The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-08-09

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crop may be raised, even greater than Of
corn. When corn or sorghum is slightly
wilted, animals eat it better and it is less
likely to procure bloat.
The land used for soiling crops should
all be in prime fertility.
HOW TO FEED.
Cattlc-Many methods of soiling cat
tie have been used--a small field, yard or
stable. We think the stall is best, as
keeping every animal in its place. cooler
and less annoyed by flies. We think
four feeds should be given per day at
six and nine A. M.--two and six Z. NJ,
giving air and exercise between ten and
two. For convenience, animals should
be arranged on both sides of feeding
Hoor--heads toward the floor. A one
horse cart is most convenient to carry the
green food to the cows. When soiling
for the largest number Of animals, we
hitched a one horse moving machine be-
hind the cart, and cut the grass, when it
was pitched into the cart and taken to
the animals. In this way it took but a
short time. Soon, we shall be able to
hitch hay loader behind the cart and
load the grass much faster than it can be
mown. When soiling shall be SO much
practiced as to require it. there will be no
lack of machinery to render the labor
easy.
The first cuttings of clover are so juicy
and succulent, that to prevent bloating
one fourth old hay or straw should be
mixed with it to absorb its extra moist.
ure. If mixed few hours before feed.
ing, all the better.
Sheep-may be soiled as well as cattle.
The rule should be to keep but few in
flock. Use movable or hurdle fence to
surround as many rods of land as you
have sheep, not exceeding one hundred.
II you have more, divide them. The
sheep should not remain longer than one
to two weeks upon the ground, and this
will give a respectable dressing of ma
nure. Have extra movable fence, and
change them into the plot adjoining. The
sheep may be fed in light movable racks,
placed against the fence. We have tried
this system, and found the sheep healthy.
The land first cut for soiling may be used
to hurdle sheep upon The soiling sys-
TEN is well adapted to the level
lands of Western New York and the
lands on the Southern shore of Lake Erie,
as these lands are more liable to drouth
than the billy lands further from the
lake, consequently do not furnish as fresh
pastures during August and September.
But dry season does not SO seriously
affect lands devoted to soiling, as soiling
crops get good start before the drouth
begins.
CONCLUSION.
In our discussion of this question, we
have seen that the great objection usual.
ly Observation-Disclosures really no force.
For that is paid by the extra production
of milk, or beef, or growth by the saw
ing of manure-by the saving in fences
thus balancing the extra expense of labor
three times over.
These have profit quite sufficient to
recommend it, if there were no other
But as twice as many animals may be
kept upon the same number of acres, the
income from these extra animals is all
profit, except the labor of caring for them.
Let us illustrate: If the proceeds from
one COW be s75, and the clear profit one.
third, or $25 /; then if two cows are kept
on the same land by soiling, and if we
estimate one.half of the expense of keep.
ing cow as labor, then the profit on the
second COW would be $50 and the profit
on both SIS, or three times that of one.
And we have no doubt that the profits Of
a stock farm by soiling are, at least, three
times that of the same farm by pastur.
ing.
Selling should be introduced gradually
by getting fields prepared for it-adding
q few extra animals at first, and thus
changing easily from one system to the
other. We do not propose to soil ami.
mails on very rough and nilly land, MOI
upon cheap Western lands, (where it is
cheaper to employ herdsman,) but only
Oh such lands as are readily titled and
valuable. But no man can afford to pas
ture smooth lands that are worth $50 pei
acre. This system is peculiarly adapted
to small fruit farms. This is the cheap
est way for these farmers to obtain mos
of their manure. The animals will pay
all their expenses and leave reasonable
profit, besides furnishing all the manure
| free.
This system, judiciously followed, will
settle the vexed question " Does farming
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