The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-10-23

mesh c animals is conducted by
prVate individuals, each one pursu.
.ug their Owu ideas. BY this the
iXIty OF type is OF course greatly
4ffac;eI rne French coach breed,
III the contrary, has been developed
closely upon one single line, Under
tue Constant guidance OF the Director
General OF the National studs Oh
France The Off ;iais are ,ducated i'll
,ne same scnO ii, from generation to
generation, and are taught to value
he same torn, to seek for the sane
qualities, ald to pursue the same SyS-
tem. Under sucn plan 1t has been
pO5-ible for then To attain high per-
lection aud great Uniformity. There
about 1900 stations owned ex-
;lusiVely by the Government, and all
others must be inspected and licensed
by this department before being used
Tor breeding purposes. The French
coach ers are descendants OF the Arao,
crossed with the French and English
thorough breds.
II there is any one problem in
iairying that may be considered
wholly settled, it is that cows will al
ways do better on mixed feed than
they will on q single ration. For this
reason dairyman should avail him
self of every opportunity to study up
the comparative values oil different
mixed feeds. There are gre at many
formulas, aud it is only by testing
several that each can decide what
NAV be fed with best advantage in
his individual case. One that We
nave found to serve u good purpose,
and which comprises all the food eie-
inents, is AS follows: Ten pounds
clover hay, ten pounds straw, four
pounds linseed meal, four pounds
wheat bran, four pounds corn meal,
TWO pounds cotton seed meal. Such
a ration means high feeding, ana Is
expensive. 1t would cost now from
- TO % cents per day, according to
Inc locality, and, OF course, can not
be fed to COWS that Will produce only
200 pounds of butter per year, nor by
dairYmeu who sell their butter at any
thing but the top price; but with
good cows and proper methods III
making and selling the butter, such
ration will prove the most profitable
of any. In this connection L would
suggest that it is Il good plan to clip
out such feeding formulas as appear
from time To time in your agricultural
paper aud test eacn one carefully,
Keeping AN accurate record OF cost
aud OF production. In this way only
can you come at u true method OF
economical feeding
No more important subject can
come under tiIe consideration of
farmers clubs and institutes this
winter than how to make, save and
Apply manure. For that matter,
however it should not be left wholly
to discussion in the clubs, but should
be subject of serious thought by
every farmer who desires to improve
his condition aud to increase, or even
maintain, the fertility of his land.
/ The fact must be recognized that the
| extent of the production of farm crops
is measured by the amount OF fertiliZ-
! ing element applied to the soil. The
question of dressing or fertilIzing our
! farm lands is at the foundation of all
success i'll the business OF agriculture
| Every crop that we grow, whether
| grass, grain, roots or fruit, should
either have some fertilizer applied di-
! rectly to il i'll some manner, or there
should be u subsequent application to
the land, to restore the sub
stance of which it has been de-
uuded by the crop. In this cen
uectiun il may not be out of place
To call attention to the fact that the
manures made on different farms
vary greatly IN value from the fact
thar some farmers have not yet adopt
ed the more progressive theory OF a
smbinatiOn OF hay and grain for
feediugssanimals, but continue to feed
straw, corn, fodder and hay only
| through the long season that cattle
are housed, while others feed gener-
! ously OF bran, meal, cotton seed and
other concentrated food in connection
with u less amount of rough forage.
Ia the crops OF farmers who feed in
this manner there will always be