent now If this is the case,
will be worth more than at any other season
IF the year. But if you have wood lots that
you wish to cut over and then to leave to
grow up again, YOU had better let them stand
few weeks longer.
FARMING PRoGREssIvE.--It is with farming
precisely as with every other business it
must be attended to or it will not pay. This (
IS more so now than formerly. For now
machinery does the work of hand labor :
md science is adding success, which the com
non farmer cannot reach-hence he is found
n the rear of profits and general success.
There must be intelligence. The Advancement
If farming has made this SO. o SHINING
and is getting to be among the things that .
we're. This, however, is less the case the +
3rairies than in the east. An old fashioned (
armer stands but a poor chance there. He I
Is constantly selling out, to " better his con-
lition.'' which is not done buying another
arm He is generally glad to get rid Of his,
md not get him another 80 incumbrance.
We must then, as the country improves, in .
elves both bv readnr and conrersation with
hose who know.-RurH World.