New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-04

attempt to compel large heavy carcassed COW W gu
living on pastures adapted only 10 smaller ONE,
ment ON our hills and in onr stalls aud sh0sd be selected
with reference to this, rather IMAM 10 tsdI 10
proportion which gratihes the taste regardess Vi to
The constitution of every apimal should more
over, be adapted 10 the climate ~ Will ,nav,oW
from the cattle OF New-Engand and any eho ,ETder
transplant the animal organization createu 20 a
hard climate and short grass, is iso, a :, the end
of nature for Which the farmer o Will
mediation TO nature after few generatlohe Northern
being great object of cattlefeeding ry cow-easly
kent during the Winter without graz, 10 esoeeiay dc.
pastures not overuxurant in tr besf when the
n1S Of the dairy is over suc animal % . Wn
Summer WI hold her own OF led or thai purpose There
is more profit in feeding two i'm hall feednS
pasture mica on lT he same pasture N all feeding other
than grazing, should also sbonld he fed with
refercnce 70 that alone and in 1neh way us not 70
Djure the lactea system9d mown boV Ou And tSroncb
t tb sboud he fed ph such articles, and not upon
the oeaginous grains sen as Inah eoIi anu co bt
seed and oiicake. yang animals INTENDED t Tor peer
Should be furnished th an abundance OF fatproylding
food the IA 5s way W %ac she Fced tbe
tor definite IMPOSE. In this way alone can the true
economy of dng be arrived at The waste OF hay roofs
ond Grain yths country is enormous solely on account
Of a ,dcious selection of animals to be fed We
KNOW Fought TO know, that 100 pounds OF food fed TO
one asna is worth much more than 100 pounds OF food
led % another animal but we do not always profit by
oGf knowledge. The producer Of milk, for instance,
OF hay, roots, and grain fed to class OF
cows than lie can when it is fed to another And we
shall never feed as we may uhtll we nave oNeic0e
our preudices and select cattle with special refer
epce to given object and not TO crafty an idle fancy
The neglect OF this rule OF the formidable obstacles
now In the way OF successful farming There is still too
great indifference to the crops raised on omr farms ana
their location and modes OF cultlNauon iDo wlos,e ,
Orchardng of our ancestors must be abandoned. frus
culture has become more matter OF horticulture Sna
agriculture. The growing of apples should be G0nhhe1
lands untitled for other purposes Doth by quay anu
ocatOn-such ledgy hillsides Astounding IN mineral
deposs and deficient in clay and vegetable mold NO
man afford TO have his fertile fields lying near ms
farm buildings occupied by orchards His manure is
easily transported thther ana ms annual CROPS souu
grow home as pOsslDe Tor from theSe comes NE
constant profit What say OF orehardng does not Apply
Of course to the smaller fruits which come wth t. s
OF annual crops, and commence their returns shorty leI
planting But 20 years must pass away before an t f
begins to yield fruit and that is long e 70 Watt lor
dividend from any investment Inc Nque Ii IN t tSi
country. discuss the turnp crop with many men, ana
find that they have not yet got beyond the English Nat
TOY OF ny osicnltHrn Tor catefeoding the
Swedish turnip, the Reespleop, king OF the swede Is
can be rased-sown light lands, the middle OF June,
aud treated mainly with superphosphates OF bones; ana
for horses vastly superior 10 the carrot You can RAISE
nine times as much food IN weight OF swedes
condition of land, and each pound of this hay
finds its equivalent, in nutTitive properties, III
as determined by tests; and you should remember that
an animal is almost always in better condition IN the
than Without them. What have said Of turnips as
a most valuable crop for the farmer who is winterlng
root for a Winter dairy. Carrots have abandoned rs
too expensive and troublesome in CULTIVATION as uHht
for beef milk, and less valuable by far rs ioOd Tor
horses than the Swedish turnp have no doubt TINT
the business of feeding cattle and sheep could be doubled
the great mortality which often prevails among the latter
would De avoided by liberal use Of the turnip alone
corn TO plant and small grain 10 raise, as necessary
part Of the farm economy with the markets filled with
a. 4sa1a
are best for the feeding of cattle whether corn
fodder, which l think is the poorest or orchard
are questions still open for every practical farmer
have hastily presented TO your minds tie character or
agricultural progress in America, and the obstacles
which lie in its way, and which by science ana practice
we are endeavOring to remove In doing TINS mere
should not be doing Justice TO the agricultural
enterprise of the state Of NewIork did neglect TO eau
your attention to what she has done and doing to adj.
and perfect the great art of agriculture Does any
thrifty farms which lie along all your valleys and let the
prosperous farmers old and young remove his doubts as
tey may Does any one question the useful effect Of
agricultural s0cetiesl Let the honorable record Of
tile New.York State Society, its careful investi'
cations into every branch OF cultivation. and Its
examinations into and encouragement OF the best
one disbeleye in agricultural scho0lsf Let him
wait until the array of talent and learning called around
one stIl doubt whether intelligence skill taste and capi-
tai can be Epreftaby employed on the farml Let him
study the example nobly set by the prosperous mer'
chants Of NewYorR who have retired from the excite
ments of the counngIOom and the exchange not simply
TO embelish landscape by waseful outlay but TO con
duct large and profitable practical agriculture In
their endeavors TO improve the cattle OF this state they
have produced the finest breeds IN the land and they
have also demonstrated the profitable nature OF such en-
terprse. They have not only possessed themselves OF
extensive tracts of land but they have devoted their
acres 10 remunerative cultivation, They are living re-
buke 70 that superficial and riing view OF agriculture
which cOnsgn every tasteful aud educated farmer to
extravaganza poverty, and sets forth the failures
OF the ignorant as the hard fortune 10 which
every man is destined who would apply intelli-
gence and capital to agriculture. Their practical
farming is an example which all might well follow.
But not this alone They have given 10 the rural life OF
State Of NewYoTk character not surpassed IN TINS or
any other country Whatever merit may be accorded TO
others, 10 will be remembered OF them that they devoted
themselves the Development Of your best resources
have been the pride and glory Of every great people
They have taught love the land fathers loved
IT, our wise men and cOunseOTs of odtO love it as the
people OF ancient days loved H. whose great men enjoyed
their fayOra retreats and listened many returning
Spring TO the nigtngaes that tenancd the dark IVY
aud greeted the narrssus, ancient coTOn OF mighty
cOddesses burst IN beauty under the dews OF heaven
They have taught what rural life may be, 9nd what
that progressive farming is which Is within the reach OF
every intelligent, well educated, and industrious Amer
can citizen.
On Wednesday evening Mr.. +. y. Bigelow OF Boston,
inventor of the caTpetlOom and President OF the Ma
tiOnal Association Of Wool Manufacturers Will speak AT
the Fair on the Progress OF Wool Manufacture ia the
United States"
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