The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-08-25
Agricultural.


There is right as also a wrong way 0,
doing thing True economy consists in
the right Speeding Of what Is earned OF
saved. 4 farmer may produce successful.
y crops for soiling, and yet waste his OF.
I Poriuni,y IN using them, ualoss be feeds
them 10 proper manner When partial
soiling is praclio,d for the sake Of helping
ont pastures. OF with the intention OF ma.
nuring poor piece of land by feeding the
crops upon II SO that the manure may be
scattered over the surface. two ends are
served, provided that the thing is done
I right. which should be something a. fol.
lows Provide suitable portable racks,
and place In tho field; cut and carry the
fodder, and let !, he eaten from these
racks, which should he moved from place
TO place over the field, so that the drop
pings and waste will be spread, or may be
easily scattered over the whsle surface.
This method is somewhat different from
complete soiling, where the COWS are kept
in yards and stables, and the fodder is car.
ried to them, and their quarters are kept
well Uttered and bedded with absorbents
and materials for eomposts This latter
course involves more labor, but the larger
product derived from the ows-ihrough
the high feeding. the quiet rest aud alb
senee OF unnecessary wasteful exercise.
freedom from troublesome insects and the
saving Of time aud flesh in driving to aud
from pasture repay the extra labor liber
ally, and the food is all paid for by the
large quantity Of manure made. Another
gain is also had in the saving Of fences.
Such practice is profitable on all farms
near to markets, except such as cannot
well be plowed.
In the ease OF partial soiling, field is
selected whore the cows are kept through |
the day, aud perhaps the night, being
MIXED either in the field, or driven up to
the barn or yard for that purpose, where
plenty of water and shelter may be had.
The former is the better practice portable
racks being provided, The fodder should
he cut; that for the morning at night, and
that for the night in tie morning, at which
times the cows are fed, the quantity given
upon the amount of food TO be
picked up in the pasture. No more
should be given than is clearly consumed
with evident appetite. The feeding
should be done at regular hours, the last
cutting being given when another is made.
In case of threatened rain, enough may be
cut for two or three feelings, and be cock
ed up, so as to shed the rain partially, as
II fed wet it is not so good. II quite
wet, only partial ration should be given
1t time. In feeding, it is not well to
feed ripened cornstalks only, with their
foliage as often the cows teeth get sore or
tender, but some softer feed should be Civ
On portion Of the time Sweet corn fod-
der will be found to produce more milk
than Indian corn, besides being better
eaten, with less liability of causing the
teeth to become tender.
In complete soiling the feeding is best
done after milking in the morning, and be-
fore milking in the evening; small feed
Of some kind may be given after milking
in the evening If the feeding is done in
thc yards, racks should be provided to
waste OF the fodder. Experience
will determine that feeding had better be
lone in the stables, and the feed consum-
ID at any other times than when milking