Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-03-19
Eelertfh Misrellany.
How Farming will Paw Better.

We lind the following communication
in the Hartford Democrat and publish it for
the consideration Of our farmers:
-NeSxs. Edit0rs-In nv communication
of last week hoped TO get the farmers of
Hartford to look the subject of grain-rais-
ing squarely in the face. do not think
| moderated the product or the price, and
If not. | want them To examine one plan
out of many by which they can be bcne-
fitted and think they will see it will not
hc hard to adopt, and brightly attended to
and carried out will not disappont them
in the result here shown.
Now we will take our 100 acre farm and
see what can be done by feeding cows and
10y making good butter for sale; premis-
inI they will do all that can be done to
increase their manureal means. SO as to
get the crop they should have. viz. 90
bushels of corn and two tons of hay per
acre for winter food. and for summer five
tons Of sowed corn or Hungarian grass
and 800 bushels Of sweet turnipS. Let us
see what amount oftood it will give: First,
wc Wi, have 600 bushels of corn: reserve
3n0 bushels for working farm, ii leaves
too bushels to fed 10 the cows. Then il
we NOW three fields of hay-60 tons-re
serving % tons for the same as above. we
haze 80 tons for sale through our cows
Five acres of Sowcd corn or other green
crop for summer food will give us, at )
tons per acre. 10000 pounds; ) acres of
roots AT 800 bushels. $500 bushels. How
many COWS will this crop feed in album
dance. tor fall feeding will pay the best.
We have now named the crop of five of
f.' L. II lat lpn ft,r
To sum MP; 400 bushels of corn. or rather
500 bushels Of ears Of corn. at 35 pounds
per bushcl: deduct for grinding, leaves
- 900 pounds: 40 tons Of hay give Us So
600 pounds: half our crop of roots. saw |,
500 bushels. This we have for winters
feed for six months, or 200 days. Now
what will that give US per day for 20
cows Six pounds or one-sixth OLA bush
cl OF corn meal per day within fraction
for 200 days; $4,000 pounds Of hay would
give 30 lbs. per day for 200 days; 1900
bushels of tu-nips ~ - lbs. per bushel.
will give 1880 lbs. or i lbs per day
for same number of DAYS a above. This
amount, think all will say is good feed
ing.
For summer food we have 20 acres of
pasture, supplemented by ) acres of sowed
corn, At ) tons per acre, $4,000 lbs: 200
bushels of turuips or 81 900 lbs. making
in gross 10000 lbs. of green food, which
would give - each cow 81 lbs. day for
the remaining l65 DAYS. This | think
would hc good feeding for summer: ifnot.
vc have plenty Of room to take some meal
from winters allowance. for Of a buShel
is enough where plenty Of good hay and
roots are given.
|; thus far right what ought % cows
pay Let Us see We will take 80 weeks,
which throws of three months tor them 70
- Try. With such feeding ought they not
"a make ; lis. OF butter per week ? Ii The
butter Is made rs i; should hc, it viii sure
Is bring b cents; this would give Us 81
900, and the milk fed 70 the pigs will add
in pork $50 more Is not this worth try
ing by our small farmers 1t is not the
amount above stated which shows the
whole benefit the increased quantity OF
manure they will make will so enrich the
land that in u few years they can feed dou-
lie The number of COWS.
IftarmcrS will arise and try what may
hc done 10y feeding COWS, they will soon
see bow much they can add to their gains
10y cooperating together and making the
best butter and keeping their custom
ers regularly supplied. They will more
easily get 30 cts. per pound than the price
named above.
The benefits of cooperating viii he no
ticcd hereafter.
Hoping our people will examine this
matter, and acknowledge, as | do. their
great Indebtedness to your useful journal
in spreading plans and facts before them,
| remain yours.
ONM ARD AND IPMAKn