JANUARY. 11 



farm-yard dung, all this reasoning becomes still 

 more forcible ; for from straw-fed cattle, the farmer 

 will, at the end of winter, find perhaps a large 

 heap, of so poor a quality, that it will go but a little 

 way in manuring his fields ; whereas, one load of 

 dung made by fat or well fed cattle, will be equal to 

 two or three of it. 



The proper food for cows in this month is cut 

 chaff, one half hay and the other half straw, with a 

 good bait of turnip or cabbages. For young cattle, 

 the same chaff, and as much cabbage as they will 

 cat ; and the same, or turnips, for black cattle. 



BEAN-STRAW. 



" Bean-straw, if well harvested, forms a very 

 hearty and nutritious diet for cattle in the winter 

 time, and both oxen and horses, when not worked, 

 will thrive on it : sheep, also, are very fond of 

 browzing on the pods, and the caving is a very 

 nutritious manger meat." Bannister. 



The importance of putting beans in early, and 

 reaping soon enough, will appear clearly, when I 

 observe that the straw, well harvested, is worth from 

 two to three pounds per acre. Mr. Arbuthnot's 

 trains, which were always hard worked, never had 

 a truss of hay while his bean-straw lasted. 



CUT-CHAFF. 



The number of engines which have of late years 

 been invented for cutting hay and straw into chaff 



(most 



