The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-11-01
From The Farmer ana Planter.
Thoughts on Feeding Stock.

Ahou6uls On xtcliu6 otoCka
MEssRs. EDrroRs: The agricultural
destiny Of the upper part Of South Ca
rolina, particularly the largest part Of
the districts of Spartansburg. Green
vile aud Piekens. must. il would seem,
be the raising of provisions for the sup
ply mainly Of a commercial and manu-.
featuring population. In other words.
we must raise grain. grass and animals,
with a view to the permanent mainte.
nance of the present. not to say increas-
ell fertility OF our soils. aud at the same
time enjoy living profit on our labor
and investments. The feeding Of AMI
mails. therefore. for the purpose of Sc
curing the largest return for the out
lay Of labor, is consideration OF prime
and one to which I pro-
pose to invite the attention Of your
readers, while present few suggest
ions that have occurred to me.
In the first place, young animals,
when 6rst born, should have full sup
PLY Of nourishment, for the double pur-
pose Of securing good start TO grow,
and that all parts Of the body may have
an adequate material to secure the most
perlectsymmetry. Deficient nutrition
has the effect Of making young animals
develop disprorortionateIy. Hence the
mortar. r.headed, cat -hammed, droop-
rumped, high-hip boned. nat.sided colts
tu be found almost every where in the
country. And when once the deformity
, is fixed, the evil does not stop with that
generation, but descends to the OIL
spring. / know the excuse for perish
ing colts is to make them hardy. The
policy is a very mistaken one. What
they need to make them strong anil
4 able to endure the greatest amount Of
mulcular fatigue without injury, is not
pushing, but full supply of such nu-
tricious foud as will secure the most
perfect bodily strength, with full allow.
ance Of daily exercise. Growing ami
linals, whose value depends on museu-
lar strength and ACTIVITY, should not be
confined, but allowed to exercise at
will every day. Nor should they be
fed with food OF a concentrated. stimu-
lating character, that would, ere long,
impair the digestive powers. In other
words, let them have plenty of good.
nutritious grass, or other green food in
warm weather, and good hay in winter.
pea vines or corn fodder, and such like,
with an allowance of grain in the seve-
rity of winter sufficient to sustain the
proper warmth, and keep them in good
I thriving condition.
1 Hogs, and all animals raised for meet
and hides, should be we'll supplied with
nourishment when young, and just e.
4 nough exercise to secure that amount
Of animal health as will keep up the
digestive powers to the acme of per-
iormance. If pigs become runted by
being stinted when young, much time
and loss OF food are always required ia
f compensate for the error.
would lay down the general rule
that all neglected, half-fed animals
/. are Improbable t0their owner and the
community. Then the important in.
! quiry is, how to secure the necessary
amount of food for domestic animals
: at the least expense.
| have known some persons wht
!, said that they could buy Kentucky
|. horse cheaper than they could raise it
: Such doctrine may be reasonable a,
the rule of practice for Florida su
: gar planter, or the Mississippi cotton
|, planter, but sounded very strangel,
!. when uttered by a Saluda farmer. Ye
i | have no doubt of the truth Of th,
/ declaration so far as those that atten,
o them were concerned. Their Who'll
routine in the business of hog or hors
:. raising consisted Of walk to the Cor
crib and throwing out ears of corr
| opine horse and hog raising woul
: hardly pay anywhere under such
I. system. In the rich valleys of tn
n West, were corn almost grows for tn
asking, the theory and practice al
both exceedingly different. The pei
!. pie Of Kentucky, Ohio and Indian
prepare pasture for hogs and horse
The farmers of those States do not E
ne to the corn crib every time an animal
to have neal. Clover field and BIT
a. grass fields are made ready in due Sc
\. son, corn and oats and such like are d
rr- pastured where they grow, without Il
te. labor Of gathering, housing, and tn,
6, feed to the animals needing it. LII
lh- system is not only preferable. as bell
$ the cheapest in producing animals, b
is Importantly valuable as.sustainln