Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-01-30

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,estible, as we'll as sour and adulterated. !
the West Indiansare idolatrous
of Ireland's vegetable jewel X
and with all the vans, sweet potatoes,
bread fruit, &c. of the farinaceous tribe
that daily garnish their sumptuous tables,
each in itself excellent in its way, they
cannot live withoutthe potato of the north,
which is generally ten times more yalua-
BILE there than the orange, the pine, SC.
that we prize so much. It's considered
as the peach is deemed by US, and is to !
food in general what that is to the. dessert !
Long live the potato IN. Y Star.
FEEDING CATTLE.
Order and system should be inscribed
on every thing that a farmer has, and
practiced In all that he does but it an
pears to be more especially necessary in
his attention to his domestic animals than
in anything else. Their food and drink
should be the first objects Of his care:
not only in sufficient quantity and of
proper quality, but given to them at prop
er times and with the greatest possible
degree of regularity. When cattle are
first put into the barn, they need the best
OF hay and regular attention. Their ap-
petite for hay is not so keen as it is iE the
coolest weather; consequently, the ordin.
airy hay. potato tops and coarse fodder,
should be reserved for mid winter, when
they will eat it up clean. Cattle that are
well fed when they are first put up, will
go through the three winter months on
very ordinary keeping, without losing
much flesh. Every farmer should re-
serve roots enough to give each of his
cattle small quantity every day through
the spring months. 1t will prevent many
of those complaints to which cattle are
liable IN the spring, from being kept so
long from the ground and fed on dry fod-
der.
No more than an animal will eat at the
time should be put before him, for after
he has once refused it nothing but the
utmost extremity of hunger will induce
him to eat it. We know a man who
would spoil fine horse in six months by
irregular feeding. He never drove very
hard, but would put before his horse
three times as much hay and grain as he
would eat and perhaps neglect to water
HIM for one or two days; and at other
times, he being engaged or absent from
home. his horse would get nothing to cal
for "a hours; and then again he would
put twice as much before him as he need
ed at that time. and let him remain unit
ne would eat it up. A horse tended in
this way will soon loose both flesh and
spirit
! Cleanliness, too, is necessary to promote
the health and comfort of animals-with
out it yon can hardly keep them in tolera
bic condition by feeding them well. A:
soon as cattle and horses are put up in tht
fall. they should be carded and brushed
f every morning. Experienced farmers
/ have told US that cleaning horse every
morning would keep him in better condi
ton than adding four quarts of oats to hi
I daily feed without cleaning him.--Main
. Farmer.
!, In feeding horses with grain, the prop
er quantity of the respective kinds is reg
uiated by weight, for in this proportion
are the different kinds considered nutri
a tious. AS for example, we give to hors,
: per day, half bushel of oats, the weigh
e of which is II lbs, and if I'VE wish t.
change to other grain, as barley, rye, o
I. Indian corn the same weight will suffice
T and as these grains are much heavier thar
7 oats. proportionate less quantity b,
:. measure, will! suffice. Another rule, deem
:, ed important, is this that whenever heayi
i er grain is substituted for oats, QUANTITY
$ of fine cut straw should be added, as ;
! substitute for the husk of the oats. Thi.
induces a more perfect digestion of tht
r grain.-N. e. Farmer.