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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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xvhen he began to cut the second crop of Indian 

 corn growing upon the three and one-fourth acres 

 of Indian corn, which had now shot up in great 

 luxuriance from the roots of that which had been 

 cut over between the 21st and 26th of July. On 

 this soiling continued until the 8th of September. 



On the 9th and 10th, he soiled upon about a 

 fourth of an acre of millet and buckwheat ; on 

 the 11th, soiled on a second crop of clover; from 

 the 12th to the 15th, inclusive, on corn-stalks of 

 about an acre of sweet corn ; and, on the loth, 

 on a patch of millet and oats. This was contin- 

 ued to the 20th ; when he began on two acres of 

 Indian corn, sown in drills, on the 1st of August, 

 on land from which a crop of pease had been 

 previously taken. Soiling was continued on this 

 corn until the 3d of October. From this time 

 antil the 15th of October, the soiling was wholly 

 from second crop grass taken from various parts 

 of my mowing land. 



From the loth of October to about the 20th 

 of November, they were kept wholly upon car- 

 rot and turnip tops, arising from the topping of 

 about twelve acres of both ; being allowed al- 

 ways one foddering of salt hay. This finished 

 the summer feeding. From this time they are 

 kept wholly upon salt and English hay. The re- 

 sult, then, of this experiment, so far as relates 

 to land, is the following : — 



The twenty head consumed the produce of 



2j acres, roadsides and orchard. 



S" " mowing land. 



Sj " Indian corn, cut as fodder. 



2 " late and light barley. 



8 «« oats. 



2 " laio sown Indian ooro after a pea-crop. 



J " Buckwheat. 

 1 " millet, buckwheat, and oats. 



This is the whole land which was cut over for 

 soiling, with the exception of the after-feed on 

 the mowing land, and the tops of carrots and 

 turnips. In comparing this result with the for- 

 mer practice of my farm, I apprehend the follow- 

 ing statement to be just : — 



I offset the keeping from the 11th of Septem- 

 ber to the 20th of November against the old 

 manner of letting the cattle run at large during 

 the autumn months on the mowing land, to its 

 great injur}-, by poaching and close feeding. If 

 this should not be deemed sufficient, 1 then make 

 no estimate of the difference between keeping 

 fifteen head of cattle, my present stock. After 

 these allowances and offsets (which no man can 

 doubt are sufficiently liberal.) then I state that 

 my experiment has resulted, in relation to land, 

 in this, that I have kept the same amount of stock, 

 by soilitig on seventeeit acres of land, which had 

 always previously required fifty acres. The re- 

 sult is, in my opinion, even in this respect, great- 

 er than what is here stated. This, however, is 

 sufficient to exhibit the greatness of the econo- 

 my of this mode, so far as relates to land. 



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 drive more on one rein than on the other. Horses 

 that are liable to cast themselves in their stalls, 

 should be tied with neck-halters, giving them 

 much more freedom of the head than the nose- 

 halter. Gentleness, firmness and moderation will 

 subdue the most obdurate. M. D. 



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