The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-10-13
AGR CULTURAL.


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We are gre obliged to our friend NJ.
w. PHILIPs, ofeBog Hall, Kinds coun.
~, Mi, Cor Is ter Of July %, from which
we givo,tslo lCiloNing extract:
"IR the July number Of your present VOL,
page III, you seem TO think there is no
great difficulty in rearing the Durhams here.
Having had some experience in the matter,
as much and probably more than any one
else, beg to correct you, lest my friends
may be led to 60 into the purchase, without
knowing the whole ground. / will not for
moment contradict any one who would say
improved cattle would succeed as we'll here
az elsewhere, If we would provide ample
stores Of feed and pastuTage. That is not
the difficulty: it is keeping alive the first
summer; for almost nine-tenths of them die
Of disease, not want of food. They must
undergo acclimation; there is no doubt of
this fact; have it from gentlemen of high
standing, Of many different plans being pur-
sued, some stabliBg, some on fine pastures,
some housing at night, &c, but in too many
instances | might say that all have died.
We might prepare all sorts Of clover, but as
good as these are, in all probability August
will fiud many of them numbered with the
dead.' have been the means of introduc-
ing more horned stock in this region at least
Of Mississippi, than any one else; have lost
about One-half, and for days together, in
1910, had to haul out COW or heller.
"The greater part of the stock brought
here, came very poor; did not improve at all
until about the lst Of June; then grazing on
good pasture, with an abundance of water
within a few hundred yards of where they
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self they were safe, as they had begun 10
play and visibly improve, when fine young
bull died, without any one noticing that he
was diseased. Immediately | brought up
the stock into lot, where the pasture was
very triffing. commenced sailing freely, with
IaShes, linlas tar-aRd -saltsy bot toe hate. All
that were affected, except one, died, and
some twelve head lost their calves. ! tried
bleeding, salts, bitter on the spine, clysters.
&c, &c, but Of no avail / Immediately
changed their diet, and kept them the bali
ance of the year on principally dry food,
since which have lost only two from dis
ease, one Of them native bred.
"The experience ofmy friends corresponds
precisely with my own. / will now give
what | deem the best plan, and what pur-
sued with some others since received, and
which plan was successful, had not stop
lped Too soon; but the cattle having lived till
in September, thought them safe, turned
them into the pea field, and so soon as they
began to improve, Tin some Is days,) one
cast her calf, and with all the attention of
housing, physic, (calomeI4 80 she died.
81 would advise cattle be brought here
from the east, because / have had four sent
here from Philadelphia aud Baltimore; one
of the first died, BY the brutal treatment of
negFo-the other as state above. would
also advise calves be brought under twelve
months, young Of any kind becoming acclim-
ated soonest.
s'The cattle may be we'll kept until April
. Tor May; they should not be suffered TO i'm
| prove after that time, their principal food
dry provendeF, with an occasional grazing,
say from 10 8 A. M. Let them run in q
well shaded LOT with free access to album
# dance Of water 10 drink or stand in; 70 salt,
8 linked with ashes or little lime, and shed
under which they can lie in mid day and at
inight. This plan pursued, and so far have
9 saved more considering the number bTo't
g tout, than is By any means usual. Under
9 stand me, give them water, salt and ashes
g without stint; drive them to it, if they will
g mot 90. for frequently they win drink very
= much when they will not walk one hundred
$, Yards 70 III Give them a well shaded lot
Is protect them from hot sun and the dew feed
on dry food, without permitting any increase
lot Aesh, with enough grass TO prevent feyel
i or constipation Of bowels, and no moro.
e "Rely on Il, Il is not leeches that always
cause muFrain: / lost one that had access
Ell only 10 spring water, that we al drank daily
iflof. II proceeds often here from the gras;
being forced into IN undue succulence b
seasons and our warm sun. Instances err
y known here where almost whole herd Of
on hundred OF more natives have died of il
from the fresh, snccnlent grass putting u
= in August OF about, after The woods wer
- burnt in midsummer. a friend lost severs
S after q enc rainy spell Of weather. hav
given my plan 10 several this season, and 5
far have not heard Of any losses, and eel
re tainly we have bad just The season for mol
ZIG RAIN Albany CultiUator.
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