The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17

by cold has discouraged the fall sowing
OF oats and Il partial substitute is very
desirable, especially i'll the northern por-
tons of the cotton belt. Barley appears
to be the best within reach. 1t is very
hardy; seldom injured by cold and
supplies Il very excellent feed for horses.
The unsettled question is, in What shape
and how to feed it? We have seen it
stated that, i'll California, horses are
turned loose on Il stack of barley rs COWS
al" upon II stack OF hay or straw. After
barley Is thrCShcd and the beard is
broken OIL kilograms, the latter could GER
fanny be tcd like any other grain. Can
not some reader throw the light Of OK
pcrIcnce ON this point ? If barley is
soWn on ordinary land without fortiliza-
ton, not more than one and Il half or
two bushels should be Sown on an acre !;
and November Is 4 good month TO SOW it
when the object is not grazing or soiling,
but the production OF grain and straw.
1t should always, however, he own ON
the best land that is available, and more
or less manuring Will pay, as it docs on
almost every crop. Us there is great cen
tainty OF not being winter killed and the
crop : as free from casualties as any
grown, Il can very trustlngly apply
manure to il. Since writing the above,
Judge Belts, the Commissioner of Agri-
culture of Alabama, has informed us
that ioy twenty years he has raised barley
for horse feed in northern Alabama with
great success, and feeds it just as he
feeds Shcat oats. With barley as with
rye, il is important to SOW homegrown
seed. Most Of the seed obtained from
the North is spring-raiscd, and will not
do well IN our climate. The May birds
arc the greatest enemy to this crop.
They usually pass through Our section
when thc barley is III milk. and prove
quite destructive. Boys and shotguns
are the best remedies.
As cold weather approaches, suitable
provision should he made for the care of
stock. Close barns and cellars are rarely
needed i'll II arm climate but shelter
from cold rains and barriers against cold
winds arc impcratirely called ior. sim
pie shelters plankcd up, or even we'll
brushed up on tn" North and west sides,
Will answer ever purpose. They may
De constructed OF poles, to he had Oh
every farm, and covered with plank roots,
which can be taken down when the Win
tC" Is over and stored way under shelter
until the ext season. Thus managed,
they Will last Il very long time.
The usual practice III feeding rough
ness is to throw ii on the ground, and
let cows pick ovcrNndtrampl0 upon it,
El'd the tramplnS usually exceeds the
picking. 1t Is 4 most wi-tcful practice.
y better. and at N time Inexpensive
5 and convenient mcthod is to have racks,
with the Stats near togcthcr-nOt wide
enough apart 10 admit the cows nose,
bat only its tongue, - that it can pub
ont only Il little at II time. 1t not only
prevents waste from forage being pulled
o,t and trUd under foot. but enables
tie animals to tear of pieces small
enough to be chcwcd-to divide q Shuck.
Tor instance, into several mouthfuIs.
Ii is also Very desirable to supply ami
mais with water, not too cold during
cold weather. Cows drink Il large uUan-
tltY Of water, and when tie latter is
u"Vliy n the freezing point, il has to he
w,uMCG up iii the stomach 10y animal
neat raised, say forty 10 hundvctt
degrees. Now, animal heat Is gcncraaii
ltom food, and il an ANNA! drinks much
cold Waic., ii mus eat more food where
with To warm il. Ii practicable, water
should he conducted in apipc, some dis
t,ucc underground, from Il spring TO the
lot. Ii would thus get within reach OF
animals al a temperature OF about sixty
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