The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-04-27
STABLES-LITTER. &c,

Mr.. Editor-The chief business Of the
farmer, and through the long winter months
now at hand, will be the care and attention
of his stock; We hope that every careful
and judIcious farmer Will have provided
himself with convenient sheds and stables,
for the comfor, and health Of hrs animals
through the cold winter months. a
merclful man is merci,ul to bis beasts" and
any farmer who will neglect and s,orve his
animals at this season is no, worthy the
name Of a farmer.
Stalls for cattle should be kept warm,
and we'll ventilated, and should be cleaned
every morning after the cattle are turned
out. Another imporlln, point is, to have
your stalls well Uttered with straw, cot
from three 10 four inches in length and a.
rye straw is mostly used by Us Tor litter, in
Connecticut, we hope tina, no farmer, after
trial, will think OF It,erng bis stables with
long straw, wi,hou, being cot up.
When large quantity OF straw is
thrown into The hog pen, TO be mixed with
rich loan, or muck, il should be cut up,
and then the swine will work the whole
mass together, and in the spring you CON
fork II out easy, wthoa, pulling, or tearing,
as is the case vi hen the whole straw is pu, in.
Last winter, being short OF straw, We
ven; 10 the woods, and carried home leaves
With which VIC Uttered our stables. Il
made a soft bed for our cattle 10 lie upon,
and when thrown OUT, i. made good manure
for any kind Of crop.
II is good plan, when manure is thrown
out into a heap TO spread it about the
yard as when it is left in a heap I'LL spring.
II is apt 10 heat and mould, and this is the
case in particular with horse manure.
Every farmer knows, that manure KEEP,
under shelter, IS worth about double that
which is len out 10 be washed by the rains,
and undergo the action of freezing and
tha~lng This being the case, It will be
well IN constructing barns, either to have
barn cellar for the manure, or where this
10 not convenient, let the stables he made
wide enough, TO throw the manure back in
a space Of sufficient width To back a cart.
and carry out the manure in the spring.
The practice Of stacking out hay abou,
the farm has Justly been condemned by oil
good farmers. II IS calculated, 10 stacking
out hay, 10 be fed 10 cattle, from quarter,
10 lhIrd Of the hay is wasted, and besides
that, the loss Of manure, the leanness and
suffering Of the cattle, from cold and expos
ufe, and the time speu, 10 loddering them
makes II all bad business from beginning
TO end. We viii suppose a farmer, IN
cold winters morning, after driving snow
storm, to set out for distant stack on his
farm, TO fodder his cattle, ard after bea,
ing his way through the snow for half an
hour, he al last arrives at he h1y slack
But what picture presents itself, there
stand hts cattle, by the side OF a rail fence,
Their only shelter, With their hind feet
drawn up so near 10 their fore once, that
they can stand on the higucss Of shinrIe,
and shaking With cold. If this
vii not stir up the feelings Of man, then
know not what will, especially il he DO man
Of nervous temperament. II any reader OF
the Gazette should be 10 this predicamen
the present winter, we hope that they viii
make up their minds, that before another
winter comes, they viii provide good sheds
and stables for ell their stock.
II you are under the necessity Of stack
lng cut part of your hay; then bring II IN
aud stack It around your barn.yard. where
you can take 1t TO your cattle IN their sheds
and stables. Bu, what is better than all.
provide yourself with extra barn. rooms and
'tabi'ng for all your bay aud cattle. It,,
VII pay you ten per cont. on the capital
aid out, IN the saving Of hay, and manure.
and the comfort, good order, and health OF
Dung animals.
And nov, brother farmers, as the year is
ioout drawing TO close, let US not forpet
0 return our sincere thanks 10 the p,ea,
river OF all good, from whence all our bles.
iings come; that he has no, ony SHARED
'ur unprohtab'e lives, but that He has
row med our labnrs with success: iha, No
ias filled nur barns, and store horses. with
'lenly Of food for both man and beas, and
hat lie has brought peace, comfort. and
happiness 10 our houses and our friends.
Yours, &c. l., Drp,vn
'erby, Dee. p, l9i2. Farmers Gozene.
Chdracteristics of Fdrmers. Farmers :
eldom affect mystery Of their aprcn,,u. /
al operations. A Farmer is always free
eady, and communicative and this bos :,
ecu characteristic Of tho husbandman from ;,
me immemorIaL 1t is related Of lscho. s
'acns' complete husbandman, described /
= Aenophon 10 his /" Economi,es ,ha, ii
all other tradesmen arc a, grca, pains 10
'nceal the chief parts Of their art. Bn, r. II
Farmer has either sown or planted his in
dds with care and prosperity, he ia han N
IN having them inspected; and when
ked, will conceal nothing of the manner a,
which he brought his work to such nor. m
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