The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-12-04
STOCK FARM AND GARDEN.

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STOCK FARM AND GARDEN.
In some portions of Europe the
praetice Is common of planting fruit
trees by the roadside, the produce az
fording an income to the common
wealth, which is, we believe, devoted
wholly to the mRintainance OF the
highways. 1t is a practice well
worthy of imitation, but perhaps one
objection to it here would be the lr-
ressible small boy, who has such
fondness for green fruit that little OF
II would ever remain to ripen.
A correspondent he's asked us
whether we consider silage good
food for horses. In answer we would
say il must be remembered that silage
does not make perfect ration. 1t ls
much the same as summer pasturage;
in fact. the nearer 1t comes to being
lust that the better it fulf1lls It's mis-
sou; and so where fed largely, especi-
ally to work animals, it should be
balanced with good feed OF grain,
otherwise it will be found to have the
same objection that green grass has
il is too fiashy. Observing this fact,
and using 1t in the place of hay, and
not as a substitute for grain, silage
may safely be made a large item OF
the winter ration for horses.
From the far Northwest comes the
report of q practical farmer, and he Is
so eminently practical, so level
headed, so full of good common sense,
that we want to tell what he has done.
1t is lust this: He has stopped
boarding the hired man, has built q
house, hired q man with family, and
when extra hands are needed have
them boarded there. How many OF
our readers there are who might do
the same, and SO relieve the hard
working and often Over-worked wife
and MOTHER The gain, too, In hay
ing the privacy of the family circle
restored is one that can not be counted
In dollars and cents. We should Ike
to see the example OF our North
western friend more generally Ioi'
lowed. 81 s4iI.4sssa 1as11
In regard to the value Of corn fOd-
der, ara eminent authority says that
more actuRlfoOd material can be pro-
duced from an acre OF corn than from
any other of our common farm crops.
Land thGtis capable of producing two
tons of hay will, under ordinary con-
ditions Of cultivation, produce 20 tons
of ensilage, having at least % per
cent. of dry substance, or actual food
material. This will give about lO,OOO
pounds Of dry matter, as against 900
hounds that would be contained in
the two tons of hay. There is no
other way in which given NUMBER
of acres can be made to do as much
winter feeding as by sowing with corn
and putting the product in the sllo-
Horse flesh in Texas does not com
mand a very high figure, on the
average. vet we are able to gather
some Instructive suggestions by look
ing over q recent report OF sales there:
American carriage horses were quoted
SIS to 500 each ;anOt.a very big price,
to be sure, but good In comparison
with some others. The prices for
other classes of horse flesh ranged
from SO for yearling fillies up to $50
sOr Texas improved mares-l4 to 10
hands. What we want to point out ls
the immense difference in value
between ordinary stock and a horse
that may be classed as "special
purposeH animal. No one will at
TEMPT to claim that the difference in
the expense OF producing them Is at
All in like ratio to the difference in
their selling value, the outside price
for the one class being four times as
great as the outside price for the
other. It is easy to determine which
affords the profit, and the same rule
will apply elsewhere as we see here
suggested for TeXas-grow only the
best horses and such as are adapted to
some special use.
It may seem q rather novel propo-
aition to some of our readers that
good beeves can be grown and made
Tsadv for market with only one win
teris feedinR. This would be no more
of a change, however than we have
already made in our methods OF hog
leading, and il has already been done
nv few exceptionally careful and
W;ide-awake men. Their method has
been to procure high grade cattle oil
the very best beef types and breed Sc
as to nave very early calves. From
the very start they are FED hoerailyr
and this Is kept up without inter,
emission. At 20 months they are good
beeyes. ready for the market at al
most, III not quite the top price, ano
with oniy one winters feeding viii
return a much better profit than Il
Kent and fed another season, ever
though by so doing they should make
several hundred pounds addltlona
weight. To procure two long sum
mers' growth, at the expense OF 1eed
ing a single winter, should be a pretty
sure KuAIAukH Va ONS
summers and winters are equal, Of
nearly equal in number, the latte
often naturalize the profit OF thu
former. ~ F-
1t Ia well known that in no country
in the world has agriculture takeT
higher rank than in France. W.
think that 8 principal reason for thi
NAV be found in the existence OF thu
French National Agricultural Society
This was founded in 176l, and nov
has the largest membership OF an.
agricultural society IN the worloi -
we'll a. the highest class OF member
ship. The $4,000 names on it's list
embrace the leading scientists ant
cApItaifsts, as we'll as agriculturists
Of the country. It has steadily givel
the GREATEST encouragement to al
vance agriculture, and now practical
ly controls the legislation OF franc
in every thing that has bearing Oh
this industry. The society Is dtVlue'
into II sections, each having chaIg
81 some particular branch OF agrlcul
ture. as horse breeding, horticulture
i've stock, etc 1t offers liberal prem
f.ms at all shows, encourages agri
cultural education, helps to organic
Farmers, clubs, and in every possibl
wav stimulates the farmers to exer
themselves to do better work ana g
better their conditions. sIhilIA
organic alton and similar movemsn
i'm this country might be productiv
OF equally good results.
The feeding of breeding sows ca
Generally be Improved upon. In tn
1ast il has been corn, corn, corn, an,
not much Of any thing else. TIL
gives too much fat and too little bon
and muscle, aud creates a tendenc
toward disease. The sews should b
fed as much of variety as is possible
e.pecially as narrowing time al
nroaches.-r Green clover is desirabl
item, but, of course, is not obtainabl
I'm the winter, unless you have bee
fore-handed enough to put some il
the silo. In case. you have not, cor
ensilaRe may be well used in its place
with that feed either skim milk o
butter milk, II you have it, shorts
bran. roots pumpkins, slops mad
with bran and oat meal; in fact, an,
thing that is light and easily digeste
and will aid in the milk secretion
Feed literally enough to keep In TAI
condition, but not so as to make ex
'.essiveIy fat. In addition to sue
Feeding You keep the sows in clean
comfortable quarters through Tn
winter. you may reasonably expecI I