164 ECONOMY OF FARMING. 



Veit has also furnished us with estimates on this subject, relating to cattle of 

 various breeds, ages and sizes. One of them only will here be given. It will be 

 observed that in this as in the former example the consumption of fodder is multi- 

 plied by two to give the weight of manure, which is according to his previous 

 remarks as to the proportion between them. 



Need of Fodder and Litter for 12 Working- Cattle^ of a large kind. 



1. For the Winter period, from 1st of October to the end of May, 8 months — or 245 

 days. 



Hacksel, hay 12 lbs. = 35,000 lbs. 



" straw 9 " = 26,244 " 



Hay at 6 lbs. per head daily 17,496 " 



Refuse of potatoes from potato-distillery at 36 maas = 104,976 maas = 1,450 

 gallons = 163 cwt. of hay-value. 



2. For the Summer-period, for 122 days. 



Green fodder 90 lbs. per head daily = 20 lbs. of hay value = 29,280 lbs. 

 Hay 6 lbs. = 8,784 lbs. 



3. Through the whole year. 



After-grain 3 schaffels = 18| bushels at 260 lbs. = 780 lbs. 

 Summer-rye 3 " = " « « 280 « = 840 « 



Straw-litter at 3^ lbs. per head a day 15,324 



1500.48 " 



On this allow 135 days of rest 527 cvtX. X 2— 1,054 cwt. manure. 

 « 230 days of labor 973 " 



2 



1.946 

 After deducting ^ loss while employed in labor 649 cwt. 



There remains of manure 1,297 cwt. manure. 



Add to this of horses 1,907 " 



Total . 4,258 *' 



By means of cattle kept for manure, therefore, to hold its 



own must be produced 15,542 " 



in order to gain the above-shown need of manure of 19,800 " 



Need of fodder and litter for 800 Sheep, i. e. 758 grown, and lambs equal to 42. 



1. For the Winter period from 1st November to middle of April, through 165 days. 



Hay 2,000 cwt. 



Beets 1400 cwt. in hay-value . . . 466 



Straw-fodder 300 



After-grain 2 schaffels = 12^ bushels at 260 lbs. 5.2 

 Oats 6 schaffels = 37 bushels at 180 lbs. . 10.8 

 Straw-litter at 0.3 lbs. per head daily 396 



3,178X2=6,356 cwt. of manure. 



For the Summer period, from the middle of April to the end of October, therefore 

 for 200 days, the sheep must be kept on hired pasture. 



