Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-12
THE. GAZETTE.
SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL -.
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USEFUL EXTRACTS.

A pair, of farm horses will consume 10 year
CD tons of hay aud go bushels OF oats, 5neir II
daily rations being Is pounds of hay and IL
mounds of oats for each. 1t will takei4 to 10
acrea Of average land TO raise this amount of
fodder ) COW will consume IS pounds OF hay
and s bounds Of corn meal daily, equal to, st
tons OF hay and 40 bushels of CORP, allowing
for toll for grinding it, per year. This VIII re-
oaire About acres Of average land. One acre
of good corn land will produce enough gram
and stalks to keep COW during year. Ihls
estimate which is deduced from practice, ac-
cords with results elsewhere, as gathered from
statistics, which prove that eight acres OF land
are needed to support horse during a year 10
Belgium aud Holand--countres which, as re-
CARDS the supply Of food, are selt-suStalnlng.
There world BE no practical difference between
the crops mentioned and others that might DO
chosen, for the reason that more prolihc crops
require greater amount to be consumed to
weld an equal sustenance, with less prolific, but
more nutritious crops. The most economical
single crop to raise for feeding animals is corn,
when the whole stalks are we'll cured and prop
erly used. This is question on which we
should be glad to have the views of those who
have observed the difference in the feeding
values of various crops.
A dog law is proposed in Tennessee by
which each dog is to be taxed IS. This is an
excellent plan, for it will almost make the
State rich. And why? Don't you see that
SIS will buy about 20 pounds of wool, and as
there are as many dogs 10 the State as sheep,
the yielu of wool or its equivalent 10 money,
which is Just as good, will be Increased live
times. In fact it might be good plan not to
undertake to keep sheep, but to double up the
dogs, and buy dogs 10 adjoining States, bring
ing them in from every quarter big and little,
and of any color aud qua!lty-and then slap on
the tax The revenue so received would Dulld
school houses and colleges without end. all the
State officers can have high salaries, and rail
road can be built over the Cumberland noun,
taius. Yes, encourage the dog business BY all
means.
Those hens ought to be happy who deserve
such praise as this given by writer in The
Poultry World: white Leghorns are the
most profitable and most desirable OF fowls
they are good for the table, Of medium size,
are hardy and easily reared, feather soon, ma
ture early, and commence to lay when quite
young and they give more and larger eggs Tor
their size and food they eat, than any other
breed. Besides all this, they are very hand.
some. They are quick in their motions and
easily star l"d-yet they may be completely do
mesticated."
We have been trying to show, week after
week, that farmers do not get half what they
should for butter because no more than that
proportion of it is fit TO eat, and this both 10
the East and in the West. We know of no
place in the country where a farmer having
established reputation tor making hrst-casss
butter but receives fren 10 to 20 cents pound
extra