The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-22
and Pastures.
Bv C. H. JORDAN.


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The most nrolific az al liza .,-....,,
plants which cover ,he NO.. NJ ~.
earth are The GRASSES Tho. -. b;,rt-
" important sn,,rce. nj foad fn,. -,
animaIe and ,,.,. H.. - :. H.,
lufeN essential Tor ~. h..I,b ~ -.
otocl, ~ !, ,ra.,t., - - .
durinn aU season. of ~, -.o,. IT,.
their cultivation far Ln,,. ,nd .,,n,-
mercial uses * of ore,t Interest Ia
the Tu;.merS cf tbiu .o,,nt,.. t.
are MOI ,lon. nsafnl r,,. 49,, r.,,I;.,.r
value IN stool. ~, ,b.;, .,,.,.:l
fe.t. ~ ,bn .,;i ,,,,o,, ,,.,;.l -.
grown are Of yas1 innorto,ce rba
farme,s Of Tho Sontha,.,, St.,,so i,,,.
LIGHTLY anprecia,, The v,lo. nf GOOD
meadows and r,stura. nr.f.,.T.;,,,.
generally. TO ornw. bna,I nr.,;n n,n,,-
fo1. their stocL
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''-\S' MI iON OF liNl.
- ne ne 'l,ioull ol 'fI forage cohsnn-
supplied With all they can eat Is en-
ormous. If the farmer Is forced to
purchase such food for his stock in
needed requirements. his Supply bill
viii be heavy at the end Of the wear
For important information along this
line, let uS notice the figures concern
ing the amount of forage required
for each farm animal, drawn from
Offs tables. and which are based
upon fact bS actual experiment. y
mich COW OF 900 pounds live weight
viii consume four and !; half tons Of
dry fodder in one year. Every sheep
weighing 80 pounds Will eat about 100
pounds Of dry feed during the same
time. Every 1000 pounds OF live pork
VIII consume from four to seven tons
OF dry Iced ~ Z year. Every th0u-
SAND pounds OF horse flesh requires
from three 10 four tons Of hay and
grain per annum 10 produce it. The
annual demands Of our stock being
thus heavy, the production Of these
supplies becomes an important item.
How 70 produce them 1T the greatest
profit and least cost is Il question fo,.
careful study on the part Of every
farmer interested in this matter
GRASSES ~ cor
IS soil binders. nothing is superior
10 grasses. They seem to have been
the natural agents employed TO pro
tecf the land from washing, to cover
spots rendered bare from any cause.
10 save the soil from the baking in
fluences OF the sun in summer and.
in the end. to increase the fertility of
the soil. As grasses gradually 90 10
decay they form a needed stppIy of
humus. which from ON. apric,ituraI
llo'o'hI IS perhaps the most IN
soil lanIs ,.h;ah ,;ah ,'',,' ] - ''''
can ct,,,d ho.,',. a,'I 1.; :" '''','l,'s
,,;no +ba 49,, ".', No., to''' ll'''" '!ol-
times damonS7fr,taI .,1+;oi
ner;,ont. WIN, ~ l',
the ohcaryo+;on af 4
There ara ,,,1 ,,l .
sucb hu,n,u IN tba sn;l ;,,l.,.aa 49,
natnr,l fertility of on. l,,d., ~
frc+ ,l.n L,, IN ~
0oodL, SUNNI, ar ,a;'4,, l -,
: fo,. ,.,.:e ~ '.''''
ner;odc ~ d,.,- 7a,.I ~ -
+ tb.n , co;r d,f;,.;t ~
TOP II n,,I.o,.;.xa-. f, So ''''
,.i,llv .bn,,,a,. -, ''''''
of tho .n;l roal.ih pl'''' ~,
more .,,srert;hla - i'l.. az !
II ,ravo,,+ 49, 80. - 80
.o1,bI ,,I. fl ~ -
moro ar,iI,l,la ~. ,,l,; 'ii' -
roots Of o,,.o,x.;no go,
which has racaivoI , ,roo,I 80 r
grass turned lIntie, IL IN h.,tor ,,,
dition for o,.o,,.;,,,. . ,.l,a ~
one which b,. 49,, ,,,,,,,1I.
nd win ba.,.r ,,,,,I;1,ti,'
fe,4;I;1a,.I, ,1I
celaniy CROWN crops
SOiLiN't CROPS.
Among the green soilino or manure
'rors. none are superior 10 the clov-
IFS and cowDeaS They not only draw
free nitrogen from the air duI.iur
heir period Of growth. but they
place the nitrogen in available form
TO be utilized bv succeeding crons
Both the clover and pea croDs draw
eSS heaVil,' upon the mineral plant
,OCds in the soil than the heavier
eeeIino grain and root crops. 50 thar
While they are taking out little Of the