The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-02-28
Influence of the Moon.

The people here In my country are governed
by the moon In nearly all things they do. They
will not make soap unless the sign is right.
Hogs must be slaughtered or colts weaned az
nation or cite me to literature upon the above
subject-Dr e. a. L Farmers. y. c.
Experiment Station-)
The belief that the moon has some eff
feet upon the growth of crops and
various other deeds of men is wide
spread in certain regions. There can
be no reasonable claim that the moon
does really influence any thing upon
the earth in this way, and such ira
ditions doubtless have descended from
our ancestors, who thought very much
more of natural objects and their posi-
bic effect upon their actions than we in
this day. Doubtless one reason why
this idea obtained credence is that
formerly those who considered such to
be the case were very observant and
very careful in their work, and hence
necessarily were more successful; such
being the case they believed more than
before as 10 the cause of their success
and telling others of it caused them
also to become firm believers.
To give an illustration of this belief.
one part of the country may think that
certain phase of the moon indicates
dry weather, whereas in other parts of
the country, others may believe that it
portendS wet weather, or these beliefs
NAV be entertained by different parties
in the same region. OF course it is inn
possible for these various results to oc-
cur at the same place and at the same
time.
Feeding Cotton-Seed Products.
A short time ago I received from the cotton
and fat constituents of fifty American feeding
materials with their rank in feeding value,
etc If their report is correct we cattle feed
weight. 1 am feeding twenty-five steers of
200 pounds weight this winter. Here is what
they are being fed I would be pleased to have
your opinion on it. The first two weeks had
ground together corn and wheat. one bushel
OF each, and now take two bushels corn and
one bnshel wheat. Give them two and half
bushels of this on top of eight bushels smooth
c @neat ehan IN the mornlns then all the cut
two and half bushels mixture with the chat
sure sfe of , fWG anq na PUSHES h e s
cut corn fodder as they will cat. Access TO
water twice a day. All are dehcrned and
loose herewith enclose the small Circular
with rank of feeding values Would also like
to have your opinion of the cotton seed meal
ana null business. II 1t is as good as they say.
it would pay to use 1t. Corn Is worth here IS
cents per bushel; wheat. 81 cents; oil meal
seed meal about SCI, and cotton seed hulls 500
II you have the time and will give me your
these steers certainly viii be greatly Obliged.
j. A. E.. York Pa.
answered by F. e. Emery, Agriculturist
N. C. Experiment Station.)
I find there is some misrepresenta-
ton in the circular. For instance, the
figures given for cotton seed meal and
bulls are the extreme highest ones
found in a large number of analyses
They represent composition and not
digesti bility--two very different con-
siderations. Please consult table PIP
2s5-6, Bulletin 100 North Carolina Ex-
pertinent Station on this question.
You can not go far wrong feeding a
good grain ration with coarse by-pro-
ducts made on the farm. Your corn
fodder Q believe it has had the ears
husked out of it and is called stouer to
distinguish it from that grown thick
and not allowed to produce ears) is bet
Ter than cotton seed hulls. Your
wheat chaff is also worth more than
the hulls. Make your own comparisons
as to price.
Now for your ration. 1t is too wide
IN the ratio of protein to carbohyd rates.
would not advise you to change your
proportion of two of corn to one of
wheat but to feed only 200 pounds of
It per day mixed with 100 pounds Of
cotton ssed meal. Feed this on the
chaN q b2fore and give stQxsr the