June 27, 1868.] 
THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE: 
611 
а of Turnips 2 tons 4 cwt. of straw will be eaten. 
aw on an average yields 3 sper cent. e nitrog 
Indian Corn contains much feeding matter, and 
ed of these ingredients is both hoop and 
The same quautity of "d aw ld 221 lb 
E 
addition of the comparativ 
I think it would do best on 
matter as manure, this about 48 per cen d is silic 
he re mainder x ins very valuable minerals 
es as 2 
бн food, wou 
ретеу crop, which Е res mor 
than any of the oth пег cereals :— 
silica in grain straw 
s of 
Analys емне returned per 
2 veo Oat Straw. 
Et 
s Manure. 
„29 
Peroxide ofi iron . 45 
Com: salt m 
220.95 1b 
"We may РТ йене Чы giving ewes lllb. of 
will in e the value of the manure 
alf. "Maa f 
Mine addition 
S 
to 
The 
‚ | proporti on of Fenugreek and Ar ap giv esa 
dry о, laud ; but p as is often ge n con- 
| ce ntag 3 y exi sts, the land is 
+l + А ? m 
e whole, and ink as a tonic t t 
the artificial í оой is 91. 19s, ^а соп: 
T he total 
у 10 onths 
s 2 quarters . per 
bud this one- -third will be fandi! in ineresed 
third lef 
E 
= 
B 
со »ndition of ew 
x 
ith X lb. a day nu 
smal dunt of хон) ad throve wonderfu lly. 
endea o show that straw may be 
economieally ШАН with sot for sheep, the next point | 
will be to ascertain how it can be а — The 
i acks, 
Bm ut ние жт. 
| back on a w 
racks. Wha 
whether 
will be 1 ood o economised, by pro- 
viding iin with dry lodgings. 
and the sheep thrive phe ‘ying 
E littered fold and sappa ed w 
r system may 5 oun 
awi 
HAYMAKING. 
болага ^ "E РА 
t Improve —We n that hay- 
Eae like оше, eciam z agriculture, has been 
жю Ep € great im ment, but e districts 
тайа] | abour The 
d, but not 
owever, the с 
p 2t using : быу 18 eith r lon 
chaff. Тһе latter pl ad a 
Nets аге so m — d that dues simal refuses ^ii, and the 
— of cutting is not paid for. The former plan 
- E - m when iat straw can be threshed and 
ac e field where tho roots are ape 
2d 
, unless. it e 
tter of Dru de ati on; a p тас 
datio usd to stay the expense, and to eM and the 
uncertainties of harvesting. Hay, to be y good, 
| should n welland quieklysaved. Sys опена г 
ver aried operati 'in practi 
n be n tarine 
differen 
shown peia a sys tem o 
of 
n be наала ах out, I lave ү experience 
ame land and greatly Bae 
the i 
Letu em consider how far the Straw isi ied: 
ыз animal for the. es of half the Turipa 1 
is plan: 300 | 
in sup 
es "ils enting up ihe (Е 
ш 
is ith machinery the work may be 
pushed t to "the Faliest extent, and, when hi ndered, no 
5 ton Vs 
T 
2 6914 
The proportion of the lat {ег that oid: be digested | ata 
pem amoan 
- The t introduction of the “ Gra r” has 
vla il ачаб upon a better Preis "i ndi аа шау 
now be entered кет ре cheerfully, а e 
? | taking i T r, haymaker, 
isa point on which unfortunately we have no ver A e way up, if an awning is used, the i 80 
uà diio; ; а series of carefully conducted exper mention (were E. M L = T MT far securo, put still ШЕ жо if the rick M made in a 
ments would be ver rr: ble. Much bei on the | follows :—Good sweet Barley straw first; this may be hay-safe, the whole process being then complete. With 
condition of the You will observe by reference | com ЕТ when ewes are eating Mangel tops, i5 a view to supersede the ha iy eig, we pen a novel 
to the — of. нө“ Oat-straw that the proportion of | this wi], do till November. Then Oat Е invention of Mr. Moody's for elevating waggons or carts 
soluble and insoluble woody od ч uu immens sely, the latter most. valuáble А. нА М t. Jestly, {о the tops of ricks, in order to diminish the labour 
according the condition of rip Тһе chemist] Da, straw; which, when well made; ів equal to much of | involved in pitehing hay or corn fro ound by 
concludes that what he calls digestible. woody fibre "dd е ssoi hk жердг light land, * This may be given theordinary method. Mechanical appliances are usually 
being soluble in dilute aci ids and alkalies, similar E se th a ү of hay When ewes are Ер КД good when accompanied with reasonable outlays; but а 
agen can judge, to the gastric juice and man who would invest 421. in one of these mac! chineg 
of division, 
and "odder once a un with this and. once with hay. 
iniguly 
system of Fs E is even iiai ы 
reagents he can command, фр 2m own i EN 
as to the effe e of using good stra should consider 
that е, one half to two-thirds zi the dry matter LEE a foll quantity pr ЖЕКА he- sazi 
would be rmn as food. 
ing, however, for the sake of aee that 
Б Sheep thus fed manag d with 
а fold, and the Turnips should 
say 13 t 
rule is e ee one om rale ach 8 
sheep require vii 10 hurdles operis this applies to 
PII 
et 
= 
P4 
e dry е of the stra 
the 
Ll 4 
ы сай of hurdles, as less work is ЫТ іп 
кэ г to 
100 | mows y- fitt 1 
COMPARATIVE COST OF Hosss POWER AND MANUAL 
LAB 
Menusi Labour, —The proccss of n makiog Au 
д н гуф apis 
crops, w о t beer, уйкы 
буп d 3s. teni the coun NE 
r to: 1$ aere per day— 
seasons as Tus as 2 gs ; will be mown— й this for 
а succes ssion of d 8. proportionate number of hay- 
e E E: 
1a 
We 1 һауе now to consider whether any sy 
ve men, women, а 
re, а f growth, w 
си. plant is over- нуе, and venait toward: "spring 
when the A wer stem is shortening, О is a very 
considerable roportion of insoluble m инее н ик пее 
haf. Weall k 
D | máüt p^ саен place in the 
know what a н improve- 
feeding of horned stock dr 
lo 
sql б each m 
wers 30 hi i are e usually provided. 
the use of the p 
sumed from 14 to 
now better fed on то es eb 
"Ope r; ho 
zewt. of roots daily when sliced : are 
with 15 to 2010, of straw. 
ng 
the ы yielding 21.161b. of availa ble foo 
2024. the Pel MS and it follows that E 
previously to ca C: y 
in an identical condition paith the breeding ewe, 
six, the women from 
For a hour or two in the eveni 
de ind: нтв despatch, they: are paid 
time. Their proportions & 
men and three boys. In windy weatber more help i is 
wh 
rm 
eating Т npe traw, 
e-half, «еони ө per 
e partly com 
ће sheep eatin e so la wee ач food ; 
бн 
2, 
у, because үн water I have 
Scouring, which in bad weather is e n to ewes 
PT "Paris; is rately seen shi" straw is 
ё 6 лее ё e 
e 
е results from | 
n the Cotswold hills, 
feedin 
and І fied haga witk ен ng the sheep 
may be kept near, lambing time in a healthy 
thriving 
The addition of a x small арены, of artificial 
ange a рев 
ess fuel will be required to maintain the heat of the lie 
"aw. The digestive apparatus of the sheep is very 
m similar, and yet, ми only about one геи s € 
weight of the co Miri d ewes се 2 b. of 
Turnips almost «еса ry food. rely ы е here | | 
А a of the ex xtravagant system. се fficult 
a 
lly. will 
in апу 
чу! йы the labour į ы too great, and that бейи Жр, 
o 
assist the former, 80 бе, 
peared. is manner hay was put 
| the stack at a eani amm za. of a mode абга а 
colour ‚ but 16 usu ally c came ous matted, апа only fit for 
ated will not pay for attendance. reply, 
злу. 1 ask ho proportion iss e cost of озин uming 
ig? An cre of Swedes can | 
2 › 0 
sellom be produced уа ег 57. 
| ватпе ассо ordi ing t 0 our present ems 
М.; y twice 
would not exce eed 
д 
| the cost, according to the 
3L. 10s „фо 6l ыа. ъи ер eat | 
ent both a 
food would Асаева а good in 
and the animal, 
Ede manure 
ill теа 
і ved у ехрегіепсе, : thai 
such a mixtui mit 
d sketch nes 
ой em goea i is Же certain, T wo uld 
of T'urnips as ys, 
supplied with a quarter of а pound а day e artificial sar rt as 
food plaig 
ould eat 825 lb. The foo ч Е мне А и 
Liverpool ; 
Beans, Pens, o US all 
sition, . contaii to 26 ni 
— istis 
compounds, an: | 
hence are for growing and, 
беи lasthy, | 
Lees 
closely asalozons i in compo | 
nitrogen 
Р The re a convenient position, 
nd t E qe ану stacked and: poor 
t| rats Shane "in Ее heaps, and at вп 
allow. of sheep lying 
nnd: ve a som ined pulpe: 
ө E Wes and worked h; 
use o 
svo tack to 
p © of M ына w for 
ut later in the day мнит, pue in house for 
Jovi Mi Messrs. wmuelson & Co, of Baubm 
| d me that they sie m 
а d by two теп, will turn 
ture per bour. Im 
ee that it may lead to 
achines of this sort, wl 
out 100 bushels of the 
be advance this idea in the 
some opinions from those who ' 
haymaking, that а iet energy and skill 
|some of the hay emen round London, ga 
rom 2 o мя ‚апа thus — hay while the 
sun shines ; wide 
e 
ng е manual la bou: 
riu of ЕХ 
t | been treated upon 
fired, [orig 
Three b 
Extra man i 
sional help at 
Horse Power. —The price of the different implements 
for bay-makiug. by horse power will stand th 
т s. d. 
|Gmemorrilmdm « ^. 7o 75909 
8 of smaller ss ке x .. 1010 0 
American rake, fu m “ ss iv m = T : : 
English hay rake .. > = du i з 0 
£02 0 0 
In round numbers 607. 
Each 1 » 
favourable | 
