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the lateral shoots, Professor Buckman recommends 

 that the central stems should be cut down first; the 

 lateral shoots will then make rapid growth and 

 gradually become sweet. By this simple expedi- 

 ent, the full benefits from the whole crop may be 

 secured." 



There can be little doubt that sugar cane ^own 

 in the comparatively cool climate of England would 

 not contain as much sugar as that grown in this 

 country. 



Supplement to the Genesee Farmer. 



GENESEE FARMElt OFFICE. ) 



UocnnsTKB, N. V .. Apkil 2T. 1860. f 



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valuable than sheep manure as a general rule ; but 

 it is owing simply to the fact that the hogs eat 

 richer food than the sheep ; hen manure is worth 

 more, as a general rule, than that of other stock 

 kept on the farm, but this, too, is attributable to 

 the same cause, and to the fact that the liquids and 

 solids are voided together. The liquid portion of 

 the excrements of all animals contains the most 

 valuable portion of the manure, and it is too fre- 

 quently allowed to run to waste; whereas in the 

 case of poultry it is all saved, and hence this man- 

 ure is of great value. But if the liquid and solid 

 excrements were all saved, they would be just as 

 valuable when obtained from a horse as from a hen, 

 ,if the food consumed was the same. This fact can 

 not be too often repeated. Farmers will never 

 succeed in increasing the value of the manure heap 

 till they obtain right views on this subject. 



In England, where farmers purchase large quan- 

 tities of food for feeding to animals on the farm, 

 this fact is beginning to be appreciated. Mr. Lawes, 



than whom there is no better authority, has recently 



published a table " showing the estimated value of 



the manure obtained from the consumption of one 



ton of different articles of food ; each supposed to 



be of good quality c-f its kind." We have reduced 



the gross ton to our common ton of 2000 lbs., and 



give the price in dollars and cents. The following 



is the table : 



Estimated money value 

 Description of Food. of the Manure from 1 



ton of each Food. 



■. Decorticated Cotton-seed Cake, $27 86 



. Kape Calie, 21 01 



. Linseed Cake, 19 72 



. Malt-dust, 18 21 



. Lentils 16 51 



. Linseed, 15 65 



. Tares, 15 75 



. Beans, 15 75 



Peas, 13 38 ^ 



Locust Beans, 4 81 (?) 



. Oats 7 40 



.Wheat, 7 0S 



Indian Corn, 6 05 



Malt, 6 Go 



Barlev, <» 82 



Clover Hay, 9 64 



Meadow Hay, 6 43 



Oat Straw, 2 90 



Wheat Straw, 2 68 



Barley Straw, 2 25 



Potatoes, 1 50 



Mangolds, 1 t'V 



Swedish Turnips, 91 



Common Turnips, 86 



Carrots, 86 



, Lawes has been engaged for many years in 

 iments on this subject, and we have no doubt 

 he table correctly states the relative value of 

 anures obtained from the different foods ; that 

 say, ?y tlie manure obtained from the con- 

 ion of a ton of meadow hay is worth $6.43, 

 lade from a ton of clover hay is worth $9.64, 

 f as much again — and this is true every- 

 where. The estimates are based on the value of 

 manure in England, and are undoubtedly correct ; 

 but of course the figures are only true relatkely 

 where manures of all kinds are of less value, as is 

 the case in the newer sections of this country. In 

 the vicinity of this city, manures are quite as high 

 as in England, and here the estimates may be 

 adopted without any qualification; and the same is 

 true of a great portion of New England, and nearly, 

 if not quite, throughout the entire length cf the 

 Atlantic slope, where the use of guano or other 

 artificial fertilizers is profitable. 



" But is it then true," we hear it asked, " tliat 

 the manure made from one ton of clover hay is 

 worth as much as that made from a ton and a half 

 of timothy or meadow hay?" There is no doubt 

 on this point; and it is a tact we have often men- 

 tioned. It is one reason why we so repeatedly 

 urge the importance of an increased growtli of 

 clover as a means of enriching the soil. But in 

 addition to this, it is also true tha* clover does not 

 impoverish the soil so much as timothy or other 



