The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-03
FARMERS READING.

HrO1eSSOr w llSOn, OF Eng lduu, II
his very interesting Agricultural Re-
ports of the Exhibition at Vienna,
thus speaks of agricultural institu-
tions abroad:
IF there be one point connected
with agriculture which, more than
another, excites the surprise of the
intelligent traveller, whether he be
one of our own coUntrymen visiting
the continent, or one coming from
the continent to visit US, it must bethe
difference in the value placed upon
agricultural education, and the pub
lie estimation in which it is held IN
the country he came from, and In
that in which he is visiting.
: In Austria neither the State nor
public can be charged with inGiffer-
ence to this important claim.
Throughout the empire special insti-
buttons exist for agricultural educa
ton, carefully adapted to the several
grades of students, and also to the
different branches Of rural economy.
Great attention has evidently been
paid by the Government for the best
means of developing and encouraging
the education of the proprietors as
well as the tillers of the soil. Exist
ing educational institutions have been
recognized and new ones established
In the different provinces of that en-
pire; publications bearing upon farm
ing matters have been promoted and
supported, and premiums have been
offered by the State for treatises and
textbooks suited to the requirements
of the respective subjects.
1.-The higher agricultural institu-
tions are situated-three in Bohemia,
one in Gallicia, two in Hungary, one
in Croatia; to these the principal
division of the farm schools at Gros-
sau, and the farm and forest school
may be added.
Farm schools are situated-two
In upper Australia, six IN Bohemia,
one in Moravia, one in Gallicia, two
In Hungary, and one in Croatia. Of
the $ Higher Forest Schools" there
are five. There are three special
schools for instruction in Vine Cul
ture," four special schools for Fruit
and Garden Cultivation" one for
(" Bees and Six Worm Management, !"
A course of lectures on Bee Man.
agemept is also given in Vienna
There are four Veterinary Schools
and Hospitals with horse-shoeing
establishments attached. Regular
courses of agricultural lectures are
given in the Universities of Vienna
and Prague, &C.
Ia these various agricultural and
educational establishments we find
no less than 240 teachers regularly
engaged In giving special instructions
on their several subjects to upward Of
1000 students. In addition to these,
there are no less than SO additional
teachers and lecturers on agriculture
in the universities and general
schools, which are attended by about
500 students"
Time fails us to give even meagre
account of the societies, exhibitions,
etc but enlightened Americans must
be very modest in all these matters.
FOOD FOR FATTENINGlFowLs.
The best food for fattening poultry
is sweet fresh oatmeal or barley meal,
mixed either with scalding milk or
water. Cooped fowls should be sup
piled with fresh food three times a
day-namely, at daybreak, or as soon
after as possible, at midday, and again
at roosting- time; as much as they
can eat should be given to the fowls
on each occasion, but no more than
can be devoured by the next meal |
time; should any be left, it should be |
removed and given to the other |
fowls; as, if kept, it is apt to become |
sour, when the birds will not eat it |
freely. The troughs for the soft meal |
should be scalded out daily, which |
can be done conveniently by having
supply of spare ones.
In addition to soft food, a supply |
of fresh, clean water must be con
stantly present, and a little gravel |
must be given daily-otherwise the
grinding action of the gizzard, which is
necessary to the due digestion of food, /
does not go on satisfactorily; the sup |
ply of little green food will be found
very advantageous to health; a little
sliced cabbage or some turnip-tops,
or green turf to pick at occasionally,
being all that Is required.
A variation in the diet will be
found very conducive to an increased
appetite, and therefore the occasional
substitute of n feed of boiled barley
for the slaked oatmeal is desirable.
Some feeders have divisions in their
or, still better, : small extra
trough, which always contains some
grains for the fowls to peck at.
Should the birds be required to be
very fat, some mutton suet or trim
mings of the loins may be chopped
up and scalded with the meal, or they
may be boiled in the milk or water