Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-02-13
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Selling s.c:k.


The question of soiling and cutting
green feed is one of increasing interest,
and when We have thoroughly compar,
ed notes il will be found that i'm thous-
ands of cases where it has never We;
been tried. it will prove to be. all things
considered, the most econon icsl as well
as the most profitable method OF carry
ing our stock through the summer seas
on. Last spring fitted up a small
piece Of land-very rich and in splendid
condi,ion-sowed it, April IL. with
about one-third peas and two-third-
oats, mixed in drills twelve inches apart
IL was cultivated once, with hand cul-
uvator between the rows, came on very
rapidly, aud made an immense growth.
Ia iact,w hen we began cutting il, which
was just as the oats had fairly CON-
menced TO head out. it seemed to be
almost one solid mass from four 10 five
feet high. We ted ii TO both horses and
mich cows. Ny horses are kept up the
wear round; the cows feed upon large
marsh prairie, the grass OF which is
coarse and hard, not of a first-rate quail
~ for either milk or butter.
Both horses and cows ate the cut feed
with avidity and did nicely upon 1t. !
do rot know how many tons OF feed per
acre can be grown in this way, but GER
tainly large number. Mine was sown
In convenient place TO get at with the
team and we used to cut sufficient for
from one TO three days at time. and
haul ii 10 the barn. and in that way
quite large stock may be fed at light
expense. In fact, if the stock are kept
well bedded, the extra manure will
about paw for tho extra labor. When
cows lie out at night we of course lose
the manure, and fear he is a poor farm
er who does net take that into consid
GRAFTON. | am satisfied that had tw ice
the feed that the same piece of land
would have produced in clover Anoth-
er advantage is that il il of in time to
raise large crop of turnips on the same
land. | now have piece of rye in fine
condition, which | purpose cutting early
before oats and peas are OF sufficient size
After the last named are gone, corn may
be had of good size for green feed.
After we had taken of nice crop o,
peas, we ploughed the land aud furrow.
ed it in rows thirty inches apart.
should not have deemed the furrowina
necessary, only it was sandy piece o.
land. and | wanted the seed planted {
little deeper in the soil than my hand
machine would plant il. The seed wa,
sown in the burrows July 10. 1t wa,
cultivated twice with horse cnliiyaior
Before frost came we selected dav when
both sky and barometer indicated few
days OF pleasant sunshine, and cut th,
corn and laid it upon the ground anC
leii it there until there were Indication
OF storm. Ii was then bound mp il
small bundles and set up ia punches o
four 10 six in a bunch and a band pu
about the top TO hold them together
They stood in this way until the winie
came on. If they are carefully set NJ
they may safely be left out until wante,
for immediate use. When cured in thi
way / would rather have them for milcl
cows than any hay ever used, unless
is the best clover grown. II our farm
ers would give the subject of soiling
fair trial, and then raise plenty of roo
crops for winter feed, they would yer,
soon find tina, much larger number O
animals might be Kept we'll than in tn
old way. If. Smith, Wisconsin, Il
the Netc York Tribune.