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SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF SOILING. 



]. Where land is a consideration there is a great saving of it by being 

 enabled to maintain at least one cattle beast per acre in place of having 

 to calculate on allowing three acres to graze one. 



2. Where we reckon by the amount of fodder produce (soiling, or 

 uring,) there is a lavge saving of food in avoiding destruction by cattle 

 tic. 



3. Where we have apparently useless quantities of any kind of straw, 

 chaff, and hay good or poor in quality they can be safely used in as- 

 sociation with the moist green fodders. 



4. We obtain fully double the quantity, and proportionately much 

 more value of manure by soiling than by allowing it to have its own way 

 in the field, the roadside, and the court. I am of opinion that were we 

 able correctly to estimate the value of farm yard manure in connection 

 with this matter of soiling of cattle there would be no concern on the part 

 of the farmer as to any other form of profit. He would simply be so in- 

 dependent as to be*able to throw all beef or milk into the bargain, or 

 allow them to stand as the mere overflowings of a system that puts him 

 in possession of all the past and future wealth of his fields. Would the 

 day were here when we all knew how to make, how to preserve, and how 



>1>1 !j our cattle droppings. 



">. Tin- larger produce of flesh and milk on an average. 

 C. Gives greater variety of materials, allows uniformity in manage- 

 ment, which gives greater comfort and health, and less liability of pe- 

 ats, 



7. I Jut it requires greater care and intelligence to establish and main- 

 tain siieh a variety of crops; so, if this is to be put up as an objection to 

 we had better say beat at once. When any farmer begins to 

 ik about "troubles." and first expense, .-md too much looking after of 

 things, then the sooner he tails into the ditch the bettor; h't him continue 

 his \e crops of wheat, and give \\\* cattle- the range of all the farm, 



as the earlier to convince him of the hi^h life he is leading an 



Iti.sh life, as well as a dan^'TMiis one, 



It is well known in soiling experience that cows -ive a greater 



flush f milk from ^n,.l early pasture than from having the food taken 



home to them. Tl 6 from winter confinem- nt to the rich and 



ntiful Crop of grass, along With th mdition- under which the\ 



were this grass rush to continue there would 



