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Ocronzn 15, 1864.] 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
995 
average, “and that the hay crop is a very aat, one 
Pea To place against these, the straw crop is an 
erage one in bulk, and has been harv: in mi 
r and the latter must, 
sciam, in very 
to a great ex ztént, take the place of hay. The piana dE 
of roots will have to ‘ec Sarid bá the farm 
"odds 
given to cattle, and allow some Linseed cake with that | D ENT may be kept verv well in in large heap heaps, 
redu ced „quantity. Sheep have still been folded on n the so side of walls or Ley 
^ I Macs 
e latter ease that there is tronghing to 
cna r^ heap frog the pte aiy eaves, The base 
i rows of — set about 3 fret 
the space Pity: thei m bein well sti uffed x with 
ort P 
This season's scanty supply of 
a different arrangement, 
ill which I think will be found to | apart. 
f ff 
was also given to them. 
Yl fi 
pocket, iy n the of corn, meal, &c. Cake, I En answer. It will wever be necessary in the first place Barley. -straw or some 
will be too dea: to ascertain the a value of the di t sorts of | T p to the top of the hurdles and 
It is difhcult, no doubt, to change the usual ro | food which may be used. I shall take their pri t|p A p against tl all, the heap being covered with 
of feeding on a EM arable farm, but this Mic | the present market value. Bogiish | pinso cake 1 thicl t of st fi 
m e boldl t—it may even result in »p ES tsd pe on—ls. 6d. per stone; Wh bushel slope 
teaching us in feeding o 63 1b.— 1s. per stone ; misr en x ae per "bushel of ‘This winterabout ah eee gei a in fine woather, and 
floc S6 1b b.—11id. per sape Oats at 25. 10d. pe laid up ag: apital con» 
Ithink many Yi bear me ob, when I say there is 
here was 
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a vast amount of wasted on arable farms eve 
year, by giving it to gy. boy in din. In many cases full | B 
half is pulled out _by them and trodden under foot 
42 Ib. —1ldd. per 
ne be Whe | in w^ i. heap. It good p 
| Harley, 0 or Oats; while Linsoed ca Tight for r weight, | straw at the bottom of the esp 4 keep the roots from 
s ha lfa much m Fro ther planis to la in lon: 
convince d that it is od d'y 
The remed y for 
ae in place of the uy a erib. 
be kinds EA food as much as penes m" a 
E. Linseed cake. , lis tone per w 
jy arable farm: tice to give the 
ta 
gan LEE rac 1 
Win. stored in eter ofthe 
ssibly cram I believe a bette 
be obtained if ira one- -fourth tho € s quantity ot 
y a good feed of Turnipe etit | | 
levium radarmoch unthreshed Oats, c itm dud 
1 
ae nem the 
the cro eck cut 
revent LE immi ny, Š 
vege 
eat clean up. alf the foregoing | off clos Turnip, so 
might v. 
n , larger portion of dry food. bs and tity Ns as t be ape for the first fortnight, k MS. thes ud they will n tate, which 
fewer dead ewes wend I feel sure, 4 Bak result. some time (say | ca them t eat an Soay very quickly. They 
s a large port on of straw will be required. $ for | the t he arley t be doubled, till th lof February when proper 
sheep, tl l ny | I have ‘selected acu io he si ven Eig [^ cake, but A, “Tt it is required to keep them till March or 
cases, to be di d i ig flock Oats or Wheat can be mohe RE yh either of those April, they should be laid up in heaps from 15 to 20 
pe ith. The br ta 
t be | Their food may consi 
third the usual quantity of —_ with "A and hae 
and meal. The straw and hay, in equal al portions, | cut 
can Ay had at a cheaper rate m it essential to | | yards. long, about 3 feet hi gh pag 3} feet wide » m 
successful feeding that the ARA y m larity sl p, overed with ear 
be observ ed in the times of giving food, and that the | protection from the frost : "the tops in this case are y 
t possible cleanliness shou! left 
into chaff, and sprinkl a r, a 
wi 
meal of any kind found most convenient, at the rate | food and t troughs; it is also c desirable that t The cleaning the Tope for car acids home is done 
of say one pound to two pounds of the chaff; a small | greatest tad should prevail The yp ae by women, at a cost of 4s. or 5s. per acre, or by a gang 
quantity of salt would be an advan and the whole | being fed shon a m pa disturbed even by the feeder, | of pred gh’ a man to superintend them. For 
should be well mixed on a floor before carrying it to | but shou! ld lie down, as tbey will son do i E nip a knife or chopper, with which - 
the shee The damping not only causes the meal, | they are dua S dnb rented, For sheep I 9| thar remove all the e earth from "the Tarnip : and cut off 
bran, or sharps to adhere ge the peg ka it prevents | recommend 33 Ib. each Linseed cake per week, bra he a (aps 
it pei ar 1 PN sed of ue troughs by ind. In| 3}1b. Barley per week, 23d.; per week, 7id. they are cleaned. All that are left in Fag na the 
ee. Pr aed v ith | With this I should give a ‘good feed of sliced ‘Turnips fiela at n ight . b ith the leaves, to 
the. Shalt the latter sr need n aot be da mped, 
hf. they mig v atl over the Turnip 
the usual w D j^ here the oe 
morning and Pin ny with cut hay o 
sheaf as much as they would eat clean up; but this =j The , Cost of "ling io carts for carrying home 
per acre 
fields in 
absolutely necessary for the rar ing corn crop i 
might be preferable to feed the a PAY e ets 
yard near the homestead, and the fields 
what few Turnips they con 
o time should be lost in p r pr puras 
corn or cake for feeding, as the price is sure to go up 
Indian Corn can € ased at 30s. to 325. per | 
quarter, and I am told even less than iw which is 
considerably under a penny per p 
ne t has got soiled by the ved s breath, or | Turnips are stored in a variety of ways for mp. 
spoiled i rain, should be wed $ paa in M tea the ne. une they are to be & Y^ for y e 
trong The q y of y ced should e of about 30 bushels, with 
fter first month, Some persons will no “doubt agendo little haulm - rot w put on, an i g 
fold their sheep on the Turnips (part of them probably | of earth; a little piece of oe being left uncovered 
being pulled and taken off the land); where this | at he top to let any heat escape. t are 
m. or Oat-sheaf to be 
ing, Is 
> with this. would | than 
soon be TU UTE . It may | among 
not be out of place ji an € i n TE 
TE 
hey were three-year M me 
shire Downs, and the experiment extended 
ponpa of 32 weeks, viz, from January to iei By 
E^ e following is the kind of food, the — - 
seme. | and the increased weight of each shee 
“Lot Ph Fed entirely on meadow hay chaff and water, 
Lie 99 Ih. 14 ex 
Sine eo 2 
- |4 or 5 inches of earth alone jui s i 
The work of cleaning ue throwing in 
er shina be dam the 
i. J. Turner, yup soa, mat proli LR a sg 
per um fo 
| Brew " 
Ls ite qt storug T CAM the 
George farrow and plough them i MuR 
first 
STORING ROOTS. 
IThe following dus — - this subject, by Mr. 
Jonas, — in the recen! published Nu mber of thi 
Royal PAR: Postai Iren d] centre rows 
d 40 Ib. 4 oz. of ug. they gained ‘in weight 
ground Beans, meadow hay chaff, and 
sheep consumed weakly by 11 ox of 
Beans, 18 lb. 9 oz. of hay chaff, and 43 lb. 3 oz. of 
ined i ey de 
meadow 
weekly 7 
18 Ib, 2 oz. rudes i 40 lb. 10-02, of water, and 
d | circumstances, 
two being f 
embody the results of Tarnips rat then pulled up by two 
n (who s pe rea them) to be 
to ards ; ano! 
l side of 
success in storing 
fine wanting - Le operation, aud. never, under any 
t or store any which are the least 
frost-bitten ; vio. covor up a and ke eep them dry when stone in this way, and are b better than those left 
cart l — the — even , her have escaped y 
besides, the do t He lan, 
gained in weight 1 lb. and } oz. 
M ole period, 
the above statement, that 
pe of any ny slight heat arising from the heaps | 
clamps when first stored; v be rra ume watehful| An en apts he Turnips in ro oan 
in the Fred as soon vegetation commences, to | meres, putting thee or lai in each patch. Thi 
It would appear fro 
when they lived entirely on hay ch 
little more than 31b. each per an, and yet gained 
or ridges “of the stored roots, so as to | is d me by beginning in the centre to set them up with 
ae the- estapo of any heat arising from their | the t pre uppe rmost, ackin g them close lad n a ther 
HIER! 
half a pound each „por week, £0 those who - routing. the leav d all the 
totally not deve. d It is rig The general time for beginning this T is the | soil hanging to the onte dus lelt on “the onies 
to say the sheep middle or lat vee, part of October, and 
ment, but any of d d plans may ‘be advanta- generally till the latter part of No vember, in very severe boosts a litle straw pen 
adopted in e open fold, either wholly or|or in some embed until the a| ores. the, ops. This plan. is : 
circu: |. enatis M TEIL zn in | that e tiny ir anes e 
As you A mp t the honour to insert in the Chronicle | larger : x ons Ese 
my M to the Tae s onthe crops of gee ; beg to — the injury caused by P; Mangel.—The 
b y me notes on feeding stock, w seem, vy ill suited for i of | the 
rom ingui Ihave had, to be a sr Take gue the Turniperop diei forstall.feeding; but on light | ber, agens to the c 
s ijo letter, and I shall be i find p farms, the general and best plan is to remove | liable to m 
or the wede Turnips have greatl ed abes : i 
Bs orth NS the leer three w er “ag erac ved s about — e-foarth or wea. qovording to the ee in tiking a eo ih 
L, tide MAE RO Dline tok de of the land is | ap—the leaves cat tabbed o and the roots either 
turning i » pendet alto E ng sod numbers. By i ‘cn “means | the whole of lar ap J o T, a ts. Twisti 
Dan pa promice toba a most inferior procured wi out land. pinu yr much better than cutting them 
quality. H.J. Turner, yet Yorkshire The Turnips required for Smiem te consumption in | the Mangel are liable to get injured by the — uan 
In olden times Turnips were given by many | the yards should be dr rawn off, well cleaned and of the knife; if the crown is cut, they very often 
farmers H to feeding cattle; in fact 
they had iw Gites i; and | the latter ren If the sheds be open, they | Mang: in the ground will stand a nw if not 
with them frequently nothing else save Oat straw—a | should be covered with straw 2 protect them from the | very severe, as pagel — Lg wer them ; but when 
using T Cs mme Ar frost, All the T ar of gene to be consum: máu bs are pulled a very little fi derer injure them 
ve lately that it | yards should be c. hei inl secured before the | therefore all the s hens le i in L field at night should 
Was more profitable to reduce the quantity of Turnips! frost sets in; turéfire, whace there ig not q e lea 
