ECONOMY IN FODDER. 13 



AGRICULTURE. 



ECONOMY IN FODDER. 



It may appear to many, somewhat useless to devote an article 

 to this subject at the present time ; a time when every barn is 

 overflowing with hay and the market almost glutted with it. But 

 it seems to us that farmers as well as others, should learn wisdom 

 from the experience of the past. It is almost invariably the case 

 that in years when hay is cut short and there is much alarm re- 

 specting the lack of fodder, that the Spring finds comparatively 

 plenty to spare. On the other hand, during years of great plenty 

 the reverse is too often the case. It needs no inspiration to divine 

 the cause of this seeming inconsistency. In the first case, great 

 economy is used, every thing is substituted which can be proiita- 

 bly, and not a straw is wasted — The reward of this care is a plenty 

 of fodder during the winter. But when nature opens her hand 

 more wide and bestows her bounties with greater liberality, there 

 is too much inattention arid carelessness in feeding cattle — and the 

 result is a comparative scarcity at the end of the foddering season. 

 Would it not be advisable, during seasons of great plenty, to use 

 the same economy as in times of scarcity ? Could not a large por- 

 tion of surplus hay, straw, &c. be laid by for a time of need — for 

 a scarce year, and thus save much of the sacrifice which farmers 

 have hitherto been compelled to make at such times ? 



We think this would be good policy, and for tliis reason shall 

 from time to time publish what we can collect from good sources 

 relative to this subject. 



ECONOMICAL METHOD OF KEEPING HORSES. 



BY HENRY SULLY, M. D. 



Having received innumerable letters from gentlemen who keep 

 horses, requesting a description of my plan of feeding, I shall save 

 much trouble both to others as well as myself, by laying my system 

 before the public. Having pursued the plan above 17 years, I am 

 e^iabled to appreciate its full value, and, being perfectly satisfied 

 of its superior excellence, I hope to continue the same as long as 

 I keep horses. 



Most people who know me will allow, that horses in my employ 

 enjoy no sinecure places, and few people can boast of their cattle 

 being in better working condition or more capable of laborious un- 

 dertakings, than mine. 



