The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-05-11
STOP PULLING FODDER.

! What then, are we to do, if we don't
pull fodder? Our horses and muIes,must
have forage, and there is no other as good
as corn fodder. We. must have forage.
and corn fodder is more rehsbed than any
other forage. But then it may be too ex-
pensiye to ,be used to profit. Canvass.
back ducksan champagne make a very
agreeable dinner, but they are beyond
the reach of most purses.
One of the great objects of the South
j ern farmer should be to save labor Fod-
derpullingi among the most laborious
and thankless operations OF the farm.
Few persons have reflected that in the
5lprocess of pulling and saving fodder, ev-
cry. blade or leaf on. the corn stalks in a
field of one hundred or several hundred
acres is handled by the fodder puilers--a
process how tedious and expensive. 1t
is our belief that one hundred pounds, or
twenty dollars per ton, will not cover the
first expense of pulling and saving fodder.
4 Under tho old system whom negro women
were as useful in fodder pulling as men,
the expense was tolerabIe; but with our
present Interior hired labor, it is simply
intolerable. Added to the expense, it
should be remembered that accurate ex-
periments prove thai tho loss in weight
Ito the corn is quite equal to the value OF
the fodder pulled and saved.
| What are the substitutes: IF q far
mer has meadow of clover, timothy,
herds grass, or better than all, lucerne,
the answer s very easy. A good mower
will cut eight to ten acres of grass in
day. With good horse hay rake and
tedder, the process of saving hay is great
ly economized. So much 30, that hay can
be sold at moderate profit at ten dol
lars per ton.
But where there are no artificial mead
ows, crab grass can be made very fair
substitute. Take piece of ground that
. was in stubble last year, and therefore we'll
filled with crab grass seeds. Manure it
heavily with nitrogonous, not phosphate
manures. Plow them in not deeply. Let
the ground remain in this condition, 80 as
to allow the first crop of weeds to spring
up. When they have fairly shown them
selves, plow them in. harrow the ground
and mako it perfectly smooth with the
|5roller. 1t is generally believed that the
inch Of grass nearest the ground is the
most nutritious part of the plant. Cut
1.-THE grass as soon as it's in flower, save with
care, and the labor bestowed will be
abundantly repaid.
Another substitute for fodder, and not
one half as expensive, is drilled corn to
be cut and cured. Make the necessary
|quantity of ground very rich with nitro
4 genous manures. Break itnp deeply and
thoroughly. Lay it off in rows three feet
i:apart, SOW three bushels of corn to the
acre, and keep il clean by subsequent cul.
! ftiyation. When the corn is in tassel, cut
bit down, leaving at proper intervals
.lstanding stalk. If tho weather be good,
EIet it cure on the ground for day. Then
stack il around tho stalks left standing,
making the little stacks not larger that
lean be clasped around blythe arms of a
man at about the height of mis- shoulders.
4 Bind tho stack with one Of the stalks.
IF the weather has been bad, it may be
necessary to open these stacks to dry.
Let the stacks remain until Che stalks and
leaves are we'll cured, and then haul them
into the barn or to. the larger stack where
Ethey are to remain. In this way an i'm
mense amount of excellent forage can be
saved from an acre of land. A good
straw cutter will, however, DO absolutely
necessary, in order to dispose of it prof.
tably.
| Still another substitute is a crop of peas
broadcast, if the land bo heavily manur-
ed IF not, drilled in rows three feet apart,
and plowed twice Tho vines should be
i cut when portion of the peas have be-
gun to ripen. They should cure for day
on the ground, and then be put in cocks
about Eve feet high, and as small in cir:
cnmference as they can be made to allow
4 them to stand up.
An excellent reliance for winter feed,
in the absconce of winter grasses, is oats
sowed early, say the last working of cot
rton. There are two kinds Of winter oats
(which we have soen One is called the
I Grazing oat, and the other the Bonner
oats Both stand the winter we'll and af-
ford excellent fan and winter pasturage.
8. The grazing does not injnre the oat crop.
4 Aside from winter grasses, oats, rye or
4 barley (whero tho land is rich enonghl is
perhaps the cheapest form of wintoring
T stock which is not worked-for them, We
!. must have forage.
We conclude as we began, stop pulling
tfodder, and adapt either of the above SUBJ
t stitutes, by which a saving of labor and
money will be effected. - Plantation.
= It is said that bleeding from q
wound, on man or beast, may be stopped
by mixture Of wheat -four and common
salt, in equal parts, bound on a cloth. IF
the bleeding be profuse, use large guam
4 tity, say from one to three pints. 1t may
4 be left on for hours, or even days, if me-