The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-02-19
Agricultural.


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i-vn ii,3al,sr. SOS en-, isler usislisgs
raf.l, pi8 hrt this ssa,ipr s,sid Nin.rri
50 tai il,si ] iatt cnaagh loocrul1 my
ilsssgli. 10 ny 0ru iu,incdiaie ai,air.,
ira sh.a Ihcst Iaor animals narsi ny
esvt tt.il aud sisietfinr ~ ihrs sfs, in
c,nseqntnec ~ having is--u issca froin
q ilsfsl alisr anrc ~ green foi nnd
ii msse3alcif npou dry. ani Icr-
imFs causr m,aiss hny. o. sraih,r-
lca'cu roru-fo,llrf with nss q .I.'onial
81 grain uof % f,ai 20 lsj ,hcir jaws 10.
irsor craluis 40 sondor DIZZY d., up
ih.ir milk. 60 They have nothing 30
n,alr miit II. sid DO voudfr They stand
uroa 3 Giccr 81 grouni uai larg, r. lhan
bali bs.hci " .ih ~ fonr fcci almost
lostlhcf Ard when Spring opens, AID
ihe uarm tun strikes ihcir skin. thc
,crmiu hogiu 10 WORK, and cause ihrm
10 i''l 90 miserable, they would lain rin
ausl from ihcrn.el,c.. and .urly thcy
have 10 difficulty ia running over thu
hill, and rocss at an alarming n.ir. with
their 'sil. high in ih- mir So receive tie
cooliug breeze, their bodies being light
They are better adapted f-r rare than
ans iling tl-e iiu, 10 their relief, the
grace soon springs up, and they lcsin
TO look little more like COWS Than skcle-
TONS. Yet the bard winter ihey have pas.
Sod. has nearly unened them for any
prot, 70 their owners during the Sum
mcr season. And ~ they cannot afford
10 buy grain to give them the coming
winter, 20 both the poor cows and their
owners pill see bard times Now who
j. 10 blame ARE the COWS to blame p
They have donc a. we'll rs YOU could
haze expected under those circums,an-
crs. Surely the farmer who manages
thus, NUT expect bard times, aud be De.
sor,,sil' - lie that viii not ploW by
reason Of the cold" must expect to beg
in harvest,
II you've not the means to keep your
stock well, reduce il two cows wen fed
are more profit to the owneniban bali
a dozen hong legged woc-bc-gonc look
ing animals, that some people call COWS,
which look like steers wintcrcd out in
the woods on browse. Brother farmers,
get you a good hay, straw aud corn
stalk cullcri cut your feed. put in little
gram, soften the same with little wa
ter, 1t will make .nasiica,ion easier, aud
consequently will digcs, better and AFT.
ord more nourishment TO your stock
besides, your hay, aud corn.fodder is
turned to good account, and being sweet
cncd by alit,Ie grain, gees off well, lcav-
ing no waste. by this mode Of procc.
dure, and measuring on, TO each his feed
you viii be able TO discover if every one
has what lie wants in order that lac
may escape the doom Of those before
named, add little TO his or her mess i
ueediul, taking care at the same time
that they are not robbed by their mort
avaricious neighbors. Green feed o
some kind should I've given, If you woulC
expec, perfect health. Feed Tire,
times day with chopped feed an,
let their stomachs have lime TO dges
what they cat. il is mistake tia
tie, need be eating III the while
Solid feed is unlike green grass. yot
must remembers some people stand il
the barn floor nearly half their time, Il
dish up little at lime 10 keep thci
appciiles good, forgetting, that il ia,
health IS preserved, though they fee,
but thres times in twcnty-iour hours
with The proper quantity and quality
they will clean all mp, aud even licl
The floor Try it, farmers. II cal
get a handsome profit from one COW wcI
ted, YOU, who have half dozen, 10y ia
role OF three, can get six times as much
49, Boston Culiiyalor.