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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



AUGUST a4, 1S30. 



necessary to dedure it fioiii the pricK wliiili iliey 

 bear in coinnien-e, or from tliat of tlie articlrs, tlie 

 |)laces of which tiny supply. 



1. I have estimated the weight of tlie trim- 

 mings of 1(',000 Ihs. of hect roots to be 2.000 lbs. ; 

 but these trimmings contain nearly one-half their 

 weight ill earth, and are fit only forfeeiling swine ; 

 ihey will snpply the nourishment for twentyfive 

 or thirty of th(se animals during the time that the 

 operations upon the beets are continued. 'J he val- 

 ue of the trimm'ngs may be fixed at two francs 

 and fifty centimes. 



2. 'J he product in mash is far more valuable; 

 this substance forms excellent food for animals, 

 especially iiorned cuttle ; cows and shee|( that are 

 fed upon it give large quantities of milk. 



The mash contains about 65-100 of the nutritive 

 principle of the beets, since only water and about 

 9-lOC of sugar or molasses can be extracted from 

 •hem. 



This article of (bod does not produce the same 

 evil as dry fodder, which lessens the quantity "f 

 milk, and obstructs the intestines of neat cattle, 

 iieither does it produce the purging and leanness, 

 which are often occasioned by the use of green 

 and vvatej-y herbage. 



The mash is ()reparod in winter, and it is at that 

 season that animals e.xperieuce the greatest need 

 of this kind of food. 



One Uilogranmie of this mash and one quarter 

 of a kilogramme of dry fodder, is more than 

 enough to feed a merino sheeji thai gives suck. 



If the piiice 'of tlie mash is estimated at only 

 twelve franc* per 1000 lbs., the Value of the mash 

 tach day will i)e thirty francs. 



^, As the molasses has no other *a3o«i than 

 ;t|at wh.'ch it recoivos from dislillaltoM, it can be 

 .■eatteliated only hy the p^rodticts of this operation, 

 and a» the price of spirit varies greatly- it is im- 

 possible to settle it. 



Since my establishment was formed, J bave sold 

 alcohol of 35 deg.rtt variou < prices between 160 

 and 500 francs per cask. 



1 do not .-,innk .tbiti fh« iralue of the molasses 

 should be estmiated higher than nine francs for 

 ."50 kilogrannnes ; 10,000 lbs. of beet roots ].roduc» 

 130 kilogrammes ; this is then an«mouiit of twelve 

 francs per day, 



(To he conl'mned.) 



Grf.at produce ok a cow. — Sir — If you 

 think the following statement of the produce of a 

 cow worth inserting in your valualJe Magazine, 

 you can do it. 



The cow is of the short horn Di'rliam breed, a 

 twin, her dam having had twins three times in 

 iour years; she is a bay, her sister pure white, 

 «iow in possession of my neighbor Mrs Post. IMj' 

 cow calved on the 16th of March, her calf remain- 

 ed from her 19 days, raised on the skim milk, un- 

 til my cow came in on the 20tli of April. The 

 produce of butter was in that lime, say 35 days, 

 54 1-2 pounds, and two butchers, although not 

 sold to kill, pronounced her the best and heaviest 

 calf they had seen that season. I will oidy ob- 

 serve, I keep but two cows and they are kept and 

 fed in the yard. 



Yours respectfully, 



Thos. Ash.' 



The above remarkable account of the produce 

 of a short horned cow is furnished us by Mr Ash 

 of Westchester <'i.unty. There are few such, either 

 a.s a breeder of milker. — jY- Y. Far. 



HLBANIIVCiS IN HITSBAIVDRY, 



BY THE EDITOR. 



Agricullural knowledge may be adapted to dif- 

 ferent climates and circumstances. "However 

 different be the natural production of countries, 

 and however necessary it be that the farmer adapt 

 his operations to these differences, yet there are 

 rules and maxims in the art common to the hus- 

 bandry of all countries ; and he who is thorough- 

 ly acquainted with one good system of practice ap- 

 l)licable to any one situation of the farmer, has the 

 means by an easy analogy, of applying his knowl- 

 edge to other and similar cases. A person thor- 

 oughly trained to practice on the banks of the 

 Tweed would make a good farmer on the banks 

 of the Po or the Ohio. He has received the kind 

 of instruction which is useful under all circum- 

 stances, under which they can be applied." — Pro- 

 fessor Row. 



Polatoes for Sheep. — " Gen. Murray uses pota- 

 toes finfaltening sheep as well as for lean stock. 

 He has' now 196 fat wethers, that eat very near 14 

 bushels of potatoes and 100 weight of hay per di- 

 em ; it maybe reckoned 14 bushels for 20(' Sheep. 

 If they have as many potatoes as they will eat, 

 they do not require more than half a pound of hay 

 each per diem. — Youvg's Jlnnals, Vol. II. p. 285. 



!t will be proper in feeding cattle with potatoes, 

 or other roots to give them but a small quantity at 

 first, increasing it by degrees as they bcrome ac- 

 customed to that sort of luod. It will be better to 

 give a little every day than large messes, once in 

 three or four days or a week. — Vol. II. p.bl. 



Faltening Hogs. — If your object is merely in 

 fattening swine it will be advisable to take time 

 for the process. .\ farmer, slating the result of 

 some experiments in the Hath Society papers, Vol. 

 VI. p. 382, says : "I invariably lound that the 

 quantity of food consume,! (by fatting hogs,) in- 

 creased every week, till the animals became three 

 parts fat ; after this period they ate but little, and 

 almost all they eat turned to fat. It is, therefore, 

 gooil po'icy to make them completely fat, and that 

 can only be done, by giving time." 



Lynch Imo among Swine. — It is said th.it hogs 

 thrive best when tliere are but three or four in the 

 same apartment or pen. They are fond of socie- 

 ty, but exhibit the vilest pro|iCnsities of a "swinish 

 multitude" and become very riotous if congrcg^at- 

 ed in a large a.ssembly. As they know no law 

 but Lynch law, and acknowledge no right but that 

 of the strongest, they sometimes condemn a weak- 

 er brother m a popular assembly, and proceed to 

 execute him without Judge or Jury. Ihe stye, 

 therefore, should have a number of a| artments 

 separated by close partitions, and there may be a 

 general feeding trough to which each division of 

 animals may have separate access. 



Salt hay has usually been hurt by lying too 

 long in the swaths. Dr. Dean directs to cock it 

 the next day after it is cut, and carry it in, with- 

 out delaying more than one day, and put a layer 

 of some kind of dry straw between load and load 

 ol it in (he mow, to prevent its taking damage by 

 over heating. The straw contracts so much of 

 its moisture and saltness, that the cattle eat it very 

 freely, and the hay is far better than that made in 

 the common way. 



Hater Plants. — Water is apparently the medi- 

 um bv which all the matter of nutrition, in what- 



ever form is t onveyed into the roots of plants, and 

 without which, accordingly, vcgetaticn is never 

 known to take place. — Low's Elemtnts of Agri- 

 culture. 



Seaweed for Manure, — Seaweed consisting of 

 diff'ere;it species of Fucus and other marine |dant9, 

 is greatly used upon the sea coasts of Great Brit- 

 ain and Ireland as a manure. It is very transient 

 in its effects ; but is tievertheless of much value in 

 situations where it can be obtained. The most 

 common method of using it, is to convey it direct- 

 ly to the latid, and apply it fresh as a top dressing 

 to the growing crops. If left in a heap by itself 

 its more soluble parts are exhaled, and a dry fi- 

 brous matter alone remains. If it is not applied, 

 therefore, in its recent state, it should be formed 

 into a com|)Ost with dung, or with a mixture of 

 dung and earth. 



.^'eaweed is chiefly valuable for light and dry 

 soils. It is of less comparative value for the stifF- 

 er clays ; and hence when a farm has access to it, 

 it is better to apply the seaweed to the lighter, and 

 the dung to the stifler soils on the farm. — lb. 



Peat. — Peat is a substance which may be used 

 asa manure, but tmlessfrced of its acid principle it 

 may remain for years exposed to 'water and air 

 without undergoing' decomposition, in which state 

 it can afford no nourishment to plants. Pure peat, 

 should, therefore, be made to undergo decompo- 

 sition before it is applied to the soil. This may 

 be done by long exposure to the air, or by mixing 

 it with qui(-k lime, which decomposes its woody 

 fibre, and forms a kind of compost which, howev- 

 er, is not greatly valued. 



Soft Beds. — Children and youth who are ac- 

 customed to sleep on soft or feather beds during 

 the warm season reqtiire niore than ordinary force 

 of constitution not to be injured by it. The hair 

 matrass is best adapted both for summer and win- 

 ter. — It is thought that feather beds tend to induce 

 consumption. 



rdoRNijiG Ablutions. — In June 1835, I began 

 the habit of morning ablutions, immediately after 

 rising. After washing every part of my body, I 

 employed friction with a coarse towel, till I had 

 caused a glow over the whole surface. T his prac- 

 tice I have continued ever since with the follow- 

 ing results ; 



1. I have not suffered from cold or influenza, 

 during the whole lime. 



2. I have scarcely felt uncomfortable at any 

 time from the cold of the past severe winter. 



3. I can perform nearly double the labor that 

 I could before. 



4. Neglect of exercise affects me far less. 



5. I sleep better, and suffer very little from fa- 

 tigue, even when my labors are severe. 



6. I am almost entirely free from dyspepsia, 

 and have lost my sallow countenance almost en- 

 tirely. I am a healthy man. — Mpral Reformer. 



[The above is the testimony of one who Iiad, 

 for several years previous to the practice of cold 

 spunging, suft'ered much from dyspepsia, nflanima- 

 tion of the lungs, influenza, &c. There are many 

 who can testify to similar good effects from this 

 practice. — Portland Adv. 



Nature makes ns poor only when we want ne- 

 cessaries ; lint custom gives the name of poverty 

 to the want of superSiiities. — Dr. Johnson. 



