Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-08-23

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4, the first winter that Il receive such treat.
ment as will carry it forward, and that it
does not lose in that time what it gained
tic previous summer. This result often
happens from want of winter food of roots,
for though hay and straw be in profusion,
they mover can supply the place of green
crops.
Cattle when feeding must have full sup.
ply of food, but not to pail their appetites,
which must always be keen and in full &C.
ton. The food previously given them should
be clean eaten up or nearly so before any
more is supplied, and the cribs regularly
cleaned out and every filth removed. The
first feed Of cut turnips, potatoes, or beets,
is given by break of day, and the last so
long before durkuess- -sSts4 ia ~ viii allow
time for the cattle to eat the whole during
day light, as any accidents from hoving or
choking have . bettsr chance ofbeing seen
and remedied. A dry bed 10 the shelter
shed and 10 any part ofthe yard during dry
weather, is indispensable.
Opinions differ as to tho most profitable
age offeeding our best breeds of cattle. MY
own experience agrees with the opinion ex.
pressed by Earl s Spencer, one of our high
est authorities, that the age Of four years
seems the most advantageous, as The most
likely 10 secure the utmost weight Of the
animal, and to avoid unnecessary expendi.
ture in trying to obtain more bulk, and also
the loss by slaughtering at loo early an age,
before the animal had reached maturity.
have observed that a great part of our cattle
are starved on sys,em-they are grazed
and gain something in summer and lose 4.
in winter. The miserable appearance Of
young sock both in the yard and IN the
fields sufficiently support this opinion, and
the case will not be menIed till green crops
are more extensively cultivated. We know
plants adapted | may say to almost every
soil, and it only remains to cultivate them.
Ia order to pruduce thoroughly well fed
and ripe animal, it must be gradually fed
from the day ofits birth, by good keeping
which will keep the body in a thriving con.
dition and full OF juices, and also produce
that mixture Of fat and lean so necessary to
constitute beef Of good quality. Hence
arises the well furnished animal in the hands
Of the butcher, and from the starving sys.
TEN is owing the bad quality Of much ofour
animal food, for unless the animal be well
fallened and regularly, the lean is dry and
wholly wanting in juices which can only be
impaired by ripe stale. The one.half at
least Of our cattle IN market are not tat.
they are starved 10 early years, and then
for short time they are tied 10 stake and
gorged with food 10 produce an appearance
quickly, and sold off to save expence, and
hence arises the badly furnishing animal IN
the hands of the butcher. An animal al.
ways in good condition IS fattening grad.
ually and pro6tably, tho dung is Of more
value, and when the age of fatrening of ar.
rives, small application Of more food con.
cludes tho process. A greater number
of cattle is often kept on farm than i, can
maintain proftably-an erroneous policy
but very common.
have observed that where farmer
chooses partly or wholly to follow the buy.
ing system 10 place of breeding, It will b.
found that our small mountain breeds viii
pay more money than any other. In mos
cases too short time is allowed them Ia
tfeed, for the natural propensity to fatten has
not been in them any way improved by
breeding or keeping, and in that respect
they differ from our new breeds. They are
mosly fed very poorly 10 their youth, and
when transported to rich pastures. fat can
not be laid instantly, but 10 course Of time
If in fair condition, year will be sufficient
but If bought in lean state from droves
they should be on the ground for le months
fed the first winter on half the full allowance
Of green food, we'll grazed the following
summer, and fed of the ensuing winter
This is gradual feeding and indispensable i
we wish for good beef The age should bt
four or rather five years when slaughtered
Oil cake, bean, and barley meal, oats
and other articles have been used 10 the
feeding Of cattle, but experience has lon&
since proved that If The farmer will only try
to raise potatoes, beet. cabbages, and turn
ips in quantity, he need no substitute, excep
in case of failure of The above crops
Straw alone is required for litter, and 70
tho cattle to eat little when Inclined
British Farmer's Magazine for July.
From tho Journal Of the American Silk Society
!. Cecooneries I'm the United States.
We have been repeatedly called on 70
/, information as to what is really doing in tn
silk business 10 the United States. The fol
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