The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-01-10

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psoEtahle fed Tor All domestic animals.
iaoldding sheep and hoga. II prudeusly
fed by farmers well iafornied on such
naasesH The great dimcqhy Is 70 arouse
interest enough IN larners about sack
matters to indace them 10 stady everys.
thing that i important IN rsgard to feed
ing and raising stock, aud then TO attes,d
to All these things personally panctaaIly,
seasOnably and ppeeaaiHgiYs "A farmers
eye, his hand and his jndgmept are need
ed at all times and everyshere on bis
farm Hogs. sheep, COWS. males, horses,
and even chickens, and every living thing
that he owns, should be uhsier his care
daily, and be should constantly inquire
how he can benefit them, or relieve
them. ~ -
Sheep need bat little cotton seed, bat
that little prnaeusly fed - tA=m does .
great deal Of good. A pint daily we
think would be sufficient Half pint
daily, with a pint of wheat bran, and
some oats in the straw and bundle would
be excellent food for sheep that have
young lambs. 1t causes flow of rich
milk, and makes the lambs strong and az
tive, and makes them grow fat If the
feed produces any irregularity in the
bowels, stop using it, or reduce the quan-
tity. Always give the sheep all the salt
they want, and keep the bottom of the
salt trough wei smeared with tar.
1t is doubtless best to boil cotton seed
for hogs, and feed them moderately and
give them roots with the seed, potatoes
and turnips, and good pasture and wood
range besides.
Horses and mules fed on hay and corn
would do well to give them from a pint
to quart of cotton seed morning and
evening. But notice, and if irregularity
Of the bowels follows, stop, or reduce the
cotton seed rations.
Mich cows will do we'll on cotton seed
pretty literally fed. Four or FIVE quarts
morning and evening would do mixed
with bran, but the farmer should always
observe the effect, and change The amount
according to circumstances. a toa Of
cotton seed judicioasly fed, may do a
great deal of good, or carelessly fed, il NAV
do much harm.
A ton of cotton seed may he worth $40
or $50 to farmer, more than tie value
of two tons of hay, or it may he worth \
very little, or may do more harm than
good, according to the hand and jadg-
mlent employed in It's distribution among
the stock.
LIME AND RICH SOILS.
1t is an unquestiOBabIe fact that all the
poor lands of Mississippi aad LOuisiana
stand greatly in need of lime, anil can
never be made rich without lime. Farm
ers may not appreciate this fact-may
even deny it, but the better farmers will
in time lime these lands and fll them
with humus, and make them produce ten
times as much rs some of these old lime
less fields that lie by the side of the rail-
road begging for lime and humns, now
produce Byram mari win supply this
lack of carbonate Of lime at a time not
distant, and pea vines and forest leaves
will supply the principal part OF the hu-
mus needed Cattle and sheep viii also
help enrich these lands. In the meantime
superphosPhates come to the relief of the
poor land farm, as prompt and ready
friend-the mari and pea vine as the
coming and more distant friend.
Not long ago Prof E. W.! HiIgar,l, of
California, in discussing the objects and
Interpretation Of soil analysis, gives,
among other things, the following advan-
tages resulting from an adequate supply
of lime in soils:
l. A more rapid transformation of veg
eiable matter into active humus, which
manifests itself by dark or deep black
tint of the SOIL
.. The retention of snch humus, against
the oxiGlizing influences of hot climates
witness the high humus percentage of
such soils, as. against all Others, in the
Southern States.
3. Whether through the medium of this
humus, or in more direct manner, it
renders adequate for praEtabls culture
percentages Of phOsphosie acida potash
so small that, In the case Of deficiency OF
absence of lime, the soil is practically
sterile.
4. IL tends TO seenre the proper main
fenanee Of the conditions Of pitrifsaaisnl
whereby the inert nitrogen Of she soil i
rendered available.
/ 5. Il exeFta . most important physical
action on the fioceulation. and therefore
on the tiIIability Of the sOil, = heresofors
shown by Schlesing and By myselLl
Prof Hilgard adds that d the majarity
of soils (exeepting those extremely sands)
the lime percentage is greater 10 tie sab
soil than in the surface soil This !.
doabtlesu. he explains, The rssulisof tAs
easy selability Of ealcis earbanate IN The
soil water, which carries l. downward
and thns tends - deplrte tie snrfsse ssil
This fact = atsikiagly iuhosH b the =
suits Of Laurhrifiesi 6intestIeation o. ~