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$ . Ma { be as ssumed that plants. have dear food, it may probably 1 
siderable e distances, , all those quint in dT the "sen T of food for the maintenance in pe LARA to тыс i 
bourhood and, above a mn or mals, and in their excrement, the means, or | о as tend to the yield of milk + міо "v 
labouring men an nd their fami lepore Vw bl I otherwise food, beso »dueing those very plants in their ome d to the maintenance 2 
t me eti gof this kind is, og MIN Ue d. jv е It will then appear pon е application | the yield of milk is reduced, th , 
partial failure (which, however, was not experience xod direct for manure is a great w n the case is almost invariably reduced likewi 
here) from inexperience on the, one side, eost. of Ha аре-е oski, admitting cy sonclusns of chemistry to | then disposed of е 
ignorance on the other of its special objects; but | pe sound, it is equal to 4l. or 57, per tor а istrie& for fattening or for 
apart from these the general result of ‚во many in When at the fi aja Roche sod olher topies ever, differently circumstanced, i 
such different classes of society uniting in апу |ofinquiry, I made a point of introducing the use of ‘trict, I not onl  fatten my o 
common beneficial object, must have all the moral Ra ape-cake as ood. held conversation with some of purchase, in additien, such as 
influence that these * labourers’ friends ” — А Ше ue ominent ү анча of the day, from Norfolk, dairy-keepers. І, therefore, find 
and better far that it should be attained in this fro ear the Tweed, Ker pvo, any ànd other т аф supply ту milch cows with f 
t present followed of asak i ^ us ев. Ne vts sal had tricd it, but had given it up, condition. Wi 
character dire abu pe ir — ce of their cattle refusing to eat it ; one or | vetitum re bi ard to the composition of the 
pen to know personally 60 or 70 of the еге As my in 
We hap 
: г таене һа to | 
мерав тед of Toriworth: and its: neig ранно pr jaka " fo the consideration of your readers. It minous matter i th 
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: f flesh and fa 
neighbo to look upon the specim: of their price of beef was 1 e practice of stall feeding, and reason to doubt that a like result will follow as 
growth, "Ae competing for 2 lordship's mtd tha assi о E fid iai AS s district, which is chiefly Supply of phosphates in the effect on the bou 
have occasioned. But needs no per in perm ss, was much on the decrease. | also certain that if а due proportion of 
acquaintance, or special кє йе of bale "to Graziers ps Tomeny tied up | their А to 80 for winter | be not supplied in the food, the milk will be d 
determine this. The heart of а working man is, | feeding have г inel д» eir number 6 or e r have properties so essentia 
we vae in very nearly the same plus as that. wholly relin erre he practice, аднача o sell off | intended, мона of ge up the m 
ofan bleman or gentleman ; and WA littl ER their h half-fat ani рб. to other trar ches vo dem Ант de mals these prefatory 
ur ed and Rap 
of 
| cake. I have found from experience that it is m. tou | | Rab to February, and after then a like. 
f derat КАГЫ | to procure Rape-cake оѓ good uality. "The nufac- | Mangold Wurzel, with an addition of 12 lbs, 
pae слу n ме must refer our readers to past агис?ез turer with whom I dea] requires notice of my wants, in | bar each = day [t will b bserved tl 
journ de Д $ 
RAPE- TE FOR FEEDING. appears free fro adu ture of extraneous тегй. | | these elements ihe iMac t the ia pe 
Tur Rape plant in its green state is well known for Tt із of яб advantage t p it some ростин гера, to. өр the requisite 
its feeding properties; it 15 rich in albumen and in oil. usin һа? w proceed to de 
wh dis | thi or 
fibrine or M is due to the albumen, and its fattening cattle when a few months old. It becomes milder, and | about 15. б March 1854 І first began th 
property m as are 1 
gr e too асе e atmosphere and ‹ 
food. Rape seed has the sume iced more concen- | its eni І cuneos tha seite with пае, chopped | of the doings of my cattle than I could previ 
trated ; it is about equal to Linseed in albumin airaw. r similar material This preserves it tend to. І find that those in full milk giving 
C: and richer in oil. Rape-oil busy more vi sweet pr pee om uk 9 quarts per ee meal, vL өе ) 
an Linseed-oil, its seed Obtáiss a higher pri mashed а | maintaining their v ight: 
Iam c aware of any experiment having been tried | erime гача "A -— ? Sene т ром яно м4 having sligh йу in Aot pur чау 
with it for feeding ; if, тай, the price allowed, I. j s. capa moistened with cold water balan 
should not hesitate to purchase it "for this purpose, and | к : "ord 
should look for a result at all. events equal to that from |... first, yet, by beginnin 3 with a little a£ a time, and | 7! ilk : 
Linseed. per meal, o А 
Linseed is much used for fattening, as far as my. экен a vs d ci it kc жу еы чугун ae the quantity із reduced to 15 quarts 
4 or 
l ib. o 
R ai: d meal each per da. Me — eu since 1853,1 ha 
= | had recourse to s ing, and now use a portion of Bea. 
straw, rough eg aii chopped "straw, together with 
this superiority in price can aseri solely to its i з. of Rape ene d 2 us жр: E зы Mà 
greater proportion of oil, which is valuable for fattening | Bes > y л » t ap 
— 55 dei alys és which have "been ublislied, it | | eat tile. "dese it greedily, зеге is an advantage in this | 1" 
anok the i m them 
rac eredi sir e pex entage of oil I: t the poeni quantity. І now call attention to 16 
the Skill of d manufaeturer, whose interest it is tö! Че componen onents of my fattening food.. Up to 18 ait mai onditi 
re$ óut of it às m liche nd 6 айі The published | 
Кыйра show a very aiae po in баев; аа онр Oat atre, and shells:of Ова ео 164. February .. ... 
this with the of t bem Turnip per day, for use March Wb ge Pa 
agrees opinion e ufactürer | 4 1bs. Ra ‚өтү IE 2 Де. . Bean- meal; dud April. XR ui e 
from whom I ‹ . I am mot Mite. Of any)  cake,and f 1b. Bea 6 May .. 
m What ar Vince кеу o Rape cate miu der!" It will be observed that in а 
elements, gum, sugar, dextrine, T^ etm My food at present consists of ТЫТ E a diminution of 25 Ibs. occu TP 
There appears, however, a Mer dices roportion in each y Р furnished for trial, which were 
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is a difference in quality of the oil; Rape-oil is of | ——— —PÀ | cattle in this feeder's ca img SU 
Sietas ot f fluid class, while Linseed bel t to the | o0 s. Swede Tarnips M noo ded Lt AER loss of weight, it was авсе 
drying or ing oils. It has occurred to me that araw or natural s . 60 quantity assig bim 
— having more of the stearine dini ty, might | the first two 
nerease of solid fat, or tallow, but | 
my experience "ыы ibi d to remove this s impression. | p—— РЧ | On the 
There is ew t difference in the taste or flavour, that | oe weight. I may he 
of Rape-eake being acrid and somewhat unpleasant, | On this fare -4 —À9À аса енна: On more relaxing food is always atte 
| of Linseed sweet and palateable, This is imparted M heifers, say, from 7 to 9 each, 1 look for an теё in weight, 2 a chang 
by the оз точе or volatile oil, which has по influe rage gain, dép : а А-д course, of not less costive T shows an increase. 
on the fattening оде е 6 piem 14 lbs, n" week each, and on cattle of а larger im pe fect the he quantity of m 
I have thus sought to trace the grounds on which it size, say from 10 to 12 ewt. er a gain of from 14 lbs.to of речин but wt a influence the. 
is eoneluded thit Каре-саке is equal to Linseed for 18 lbs. per week each. When bought in fresh condition animal. Frog the ea ну pa of May 
feed ires 16 weeks, or, when lean, 20 to 24 weeks to cattle, both от fattening are 
If we а at the market price we shall find that i in: egre them fit for the market, | pasture duri е дау, na 
practice, = which ivi is regulated, there is а marked | , The e" of feeding milch cows varies with жг are supplied each evening 
of Ra med mixtu From June to 
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distinction. That ape-cake e rules lower than that of | of the locality. In the ne ЖАМЫН» redes 
Linseed by 4L. to ы. per ton. This is attributable to towns, where milk is sold at 2d. per qua. + ше А supplied with mown Grass 
tter serving a double ppi of food and receipts from cows will average 241. each ing a less quantity of es 
manure, whilst the former nly used direct for London, where the price is 4d. A b o th “ану сет July, and th early 
manure. We thus find that ration allows 47. or 5]. Е will be 487. from each, o ve of Grasses are richer. 
per ton for the attribute of food only, as the ferti- 8 quarts per day. Food is ‘consequently eag ту is their Lr quantity. à 
lising e d. the two is very similar, А саКе га не och used at the cost of 4/. to 5I. per ton ; Turn rnips И iem to examine 
having | t descri 
ws high 
gne to which attention has been nie sufficiently. buy eee: cows at фе fair ht X tity than is 
ed. : re; t pirri from a water in roster qiu 
анг the elements of food whieh serve the pur- | | distance. It is of importance to look to the condition the milk will be weak, ha 
posé of nutrition, together with the phosphates and ofthe cow, and, other things being equal, they will give water. Turnips given free 
eld of value as $ : més pecia : 
н — , am sucl 
| nene e thè soil to serve as manure, whilst of the | position ef the cow to yield milk is so much stronger | of an animal ав brewers' grau, i 
elements of respiration a great proportion is dissipated, | than to lay on flesh а, - етт not only i " the aliment | are deficient in "m" a prope 
and seeks the atmosp ere—ihe source from which it is | of the fos а purpose, but to all appear- | and it is fair to infer that the i 
supplied to vegetation. Liebig states that the ex. | ance the a cumulated s va t fibrine or fesh, and den. гаров to supply 1m wm degre = 
erements from plants used as food are of the very of fat, are upon and converted into components | gi ve pro per food containing а 
highest value plants from w which they are: of sali, di butter ; uh о бано di | o MR E ill take water. 
