The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-06
Live Stock.
SOME INQUIRIES REGARDING COWS,
MANUREs AND GRASSES.
Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.

Correspondence Of The Progressive Farmer.
I am in need of some information
and don't know of a better place
than your Office to get it. So will
proceed to ask questions. 1st. Since
turning my COWS on rye, they have
fallen off considerably in butter, but
have increased in milk, not seeming
anxious for any other feed. Have
not been feeding anything Should
I have continued feeding bran and
cotton seed meal? Would it be a
good idea to put some wheat straw
in racks at night?
I'd. Is it a good plan to stand COWS
in stanchion stalls, we'll ventilated,
with shed on north side of barn at
night during the warm weather? I
am anxious TO save all the manure
possible, but want all the milk and
butter that can get.
Sd. am saving the liquid manure
from the COWS Have been using it
instead of nitrate of soda around
early cabbage. Can depend on it
to take place of nitrate of soda, and
how much is it worth say per gal
lon2 Will it do poured around snap
beans2
9Th. Can you tell me what grasses
to use for permanent pasture for
cowsP Ny LAND is red "push" clay
land. What do you think of John
son grassP Would it be good to
Craze? J D. sLEDGE.
Rockingham Co, N. c.
AmsoOep By DR.. G. ". Bo1rkett, of the
". c.. A. & II. College,:
1st. In turning COWS to rye pas
ture, there is not enough protein to
keep up the regular butter yield.
If our correspondent will continue
the use of from one to four pounds
of cotton seed meal for his best milk
ers, think he will be able to get the
usual quantity of butter. At the
College farm for two weeks past we
have been pasturing rye, but have
continued the use of meal in conneo-
tion, and our cattle have not only
kept up their regular flow of milk,
but have increased a tride. From
six to ten pounds of cow pea hay
daily Will be good practice, and if
~ so nj O& &ENn hn
left off. The wheat straw will be of
little value; in fact, there will be
difficulty in getting cattle to eat the
same when on rye pasture. Wheat
straw contains so little protein it will
be of little value in making butter
I'd. There is no objection in tying
up cattle if the stable is we'll ventl-
lated. I think, however, it is best
to give them as much liberty as pos
sible so as to keep them in good Wig
orous health. This always pays and
is an important consideration in
building up good dairy herd. We
like the idea of giving dairy COWS a
little lot or run for the night. The
manure is thus saved and the lot can
be plowed up and put to corn or peas
or rape that can be out or fed off for
summer feeding or fall feeding. AS
soon as one lot is planted turn into
another, and so on.
Sd. The urine is the most valuable
part of the excrements. At current
prices it is worth for nitrogen, pot
ash and the little phosphorio acid in
it $4.76 per ton. The nitrogen alone
is worth So 56 per ton. On the basis
of nitrate of soda ton of liquid ex-
orements calculated on basis Of nitro
gen is equivalent to $50 pounds.
That is for nitrogen $50 pounds of
nitrate of soda is equivalent to 1000
pounds of cow urine The urine is
extremely valuable for all kinds of
vegetables and the quantity to be
used can be estima ted according to
quantity of nitrate of soda you are
accustomed to use.
4th. The Station is now working
on best grasses for pasture lands.
The native grasses are all good for
their respective seasons. We think
Orchard grass will prove one of the
best cultivated grasses. For series
of pasture grasses: Native grasses
supplemented by peas and corn as
soiling crops for summer practice i;
Orchard grass for winter and spring !;
oats and vetch, and rye and vetch,
for spring. These kinds make good
working basis. johnson grass is a
hip nrndnnar- hnt when onoa atarted