Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-16

quantity of the milk of each and curdlIng il
with the same amount Of rennet at the same
temperature, found, after drying the curd.
that the milk Of the corn led cows gave 81
per cent. curd. while those fed on grass
alone gave but 60 per cent. showing a gain
OF nearly 30 per cent in favor Of corn iOd-
der over grass. 'One patron of factory
had exceeded the average by more than IL
per cent by feeding corn fodder through
the months Of July, August and Septem-
ber." As the result agrees with the testi-
mony of many who have used corn fodder
with beneficial effects for feeding. both green
and dry, and for butter making or milk
making, 1t may be considered as good ev-
dence in favor of corn fodder
HEATISc MnK
l.. B. Arnold, Secretary of the American
Dairymen : Association, says in his preface
to the report FOX 1873, that the heated milk
theory promises 10 be Of great value in util-
izlng skim milk. lie regards it as the
greatest advance recently made in cheese
making, As 1t enables the manufacturer so
perfectly to cure skim cheese as to make it
paatable, nutritious and wholesome food.
thus solving the problem OF the economical
use Of skim milk which has so long bailled
the experts
GRASS FOR SWINE.
While grass Is admitted by most farmers
to be the most useful and valuable of the
vegetable productions, comparatively few
Teaware OF its value in growing and fatten-
ing swine. 1t Is an open question whether
the average farmer, here in New England,
can iatten swine at profit, if he depends
mostly upon corn for that purpose. But If
we feed mostly upon grass during the sum
mer months, with the sour milk and whey
from the dairy, and some grain, there Is a
clear profit in growing swine at present
prices. When one has a suitable pasture
near the sty, if the hogs arc ringed and
turned into 1t, they will cut their own grass.
II you have no such pasture give the
swine the run Of small yard. and NOW
grass for them daily. Begin when 1t Is
young and tender and nov again when SIX
OF eight inches high. \ small piece will
suffice. 1t may be mown once IN two weeks
all summer, and viii be eaten with ayidity
by the swine. Do not wait till the grass
gets too old and mature before cutting.
make il rule to cut small quantity each
morning while the dew Is on. in my yard,
and thus keep a well-cut lawn and furnish
q cheap and nutritious feed for the swine,
which thrive as well as when fed on more
costly and concentrated I0Od Il Il. ". an
IT, Farmer
IMPROVEMENT OF GRASS LANDS.
J. Dixon. Of Cheshire. England. in a prize
essay for 1875, says after 20 years of
experience have no hesitation in pronounc-
ing bones 10 be pre-emment above all other
manures for the Improvement Of grass lands,
when permanency a. well a. cost are con-
sidered,' lie Is decidedly in favor of raw
l. 4 II 81
lie cites one case treated with broken bones
70 years previous, where the effect was still
very marked. In one case about 900 lbs
of bone to the acre IN two years caused the
rent of an acre 10 20 from 30 shillings up to
80 shilllngs. with greater profit to the ten
ant. lie gives other cases-amOng them
farm Of 100 acres on which the farmer ox-
pended 1900 sterling worth Of bones in a
year. The stock formerly kept consisted of
20 cows. and three or four horses and colts.
After treating with bones the fields pastur-
cd i3 cows. 10 head Of young stock, five
horses, and three colts, and One-fourth Of
the farm in tillaGe. Similar results were
produced on almost every farm in the neigh
| bOrhood.
Professor Voelcker (Royal Journal Of Ag-
| riculture. 1865, p. 6i3) says The effects
produced by the application OF bone dust
10 pastures are very variable. On the por-
Gus land of Cheshire and similar soils on the
red sandstone formation, the result Is very
! striking. On land which l. wet ard cold,
and rests on a poor. undrained subsoil. bones
/ often produce no effect" He recommends,
| in all cases, a trial on a small scale
Experiments, to be of much value. must
| be kept up for a long time. As Prof
/ Voelcker says, Field experiments, in order
| to be practically useful, should always be
| tried Tor a succession OF years under great
variety of conditions as regards soil, time
and mode of application, and crops, as pos
sIble." This should be continued from
wear 70 year according to the same plan as
! fixed upon ii the previous year. Some OF
] the best experiments made. at great ex-
pense, in England, were tried for twenty
| successive years before arriving at satisiac-
tory conclusions.
Cold pastures in England often get a
dressing of 100 lbs. Of nitrate Of soda, or 800
lbs. OF guano, or 300 lbs OF superphOsphate
sown broadcast on each acre. Such dress
ings, with yard manure, are often ap-
piled until the land produces well.
In a prize essay by Clement Cadle he
claims much experience in the manurlng OF
grass lands, most difficult subject. lie
| has seen bones do no good whatever. and
tare. lie has seen guano used and produce
a splendid crop the same year, and next
wear the crop was worse than when the
ruapo was applied 1t seems impossible 70
tell with certainty Just which fertilizer Will Dc
the best on any soil till they have been tried
Mr.. Cables rule is this sin proportion
As the land is inclined to grow benty OF
stocky grass, inclning 10 seed, be applies
ammoniacal manures Ii the land produces
quickly. soft. leaiy, herbage, the phosphate
manures must be applied" Alter twenty
vears he concluded that in England money
iudlciously used in improving grass lands
pays a more certain return than where eA-
pended in the growth OF wheat
). II. Thomson, prominent iarmer o.
York. also concludes that money used in i'm
nrovinu crass land gives better return
than on arabic land. lie says that "hrm
,,ess and quality cannot be secured viii
large bulk. For quantity Of hay or pasture
uss puauo. nitrate of soda, SCOT, or othel
ammoniacal manure, for quality use lime o.
homes: for medium quantity and quallty, US
both CLASSES of fertilizers. C0aTsely pulyer
ized bones and barn-yard manure produce
lasting results, often very marked for TWEEN
~ years. Good barn-yard manure is tn
standard. and never fails to improve gras
Lands. In the report of 1875, Mr.. Lawes. IN
most celebrated English experimental say
The application of bones to grass lands
, NOT recommended for general adoption
They appear to be chiefly adapted to the ex
bapsted pastures of certain localities IN
same is true of lime. Every man must ex
neriment." lie adds: 81 am disposed t
think that a dressing Of dung once IN nv
vears. 200 lbs. of nitrate Of soda the otne
t ionr wears. is about as good an applleatlo
as can be USED. | should recommend
mixture of fertilizers found to be good or
= rotation OF their use.
The English well know the great lmport
s ance of excellent pasture to fatten cattle
Thev feed such cattle, while grazing, oil
i cake. meal. etc. for a two-iold object, name
+ Iy. 10 help fatten the cattle, and to help en
rich the soil, and so make the pastnr
d better. This is sound doctrine. when "
ali understand. There are certain we
known truths in regard TO manure that ar
= almost axioms; as, The more ,nn aoandab AZ
the food supplied to beasts, the better I'd
, ouality and the larger the quantity oi mar
nre produced !" Beasts fed on good nutr
: tious food give much more valuable man
nre than those fed upon Indifferent KINDS
!. f,od - 1.-The manure of young animals
y iess valuable than that from mature an
mails. as the young require both organic an