1846. 



GENESEE FARMER. 



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provender consumed, we may ascertain whether 

 a pig, sheep, or steer, gains the more muscle and 

 fat for any given amount of food. From the 

 rery thorougli manner in which sheep digest 

 their nourishment, and from general observation, 

 there is not much doubt in regard to the fact, 

 thai this animal will elaborate rather more good 

 meat from 100 lbs. of grass, and particularly clo- 

 vei*, to say nothing of its fleece, than any otlier 

 animal kept by the farmer. Be tliat as it may, 

 taking the wool into the account, and the short 

 time required to bring sheep to maturity, or into 

 productiveness, there can be no question of their 

 great value when skilfully managed. That sheep 

 can become fat on good clover, may be inferred 

 from the circumstance that 100 lbs. of that plant 

 contain 4 lbs. of oil., according to M. Boussin- 

 gault, p. 421. To yield this, it must be early cut, 

 and cured in the very best manner. In ordinary 

 crops, 30 lbs. of hay may be made from 100 of 

 green clover. 



If you winter young cattle mostly on straw, 

 try and give them a little clover each day, be- 

 cause, in 333 parts of wheat straw, there is but 

 one part of nitrogen ; while to form 333 parts of 

 muscular fibre, the animal must have 54 parts, or 

 16.5 per cent., of this constituent of lean meat. 

 It is because 1 lb. of clover hay is as good as 6f 

 lbs. of wheat straw to make into new muscles, 

 or to repair the wear and tear of old ones, that I 

 prescribe its use with straw, at least once a day 

 in wintering stock. Remember that, in the dried 

 blood of a young and healthy steer or heifer, 

 there is 17 per cent, of nitrogen. In liquid blood 

 there is a fraction less than 3 per cent. Hence, 

 1 h lbs. of perfectly dry and choice clover, will 

 make one lb. of liquid blood, so far as nitrogen 

 is concerned. 



The science of forming pure, and healthy 

 blood, both in man and beast, is sadly neg- 

 lected in this age of great pretension, but of 

 precious little sober thinking. 



For the Genesee Fanner. 



Profitable Fanning, 



Dea. Charles Tenny, of the town of Riga, 

 Monroe County, the last summer, gathered from 

 ten acres of land, (seeded to clover, ) twenty tons 

 of hay, the first crop, when the land was left to go 

 to seed. The second crop was cut and secured ; 

 from which he thrashed thirty-five bushels clean 

 Clover Seed, and about one harrel seed of second 

 quality. 



The produce from the 10 acres brought Mt. 

 Tenny as follows : 



Thirty-five hushels Seed, at $7,00 per bush.,. .$245 00 



One barrel Seed, at $(5,00, 6 00 



Twenty tons Hay, at $10,00 per ton, 200 00 



The Analysis of Soils. 



The Editor of this paper is prepared to an- 

 alyze soils in the most critical and satisfactory 

 manner. He has incurred a large expense for 

 Apparatus, and devoted, first and last, not a lit- 

 tle time to the investigation of the subject. 



Specimens of soil — a pound or so of earth is 

 enougli — can be sent, done up in a strong paper, 

 to the office of the Genesee Farmer. An an- 

 alysis of the surface soil, and subsoil will be made 

 at five dollars. 



The following is the analysis of General Heir- 

 mon's soil, which we made in the Laboratory of 

 Professor Emmons, in Albany, not long since ; 

 Surface Soil. 



After the soil had been well dried in a vraro* 

 room for many days, 100 grains had 



Water of Absorption, 



Organic Matter, 



vSilica, 



Carbonate of Lime 



Oxide of Iron, 



Magnesia (phosphate,) 



Sulphate of Lime (gypsum,) 

 Alumina - 



4.50 grs. 

 8,00 

 75.G7 

 1.96 

 4,68 

 1.00 

 1.35 

 2.47 



Potash and Soda, traces. 



Loss, 



.37 



100.00 



►Subsoil. 



Water of Absorption, 4. 



Organnic Matter,...^... 3.40 



Silica, - 78.29 



Alumina and Oxide of Iron, 13.08 



Carbonate of Lime, 0,95 



Loss, 0.23 



ItjO.OO 



Expenses on above,. 



$451 00 

 . 60 00 



ProfittoMr. Tenny, .f.391 00 



#«t.^ 1846. W. A. W. 



The above analyses are highly valuable in the 

 cultivation of the soil referred to. First, they 

 reveal the important fact that the soil of Gen. 

 H's farm, contains a plenty of magnesia, lime, 

 gypsum, and iron. Secondly, that it lacks potash, 

 soda, and to some extent, phosphoric acid. 



The deficiency indicated, will be supplied, by 

 the application of wood ashes, a little common 

 salt, and crushed hones. Ashes alone, as thej 

 contain some soda, chlorine, and phosphoric acia, 

 as well as potash, will be of much service. 



It takes about two weeks to analyze a single 

 specimen. We have put the price much lower 

 than the work ought to be done ; but if we lose 

 nothing but our time we shall be satisfied. Hav- 

 ing the tools, of course we shall be happy to re- 

 ceive orders to use them. 



For the Genesee Farm«^r. 



Woad Seed— Inquiry. 



A Subscriber of the Genesee Farmer wishes 

 to obtain some Woad Seed. Should any person 

 have it for sale, please give notice in the next 

 Farmer,* where it can be had, what price per Ih-, 

 and directions how to cultivate, and prenare it 

 for use. 



Waterloo, Mmo., IQth, 1846. 



Will some correspondent answer the .nlx>ve 

 inquiry, in time for our April number? — Eu. 



