Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-05-12

will rest the better in the afternoon,
and milk the better in the evening
for it; and by giving a change week
about, with these two roots, the
swecter sugar bcets seem to keep
up the cows appetite.
The spring work; next, is to be
thought about. If [ could procure,
or afford to procure a grubber, |
would use that to work the fall
plowed ground. This loosens the
soil for 10 inches in depth without
turning it over, it makes it in the
very best condition for growing
roots, Not havsng such an nipple
mant, l would eros plow the ground
after spreading the manure, and 50
mix the soil and manure, and then
still further mix it by thorough har-
rowing. The soil is thea marked
out in burrows u inches apart. In
the mean time the seed is soaking,
and as soon as the burrows are
made, before the soil has had time
TO dry, the seed is sown by hand
in them, and a man Or boy follow
ing, covers them about two inches
deep with a hoe. A distinct mark
of each furrow is stih left by which
it may be seen with ease, Three
hundred pounds per acre Of PERU
Wan Guano, blood manure, super
phosphate of lime or specially pre-
pared mangel and beet fertilizer are
then scattered along the row and
few inches on each side. BY soak
ing a small portion OF the seed, the
portion that will grow will be ascer-
tanned, and this is important, be-
cause 80 per cent. Of old seed viii
be required. Although a hand seed |
drill is convenience, yet | think |
the greater trouble OF hand sowing |
will be repaid in the more regular
and even growth afterwards. After
planting, the ground needs cultiya-
ton before the weeds start; this is
the least trouble and it Is easier to
kill a thousand weeds when they
first germinate than one when it is
a week or two old ; and to keep
them from growing than to destroy
them when grown. 4 weeks neg
lect, once the weeds have started,
may increase the labor 30 times
and even make it necessary TO
abandon tie crop. This is the
point in growing roots. Keep the
ground clean, and some sort Of a
crop is certain; permit weeds to
grow, and the chance is great that
The crop will be a loss.
There may be farmers who have
a crop ofroots grown and find diff
,alty in dlsposIng Of them. That
is easily disposed OF
There is not an animal on the farm
out may be kept in tie best OF
health and condition on roots, with
| small portion OF dry feed. Horses
10 well on a peek twice a day,chop-
bed and mixed with chahcd hay.
If hard worked quart OF meal Of
my kind or brn added,
viii complete a sufficient ration.
COWS oxen,calyes and feeding beeyes c
flourish well on roots as the largest
part of their dict The yellow
leshed man.el5 give q r.ch color 5
md no evil flavor to milk or cream, 2
md tor WINTER dairyiug they are in
jispcnsable. \ pack Of roots with
quart OF cotioa.secd meal and
,ran, mixed in equal parts, given
Wlcc day with dry nay OF FODDER,
will keep COWS well up to their milk.
Sheep may be ted similarly in pro-
portion, except ewes heavy in lamb,
which should be tel but small IA
ions, not oycra quart at each half
laily feed. Pigs thrive wonderful
V on mangcls and sugar beets.
teesc will live wholly Oh chem chop
ed fine. Poultry viii Peek cut
cots and consume t.cm complete
Y. Roots, corn and hay will keep
he whole farm stock going IN the
,est ore, and as one good acre OF
cots viii subsist one COW tor three
ears or - COWS Tor SIX wceAs,aud
our acres will supply IS COWS for
tx months, what other crop can
'ay 80 well Or be 50 easily grown
Or the amount Of feed procured: