HAULM, Halm, or Hawn, among farmers, signifies the stem or stalk of corn, pease, beans, &c. from the root to the ear.
The haulm of beans affords an excellent fodder for working-horses; that of pease, if saved in a favourable season, makes nourishing and wholesome food for horses, cattle, and sheep.—The stalks of potatoes are of considerable utility as a manure: if spread on coarse sour pasture, they will totally change its nature, and enhance the value of the land from ten to fifteen shillings per acre.