The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-07-23
Aaritnltnral.
FARM, gARDBN AND nOtsEIfbLD.

AtnN NNAAA MNn NlltAh IL wiz NNV NDNTNI-Nu Oll=
lection that wo think not n few have no.
tieed on this side 90 the ktlantic. sncn
lay may give q largo yield TO the acre, but
Ihuth Of u kip ueyer be eaton by stock,
and much of what is eaten, will never be
digested. There is another difficulty con-
nected with our present method of cutting
grass after the stalk has attained It's full
size and has put forth blossoms or has ma
tured its seeds. Unless such stalks can re-
main until desiccation commences IL is in
furious to the roots TO cut them. That il
il not injurious to the roots TO clip the
foliage OF grass before the stalks shoot up
any considerable distance appears TO ~
proven by pastures, Here Che, grass Is
clipped many times during the.season, and
still tho. vitality of tho roots does not APP
pear to be injured i'm the least,
Most farmers have noticed that grass
lands viii run out quicker. when they are
moved, than when pastufed. and that II
requires moro power to break pasfhre tnrf
than that in Il field fhaBhas been cut with
q scythe, an equal number of years. The
oiteier lawns are cut, the finer. the ofassf
becomes, and the firmer the turf. Grass
in o lawn that is mown every week or two,
is not half so likely to winter kill as TINT
in n field that Is only cut once In q season.
A team that will draw n pillow through a
field that has been in Timothy hay five or.
six years, with as much ease az through q
field of wheat stubble, would be "stalled"
II taken into a lawn or pasture Of the same
-Rge.
Nature, in providing grass as the food
for domestic animals, seemed to have de-
signed it for frequent clipping. Can we
not, therefore, max our hay ofbetter quail
ity, and Mt the same time give greater per-
m%anence 20 the crop, by cutting the grass
oftener than we do We know there would
be more work attending such n practice,
than in having hay cutting come but once
q year, but we do not think the increase OF
labor would be as great as IL would AZ first
thought appear 10 be. We should be in no
danger of lodged grass, and the trouble of
curing the hay would be greatly lessened.
AK little spreading would be. required. Ii
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 i'm this case, as
in oil others where manure is applied, the
additional yield will more than compensate
for tho outlay. ON ,83I9
STABLES IN SuAnmR.-A correspondent
OF the journal of Agriculture says: With
most farmers considerable pains is taken TO
AAtNR ANAfA' MNliA NilA tbllAOlillIliN lNI
stock in winter, md this is ~ it should be.
But there is another matter connected with
stable management, fully equal in Import
nncei which is very sadly neglected. and
that - free ventilation in sunmcr. Very
many stables upon farms and in villages,
are built of brick, or c%lapboarded if made
of wood. without windows, and through
the Bultty nights Of summer, horses. and
often COWS, are kept confined here, breath
ing tho air contaminated by the ammonia
which arises from their own filth, and the
effect Of this is loss oftnppetite, disease of
tho lungs and n decline OF strength.
One half the injury will not arise from
Keeping n horse in n cold stable during
winter. that will come from close coniine-
mont in Summer, for animals were givon, q
robe to shield then from cold, but no
shield is given TO avert the serious effects of
inhaling for house at n time n poisoned at
mosphere.
Some means ahould DO devised to give n
free circulation of air through the stable IL
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-ddst straw, or
dry earth. We do not approve of using
lime, ashes, or anything OF the kind as a
purifier, for it is injurious 20 the hair and
skin of the animal.
When horses are mado TO stand upon a
plank floor the stable isliiely 20 become very
much moro impure than under other circum-
stances, for the liquids will run through
and form n pool beneath, which will contin-
nally send upN noXious odor as strong 0s
hnrtshoIn. To Rvort this. hll the cavity
below the floor withsods or lonm, and clean
tho same out two or three times duriug the
season. Thus n large amount of the very
best of manure may be gained, and the
comfort Of the animals kept I'm the barn pro-
NOTED.
\ The importance of cleansing the stable
floor often. cannot DO too earnestly urged,
for in hot weather the collections here are
ALIVE with maggots in q few days if left I'M
disturbed, and this is q positive proof GIFTS
unhealtniness and impurity. When the
horse is not in use, the stall should be rem
ovated morning and evening. i'it
SHEEP AFTER SHEARrNG. After q sheep
has lost its fleece, the skin OF the animal
becomes very sensitive to the heat of the
sun, or the chill OF, a cold storm. To be
convinced of this, and tho Importance Of
making some extra exertion for the comfort
of the animals, il is only necessary to visit
the field where the flock is kept, when the
day is hot or immediately cold, and wit
ness the discomfort manifested. In either
case the sheep win be found seeking shell
ter, painting or shiveripg, and of course
suffering severely. MI
Probably the most economical mode Of
projecting the flock is to turn them into the
woods, or into a field, q part Of which is
covered with forest trees. Here, in n hot
day they are shielded from the sun, and in
a cold storm get some protection. 1t is
hnttnp hnmouap NuhaV, a aa11 gNava, -. !
proaches, TO drive the flock up, and keep
them in the barn until the weather is suit
able for them TO go out again.
IT will be remembered TINT but q few
years ago, thousands Of sheep were killed
m Northern Ohio, by a cold storm some
time IN June. Farmers at that limo who
were thoughtful enough 10 cme for their
locis, saved them, and the lesson learned
then should be remembered. II Is not ffe-
quent that We have summer storms severe
enough TO kill sheep outright, unless per-
haps, it be II few old i'pelters,'' yet that is
argument against giving them protec-
ton, for when an animal suffers from any
cause, ltdeclines in flesh aud strength.
At this season it is particularly impor-
tant that ewes with lambs be given all the
advantage possible, for they have two lives
TO support, and the draft upon their sys-
TENS Is heavy enough, without being sub
leeted TO e%ndurances which might, with
care, be averted.-Qhi BIrmer,
Hoes WANT SULPHUR. Whether hogs re-
quire sulphur NJ an essential 90 their
or whother II ID Sought ly them asl.
n condhment, may not be known Tor GER
But II thing in sure, they de-
yOur IL with greed whenever il IL 10 be
found, II ia for this purpose, probably, /
That thoy est large quantities of soft coal,
which contains n largo amount of sulphur.
Perhaps this is the most economical meth
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