Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-07
Short Horns, Etc.

SNORT HOfnSy EGCs
BY C. L. WILCOX OF WEST wLLIANsFTEID.
It is a difficult undertaking for the COM
mon farmer to write g practical essay and
at the same time include in it all points Of
interest contained in question No. /, as 1t
covers A wide field. Few of Us are favored
with knowledge of the chemical analysis
of soils and fertilizers, and but few have
by experiments and practical tests 3 knoWl-
edge Of the fertilizers best adapted TO the
soil of Of Northern Ohio. There are so
many varieties Of soils it would be going
in the face of facts 10 lay down 3 rule as to
the best fertilizers required, time and
manner Of application, &c., as different
soils need different fertilizers, seldom two
fields on the same farm require the same
treatment. as certain ingredients are eX-
hausted in one field, of which the other
has an abundant supply. The question
seems to be divided or to contain different
propositions. To save time we will include
aRder one head in some instances, two or
puOse propositions. 1st, five depend upon
DastaSe for food for a dairy during the
summer season; then a rleh soil contain
ing the .dsuents necessary to make quick
Growth Of luxurious feed is what is Tequlr-
ed TO obtain the best results in dairy farm
ing. Nearly al vegetables draw from the
atmosphere. light, and heat, some OF their
hest fertilizing constituents, Essential 70
their growth) are ''positiTe % the eartn
and absorbs the positive ray Of lgag which
is green"
The richer the soil the darker the green,
and of course will draw more heat from the
sun, make more rapid growth, be more
tender. and require less labor from the an
imal to transfer them into milk and beef.
Most Of our pastures would be greatly BEN
Gifted by the application OF bone dust.
It acquires a certain amount OF Ieed 70
1 supply bone, fat, muscles, &c. ana pas
agt1re deficient in the material which sup
5Iies ne beae forming principles is detei-
b snt in one Of the most important elements
of food. We not unfrequently observe
cattle chewing bones for the purpose OF
supplying this. deficiency.
a liberal dressing Of bone dust would be
! the fertilizer required in this case. Ashes,
Ieached or unleaehed, We consider an ex-
| ceIlent top dressing for old or worn out
| pasture land. They contain 3 large amount
I of potash and also draw moisture from the
| soil TO greater depth than people are gen.
orally aware Ol.
| In hot day when the earth is dry and
parehed, and vegetation is willing under
| the seorching rays Of the sun, throw down
a handful of ashes and you viii be sur
| prised after a half hours time on remoy-
| ing them to see the bright little spot which
looks so refreshing.
Alexander Hyde says: ga curious fact
in connection with leached ashes is that af-
| ter the potash has been extracted their ap-
plication has beneficial effect upon vege-
Ssiion Of all kinds. In extracting the pot
u -, = h. ha
| Of lime seems to supply the fertiliZing
properties contained in the potash, and
furnish an efficient substitute equally
available as plant food.
When we come to proposition No. f.
kinds Of feed for stock; we are at a loss to
know what answer to give or just what IS
required, as it covers large field Of in
uufrY. As No. 8 is so closely connected
with it, we shall enclose them in the same
answer.
MANY methods have earned supporters
with common sense views and practical
tests to support their theories. II q large
Weld Of milk is required when pastures are
Short in the fall, or in other words, between
grass aud hay, wheat bran, corn and oats
in equal proportions are an excellent 1ood.
An abundance of good pasture in sum
mer, with a feed of bran morning and
evening will convince any one that the
money invested in bran IS not thrown
away.
Corn fodder is an excellent food both
for the production Of Hsifk and butter and
the milk from COWS fed on it is 81 superior
0naIitv both for butter and cheese, so the
ladies tell us, and when doctors disagree.it
| is Derfeetlv safe to leave questions OF dis
nnfe to the ladies under almost any cir
enmstances. In the hst dry weather
which is almost sure to make its appear
arce in the latter part Of July and duung
E66 month of August, when flies are the
most Troublesome, feed Of it at morning
and evening viii give beneficial results
both in the yield Of milk and comfort 0I
the COWS, Some writers claim 1t should
be cut in the morning Tor the evening
feed, and in the evening Tor re morning
meal.
But after careful experiments sRd oo-
seryation. l sm satisfied that It is equally
| Tood when fed Immediately after il is cut
| IL an equal quantity is given. When It Is
| wilted we are apt to give 3 large feed as
| the bulk is reduced, and We unwitungiy
saw an armful is only an armtul, and We
/ throw into the feed box about one-thtrd
/ m1ore than if fed soon after cutting.
/ This, dbsGeve, is the secret Of the whole
Proposisiou.B. 'Mode of watering both
1 il summer and winter" -.
| It is so evident to every dairymsn tnsS
an abundant supply Of good fresh Wster Is
4 GbsolTtslE necessary for the Produet9n oL
i a gooS G1slitv Of milk, that 1t needs no
TG,Sament. III YOU have no living water on
-Essm. sell q COW or two, dig well
you ~Sgood wind mill. II Will pay
ana put T. -Rlng at one OF those Amy
= uSt imagine IA. ~EaeP day and the
pond holes in a hot ST.. ~es will be eyi-
expression Of your counteh. Sbs drink
denee enough that it is not just
for cows.
We should treat our domestic animals
with kindness and q careful consideration
OF their wants and welfare. Wecannot az
lord TO do otherwise. Motives Of human
ity should be an indueement to treat them
thus, and mere Self-interest ought to COM
pei men to do it.
When We abuse our domestic anilnals,we
damage our own property, and II no other
motive than this has any influence with us
we should treat them kindly,
Proposition z. "Farm architecture.
This branch Of farming IS sadly neglect
Cd and needs thorough oYerhanhng. The
time is not far distant when this subject
will receive the careful attention of farm
ers it is entitled to.
Shivering cattle in q cold storm or bleak
winter day hiding behind stumps and
fences, and the earnest, piteOus look be
slowed upon the owner ought to enlist our
aud appeals to our humanity
to furnish them with comfortable sheltsr.
We now come to the last proposition, No.