572 Cultivation of Grafs Land. Stall-feeding Proper Sorts of Food for. 



to the feeding of horfes and fome other animals by undergoing the fame procefs.* 

 This mode of preparation is probably much more neceffary in the potatoe than the 

 turnip, as we believe, from trials that we have made, that they not only agree better 

 with the animals, but are more fattening when given in this ftate. Befidcs, there 

 is much lefs lofs fuftained in the operation of (teaming in the potatoe than the 

 turnip. However, as there muft conftantly under this mode of preparation be a 

 confiderable expenfe in labour and fuel, it is better to avoid it wherever the nature 

 of the vegetables will admit of being made ufe of in their raw ftate, which is cer 

 tainly the cafe with the turnip and feveral other vegetables noticed above. 



The proportions of thefe different forts of food that an animal will confume in 

 any given time cannot be eafily afcertained, as much muft depend on circum- 

 ftances the modes of feeding, the lize of the animal, the nature of the feafon, and 

 various other caufes. 



In fome trials carrots have been found to be confumed in the proportion of about 

 ten ftone per day for an ox of fixty ftone, cut chaff or hay being given in addition.^ 

 As the parfnip contains an equal if not larger proportion of the nutritious prin 

 ciple, nearly a fimilar quantity of that excellent root may be neceflary j but we 

 believe experiment has not yet mown the exact difference in the fattening properties 

 of thefe two roots. The latter can however only be cultivated to advantage on a 

 deep rich foil ; but in fuch cafes it fhould never be neglected. An acre of either 

 of thefe roots would complete the fattening of two fuch beaftg as the above, if taken 

 from the paftures in a half-fattened condition. Thefe two roots and the potatoe, 

 probably, approach the neareft that of oil-cake in their fattening properties, but 

 are certainly inferior to that fubftance. 



The experiments made on potatoes in the intention of fattening animals have 

 been fufficiently numerous to mow that they are capable of that application with 

 great advantage. In the trials of Mr. Abdey, with fmall Welfh and Scotch runts, 

 the confumption per day was about a bufhel each, given in their unprepared ftate, 

 with a quarter of a trufs of hay. Their powers of fattening in thefe trials appear 

 to much advantage. When given in their raw ftate, hay or fome other fort of dry 



* An excellent apparatus for this purpofe, contrived by Mr. Stares, is defcribed and reprefented 

 by a plate in the eighteenth volume of the Annals of Agriculture. And an improved one upon a large 

 fcale has been contrived by J. C. Curwcn, Efq. M. P. with a convenient machine for warning them 

 i a reprefentation of which is given in the fourth volume of Communications to the Board, 

 t Annals of Agriculture, vol. XXXII&amp;lt; 



