, 1873-12-20
THE FARM AND GARDEN.

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rIeinonts Mitat fan Snls'.-n1otv Local
NAlahta1l1rtllrrs 0i EMpiencnta Arc
fsuilt Up.-I'iac Way Ont OR tlle Old
fsuta.
FroH, Our Agritulkurot Corr.,noui.nf
uuAMratos. IN. nor 1a 1a7a
Tho iudtcatons arc ,,y =, n, w. . .', 10. 1o''
."',''s. ~ '"""5 ''ose a''u noro ~
a'' olon "lntof, nna t'a's viii hced mako eotno
STOCK INTO TIE conN-srA1x FIELD;
as. during tin soft wont,,er tin ,rom,io, =, A.
co.t1o viii ia ne no,,1 ~, tho . ..,, " Wv
,,,,,or., n r,r ~ ,,s, ~ ~" ~ ~ ~" poi'o"a'Y
'S' - ~ .''' Ao"' etot'' III tnany parts or
tic Vast 1t tn customary TO turn cattlo into
] thcso stnlls-lolds. and 1t tha ground il frozpn
| no harm will bo tlcuc, but muc}, pool ror
lle stalks occomo broken down TN ,oava. asa ~,
toa vi ""o e'eli .no "topp'ngs OF tue stock On
rich tho boii. Eus. wllon fiio soil Is vet. the
OBJECT III junt the rovcrso; for tho tran,plng Inns
tho Ha'no effect ms plowIug it w,on worry " wet, vet
| crnnn 0"' 'N'' AZ 'A"t"oa' W t1lo
1hnso anil, .f1e1du oro of,,n ror,oa L., ,...,.
rcrdors tic rIco bcinc irnm II non,. y - sS',o ,o
l jta fon1fnu NJ fuprt,,or t;u,oo ,o NJ d.
should 10 1ormitol IN tl.o tlcd ,sha nv lin nv ,rnnnJ s.oo
is not frozen. or lnoss to snii il sn rv that ~"
inpress|o,, h nnJo on t. I' ''' 10 ~ oes sA' ho
Ono otiior thing m must ,s be takou into tho nc
count In tho pasturing Of thoso toIds md lt tint
ABUNDANT s,rpry or v.rru
Many cattle nro lost eyorv wnto. ~ +,,o ront
Of this prccausion, 4 lot Of yonnr stocs J@iu 10
turned nto ono of tleae claa when tho o', nnnis IL
uro oper, but cold torn comoa en- ma ioho liz
neglect to lcop tho watorbojea onoo ,eamt,e w ,'
tho death Of iloro or ees Of liz atoc1, a,oi, q,
tlry food must hayo nm abuninnt nnn,,v 1"S ~
wator. 'Spp'' o'
Ii Now York tho corn Ia cut I'm n,, n,ocod IN
euaI shocks, md tIeso are bonna frni,w Vt ,ha ~,
Ton. SO that thew d. NH mi f1nwn nr az om., H.
over. And tile small Shocks cl,re mt md do mt
mold, as is sotnotimov tic case viii jarao nnrs
smaller aul better oultyaro1. wc a1,ai aoc ,ho
corn-stalka "o '''''' 'oo 'A'
MORE GENERALLY ur11,zrn
than ut present, Amonr tho E;nin da;rics m
lnconsiderablo Intention il g1ycn to tho eorn-
stalks, mud thew nro in the habit Of cntin., ~,
thoir corn-cron bcforo i'm onnroocl ~. trns,s ~
as soon as tho ears hocin to l,nrx,on. ~ Int
stage tho corl-ro,lor Is OF grentor ynius. and Is
! rlIE pMa1,1, rAnTn;,
will find II to his udyantnro tn Tina ,t,,;vo h;e
coru.gtake. a. when pronnr,y c,,re1l and rc IN
part With lay tie stock vii do hettor linn srt5,
| iii inv. ~ *o'1N @~&A'& "''3A
49, 10y TIE u.ssEn OF rrrn,so
In to t1,rn tho COWS nrt after niilin0 and N ya1
| tbo sinlks In tho onan vartl icnvng ~ tbo
coWs in tia ward un.u lima Eor Tho
% nut n the ntsI an frnt m,.ea fvon 'no oea afs r,
outs and corn-mea to l,o followed With u feed Of
| water; and, With tls kind Of fcelnp. tLe cow
keep III t1o order and give a good Weld Of milk.
When farn-l,autss cau afford tn dn tt,is KIM ri
work. tho hauling Of the CON iu tbo sl,onk from
tho field and tho working, and tho faefliuy fnr
tore vii be- IN mora r' wntor1SorI. s
and both tho farmer and tho laborer viii bo bono.
small farms in which no hired labor is ennloyed.
It Is these that should cut md shock the ror M
soon as 1t is in condition Ii case tho farmer O.,
desires to SOW the corll-atubble 10 spring-whoat
reoulro in to anrinr IL to cnlt;vato IN sho aand
with his ridiug-cuitiyntor, and tin;sI, With I'm
llarrow. This iB 1po1, tle preeumntion
| that the corn haH hee,, kant clcon dnr;ng In
soaRon n the field IN In h. ron]outoI r. e,rn
it will be in halter condition win tno atsi,,s ~
Of il than ia now generally the case. % Tho timn
must como when there will be no demand for Il
nacl,;ae for cutting or the old ntolka. far liza
purpose Of plo,yinc them under Tho fnrrow
THAT wo are to farm On '.- '9
4 Monr N.prou u.poYs
is also onitc oydent. as we sI,aIl uao 1ess bor-
rowed capital, mud, to this extent lesson Tho
many little points Of economy IN tie nnnlicutni1, 1
OF our labor, lam aware tint most Of dt,r cor1,.
growers look upon tho corn-stalks as of yorv
little value !: 6u. they NAV II, t;na nora ~
chauge their mind. as in tho caso with tho East.
orn farmer to-day. who. If be could hayo acceHs
to our oorn-fiolds Tor tho brocding OF his etoen.
wonIt bo l,nnnv
! IN THE WINTER FEEDING
of stock,-a,,d this include thoso for tho butcher
-shock.coru, as 1t ia called. il of M small
value and, when due nronortion Of hnrs ara
mt into tho foeding-lot With TIN cntt1o Il IL n
question ii it docs not pay as woll nB to busk
tbo corn. Grind. and feoi tiIo moni. Th,s tnttnr
plan adds much to tbs cost for labor for The
feeding, aud it is possible that nothing would
no gained. Tho big steers sold by tho lato Mr.
and at years old tippoil tic scales at 1880
each, aud sold at Z cent?, 1.-Two weight. And vot
tile small farmers viii fiud it to their intoroat to
cut up tloir corn, lluuk aud focd tho stalks yc,,-
arato from tho corn. aud, in cnses when nns-
siblo, to feed the corn in tho form Of meal