South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-03-13
Inspection OF Siios.

Ists uii., In resp"n-e 1, - ,sv,tslion
{" be present a. an inspec If me
si"s Though the Gay VAS cold, the
pleasant par:crs were cheerful ~i.h
blazing open fires, rad ating heat AMI
comt'r :" everv part IL the r"o,r. Az
hour nr t~e wss pas-e ~ s.cisl chat
aud thsn cama IL q.ae,. 'c.hS'ep. u
please w-lk ont TO dinner Ev.ryhnd,
a. "ncr accepted tie in>itstiun, aud M
one, we thick. Was d'sapp inie.. tur
variety, exceli-Dc- OF material AMI de,i :
cat. and tuoth>om. cooker il was a
di"nrr b -rj u excel.
The "inr"r 'ver, anii the slaves OF rio
~eei a'ish.d. eLe psrtv nfjon, ned To
lie -p'' ndid tarn, to inspect the -iiu-.
h'se sr" three IN numbr The, are
ABOUT +ign'' en- 'ee' sguA'~ nnd t~ent,
eel deep. occupying the by on th-
West si'ir at thu barn. O.e ct them
las been Emp, led and d led With % for
summer Use; = srcond 10 a,ous Ia T.
emitsd. and the th'rd has not heen
opened. We ass"e' de into ,be b II
emp'iet one, snd st"od ON the su,fae
1T tue ensil"ge. Al . depth OF ten 10
twelve inches the temperature vss
found to he sixt, five 10 seventy 10.
grsss. steam ris'ng Freely from Q fork
full of II eXlOsrsi To The air IL has n
u''d sub-ac,d smsil and taste, not At III
disagteeAhle. We we're shown q lot of
calves which had nssn kept sxciusivelv
upon il. They vere plump aud see med
10 be thriving -xcelientiy. rs dit also
the sheep. winch had in addition q daily
fed OF hay. All tie animals mst, To
eat 1t with avid,tv. From IA prea.
eheapaess. as Compared with any other
iced, 1t ssens to US that it ouyh,
speedily e come in'o general use. The
si'O as proposed by Mr. Carska ION 10 60
chesp'y and easily construc;ci as 10 be
VII hin the means Of The ,oprer class of
farmers, AID We are sure that II farmers
and stock growsrs will adopt II, and
with 1t the cs.toG OF sieiterinr lnsir
stock, their profits will 10 greatly IN
creased and their losses quite rs greatly
diminishcr. About his subj ct W shall
have more 10 say in the ne n fu.are.
VI the editors Of tho $ at, ,srre
aumber Of whom were invited, only a
very few we're present. Dir. Har,. OF
he Wheeling Int 'ligencsr, vas prompt.
" on hand, nantes, NJ much in,sre u,
IN the natter. La his paper Of Mond.y
ne oevotes two columns to this affair
and the subject o. the many her
editors invited We are sorry that so Z "
responded To the polite invitation of Mr..
Carskadon. We regret ,hi, on NOR.
than one account. Ws believe IN visit
would have been Of value To their auri
cultural readers. The farmers of The
State will he beneti tel by the Discus
| sion OF new ideas, and ;bs introduction
| Of new methods. In Le natter OF sbsI.
ter 10 stock AMI Of cheap an shoie-
s"m- food fnr them, reform Is yid.pt v
much needed, aud the couatry ne~spa-
pers ougut TO advocate It. To th,s bu.
manitS and self.'n'errst alike urge,
The value OF The Slio 10 no Longer +.
debstable question. II has ~ cd tEe
e1 detrimental stagcan may be reyard.d
among the proved and adopted appli-
ances If sae farm. An aero OF go Il
land VIII produce Nv nty tons Of .nsi.
age. Every ton OF this 10 worth from
0ue.ib,'d 10 one half. ton of good b.y
Putting l. Al The 10 vest rn,io, an scr. oi
rouni VII produce \ Va Ne ~ snsilay.
equivalent To about seven sons Of goo
hay. The cost Of ensia!e is from two
to t~oan . ha'f dollars per lou. l.,
Will bo seen, then, thst ens'Iaxe wall cos
ver' much les an hay, ~h,ch In.
her o been regsr drd AZ hs mos,
prof able { sd FIR Ock.
Mr.. ., VINO - the pisnsor si'ois, ia
west Virginia. after ca,eiui trial f,r
~ y"ars, ant after car fuI siui, oi
tie 'zpr'i nee # Cih'r-, is convincri
tnst the capacity # isnd Tor suppo TIM
stock i a. least doubled D, tue use OF
-ns.isge. lie 'nvi,.s any ,uub, RS to
Come |" his harn and zee h. stock feel.
Col lie Grad Cannon, "f Cpnn.cti-
cut, says: u do not suppose or e.ti
mate, hat nv careful testing | know that
ens'lag" is 53l pr crr'. CHI sper than
any 1t er node have ever been able TO
discover Tor ireding s'ocH.'
j. Gregory Smith, ex Governor of
Vermont. says: after careful cxper, t.
menis IN rai-ing cattle know that the
gain ~ at least 80 psr cent. over any
other food known to me-
Co . Morris, of Oakland Mills, Nd,
the pioneer siloi-t in America, using
from SIX t. eight hundred tons per year,
says: 'Ensiiage at least doubles the
capacity Of NV land for C frying stock. :
Col. Nj. 10, after an experiences of eight
years, as enthusiastic as ever.
Letters expressing regret at their un q.
avoidabIe absence were received from
Hon. Lloyd L wndes and Msjor s aw.
of Maryland; ex-senator n. g. Bay,s,
Hon. g. w. Atkinson, Of Wheeling A.
b. White, ESQ.,, Of the State J,urnal; J.
I. Reilly. OF tue Mattinsburg Herald,
and others.
On the whole IL was very pIeasan,
sfdr. Besiies Mr.. Hart and Sir.
Douglass, of The Tribune, there we're
present DR.. A. Gerstcll, who wi b his
humorous "reminiscences and witty
ssllies was the life OF the party DR.. X.
Gerslell, +. NJ. REYNOLDS, Esq. ID. w
Bsbb AMI G. NJ. Bahb, Of Grani county,
Okoy johnson, Esq, of Patrerso =
Creek. MIR. Kees. Hon. J r. Vance, nj
Hampshire county, Mr.. j. w. Wilson