lo} 
of tis sr dying The "neers e taia ese | class will thus be wanted for the summer 
this straw has been deseribed as a ting from the | of the cow. One f whole G dtl 
th winter hay will in oxy pas | merit as 
fr a a cow; = double that extent in the year a 
eow will thus | Ma 
103 
the excrementitious matter which is su uppos 
thrown off by plants. 
to be | 
ne end of the u pper to t 
a aoe from ato bor c tod, Tie rs 
to the extent of one-third ; 
ed t 
ination et oe Tiama apes I believe, performs this 
a ‘Strength is reduced actually 
—- canna 
Mang el Wurzel leaves, then on Turnip- -tops, and then 
successive ely on Turnips, Swedes, and Mangel Wurzel, 
alon ne with cut = and = chaff. 
Mr. of Silverdale, Emain i arh = 
cows “as nites nop as they can = in sı 
ny — as will maintain ther 
pie ring winter.” If there is I 
— ion for fodder, 60 Ibs. o 
ven morning and afi 
ti 
A of fodder is bare, 84 lbs. are g ily to eac 
pae 4.) The feeding of dairy cows in Wigtonshire, 
deviation from the true plumb-line e f will therefore latter office. Pla ae sand patil poate J gien from which roma 2 A ‘Adam comes, ee i 
id n the ¢ colann. sec organic acids, an ganise acres of pasture during summer, 4 tons 
Wip renien tothe bearings of pillars. If the ground in, which | hay before the | during winter, and 2 bushels of ‘Beans given aa. Beane 
the foundations are made same description of plant can grow r healthily on ae meal at spring time of the year. (5.) In Fifeshire, 
ing ; same soil. ie ne in does not r requir e more lime tha an Mr. Haxton, a farmer of that county, puts the ann 
f many o other feeding of the dairy cow at 2} acres of Grass, 9} tons 
that d I think that | of ‘Purnips, and 30 ewt. of Oat — as fodder, 
this cause may a fount in on action of Sia on the | together with 1 ton of Wheat straw as litter 
secretions of the plant. This matter, which is. thrown (6.) Mr. Young, who okeepea largo. dairy in that county, 
out by the plant during its continuous enii might | feeds his cows in Clover fields (2 (2a during 
be of benefit to other plants but destructive to the jos mer, giving th are add ‘tase Tittle ive (spent 
| plants that throw it of. In et or of the distillery), in tubs in the field. I > 
meadows. It is my practice e give my meadows a aE weathe er they are fed on cut Clover and Vetches 
covering of straw annually. is done 2 “yop oes Al 
after the removal of the hay, o Tn autumn they receive one- thind 
T I “er it pr events the 
the form 
t of the sun, and sa much to the bulk of 
of raket of ae age wage br = addition, Durin 
winter they hav aily € 
Oat straw; pies aoe a 
Fic. y this “early application. Now 1 one meadow h mess of 30 lbs, a3 Swedes, 14 Ibs. of Linseed meal, and 
cut in the rock, b op ‘ ; that requires chalking, The earth rol je Faapea 2 lbs. of Bean-meal mixed with a quantity o cki kad 
the pertas G pening a projecting part, aie fits into | vith an acid, which it Ma7 re n pS — | light grain; pe second at 10 AM., o is, a Idoy 
TA of 1 inch to the foot. lime in its composition. On thissoi oe straw | Turnips; the third at 2 P.M., one-sixt a bushel oi 
pe sytytin r aneian e ari : as ‘not the slightest effect, except what is caused by g ip apiece, and the last at 5 P.M., 60 Ibs. of Yellow 
bling it better to retain moisture, and the effect Turnips as before. That house fe odin ng of cows, of 
DRESSING WITH STR. roduced in this way is scarcely apparent. This is the | which this isa very liberal example, is well adapted for 
ING old lea with the straw aa is oe want of lime in the soil, m the other meadows | the production of ae oe the experience of London 
fodder, and folding sheep over it, is a very old-fashioned | that contain an abundance of lime, the covering has | dairies testifies, and when s combined with dail 
mt most economical way of making a g manure | the effect of causing a rapid a vigorous exercise for two or Soe ar in a past re-field, it is 
for the Wheat crop. We cannot call it farmyard manure, arren soils are thus made comparatively fertile. | admirable for all pu But an exclusive h 
but it is the nearest approach to it, and may be spoken | I cut double the went of hay I should withont the feeding of dairy stock is not generally found to produ 
of under the sai ad. This covering of straw is| application. It convietion that I should butter rein correspondent of the l- 
i 
, Tdo not think that this effect c e 
I 
siege paiman d et foe iee ur i 
1 formiati inactive nitrogen on u =i 7 a e is 
alter in The > song idee a & = ot na one little cane = this treatment of our meadows. | 
summer | months that, _ the greatest advant tages are | 
forming 
ops A nts allude to the her 
i nit 
a hay or 
ow we ' naturally i inqu ire e the | 
such v: owth. 5 
as the land that was not ap try a its close | a 
pro cig eg ick does ta- | to finer varieties are onl 
tion. 
both 
> 
vnere the 
or soiled,-aa 
amounts to this Ti if co 
kept clean in ai ry house, 
na often, with gooa sh t 
plenty of food cut green and’ fresh as long as available, 
and hay and Carrots, Parsnips, a9 — Wurzel, = 
with salt 
wsare properly managed, 
curry- -combed and 
superior. to any other. t 
cannot recommend it; the aint although as good as 
ani 
the mouths. Now, the | tilth during the follow 
covering of the ya lea with straw has the same chemical | probably gases that uring its 
and mechanical effect, only in a less de egree, as was | decomposition'act on and iibersde many substanees that 
y tnd ny rick. It has also the same effet would otherwise remain inactive. Mr. Summer 
teenie tye urneyism.” a... term was | Milbourne Club, 
OOD OF THE COW. 
a 
HO 
i 
i 
s 
a 
| S£ roots, chiefly oes Wurzel, or in 
in Surre: 
fr to 14 tons of food acre. From Iiatre | thi cows with remarkable suc 
eho pa 4 reg! chalk hill-farm of 210 "acros, with oniy. 
as that from a eow grazing in a meadow. It was 
ms. And as to cheese, it 
fact was always of 
food, Clo 
epe p 
lime in dee 
ofthe are costly sub- | ease be sufficient 
marke et— rigs mill ye needed in 
Į e fully 4 0 
has told a rere is enough i in winter months. 
ein n iti 
chea 
ng 0 
stances which w ve ireren in the man 
th at 
for many ri of crops, 
ose to Bea Adir eligne any means by which we can | an 
available for our crops. a thi 
w, which provente the the penetrating rays | | 
f 
iate I ime a aa it points ot to | 
as got on 
oad application of n 
ui iky that it ce the arisoona ian 
a as ponds e that it m ca the | h d 
Teu the soil an dj the yield af milk cenes, are fed in stalls, first on 
y brought into yards towards winter, as 
acai any 
of possessin a age 
. j s for eight months 
Here the c 
e fed upon cut made "caw, Turnips, and 
her 
