Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-13

uncared for, while the farmer titled The
field by ploughing around what he no doubt
considered Troublesome obstruction; but
we have changed all that, and the seasons,
by cutting off our hay crops, have assisted
JUS in the change. Let us glance here at The
relative value Of straw and clover and tim
othy hay for feed, "a determined by analy-
sys
Timothy hay contains in every one hun
bred pounds, IA of water-the microscopic
water of vegetation is alluded to- Of
crude fibre, about 81 pounds of matter
which is not nutritious. s.-
: Ceorer hay CONTAIN in every one hundred
pounds, is of water, 35l of crude fibre,
(vood, = 81 pounds of non-nutritious mat
ter.
Wheat straw in every one hundred pounds
has IA of water, 46 of fibre--62 Bounds of
non-nutritious matter; the clover hay con-
tains IL pounds less, and timothy hay rs
pounds less of non-nltritious matter to the
100 pounds than wheat straw. Dat straw
contains ID pounds of water, 40 of fibre In
every b undred pounds-54 pounds Of nom
nutritious matter; eight pounds less than
wheat straw.
The above table is a statement of the re-
latiVe proportions Of the waste materials,
laying aside their value as mechanical agents
in the animal economy; we give now table
of the relative value of feed of the articles
named. LEfs CHA "
In each one hundred pounds there are in
timothy hay 10 pounds of albuminoids or
nitrogenous matter, "a component OF tn
muscular tissues, tendons and nervesD 4
carbohydrates, (Which include fat, digest
ible cellulose or woody fibre starch, gum,
sugar, etc.;) 8 of fat; the total of nutritious
Iaatter is 63 pounds.
In clover hay Zone hundred pounds) there
are IL pounds of heterogeneous matter; 30 of
CARBOHYDRATES; of fat; the amour! Of nutri-
tious Inatteris 40 pounds. '3e
In wheat straw Zone hundred pouncs)
there are pounds Of albuminoids; 80 Of
carbohydrates; IL of fat or 80 pounds of nu-
tritious matter.
In oat straw Gone hundred pounds) there
are % pounds albuminoids; IS of carbo-
hydrotes; 2 of fat or 46 pounds of nutri-
tious matter. In the order of their nutri-
tive value they stand timothy SO, clover 40,
oat straw 46, wheat straw 38, By multi
| plying these totals by 20, the amount per
ton may be found. Every farmer knows
that if grass is allowed to stand after GER
tain stage of growth, it becomes more and
more woody, and hence less and less nutri-
tious, and the same process is in operation
in straw. Clover cut when in full blossom
Welded IA pounds of albu inoids, 80 of
carbohydrates, SO of crude fore, over of
| fat per one hundred pounds; but when cut
| ripe the nutritious matter had seriously
| diminished; the albuminoids falling 10 10,
| the carbohydrates to 20, and the innutri-
/ tious, indigestible fire had increased from SO
1 to AZ pounds, and the fat decreased TO
| pounds per hundred; hence ton of clover
| hay cut in full blossom would contain 80
pounds more of albuIlinoids, and 200 pounds
more of carbohydrates, the fat would be 20
pounds more,) per ton than when cut ripe.
A ton of clover hay cut ripe would contain
| 240 pounds more of crude fibre than when
| in full blossom.
We have endeavored to show the neces-
sity of early cutting By the teachings OF
chemistry. and know also, by our own p-ac-
| tea, that grain Can be cut much earlier than
is usually supposed or generally practiced:
we have cut rye that was quite green in the
straw, and wheat that old fsrmsrs agreed
| would seriously shrivel, but no perceptible
less occurred; but in this very early cutting,
enc danger to both grain and straw must
not be underestimate; if cut early, and
schocked as usual, care must be taken to
cure the straw to prevent heating aud mold
ing in the shock, and also to avert the spoil
ing and decay which might ensue should
| rainy weather follow the harvest.
The above tables aud remarks would be
incomplete without an approximation to the
relative currency value Of the four articles
BASED on analysis.
Placing clover hay at SIS per ton, timothy
| is worth $40, wheat straw $ll, and oat
straw Sl3 per ton; figures which sufficiently
indicate the value of straw to induce US 10
make The best use ofit.-MdrylGnd Farmer.