Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-12-31
Agricultural.


Oh CAKE FOR STooK.--The great value of OIL
cake meal, that is, the compressed hrsks OF
common fax seed after the oil has been pressed
out, is well knOsn- The experienced feeders of
stock In England regard it as a valuable adjunct
to hay and roots. II is said that the best beef
is that from cattle fed in part on oil-eake meal.
In England it commands from $50 to $50 per
ton, while the price here is usually $40 per ton,
but Is somewhat higher at the present time. II
would seem that the difference in price would
warrant its more extensive use here. is the
case now stands We export nearly the entire pro-
duct. The English place high estimate upon
the increased value the feeding OF it gives the
manure. Wherever fed in this country to fat
tening cattle, rom two to four pounds il the
daily allowance per head, when fed with ship
stuff or neal. When led with cut bay, from
four to eight pounds are often fed. In feeding
il to.niileh COWS writer in the Gaz-t;e recom-
III ends the following plan: Take /. bucket of
hot water and scatter into i gradually, while
stirring, one pint OF the oil meal. This is left
ill morning, when it becomes Jelly. We now
add about SIX quarIs Of wheat bran, stirring is
into the mess. IL Is uow ready TO be fed, each
such bucket being fed in Tue morning only to
each cow"
The English feeders are great economists, and
therefore they would Tot be likely TO feed any
thing that would not pay. IA = nutricious sub
stance, i; certainly would not pay, but then its
admirable laxative qualities, in connection with
the increased value oi the manure, warrants its
Use. Then its effect upon the hide and hair of
the animal is excellent, producing in animals Of
low grade that soft, silky touch so much desired
By the purchasers Of beef cattle. little oil
meal fed daily to COWS after calyiug produce the
most beneficial results. II is also good FOR food
for calves. One instance came unJer our OBJ
servation, where a couple of calves were taken
from the cows when three days Old, and we're
taught at first TO drink sweet milk, on which
they were kept until the stomach became strong;
then they we're allowed handful each of oil
meal daily. TIE meal was stirred into boiling
water and afterwards mixed with the milk. TIE
g.. quantity of meal was gradually increased. ana
whenever tendency in laxaiiyeuess was ob-
served, the Use of the oi-cAke meat Was tempo
rariy discontinued.
/ DarYInsn and beef and mutton producers be-
Ing within short distance of st. Louis and other
large cities, should eadeaTor to learn TO what
extent o-cske meal can be used with profit
/ Rural World.
The ABUNDANT HaRvEsF.--The wheat crop of
the country for the present year was above the
usual average II will supply all the needs Of
the country and leave profitable margin for
expectation TO meet the demand from othes
countries. Should war break OCT in Europe
which is by no means an imposslbility-the
United states viii have heavy drain upon her
cereals. Even if peace continues the market
for our surplus grain viii be satisfactory. This
| is a cheering outlook so far as wheat and four
are concerned. In addition to this the corn
crop Of 1915 is one of the largest ever returned
IN the United States. 1t nearly touches, il lt
does not fully parallel, those exceptional Yields
of 1870 and 1872. 1t is a fourth heavier than
the yield Of 1874, and greatly exceeds that Of
1859. The increase is not confined TO one sec
tion. Wherever corn was planted and properly
cultivated there was fins return per acre. This
will add to the cereal wealth of the country,
and also to the prodnctiveness of individual IA
Dor.
A like satisfactory return is published in rels-
ton TO the potato crop, both white and sweet.
The advance in these products will be about
three per cent In 1875 over ttat of the preceding
year. As to cotton enough facts have been as
certaned to render it almost certain that the
crop will pass the limits Of four million of bales
1t may under certain circumstances mount con-
siderab!y above these figures, but even if it does
not the yie.d will be satisfactory when the price
is taken into the calculation. There will be an
increase OF seventy five per cent. in the tobacco
yield as compared with the returns of 1874. The
most noted increase will be in Tennessee and
Kentucky. The quality, as well the quan
tity, is also mentioned with appreciation. The
fruit crop was comparative failure, no one sec
tion coming up to 4 full average. On the whole
however, the production. for 1875 are of u char
! acier to show the great wealth of the United
States and the steady support on which Its Z.
| dustries are based.
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