The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-07-16
agricultural.
FARM,=4lARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.

agricultural.
FARM, Garden AND HOUSEHOLD.
MOVING FIELDS MORE THAN ONCE.-The
complaint which was made against the
American hay that was sent to England
last year was that il was too coarse-an Oh
lection that we think nota few have no.
tieed on this side of the Atlantic. Such
hay may give large yield to theacre,, but
much of il. will never be .eaten by stock,
and much of what is eatan, will never be
Hdigested. EThereis another difficulty con-
Inected with our present. method of emitting
grass after the stalk has attained its full
size and has put forth blossomsAor has ma
tured its seeds. Unless such stalks can re-
main until desiccation commences it is in
furious to the roots to cut them. That it
is not injurious to the roots to clip the
foliage of grass before the stalks shoot up
any considerable distance appears to be
proven by pastures. Here the grass is
clipped many times during the season, and
still the vitality of the roots does not ap-
pear to-be injured il the least. st y ~
Most farmers have noticed that grass
lands will run out quicker when they are
iiiOWOoy tIhh WAOh PooodiONs hho eiIobo ~
requires more power to break pasture turf,
than that in field that has been cut with
scythe, an equal number of years. The
oftener lawns are cut, the finer the grass
becomes, and the irmer the turf. Grass
in lawn that is mown every week or two,
is not half SO likely to winter kill, as that
in field that is only cut once in q season.
A team that will draw o pillow through q
field that has been in timothy hay five or
six years, with as much ease as through
field of wheat stubble, would be .'stalled"
If taken into q lawn or pasture of the same
age.
Nature, in providing grass as the food
for domestic animals seemed to have de-
signed it for frequent clipping. Can we
not, therefore, make our hay of better quail
ity and at the same time give greater per-
manence to the crop, by cutting the grass
oftener than we do2 We know there would
be more work attending such practice,
than in having hay cutting como but once
year; but we do not think the increase Of
labor would be as great as it would at first
thought appear to be. Weshould be in no
danger of lodged grass, and the trouble of
curing the hay would be greatly lessened,
as little spreading would be required. 1t
might be necessary, also, to exercise more
care in the application of manure. in the
solid or liquid form, to fields that are to be
mown more than once; but in this case, as
in all others where manure is applied, the
additional yield will more than compensate
for the outlay. ss.A .i
STABLES IN SUMMER.-A correspondent
of the Journal of Agriculture says: With
most farmers considerable pains is taken to
| make stables warm and comfortable for
stock in winter, and this is as it should be-.
But there is another matter connected with
stable management, fully equal in import
| ance, which is very sadly neglected, and
| that is free ventilation in summer. Very
many stables upon farms and in villages,
are built of brick, or clapbearded if made
of wood, without windows, and through
the sultry nights of summer, horses, and
often cows, are kept confined here, breath.
ing the air contaminated by the ammonia
which arises from their own filth, and Che
effect of this is loss of appetite, disease Of
the lungs and decline of strength.
| One half the injury will not arise from
keeping horse in cold stable during
winter. that will come from close confne
ment in summer, for animals were given 6
robe to shield them from cold, but nc
shield is given to avert the serious effects o.
inhaling for house at time poisoned at
mosphere. s.
Some means ahould be devised to give $
free circulation of air through the stable i
1t has to be done by leaving the barn doors
open; and the stalls should be kept clean
and sweet by the use of saw. dust, straw, o.
dry earth. We do not approve of using
lime, ashes, or anything of the kind as
purifier, for it is injurious to the hair and
skin of the animal.
| When horses are made to stand upon
plank floor the stable is likely to become yer,
much more impure than under other circum
stances, for the liquids will run through
and form pool beneath, which will contin
nally send upa noxious odor as strong al
hartshorn. To avert this. fill the cavit,
below the floor with sods or loan, and clear
the same out two or three times during The
season. Thus a large amount of the yer,
best of manure may be gained, and the
comfort of the animals kept In the barn pro
| NOTED. 't.'-sEE.. ~
The importance of cleansing the stabl,
floor often. cannot be too earnestly urged
for in hot weather the collections here ar
alive with maggots in few days if left un
disturbed, and this is a positive proof of it
unhealthiness and impurity. When the
horse is not in use, the stall should be rem
ovated morning and evening.
SHEEP AFTER SHEARING. After sheer
has lost its fleece, the skin of the ANNA
becomes very sensitive to the heat of the
sun, or the chill Of cold storm. To b.
convinced of this, and the importance o
making some extra eXertion for the confer
| of the animals, it is only necessary to visi
the field where the flock is kept, when thu
day is hot or immoderately cold, and wit
ness the discomfort manifested. In either
case the sheep will be found seeking shell
ter, painting or shivering, and of course
suffering severely. H-r .
| Probably the most economical mode O
| protecting the dock is to turn them into the
| woods, or into q; field, part of which il
covered with forest trees. Here, in ho
| day they are shielded from the sun, and il
| cold storm get some protection. It is
| better, however, when q cold storm ap
| proaches, to drive the flock up, and keer
| them in the barn until the weather is suit.
able for them to go out again. -, -
| 1t will be remembered that but few
years ago, thousands of sheep were killed
| IN Northern Ohio, by cold storm some
time IN June. Farmers at that time who
were thoughtful enough to care for THEN
| hocks, saved them, and the lesson learned
then should be remembered. 1t is not fire.
| quent that we have summer storms severe
enough to kill sheep outright, unless, per-
haps, it be few old 'tpelters, yet that is
no argument against giving them protec-
ton, for when an animal suffers from any
cause, it declines in flesh and strength.
At this season it is particularly impor-
tant that ewes with lambs be given all the
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