Litchfield enquirer., 1841-12-30

pressed groan, while he repeated mem tally, his Lady's words on the drive :- "What will the poor widow Constant and her train of little ones do in this bitter cold weather ?'' and then as he descended to the ki chen he went muttering to himself, God heip the per, God help the poor, the rich eau take care of themselves " Corning AdUOc0se: CARE OF SToCK.-At seasonable times, we have spoken of the producing and gath erihg in of hay, roots, &c. also of the im- pOftance of making the barn comfortable. Without feed and comfortable lodging, stock will not thrive. But these alone are not all that the farmer may proftably allow to his domestic animals.
 Kindness or gentieness in the general treatment of all animals, is quite conducive to their enjoyment and thrift; we therefore recommend the employment of kind tones and gentle action towards the inmates of the barn. No matter how large your out lay of kindness, for the investment will yield good interest.
 The card and currycomb, exciting the action of the skin, help to increase the cir culations aud to give health and vigor to the animal. The COW being generally con- fined to the yard in winter, aud accustomed to but little exercise, requires carding and rubbing more than the OK, whose exercise will open the pores of the skin and help to keep up good circulations throughout the system. And yet it is the O1, that goes in to combany with his owner, whose hide is rubbed down with elbow grease-while the COW, needimg tt more, is seldom thus favor ed. A good carding, each morning, will be found economical food for your beasts.
 Let all your animals be so we'll Uttered that their bed shall be dry and comfortable. Sides bedaubed and wet with excrements, must be both uncomfortable and unhealthy.
 Feed out your hay in small quantities at time-lhe cattle relish better that which they have fouled by their breath. Mix q variety of kinds toge,her--fresh meadow hay, salt marsh hay, oat or barley straw, English hay these, or whatever other in' gradients y"u may have. il is often well to mix thoroughly and feed out to the stock. The proportions must be determined by the quantity of each that is to be consun'- ed in the course of the winter-but make your calculations so as to have the food be- come better in quality toward spring, than it is in mid winter.
 ! All hay, before being fed out, should be well shaken up. The more the straws cross each other, and the lighter they lay one upon the other, the better will they be masticated. and the more nourishment will they afford.
 Like their owners, cattle relish variety, and it is we'll to vary the kinds of food frequen,ly-a foddering of corn stalks or stover, daily, is relished not only by ani- mals that are made to eat mean hay, but also by those which are pIentifully fed with hay of the finest quality.
 Roots are fed out prof fusely by some far mers to their stock. That they age valua- blc, no one doubts-but we lave sometimes thought that where more than peck, or, at most, a peck and half per day. is given 10 COW, that the excess above this quan. ,itv is much less serviceablc than the first peck. A large quantity is too loosening, and produces an irritation which causes much of the food to pass off too rapidly, and before it has given out the nourisI'- mcnt it would have furnished had it been longer rGlalneu. w IeTc SuCi besults IohO"S . though your stock may ,hrive-yet the keeping is expensive. We deem it doubt ful whether the use of roots dimlnshes to any considerable extent the quantity of hay which an animal requires; but where roots are used, meancr hay will answer the purpose, and the stock will come out in much better condition in the spring.
 Be regular in your hours of feeding. This regularity contributes much to the quiet and contentment of all animals.
 Keep the barn floor clean: broom should always be ksp, there and frequently used. Save every thing that the stock can be made to eat. The time spent in the barn in preparing the feed and in keeping the animals clean and comfortable, is far from being thrown away.
 Water should always be in the barn-yard, and it is desirable to have it under cover.
 The testimony in regard to 'he economy of chopping hay and straw, is strong and fnll.-N. F. Farmer.
 OLD MAIDS.
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