The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-14

nelds, II he leeds his horse properly,
will feed sixty to seventy-fve bush
els of corn a year. With a plenti-
tul hay NOW, you can save 25 to 35
bushels to the horse.
One acre Of herds grass, made
with two days labor, will supply the
demand of corn, which in most in
stances, it takes three acres and six
days blowing to produce, besides
the labor of hoeing, gathering and
housing.
Let every farmer who has no grass
plat, SOW two acres next month,
giving it 200 pounds of phosphate
per acre as stimulant, and at the
very lowest estimate, 1t will save to
the farmers of a county $4,000
bushels of corn, and the difference
of expenditure in the growing of
the two crops.
The cost of putting in two acres
OF herd grass will approximate as
follows:
Flowing and narrowing. e. $500
Two bushels OF eed...."................. LEO
4O0 pounds of phosphate ................. 500
This foots cost Of ................ $500
The life of q well cared for herds
grass plat is six years. At cost of
81 year for saving the hay, this
will foot up S25; add this to the
first cost of sowing and we have
$34. With four tons of hay a week
for six years: we have "a tons of hay
at a cost of about s1.40 per ton.
Now fifteen bushels of corn is a
big average per acre. 1t will cost:
Three days blowing. .................... $450
Two days labor Observation-Disclosures. LOO
To gather and crib. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
Total cost ...... $3.50
1t two tons of good hay is equal
to thirty bushels of corn for feeding
horse while he is not at work. I
will allow some good farmer to cor
rect me. It's actual cost in labor
on most liberal estimate of pro-
duction, would be $40. The actual
cost OF the hay which would take
its place, would be only $3.50.
The market value of the corn
would be SIG.
Your herds grass plat will also
afford good summer pasture, after
moving.
If you will SOW a lew acres of'oats
on good land, you can save more
corn.
Corn on thin land is the most ex-
penslve crop a farmer can grow, and
every effort should be made to
economic its use, only for bread.
How many of you have rye
patch tor early green feed? An
acre of rye sown early in the sum
mer, may be pastured all winter by
the calves, and in the early spring
cut three times for green feed for
several horses and cattle. Only a
tritle of cost to have it, and yet say
ing many dollars.
How many of you have a cellar
OF Irish potatoes as change of diet?
Only cost of a few days labor, and
yet the saving of many dollars.
How many of you have a barrel
of syrup, which would only have
cost few days labor, and yet the
saving of many dollars ?
How many Of you have cellar
OF turnips for COW and sheep feed ?
So easy to have and yet they save
dollars, and at the present market
price would bring more money to
the acre than cotton or corn.
How many of you put up a bed Of
cabbage for winter use
How may O. yor have barrel of
krout or pickles Rare treats on
the table and yet easy to have.
How many of you have a flock of
sheep and goats for an occasional
treat OF mutton or kid? Can't have
them on account OF the dogs, and
yet your member of the legislature
is the creature of your making.
How many of you have barrel
of corned beef, or few quarters of
dried beef, for your table? And
yet these may be had by every
farmer in the county. I am not
much of a farmer Int Gnd =