Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02
FEEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF FAT STOCK

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FEEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF FAT STOCK
The feeding and management of fat stock Immediately
prior to being slaughtered, is subject quite as in
teresng to the farmer butcher for if the whole
weight which left the feedng-box placed in the
scales, the former would be gamer by the difference
between this weight and that Of the carcase when
aughteredthe actual weight which latter now pays
for. There are two very important practical questions
involved in this subject The one relates to the daily
amount Of waste which takes place under the various
modes of management during marketing from the time
stock leaves home until led to the and
the other relates the quantity and quality of food which
ought to be consumed during that period.
What, for instance is the daily waste upon an OK Of
OO imperial stones, carcase weight when sent to the
metropolis between the time il leaves home until slaugh
tered, and what the quantity and quality OF food which
such an OK ought to consume and the should
otherwise receive to maintain il this weight
deterorated in quality? The amount of daily wastagn
depend very much upon the constitution of the animal the
state Of the weather. the food and prior to eay-
ing heme, well upon the food and between
home and the shambles consequently from the diversity
OF constitution, food and treatment there scarcely
be two animals in Smhfeld of this weight whose daily
waste is equal. fyeyear old Highlander or Galloway,
for instance accustomed to exercise exposure and infe
rior food, may lose little more comparatively speaking
than the ordinary daily waste in the straw yard prior to
leaving home and this to certain amount may be re-
paired by the quantity of hay consumeda species Of
food somewhat better han many of this are yet
customed 10 at home; while the other hand the quick
y-grown short-horn Hereford accustomed to better
food and treatment and which has attained to this weight
by the time il has completed its second year. will be in
very different position; for this age their bones will be
comparatively green, their hopfs soft and tender and
their whole system in artificial state demanding treat
ment very different from that which they generally
ceive IN two examples Of this kind the latter may lose
weight at the rate Of two imperial daily while the
former may not exceed And differences almost as
great exist in this respect between OF any
one breed Some short horns for instance of the
symmetry very active and hardy and easily satisfied
as to quality Of food and therefore the daily waste upon
them may not be the half Of what it is in others Of
same breed possessing inferior constitution and the
will be found true Of Herefords Devons Galoways &C.
The food and treatment Of the between the stall and
the shambcs is more complex question: being surround
ed with many difficulties than that Of daily waste
As general rule il may be laid down that the should
receive the species Of food after il leaves home I'M
til within twelve hours Of being slaughtered that it has
been accustomed TO and that where urnips oil cake &C.
are giyenartces which affect the quality of the butcher
meat when slaughered-these should be changed before
leaving home and others such bruised other
corn substituted in their place. also that treatment after
leaving home should be similar to treatment before it
| as possible.
The rationale Of this practice il sufficiently obvious Il
that which is endeavored be carried out at all our
great cattle shows and the difficulty there experienced
to get cattle to consume sucieney Of food Pampered
nature, overloaded with fat active TO meet the ext
gences OF her situation feels rather dsposedto throw of
the burden than maintain il at overpowering weight
and the same laws will regulate her conduct between the
eedngbox Of the farmer and the aughterhose Of the
butcher The progress lately made amongst farmers ia
commodaton, and the carly maturity Of breeds and the
change in commercial policy aording ample sup
ply Of cheap TO butchers enable both parties
adopt the best policy which science and experience can
dictate And they should endeayor in accordance
with anothers Interests for the farmer for instance
feeds his the fun allowance Of turnps and oil-cake
up the hour il leaves for market is too frequently
the case may often be impossible drover sales
man. and hatcher introduce the necessary change as
present to the public butchermeat undeterorated in
quality For a few days for instance before the Ok
leaves home should be fed purposey with the view az
improving the quality Of its fesh for IL is weIl-known
fact that turnps ocake and several other articles con-
tain elements which, being readily absorbed into the ys
tenn, tend to deteriorate the quality Of the meat.
Again, the should lie slaughtered fasting but not
suffering from the cravings Of hunger for when the food
no. worked up into the system il affects the quality Of
the blood aud when hunger felt the whole sys
tenn IS affected producing greater deterioration
of quality in tho In practice the safest course 20
steer viii be TO slaughter in the morning giving the OK
on the previous evening somewhat light spare sup
per-one requiring little mastication and easily direstsi
such as handful two Of oatmeal along with lis drnS
The usual and almost only food given to fat stock IN
the metropolis and other large prior 70 slaughter
ing IS hay the whole mode Of treatment being that Of the
fourteenth century The Improvements Of modern times
have made progress in this quarters aud il is
Illuminating think how FAR the practice Of many farmers
taies with such Anticipated system Given 100
Of live butcher manufactured from turnps oieaks
straw. and hay for instance; throw down hsa3fa x
hay in some dirty confined yard or corner q s . 60
over-fatgued OK, pampered AZ home with The aArs Sk-
ties prepared in various ways. and YEA sngas :,
do az that In you lies towards the ecensssaa lsfssr
OF tic living animal into bntcher~meAt
We have been led 10 these remarks frz -spu,frs
account 81 the sales weight. ami chsraSgss h a.
stock lately exhibited At the Smithke3 Na Show Ppm
which it win be seen thai daily waste 49, li thg ~
about two imperial stones the VsraHs tiilnas a.
amined and that in other respects She SAta h ti2-
Is have also been influenced under a. ~ stfgee
agement bestowed upon stock in BAksrsS~ss tsk ss-
sequenty to the time when they slaughtered Tels
being the case, what must the daily ~ Wssr the
ordinary system Of Smithaeld and lWr s,Aer large
markets.-iiaHPslire Eng Airvrhsar.
There was present at the Howard Aheneu'u Boston
on Monday evening, gentleman who had attended
theatrical performance in Boston y years before and
was At mans estate then. lie the venerable JoAa
Hancock OF Beacon street Of the immortal John *
Revolutionary memory, and is eighty years 81 axs
lie looked quite hearty and the s1ssr