The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-02-28
sweea Corn r..r Fodder.

Last spring l put in a half acre of
Stoweli's eveTg cen sweet corn for fodder.
After m irklng the ground one way, rows
three feet and nine inches apart, | made
shallow burrows with a small shovel
plough. After scattering little super
phosphate IN the turrOWs, the corn was
sown with a garden drill aud covered
with Bradley's reversible harrow. On
account of the dry weather the corn came
up verV slowly and the weeds got such a
start that / did not undertake to clean
the rows, but run the cultivator twice
between them.
The latter part of the season being
favorable, the corn made a good growth.
and cared we'll. except in spots where it
was too thick, / gathered several bush
els OF earssfor market and for drying, and
when feared that frost might iniure the
fodders cut it up with more than halt
the ears still on the stalks. 1t was
bound IN small bundles and set up in
small stocks. witht the butts well spread.
ABOUT the middle OF November the corn
was drawn in. Part of it was set on one
end under cover, and part N as made
into a thin stack. The latter part injured
somewhat, and was fed first. The otLer
made az good feed for horses and COWS as
one could ask for.
Inc bundles were heavy-with the ears,
and cows fed upon it and few pump
klns continued to give as much milk as
before they were taken from good pasture
Horses also have done we'll upon it and a
few carrots daily. One that had coughed
severely when fed on hay, has not
coughed at all since she began to eat corn
fodder.
great weight can be raised upon an
acre OF good land The only objection
is the fficulty of curing and storing.
It is useless to think of preserving a
large mass togegher in NOW or stack.
Even though the stalks were sufficiently
cured, there is too much moisture in the
thick ears. It always keers well when
standing on the butte in sheds, or III the
upper part of the barn. If room is want
ing under cover to store in this way, it
may be kept in very good condition out
o. doors by puttiDgl tour stocks into one
and binding the tops securely. A row
of such stocks may be easily kept up,
right by setting them astride of a pole
laid IN crptches about two feet from the
ground.-lC. ii. Damn, in Rural Home
n Model Ayrshire Cow.
She should be of medium size, weigh
ing, in good milking condition, not tC
exceed / 900 lbs. or less than ZOE lbs
live weight-about 800 lbs. prefer. She
should be dark-red and white, brown anC
white, or brindle and white in color
having more of the dark color than O
the wnite. Iprefer her to be two thirds
rcd brown or brindle to one-third white
She should be beautifully spotted OF
mottled, and present a nice contrast o
colors, the head small, fine and clean; the
face long and narrow at the muzzle, with
a sprightly, yet generally mild expires
Eion; eyes small, smart and lively horn.
shur fine, curved upward and slightly
inward, and set wide apart at the root
neck rather long and quite thin; body
tapering from hind to fore-quarters. OF
what We call wedge-shape," the fore
quarters being much the lighter; bach
straight and narrow, but wide across the
hips; bone fine tail long, with very fin,
bone and good switch hair very fine anC
soft udder capacious, extending wei
forward teats OF fully medium size, Sc
regular and wide apart; milk. veins pro
minent and well developed; legs rathe
short and well shapen, very smooth anC
clean. On the whole. she must be so pu
together as to be handsome-so hand
SOME as to attract the attention of til,
most casual observer. When you see
COW filing the above description, you will
see not only an Ayrshire but a goOC
dairy COW.
AS to the milking capacities of thes
COWS, am fully satisfied, by loni
experience, that, as breed, they vii
yield more milk. for the amount of foo,
consumed, than any other breed; an,
for milk dairy they stand at the head .
the list of all breeds. Their milk is ais
exceedingly rich in caseine; hence the,
are exceedingly valuable for the chees
dairy. And for all growing animals
there is no cows milk equal to that o
the Ayrshire, as it is mere rich IN bon
Rnd muscie-lorming material than tina
OF any other.--[J. d. in Rural New
Yorker,