New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-27
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUE,

Session of jan %, 1S6S-N. c. Ely, Chairman John
w. Chambers. Secretary.
FREE MARTINs.-Philemon Stout of Cotton Hill,
Sangamon County. ILL.,, and seven or eight others
in different States add their confirmation to the
statement already published, and prove that for q
heifer calf to be born twin with male calf viii
have no effect upon her to prevent her having calves
or giving milk tn some instances such animals have
masculine traits but these are the exceptions, not
the rule The same writer asks why this Club has so
mach TO say about the Importance OF saving and APP
plying
. CUTTING UP OR CHOPPING THE FoOD or NEAT CAT
TLE-Was introduced by the following letter from
Lucius Libby of Saco, Maine:
Several weeks ago the question OF cutting hay
for horses brought up and discussed by the Club
were expressed and because there were those present
who doubted the wisdom and economy of the prac-
tice, The American Apiculturist Of December says:
Those who have thought us severe In our criticisms
on this remarkable adjunct tho Farmers Club, to
THE NEW oRK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, are referred to
the following extracts of the repOrts Here follows
the remarks of Mr.. Quinn: What would an English
farmer think of us were he 10 step into the
Club and find us gavely discussing the propriety OF
cutting food for animals and Gamaliel and oil tho
doctors of the Law. laundering their anathemas
against hay-cutters, &cD Mr.. Quinn evidently con-
sidered this settler Of the question, but good au-
thOrity may be cited to confirm the opposite view:
Thomas ) Lang esq., OF North yassalD0ro. Name OF
port of Department of Agriculture for 1864 page l57
has made several thorough and careful trials IN keep
ing horses upon cut and uncut feed and has become
satisfied that dry hay and dry grain is better
for them than cut and mixed feed; IT IS
moro natural for them TO masticate their own food .
they perform it thoroughly, and keep in better
condition than by any other system of feeding
Psychologists whose books have read agree in the
opinion that human beings should eat slowly, and
should not drink with their meals, in order 10 give
the savary glands time to act so that the food may
become mixed with saliva, as nature designed. Does
not this principle hold good. in measure with
f. MT ka nrap tioa pf mt hqV M
wetting It, and mixing it with meal, in order that
horses may bolt IT down with very little chewing
and in very little time, somewhat like that in which
human animals indulge when they eat their dinners
in i've OF ten minutes. washing their food down
with hot tea coffee, to the time and trouble
of chewingf And in my opinion the evil cOnse-
ouences in both cases manifest themselves
later byFimpaiTed digestive organs and diseased con-
situations IL practice prevails among certain old
fOgies across the ocean, II Is no reason why Others
may not inquire and investigate for themselves and
were Thomas 5. Lang % member of tho Club and
engaged IN " gravely discussing the question under
consideration he would not be utterly dumbf0unded
If the English farmer aforesaid were TO step in upon
me 1gricuIfrist evidently considers THE TRIBUNE
out of its appropriate sphere in publishing the dis
cussOnsOf the Club; but have met with indiYdu-
ais who read both papers and think they obtain more
agricultural Information from TIE TRIBUNE than
from The Agriclturist notwithstanding agriculture
is the speciality OF the latter.
SPONTANEOUS CoMBUsTON.-DavidP Petit of Salem
County sends by express square cut or block Of
clover hay, black in color crumbling between the
fingers like rotten wood, and emitting tho smell OF
mild tobacco. The NOW from which 1t was cut had
been hot for weeks 1t was gathered little damp
but by no means green. This stuff the animals will
eat, but not gladly. He asks whether this spOn-
taneous combustion, or would have been If the pro
cess had not been, rs it were, BmOthered by the
weight Of the mass above.
VOce-l know what made the clover behave so !;
ii grew on shallow plOwed landl
II. e.. Peters-I found, when was actively engaged
in farming that / could NOW away my hay quite
green IL there was no rain OF dew on IT. The natural
Juices of tho grass will not thus play the mischief
with it, bat il hafcured or dry hay II wet and then
piled way il will sweat and heat. and become great
Nv damaged as this has. 1t Is an excellent plan TO
throw dry straw over damp or imperfeety cured hay
place if the air excluded. Hence for damp green
ish hay tight barns are the best The ferment
through which this clover has passed has robbed it
of its strength giving qualities but the starohy
parts are not 80 much affected it will be eaten
by stock exposed 10 the cold and by young animals
but would be almost worthless for working beasts or
mich COWS.
W. s. Carpenter-F are getting moro and
moro into the way OF putting what they cut into the
barn the same day. except in rainy weather. 1t can DO
bay we'll tramped sailed little and have the loads
rs they come in, sandwitched with few bundles Of
dry straw. The straw absorbs the moisture that
wOOld work mischief and in mid Winter that hay
comes out so bright and sweet-smelling and hearty
that the cows laugh when they get 1t.
Iowa APPLEs.-The Secretary Of the State Horti-
cultural Society sends the Club expressage prepaid
box Of apples taken from their show-tables. There
are 81 varieties. named follows: Fall Pippin White
Pippin, Mother, Rhode Island Greening, Vandeveer
Red Winter, Black GiiiidowSr Hubbafdston None
such, Smiths CIDER, NewtOwn Spitzenburg, Rawls
Jannet Belmont Gate, Jonathan, Pock's Pleasant
Milan W: WI vi Pearmain, Big Romantic, Yellow
BelletoWer, White Bellefi0wer, Ben Davis N Y. Pip
pin, Rambo, WILLOW Twig, Fulton, Rome Beauty,
Doulnie Talman Sweet, Wine Sop, Swair, Oska-
loosa, on Iowa Seeding. Tupehocking. Green Sweet
Northern Spy, Little Romantic Galpin. EsopuA Spit
EonburR, Black Apple.