200 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
200 bush, of ears of poor com, at 25 cents per bush. 
2 bushels of white beans, at $1.50 per bush.,. 
3 bushels of onions, at 75 cents per bush.,. 
200 bushels of oats, at 50 cents per bush.,. 
1,482 lbs. of pork, at $7 per cwt.,. 
1081 lbs. of butter, sold at 818 per cwt.,. 
Growth on ten head of two years old cattle,. 
Growth on five head year old cattle,... 
50 00 
00 
25 
3 
2 
100 00 
103 74 
19 54 
80 00 
25 00 
Total,.$1,639 09 
I would remark, that my young cattle, with the exception of one, 
has pastured on the commons; but as an offset, I have pastured a 
span of horses, till about the 10th of June, three cows and thirteen 
sheep all summer, two pair of oxen and one cow about one month; 
all the butter and cheese eaten in the family, the butter on hand, 
garden vegetables, Sic. not brought into this account. And I con¬ 
sider my mulberry yard worth as much as it was last spring before 
the sale of trees. I am aware that various opinions will be mani¬ 
fested by those who peruse this statement. Some will think it tails 
short of what it ought to be, while others may think it extravagant¬ 
ly large. The fact is, my wheat crop was no more than half a good 
crop, and my corn almost wholly lost, my beans, onions and peas 
poor, flax not so good as usual. The loss of my wheat and corn 1 
attribute in a great measure to bad management. My wheat ground 
fitted too wet, my seed corn bad and planted too late, which left it 
wholly exposed to the early frosts. 
There are other substantial reasons why farmers ought to know 
the value of their products ; in this way they may ascertain the value 
of their lands. It is commonly supposed that land is worth as much 
as money, therefore, if your land will pay for cultivating and the in¬ 
terest, that is the real value of your land. For instance, you value 
your farm at sixty dollars per acre, it must pay the cultivation and 
repairs, and produce an income of seven per cent. Another reason 
is, that we may know what branches of farming are the most profi¬ 
table. Dairymen commonly know very nearly their produce, while 
those who have tillage of various kinds, are ignorant of the value of 
their products, and consequently suppose their neighbors are going 
ahead of them, and they lose no time in converting a good tillage 
farm to grass wholly, either for the dairy or sheep entire. I would 
query, is not this one reason of the scarcity and high price of bread 
stuffs? And under existing circumstances, whether we had not 
better put the best of our tillage lands in high cultivation, and pur¬ 
sue the culture of wheat, corn, roots, &e. which will support our 
cows, and our sheep, and our families, while our cows, sheep and 
young cattle will support our farms ? ASA CARTER. 
Champion, Jefferson Co., New-York, Dec., 1836. 
STALL FEEDING—MANURE—RUTA BAGA. 
J. Buel,— Sir, —I have been a subscriber to your agricultural pa¬ 
per for the past year, and always feel rejoiced when the day of its re¬ 
ception arrives. I feel so much interest in my profession, that it is 
pleasing to know able men sometimes contribute their experience 
and knowledge to the world, through the channel of periodicals. 
Yet I am sometimes constrained to smile at their want of fore¬ 
sight, when treating of any particular subject on agriculture. 
Manures and green crops are, to a farm, the two indispensables, 
without which no poor farm can be recruited, or good constitutioned 
land be “kept up." A correct estimate of the value of the former 
seems to be but little considered in the view of most farmers, though 
all will admit it to be of the utmost importance. Our farmers, too, 
think too much of the opinion of Europeans, without exercising their 
own judgment. I do not wish to condemn British husbandry ; far 
from it; I only desire that our own agriculturist may depend more on 
the dictates of nature. If she is rightly followed, all agricultural 
proceedings will be perfect. A communication on “ Winter Stall 
Feeding ” is, in my opinion, the wrong way to fat cattle profitably 
in this country. If nature ties her bullocks by the neck, I will 
admit it to be correct. English authorities are quoted who oug 
not in England. F 
sufficient to stand 
the severities of our winter.* In 
ty to fatten. 
is the fact, that they are most favorable, to the conversion of food into flesh. 
wilds, thick woods, whose leaves hang till spring opens, protect them 
from the rains and winds—all that is necessary in our Atlantic states. 
Good food, good buildings, and sheds exposed to the south, sufficient¬ 
ly protected from our cold winds and driving rains, up to their knees 
in clean litter, is the only way to fat cattle in America. Give cat¬ 
tle all this, they will not move about more than is consistent with a 
healthy state of body. Confine them in stalls twelve months, they 
will have the liver complaint, and perhaps some other disease in¬ 
cumbent upon confinement. All domestic animals, when fattening, 
will generally lie down alter eating, and keep sufficiently quiet to 
admit the process of “ taking on fat ” to go on as fast as habits, con¬ 
stitution, &c. of the beast will allow. But the great point to be 
gained, even admitting that loose cattle will consume one-third more 
food, to obtain the same weight of beef, (as for destroying food, that 
is the master’s fault, not the animal’s,) you must bear in mind, that 
two-thirds more manure are made by proper management, over stall 
feeding. A steer or other animal ought to manure from two to two 
and a half acres per year. This is not theory, it has, is, and can be 
done again. Stall feeding will not do one-half of this. When farm¬ 
ers can see far enough ahead to combine two or more qualities to¬ 
gether, there will be some hopes of agriculture improving with rapid 
strides. 
I am glad to find the Swedish turnip has got into vogue. I hope 
farmers will not be disappointed, or too sanguine respecting its com¬ 
parative value with corn. The two combined are by far the best 
and quickest mode of fattening. Two bushels of Swedes are not 
worth one of corn. I was educated with a turnip grower; have 
always considered them the staple of cattle crops ; but in point of 
nutriment would be willing to exchange four of turnips for one of 
corn. Another great advantage in the turnip, is th^increase in the 
barn yard. Although cattle do not consume one-third as much fod¬ 
der, and often refuse drink, the manure heap is increased one-half 
over dry feeding, and is infinitely better. 
My turnip crop last year, seven acres, and that in a thickly plant¬ 
ed orchard, paid me $23 per acre, and fed seven head of stock, and 
eight pigs, until April. What crop pays better ? This year, for the 
first time during my agricultural experience, it has been a total fai¬ 
lure, not producing sufficient to pay the expense. 
You will find me but a poor writer, but as I write from pure mo¬ 
tives, and a desire of imparting what I know, as the result of strict 
observation and experience, must excuse errors, Sic. 
Yours, Sic. A. B. C. 
Neio-Jersey, January 8, 1837. 
Post-Offices. 
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Burlington, 
Mass. 
Miss. 
Con. 
111 . 
Va. 
U. C. 
Vt. 
"Catskill, Greene, 
Coffee creek, la. 
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Carthage, Ill. 
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Durham, Con. 
i Post-Offices. 
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Mooresville, la. 
RECEIPTS.—We have received payments for the number of subscribers 
indicated below, from the 30th Nov. to 20th Jan. inclusive. Numbers under 
ten not noticed. 
Post-Offices. 
19 Durham, Greene, 
26 Denton, Md. 
11 Eaton. Madison, 
11 East Fairfield, Ohio, 
23 "Front Royal, Va. 
24 Fort Wayne, la. 
11 "Fincastle, Va, 
48 "Gt. Barrington, Mas 
17 Hillborough, Md. 
28 Hartford, Con. 
11 "Hamilton, Mnd. 
13 "Johnstown, Mont. 
16 Lisbon, Con. 
55 "Lansingburgh, Rens. 103 "Terre Haut, 
33 Mendon, Monroe 11 
22 Millville, Ky. 11 
23 Milton, Ulster, 22 
11 "Murfreesboro’, Ten 35 Windham, 
* Including former payments. 
11 
10 
11 
33 
25 
33 
13 
'Northampton, Mass 
New Market, Va. 
"New-York city, 
Ncw-Lebanon, Col. 
Pittsford, Vt. 
Ridge Prairie, Ill. 
ll|Shaftsbury, Vt. 
19 
21 
27 
11 
13 
57 
11 
213 
10 
11 
16 
29 
Salisbury centre. Her. 19 
Stamford, Con. 
"Stuyvesant, Col. 
11 "Troy, Rens. 
‘ ' " . Is. 
"Utica, la. 
"Windsor, Broome, 
"Watertown; Jeff. 
Con. 
16 
15 
73 
40 
23 
24 
35 
11 
PRICE CURRENT. 
ARTICLES. 
New-York. 
January 17. 
Boston. 
January 20. 
Phildelphia. 
January 17. 
Baltimore. 
January 17. 
Beans, bushel, . . 
Beef, best, cwt. . 
Pork.. 
Butter, pound, 
Chese, “ . . 
Flour, best, bbl. . 
Wheat, bushel, . 
•--- 
6 50— 7 00 
9 00—11 00 
25— 28 
8— 10 
12 00 
1 90— 2 00 
1 75— 2 25 
7 25— 7 50 
11 00—12 00 
22— 23 
p_ 13 
13 00—13 25 
1 98— 2 00 
1 80 
7 00 
10 00 
18— 20 
9— 12 
* 11 50 
2 40 
1 75 
6 00— 8 00 
7 00— 8 00 
25— 37 
10 00—13 00 
1 25 
FROM THE STEAM PRESS OF PACKARD & VAN BENTHUYSEN. 
