JJ^6 ^lery concerning the ^lality of Straiv. April 



TO THE CONDUCTORS OF THE FARMER's MAGAZlNEi 



^lery concerning the ^lality of Straw. 

 GENTLEMEN, 



Whether is the ftr^w of a thoroughly ripe crop, ov 

 one win in the juice, the belt fodder for beafls ? Some 

 affirm, that the weather produftive of full corn, muft 

 be produdlive of feeding ftraw ; while others, reafon- 

 ing from the fimilarity to hay, argue for ftraw made In 

 the fap. 



The 1798 and 1799 brought forth ftraw of thele op- 

 pofite defcriptions, and fhould, by the contraft in their 

 nutritive effefts, conclufively decide the point, if farm- 

 ers have accurately compared the different condition of 

 beafts fed upon ftraw for thefe years. Yours, &c. 



H. 



Remark by the Conduclors. 



The above query appears very fairly put, and we ap- 

 prehend, there can be but one opinion refpecling the 

 anfwer, viz. That the ftraw win in the juice muft be 

 the beft fodder. We cannot, however, confider the 

 quality of the ftraw produced in 1798 and 1799, as 

 competent evidence to determine the point ; as both 

 ripe and green ftraw, of the latter, were eflfentially dif- 

 ferent from that of the former year. The ftraw of 

 1799 never poffefied equal fubftance with that of 1798, 

 becaufe it had not the benefit of fo much funftiine, 

 and, from the feverity and wetnefs of the weather, was 

 deprived of the greateft part of its juices long before it 



•was ripened. 



N. 



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